UNIT 1 You Can Write Poetry
第一单元 你可以写诗
Lesson 8: Unit Review
第8课： 单元复习
I.Building Your Vocabulary
构建你的词汇
A.Complete the sentences with the proper forms of the given words.

B.Complete the sentences with proper words using the first letters given as your guide.

C.Choose proper phrases to complete the sentences.

learn ...by heart
记住
both ...and ...
两者都
either ...or ...
或者……或者
think of ,think about ,
想到,考虑,
D.Complete the passage with proper words or phrases.

II.Grammar in Use

A.Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given words.

B.Fill in each blank with a word in the list.Use its correct form.

reach ,work ,sing ,listen ,dress ,
到达,工作,唱歌,听,穿,
III.Speaking the Language.Complete the following dialogue.

IV.Putting It All Together

A.Read and fill in the blanks.

B. Read and answer the questions.

When we think about writing poems or understanding poetry,
当想到写诗或理解诗时，
we often think that it's hard to do.
我们常常认为这很难。
But nothing could be further from the truth.
但事实并非如此。
If you think about it,
如果你考虑这件事的话，
you have been listening to poems for most of your life.
你生活的大部分时间一定都在听诗。
Are you a fun of the latest pop group?
你是最新的流行乐团的歌迷吗？
Do you like to listen to music?
你喜欢听音乐吗？
Did your mother ever sing a song to you as she tried to get you to sleep?
你妈妈曾试图让你睡觉的时候给你唱过歌吗？
You see,songs are just poems set to music.
你发现了吗，歌曲就是配上音乐的诗。
They have both the wonderful words of poetry
同时拥有优美的诗句
and the sweet sound of music to go along with them.
以及与之相配的甜美的音乐。
Writing poems is not really all that hard.
写诗并不那么难。
Through writing poems,you learn how to use a language well.
在写诗的过程中，你学会了怎样用好一种语言。
You have to use your imagination.
你得发挥你的想象力。
You have to choose the best word to describe exactly what you feel or what you see.
你得选择最好的词来准确地描述出你的所感、所见。
You might be trying to describe a beautiful sunset.
你可能尝试描述一次美丽的日落。
You think that the words "melting in the distance" or
你认为“在远处慢慢消失”或
"dropping quietly against the sea" would be a good way to describe it.
“对着海平面静静落下”是一种描述日落的很好的方式。
You have to decide if either the first phrase or the second phrase would be the better.
你得判定是第一个还是第二个短语更好。
Would you like to write a poem?
你喜欢写诗了吗？
Go ahead.It's really not that difficult.
快写吧！真的没那么难。
C.Play "Story Game"!Work in a group.

Each group member takes a turn making a sentence.

Add the sentences to a story one by one.

The story can be about anything.

Appoint one student before you begin.

This student writes down the story as others tell it.

At the end of the game,the appointed student reads the whole story.

Does the story sound sad,happy,strange or funny?

Could you rewrite it into a poem?

Play with it and have a good time!

Do You Know?Making Suggestions
你知道吗？ 提建议
Let's write a poem!
我们来写诗吧！
What/How about having the meeting tomorrow?
明天开会怎么样？
What/How about "old" for this blank?
这个空填“old”怎么样？
Why don't you pretend to be Jenny's friend?
你为什么不假装是珍妮的朋友？
Why not try writing a funny poem?
为什么不尝试着写一首有趣的诗？
Infinitives I haven't decided what to write about.
不定式 我还没决定写什么。
Do you really want to hear it?
你真的想听吗？
Now it's your turn to be a poet.
现在该你当诗人了。
I want all of you students to write poems for me.
我想你们所有的学生都能为我写诗。
Li Ming took some lessons to learn how to sing.
李明上了几堂学习怎么唱歌的课程。
Poetry is a beautiful way to express thoughts and feelings.
诗歌是表达思想与感觉的一种美丽的方式。
Danny's homework is to write a poem.
丹尼的作业是写一首诗。