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Unit 7 Lesson 6
'Under the greenwood tree'
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• read a poem
• gone through some homophones
• become acquainted with sonic phrases
• written a paragraph drawing comparisons
A Discuss in pairs about living in the open air.
1 What would you like about it?
2 What would you not like?
B Here is a song from one of the plays by William Shakespeare.
Under the greenwood tree
Under the greenwood tree
Who loves to lie with me,
And turn his merry note
Unto the sweet bird's throat,
Come hither, come hither, come hither,
Here shall he see
No enemy
But winter and rough weather.
Who doth ambition shun,
And loves to live i'th'sun,
Seeking the food he eats.
And pleas 'd with what he gets,
Come hither, come hither, come hither.
Here shall he see
No enemy
But winter and rough weather.
Discuss in pairs and answer the following.
1 What sort of life does the poet lead? Is he happy?
2 Who is invited to join the poet? How does he make this invitation? (quote
from the poem)
3 There is some hardship in the poet's happy and carefree life. What is that?
4 Would you like to join the poet? Why? Why not?
C Look at the words below from the poem that are no longer used now. How would
you say them today?
1 "unto" the sweet bird's throat Dash
2 come "hither" Dash
3 who "doth" ambition shun Dash
Now look at some contractions used in the poem. What do you think the full form is? Write them down.
1 i' (line 10)
2 th' (line 10)
3 pleas'd (line 12)
D Some of the following words appear in the poem. Write a sentence with each of the words given to show their meanings clearly. Work with a partner to make a list of five more pairs that sound alike.
1 sweet, suite
2 see, sea
3 weather, whether
4 here, hear
5 no, know
E Below are some words and phrases related to the word 'green' (see also task D in Lesson 2). Here the word "green" has been used to mean something else other than literally the colour "green". Work in pairs to find out what the following expressions mean:
1 the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
2 green with envy
3 a green-eyed monster
F For the poet the only "enemy" in the midst of nature is "winter and rough weather". Compare this "enemy" with the "enemies in nature" we have read about in the previous lessons in this unit.
G Work In pairs and jot down points about the hazards posed by nature these days. Then based on your points, write a paragraph (about 109 words).
Focus:
Skills.
Reading,
writing,
speaking,
listening. Functions.
Extending ideas from poetry, understanding homophones.
Grammar/Structure.
Simple present, questions, imperatives. Idioms.
Vocabulary.
merry, ambition, shun, seeking, rough.
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Unit 7 Lesson 6
'Under the greenwood tree'
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• read a poem
• gone through some homophones
• become acquainted with sonic phrases
• written a paragraph drawing comparisons
A Discuss in pairs about living in the open air.
1 What would you like about it?
2 What would you not like?
B Here is a song from one of the plays by William Shakespeare.
Under the greenwood tree
Under the greenwood tree
Who loves to lie with me,
And turn his merry note
Unto the sweet bird's throat,
Come hither, come hither, come hither,
Here shall he see
No enemy
But winter and rough weather.
Who doth ambition shun,
And loves to live i'th'sun,
Seeking the food he eats.
And pleas 'd with what he gets,
Come hither, come hither, come hither.
Here shall he see
No enemy
But winter and rough weather.
Discuss in pairs and answer the following.
1 What sort of life does the poet lead? Is he happy?
2 Who is invited to join the poet? How does he make this invitation? (quote
from the poem)
3 There is some hardship in the poet's happy and carefree life. What is that?
4 Would you like to join the poet? Why? Why not?
C Look at the words below from the poem that are no longer used now. How would
you say them today?
1 "unto" the sweet bird's throat Dash
2 come "hither" Dash
3 who "doth" ambition shun Dash
Now look at some contractions used in the poem. What do you think the full form is? Write them down.
1 i' (line 10)
2 th' (line 10)
3 pleas'd (line 12)
D Some of the following words appear in the poem. Write a sentence with each of the words given to show their meanings clearly. Work with a partner to make a list of five more pairs that sound alike.
1 sweet, suite
2 see, sea
3 weather, whether
4 here, hear
5 no, know
E Below are some words and phrases related to the word 'green' (see also task D in Lesson 2). Here the word "green" has been used to mean something else other than literally the colour "green". Work in pairs to find out what the following expressions mean:
1 the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
2 green with envy
3 a green-eyed monster
F For the poet the only "enemy" in the midst of nature is "winter and rough weather". Compare this "enemy" with the "enemies in nature" we have read about in the previous lessons in this unit.
G Work In pairs and jot down points about the hazards posed by nature these days. Then based on your points, write a paragraph (about 109 words).
Focus:
Skills.
Reading,
writing,
speaking,
listening. Functions.
Extending ideas from poetry, understanding homophones.
Grammar/Structure.
Simple present, questions, imperatives. Idioms.
Vocabulary.
merry, ambition, shun, seeking, rough.