Unit4ExploringpoetryProjectGivingapoetryrecitalforaschoolassignmentforaspecialoccasionforpersonalhobbyLead-inWhatarethebenefits?Lead-ingetabetterunderstandingofpoetry;conveyintensefeelingstotheaudience;…You’llhaveconsider:thethemeofthepoemthelevelofcomplexitytheemotionexpressedbythepoetChoosing

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recitalDiscuss:Whatisthebestpoemtorecite?Whatwillthemostmemorablepoetryperformancebelike?Choosing

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recitalSTEP1:understandyourpoemcontentstructurerhythmPracticing

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ItisapoemwrittenbyKipling

tohis12-year-oldson.Thispoemissoinspiring

thatmanypeople,especiallyteenagers,oftenuseittoencouragethemselvestomoveforward.Practicing

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poemLet’senjoythepoemtogether!IfyoucankeepyourheadwhenallaboutyouArelosingtheirsandblamingitonyou;Ifyoucantrustyourselfwhenallmendoubtyou,Butmakeallowancefortheirdoubtingtoo;Ifyoucanwaitandnotbetiredbywaiting,Orbeingliedabout,don’tdealinlies,Orbeinghated,don’tgivewaytohating,Andyetdon’tlooktoogood,nortalktoowise:Practicing

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ByRudyardKiplingIfyoucandream—andnotmakedreamsyourmaster;Ifyoucanthink—andnotmakethoughtsyouraim;IfyoucanmeetwithTriumphandDisasterAndtreatthosetwoimpostorsjustthesame;…Practicing

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poemIfyoucanfilltheunforgivingminuteWithsixtyseconds’worthofdistancerun,YoursistheEarthandeverythingthat’sinit,And—whichismore—you’llbeaMan,myson!Practicing

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poemSTEP2:memorizeyourpoem“Wespeakofmemorizingasgettingsomething‘byheart’whichreallymeans‘byhead’.Butgettingapoemorprosepassagetruly‘byheart’impliesgettingitbymindandmemoryandunderstandinganddelight.”

——JohnHollanderPracticing

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poemSTEP3:reciteyourpoeminthegrouptherecitergroupmember3groupmember2groupmember4Practicemakesperfect!GM1:bethereciterGM2:teardownorquestioneveryaspectoftherecitalGM3:helpclassifythosecriticismsGM4:belesscriticalandmoreconcernedwiththecreativityPracticing

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poemGroupwork:tasksforeachmember—Readwithafull,clevervoiceandspeakslightlyslowerthannormalsothattheaudiencewillhearyouclearly.Readwithemotion.Practicing

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poemTipsonreadingapoemaloudPresentationandassessmentIt’stimetoshowusyourfavouritepoem!Showyourconfidence!readaloudwithemotionspeakclearlyHomeworkDiscussandimproveyourworks.Unit4LivingwithtechnologyIntegratedskillsII“Haven’twemetbefore?”askedJane.A:MayItaketheseatnexttoyou?B:Mustyou?SpeakingCP52SoifAsatnexttoB,Bwouldbeunhappy.Janewantstheotherpersontoagreethattheydidmeetsomewhere.stresstoneWhatwouldyouliketotellthepeopleinthefuture?Supposingthatyou’llmakeatimecapsule,whichwouldyouputinandwhy?Whathopesandwishesdoyouhaveforthefuture?SpeakingCP52Sampleanswers（1）:A:Let’sbeginourletterwithadescriptionoftheworldnowtohelpthepeoplein2050understandhowwelive.Forexample,we’recurrentlylivinginanexcitingtimefullofamazingscientificandtechnologicaldiscoveries.B:Yes！Wecanmentionsomeimportanttechnologiesthataffectourlivesgreatly,liketheInternetandartificialintelligence.Withoutthem,thesmartphoneweusetodaywouldn’tbepossible.A:Goodidea！Wecouldputmyoldsmartphoneinthecapsuleforthemtoseewhatitlookslikeandtellthemmoreaboutitintheletter.Sampleanswers（2）:B:They’llbeimpressedforsure!Smartphonesallowustodomanythingsfromanywhereandatanytime:videocalling,surfingtheInternet,shoppingonline,andfindingourwayswithvirtualdirections.A:Exactly!Ithinkthey’llbeinterestedtoknowhowsmartphonesmakeourlivesmoreconvenientandalsohowadvancedtheyareinourtime,especiallyasarelativelynewinvention.Iwonderifpeopleofthefuturewillstillbeusingsmartphones.Whatdoyouthink?B:Perhaps.Maybethey’llusesometypeofsmartimplanttechnology.Thatwouldbeamazing!A:Itwouldbe.However,Ithinkweshouldalsomentionourcurrentconcernsaboutpeoplerelyingtoomuchontechnology.B:Right.Theywecanconcludeourletterwithourhopesforthefuture.Wehopethatpeoplewillhavemorebalancedrelationshipwithtechnology.XiaoZhangfoundahandbaginhistaxileftbyaforeigncoupleLater,ontheroad,XiaoZhanghappenedtofindahandbagonthebackseatofthetaxi.Tohissurprise,onopeningthebag,hefoundsomeUSdollarsandapassport.Itmustbethecouplewhohadleftitthere!WritingDP52generalstatements.specificstatementsideaslikeitemstoputintothecapsulereasonsforthemotherremarkstothepeopleinthefutureyourhopesandwishesWritingDP52

Introduceourtime:fullofamazingdiscoveries—importanttechnologies,likesmartphone.

Hope:haveamorebalancedlife.Worry:dependonsmartphonetoomuch.

Peoplecan’ttearthemselvesfromsmartphones.WritingDP52Sampleanswer:Dearfriendsfromthefuture,Greetingsfromthepast!Wearecurrentlylivinginanexcitingtimethatisfullofamazingdiscoveries,especiallyinscienceandtechnology.SomeespeciallyimportanttechnologiesthatweusetodayaretheInternetandartificialintelligence,withoutwhichthesmartphonewouldnotbepossible.Ihaveplacedatypicalsmartphoneinthetimecapsuleforyoutosee.Thesmartphoneisarelativelynewinvention,butthesedayspeoplecouldhardlylivewithoutit.Itisextremelyimportantformostpeoplebecauseitmakesourlivesmoreinterestingconvenient.Weusethesmartphoneformanythingsbesidesmessagingandcalling,suchassurfingtheInternet,shoppingonline,andusingvirtualdirections.Ialsohavealotofphotosonitaboutmydailylife,suchasthefoodIeat,theclothsIwearandthesportIplay.Iwonderifyoustillusesmartphonesinthefutureorifyouinsteadusesometypeofsmartimplanttechnology!Inthefuture,Ihopethatyouwillhaveamorebalancedlifewithtechnology.Isometimesthinkthatwerelytoomuchonit.Whil