????6 Unit 2Poems

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????6 Unit 2Poems Using language
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Revision
Check exercises on Page 12.
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Ive saved the summer
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Listening
Listen to the poem Ive saved the summer and
answer these questions.
1.Do you think the speaker in the poem is more
likely to be a girlfriend /boyfriend or
parent? 2. Does the poem have rhyming words? 3.
How does it make you feel and what does it make
you think about? 4. What came into your mind?
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Careful reading Read the poem Ive saved the
summer and answer these questions.

• Circle the words that rhyme.

you / new need/ feed nineteen/ mean
way/day own/ own
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Ive saved the summer And I give it all to you
To hold on winter mornings When the snow is
new. Ive saved some sunlight If you should ever
need A place away from darkness Where your mind
can feed.
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And for myself Ive kept your smile When you were
but nineteen, Till youre older youll not
know What brave young smiles can mean. I know no
answers To help you on your way The answers lie
somewhere At the bottom of the day.
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But if youve a need for love Ill give you all
I own It might help you down the road Till
youve found your own.
Rod
McKuen
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2. What is unusual about the rhyming words in the
last four lines?
The rhyming words in the last four lines are
unusual because they are the same word( although
they each have a different meanings).
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3. Which sentences in the poem imply that the
speaker is an older person who has experienced
their own journey through life and is offering
love to young person.
1.Till youre older,.(that is ,till youre older
like me) 2.I know no answer to help you on your
way.( I also dont know the answers to lifes
questions.) 3.But if you need for love, Ill give
you all I own.
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Discussion
Who is the speaker and who is he/ she speaking
to? And give your reasons .
This poem is talking about that a parent is
speaking to a young adult child.
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Language points
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1. pattern
? n. ???,??,?? The illness is not following
its usual pattern. Does the poem have a rhythmic
pattern? ??? She wore a dress with a pattern of
roses on it. This cloth has a pattern of blue
and white squares. ????? The company set a
pattern for others to follow. ? v.??,????? He
patterned himself upon a man he admired.
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2. load
load n. ??,??,??? They work under the load of
responsibility. He climbed the hill with a heavy
load on his shoulder. My work load is more than
forty hours a week. 2)v. ??,????? They
loaded the ship quickly.
The truck was loaded with bananas.
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3. inspire
inspire vt. ? ??,??,??(to)  inspire sb. to do
sth. ??????? ???...??,?...??? inspire
sb.?????? ???,??(??,???) inspire sth. in sb.
????????? ????????? inspire sb. with
sth.????????? ?????????inspired
adj.????? inspiring adj.????? inspiration
n.??
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His noble example _______________________ ________
_____. ?????????????????? His speech______________
_______________.??????????????His encouraging
remarks __________________ me.??????????????The
beautiful scenery_____________________.??????????
????The sound of martial music_________________.
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inspired the rest of us to

greater efforts
inspired us to try again
inspired confidence in
inspired the composer
is always inspiring
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4. hold on
They managed to hold on until help
arrived.??????????????? Hold on to your glass,
Bob!????????,??!
???? hold back _____________
hold down
_____________ hold forth
_____________ hold onto
_____________ hold to
_____________ hold sth./ sb. up
_____________
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4. try out
try out ??, ?? His brothers example inspired
him to try out for the football team. 
????????????????????? Please try out red wine. 
??????????? She is raring to try out her new
skates.  ????????????.
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5. let out
If the fuel is burnt, just heat is let
out. ???????,????? The prisoners were let out to
work in the garden. ?????????????? When the land
was seen, the sailor let out a whoop of
joy. ??????,??????????
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Homework
1. Memorize the language points of the
passage. 2. Surf the Internet to find more
information of English and Chinese poems.
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See you next time!