师：Okay, now. Do you still remember me, boys and girls? I'm from Hunan. Hunan, yes. So, actually, this is my first time in Hangzhou. And when I stepped on the land of Hangzhou, there were some sentences repeating in my mind. Let's see what they are. The first one: "Dreaming of the southern shore, is Hangzhou. I adore." Do you know the Chinese version? In Chinese, it means "忆江南" Perfect. Another one: "West Lake compels. She is the beauty at her best. She is gorgeous, richly clothed or plainly dressed." You know, "欲把西湖比西子，淡妆浓抹总相宜。" And how about this one, girl? "Green lotus leaves outspread as far as the boundless sky; pink lotus blossoms take on a new look in the sunshine." In Chinese, tell me. Do you know? Green lotus leaves. Who knows?
生：接天莲叶无穷碧，映日荷花别样红。
师：Okay. So, we see these sentences are all from Chinese poems, right? We say Hangzhou is a beautiful city, and so were the poems, right? So, in this poetic city, we'd like to learn an English poem today. So, let's enjoy the beautiful English poem together.
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师：Was a tiny baby crying all night. My mom sang to me and stayed by my side. When I was tired and hungry, she gave me food and warm arms to sleep in. When I was two, running through the field, she made sure I was safe and kept me from danger. When I fell and hurt myself, she gave me a hug and lifted me up. When I was seven, coughing badly, she said no ice cream for me. But I talked back loudly, "I should be allowed to eat some. Give it to me now." When I was nine, watching scary movies, she said it would give me awful dreams. But I shouted back angrily, "I should be allowed to watch it. I'm not a baby." When I was a teen, going out with friends, she said, "Please be back by ten." But I talked back again, "I should not be told what to do. I'm seventeen now." Now, I'm an adult, thinking back to those times. I coughed for days after eating that ice cream and had scary dreams after watching that film. I was late for school from staying out past ten. I regret talking back, not listening to mom. Mom knows best, and for me, she wanted only the best.
师：Okay, now you enjoyed the poem. Please tell me, what's the poem about now? Anyone? What's the poem about? Helen, can you tell me? What's the poem about?
生：The poem is about a son and his mom.
师：Oh, sit down, please. We say this poem is talking about the son and his mom, just like this, right? And how many stanzas can you find in your textbook? How many stanzas? Stanzas are just paragraphs in a poem. Now, tell me. Listen. How many?
生：There are four stanzas.
师：Okay, there are four stanzas. Good. And my last question is, is the writer a teenager now? Now, here I need you to read the passage quickly and circle the keywords about the age and time. Okay, circle the keywords as quickly as you can.
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师：Okay, tell me. Is the writer a teenager now? Yes or no?
生：No, he is an adult.
师：Perfect. Okay. How do you know that? Where can you find that?
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师：Yes. And I find you circled all the ages, right? It's your time to match the stanza to the corresponding period. Stanza one is about his childhood. Stanza two, school - age time. Stanza three, also school - age time. When I was a teen. Also, you are a teen, right? You are in your teenage, so you are in your school - age time. Perfect. And the last one is about the adult time. So, we find that this poem is written in the order of time, yeah?
师：So, let's see what happened in different periods. Okay, so let's come to Stanza one. Please read Stanza one as quickly as you can and find out the answers. What did mom do when the writer was a tiny baby crying all night? Now, the first one. Who'd like to tell me when the writer was a tiny baby, what did mom do?
生：When the writer was a tiny baby crying all night, his mom sang to him and stayed by his side.
师：Okay, his mom sang to him and stayed by his side. And when he was tired and hungry, what happened?
生：She gave me food and warm arms to sleep in.
师：Okay, very good. She gave him food and warm arms to sleep in. When he was two, running through the field, what happened? Yes, you please.
生：She made sure I was safe and kept me from danger.
师：Okay, perfect. Thank you. She made sure he was safe and kept him from danger. And how about the last one? When he fell and hurt himself, what happened?
生：She gave me a hug and lifted me up.
师：Okay, she gave him a hug. Do you know what a hug is? Hug, just like... Okay, just like this. Right? Okay, so his mom gave him a hug and lifted him up. So, when we find out what mom did, can you form these pictures in your mind after reading Stanza one? So, can you form pictures in your mind after reading it? Yes or no?
生：Yes.
师：Right. So, we say a good poem can make you form pictures in your mind. That's one characteristic of a poem. So, now, when you look at these pictures, can you tell me, did the writer enjoy mom's love at this time? Yes or no? So, when we find what mom did, we know the writer enjoyed mom's love during this period. And we can form this kind of picture in our mind, right? And can you tell me how did the writer feel at this time? Ah, how did the writer feel?
生：Warm.
师：Feel warm. Okay, so good. We can find a warm feeling, right? And those words show the writer's feeling, right? So, we say a good poem also can show the writer's feeling, and we say show the writer's emotion. And now, please read the passage, read Stanza one in a warm way together. Okay, "When I was a tiny baby," go.
生：When I was a tiny baby crying all night, my mom sang to me and stayed by my side. When I was tired and hungry, she gave me food and warm arms to sleep in. When I fell and hurt myself, she gave me a hug and lifted me up.
师：Wow, you did a really good job. So, when you read Stanza one, have you found some similar sentence patterns there? Have you found any similar sentence pattern repeating in Stanza one? Tell me what it is. What have you found?
生：I find the writer used "when I was... when I... when I... when I...".
师：Right. So, we say we find in this poem, we have the similar sentence pattern repeating here, right? So, we say the repeating of the similar sentence pattern, we call it rhyme. And the rhymes are actually the typical feature of a poem. And when the repeating sentence is at the beginning of the poem, we call them beginning rhyme. Okay, so you're so wonderful. You find out the feature of the poem. So, here, my final question is, the title is "Mom Knows Best", right? Can you tell me, did mom know best when the writer was in his childhood? Did mom know best? Yes or no? Together.
生：Yes.
师：Okay, we say that's the meaning of the poem. Now, we find mom knew best at this time. So, you are so wonderful. From Stanza one, you find out the full aspects of a poem. That is, a good poem can form pictures in your mind after reading it. A good poem can show the writer's emotion. And a good poem can have rhyme. And a good poem will show the meaning of the writer. Okay, so it's your time to find out what happened in Stanza two and three when the writer was a teenage boy. Okay, so try to take out your learning sheet and do group work now. Use your learning sheet. You can discuss with your group members to find out the full aspects of Stanza two and three.