WELCOME K1 E Put your phones away Close

WELCOME K-1 E Put your phones away & Close your laptops please Steven Staal & Auke van der Wal

Last Week ■ SHIT-rule

Aim of today ■ Introduction to poetry and why it can be fun!

Today ■ What is poetry? ■ Fill in the gap exercise ■ Speaking exercise ■ End of class

What exactly is poetry? ■ What is the meaning of poetry, according to you? ■ A piece of writing used to express images, feelings and emotions ■ Poetry can appear in many different forms; short or long! ■ Poetry can rhyme but doesn’t have to

One of my personal favourites ■ In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan; Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter Long ago.

Listening Exercise Listen to the poem and fill in the gaps ■ Individually ■ Write down the numbers 1 – 8

■ Poem by Roger Mc. Gough ■ ■ ■ ■ Dad, risen and 1. …. from sleep, would say, I slept like a 2. …. . . ’ This puzzled me. Top of 3. …. . ? Top of the milk? Top of the 4. …. . ? Top of the wardrobe? Top of the 5. ……? So I asked him. ‘Spinning top, ’he said. 6. …. , I thought, to spend all night spinning round the 7. …. . . No wonder he looked so tired every 8. …. . !

Check Your Answers

Speaking Exercise Make a recording of yourself reciting the poem (You can use a voice changer if you want to) ■ ■ ■ Work in pairs Use your phone, laptop or a school computer 7 minutes We will play some of your recordings in class Done? Exercise 1, 2, 3 on p. 60 of your workbook

To round off today’s lesson ■ We’ve shown you how much fun you can have with poetry ■ You have a clear idea of what poetry is now