人教版英语选修6第二单元Reading.ppt

What is the poem B about? Poem B is an amusing nonsense poem which describes images of some ridiculous things. We should have won … If Jack had scored that goal, If we’d had just a few more minutes, If we had trained harder, If Ben had passed the ball to Joe, If we’d had thousands of fans screaming, Our first football match If I hadn’t taken my eye off the ball, If we hadn’t stayed up so late the night before, If we hadn’t take it easy, If we hadn’t run out of energy. We should have won … If we’d been better! What is the poem C about? Why didn’t the players win the match? Does the author really believe his or her excuses? How do you know? Answer these questions. Sample answers: Poem C is about losing a football match and the writer lists a lot of excuses for their failure. What is the poem C about? They didn’t win because they didn’t have enough time; they didn’t have thousands of fans screaming; they stayed up too late the night before; they ran out of energy. 2. Why didn’t the players win the match? No. The author doesn’t believe his excuses, because at the end of the poem the speaker admits that they just did not play well enough to win … 3. Does the author really believe his or her excuses? How do you know? Brother Beautiful, athletic Teasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too Mine Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out Endless 1. What are the poems about? 2. Do the authors like the subjects? Give your reasons. Poem D is a description of a lovely brother. Poem E is a description of hot and boring summer. Poem D: Yes, the author likes his subject. Although the speaker describes a couple of negative aspects of his / her brother, the reader can feel the affection that the speaker feels for his / her brother. Poem E: No, the author doesn’t like his subject. The reader gets the feeling that the speaker cannot wait until the summer is over. The words drooping, dreading, week in, week out and endless convey this