Grade 11 English

Poem: Objective & Introduce

Students should be able to:

Introduce the lesson by asking pre-reading questions:

For Question No. 1 and 2, help students with the following ideas
Elicit names of some bridges from students
If it is necessary, provide the names of some popular bridges in Myanmar or other common bridges in the local areas of the students
In Myanmar, some famous bridges include:
- U Bein Bridge in Amarapura (made of wood)
- Ayeyarwady Bridge (Magwe) in Magwe (made of steel and concrete)
For Question No. 3, help students with the following ideas
Example: I like U Bein Bridge because it is totally made of wood and I like walking over there

Poem: BRIDGES by James S. Tippett

BRIDGES

I like a bridge -

Any kind of bridge at all.

A great steel bridge

With towers stiff and tall;

An old covered bridge

That spans a waterfall;

A hewn-stone bridge

With its rugged floor and wall;

A railroad bridge

Where freight trains slowly crawl;

A wooden bridge,

A cement bridge,

Whether big or small;

Yes, I like a bridge -

Just any kind of bridge at all.

James S. Tippett

A. Answer the following questions.

1. Name the kinds of bridge the poet likes.

2. Which word is repeated in the poem and in which line does it appear?

3. Find the rhyming words and their line numbers.

B. Complete the following table with the descriptions of the bridges. The first one is done for you as an example.

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