Unit 1 You Can Write Poetry

1
Unit 1 You Can Write Poetry
2
Lesson 1
Poetry, Please
3
Think about it! 1. Have you written a poem in
Chinese? Is it hard? Why or why not? 2. What
kind of poetry do you like best? 3. What kind of
poetry is Jenny going to write? Why?
4
Read quickly and try to find the answer What
kind of poetry is Jenny going to write?
write a description of her favourite place
5

• Read carefully and find the answers
• Has Brain finished his poem?
• What does Brain advise Jenny to write about?
• Has Danny finished his poem? What is it about?
• Read Dannys poem, please.

happy adj. happiness n.

6
Language notes
1. Have you written your poem yet, Brain?
???????already, yet, never, ever, just,
before, since ??
already adv.???????? be? ?? ?? ??
yet adv. ?,?? ?????????? ??
She has already had breakfast. She
_________ had breakfast _______. (???)
________ she had breakfast _______? (?????)
hasnt
yet
Has
yet
just now ?? ?????? just
?? ????????
have
finished
I ________ just _________(finish) my
homework. What ________ you _______(do) just
now?
did
do
7
Language notes
2. No, I havent decided what to write about.
what to write about ???????????
??????,?????????know, ask, decide, be
sure, learn??,???????????????
?,??????????????????????
I like to learn how I can cook and sew. I
like to learn how to cook and sew. He asked
where he could put the books. He asked where
to put the books. I cant decide which sweater
I will buy. I cant decide which sweater to
buy. I dont know what I should do next.
I dont know what to do next.
8
Language notes
decide ???? decide ???????? decide
(not) to do sth.
They cant decided where they will go. I
cant decide how to do it. He decided not to
go to Tibet with his parents.
3. Maybe you could write a description of your
favourite place.
describe v. description
n.
describe write a description of
9
Language notes
4. You could express the way (that, in which) you
feel about it.
express v. expression
n.
5. Thats what I did in my room.
6. I described something (that, which) I love.
7. I know it by heart.
know by heart learn by heart

????
?????????????
You must know/learn the new words by heart.
10
Language notes
8. I dont need to read it.
need ????? ??,?? ????
???,??
need ???? ??,?? ??????????
He neednt worry about us now. Need you
go there yourself? Yes, I must. No, I neednt.
need ???? ??,?? need sth.
need sb. (to do sth.) need
to do sth. ??? need doing
sth. need to be done ???
to see
I need ___________(see) a doctor. The
flowers need _____________________(water).
watering /to be watered
11

• Fill in each blank with the proper word from the
  brackets
• The boy decided ____________(not become) a sailor
  
• after he graduated.
• 2. Please write a _____________(describe) of
  your
• favourite animal.
• 3. Do you _________(real) want to study abroad?
• 4. The __________(happy) is always around you.
• We are very ____________(please) with her
  decision.
• ________ you __________(write) a your letter yet?
• I ______ just __________(finish) my poem.
• She _______________ (go) to Beijing already.
• ________ you _________(write) all the new words?
• No. I ______________(write) them this
  afternoon.

not to become
description
really
happiness
pleased
Have
written
have
finished
has gone
Have
written
will write
12
Fill in each blank with the proper word from the
brackets 10. You neednt _________ (tell)
me. 11. You need not __________(write) down your
translation. 12. Need you _______(look) after
your children on Sunday? 13. I didnt need
___________(answer) it. 14. The room needs
________________________(clean). 15. We have
already learned some new words and
_____________(express). 16. I cant decide which
one ____________(choose). 17. I
___________(finish) my homework just now.
tell
write
look
to answer
cleaning/to be cleaned
expressions
to choose
finished
13

• ?????,????
• You neednt finish your poem today.
• You ______ ______ _______ finish your poem
  today.
• You ______ _______ _______ finish your poem
  today.
• 2. Ive known the poem by heart.
• Ive ________________ the poem by heart.
• 3. Maybe Ill go to the library this afternoon.
• _________ Ill go to the library this
  afternoon.
• 4. Mr Green isnt sure when he will leave.
• Mr Green isnt sure ________ ________ _______.

dont have to
dont need to
learned/learnt
Perhaps
when to leave
14
???????????????????????? ?,???? 1. I have
already seen the film. I have ________ seen
the film _________. _______ you seen the film
_________? Yes, I _________. No, I
__________. 2. I need go there. I _________
go there. ________ you go there? Yes, I
______. No, I ________. 3. He needs to get
there on time. He ________ ________ to go
there on time. ________ he ________ to go
there on time? Yes, he _________. No, he
__________.
not
yet
Have
yet
have
havent
neednt
Need
must
neednt
doesnt need
Does
need
does
doesnt
15
A task Discuss this question with a partner
which is more difficult to understand, English
poetry or Chinese poetry? You may begin with
one of these phrases Chinese/English poetry is
harder/easier, because I prefer Chinese/English
poetry, because