2015-2016学年高二英语讲练（人教版）：Book 6 Unit 2 Reading Tasks .docVIP

Book 6 Unit 2 Poems Pre-reading activities Task I. Read the following little poems and pay attention to the pronunciation of the last word of each line. A I am coming, little maiden, With the pleasant sunshine laden With the honey for the bee, With the blossom for the tree. B Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Task II. Choose the correct definition according to the explanations. rhythm, syllable, rhyme, pattern 1. ________ a part of a word that contains a single vowel sound and that is pronounced as a unit 2. ________ a pattern formed by stressed and unstressed syllables in words 3. ________ a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, most often in the final syllables of lines in poems and songs 4. ________ the repeated or regular way in which something happens or is done While-reading activities Task I. Read the parts of the text describing different forms of poetry and fill in the blanks in the chart, getting to know the different patterns of each kind of poem. Task II. Read Poems A and B and find out the rhyming word for the following words: word ________ sing ________ brass ________ broke ________ away ________ fire ________ high ________ lead ________ race ________ cat ________ too ________ Task III. In Poems A, B and C, there are some repeated phrases. Please pick them out. _______________________________________________________________________________ Task IV. Fill in the blanks. In Poems B and C, the line length is changing. In Poem B, the shortest line has 1. ________ words while the longest line has 2. ________ words. In Poem C, the shortest line has 3. ________ words while the longest line has 4. ________ words. Task V. Read Poems F and G and divide the 17 syllables. A fallen blossom Is coming back to the branch. Look, a butterfly! Snow having melted, The whole village is brimful Of happy children. Post-reading activities Task I. Below is a summary of the text with