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<center><colorize>First Poems for Learners of English</colorize></center> | |||
== | ==What for?== | ||
*to learn by heart, | |||
*to write in your scrap book, | |||
*to draw colourful pictures, | |||
*to recite at meetings and parties etc. | |||
*simply to enjoy it and to have fun | |||
=== | ==Me and my family== | ||
{{3Spalten| | |||
'''My family''' | |||
:This here is my father, | |||
::he is very tall, | |||
:this here is my brother, | |||
::he is very small, | |||
:this here is my sister, | |||
::she is fond of tea, | |||
:this here is my mother, | |||
::she is fond of me. | |||
:Father, brother, | |||
::sister, mother - | |||
:all these are my family. | |||
| | |||
'''My body''' | |||
:My teeth are white, | |||
:my eyes are blue, | |||
:my lips are red | |||
:they speak to you. | |||
:I have two feet, | |||
:two hands, you see, | |||
:two ears, one nose | |||
:and this is me. | |||
:My hands have ten fingers, | |||
:my feet have ten toes, | |||
:I write with my fingers, | |||
:I dance on my toes. | |||
| | |||
}} | |||
==Animals== | |||
I | {{3Spalten| | ||
'''MICE''' | |||
:I think mice | |||
:are rather nice. | |||
:: Their tails are long, | |||
:: their faces small, | |||
:: they haven't any | |||
:: chins at all. | |||
:: Their ears are pink, | |||
:: their teeth are white, | |||
:: they run about | |||
:: the house at night. | |||
:: They nibble things | |||
:: they should not touch | |||
:: and no-one seems | |||
:: to like them much. | |||
:But I think mice | |||
:are nice. | |||
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}} | |||
{{3Spalten| | |||
'''Grizzly Bear''' | |||
:If you ever, ever, ever | |||
:: meet a grizzly bear, | |||
:You must never, never, never | |||
:: ask him where | |||
:: he is going or | |||
:: what he is doing. | |||
:For if you ever, ever dare | |||
:: to stop a grizzly bear, | |||
:you will never meet another | |||
:: grizzly bear ! | |||
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[[Bild:Igel.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Is this an eagle or is it a bear?]] | |||
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'''Ten little monkeys''' | |||
:Ten little monkeys were jumping on the bed | |||
:One fell off and bumped his head | |||
:Mama called the doctor and he doctor said: | |||
:"That's what you get for jumping on the bed!" | |||
}} | |||
{{3Spalten| | |||
'''Cows don't fly''' | |||
:A little bird flying by | |||
:Dropped a letter from the sky. | |||
:"oh," said the farmer, cleaning his eye, | |||
:"I'm very glad that cows don't fly." | |||
| | |||
'''Butterfly''' | |||
:More than once have I | |||
:dreamed I was a butterfly, | |||
:a part of nature's plan. | |||
:Now, I do not know if I | |||
:am, in fact, a butterfly | |||
:dreaming I'm a man. | |||
| | |||
'''Sardines''' | |||
:A baby sardine | |||
:Saw her first Submarine. | |||
:She was scared and watched through a peephole. | |||
::'Oh come, come, come,' | |||
::Said the sardine's mum, | |||
::'It's only a tin full of people.' | |||
:::<small>Spike Milligan</small> | |||
}} | |||
== | ==Miscellany== | ||
{{3Spalten| | |||
'''Clocks and Watches''' | |||
* [[ | Our great | ||
:steeple clock | |||
:goes TICK - TOCK, | |||
:TICK - TOCK; | |||
Our small | |||
:mantel clock | |||
:goes TICK-TACK, TICK-TACK | |||
:TICK-TACK, TICK-TACK; | |||
Our little | |||
:Pocket watch | |||
:Goes tick-a-tacker, tick-a-tacker, | |||
:tick-a-tacker, tick. | |||
| | |||
'''I eat my peas with honey,''' | |||
:I've done it all my life. | |||
:It makes the peas taste funny, | |||
:But it keeps them on the knife. | |||
| | |||
'''The Test''' | |||
:Good - better - best | |||
:We had an English test | |||
:Some did badly | |||
:Some did worse | |||
:But mine was the best! | |||
}} | |||
==Counting rhymes (Abzählverse)== | |||
:One two three four five - | |||
:Once I caught a fish alive, | |||
:six seven eight nine ten - | |||
:then I let it go again! | |||
:Why then did you let it go? | |||
:Because it bit my finger so. | |||
:Which finger did it bite? | |||
:The little finger on the right! | |||
==Days of the week== | |||
{{3Spalten| | |||
Busy Daisy | |||
:Washes on Monday | |||
:Irons on Tuesday | |||
:Shops on Wednesday | |||
:Sews on Thursday | |||
:Cleans on Friday | |||
:Bakes on Saturday | |||
:Dances on Sunday | |||
: | |||
:This is what Daisy | |||
:does every week. | |||
| | |||
Lazy Daisy | |||
:Sleeps on Monday | |||
:Wakes on Tuesday | |||
:Washes on Wednesday | |||
:Dresses on Thursday | |||
:Plays on Friday | |||
:Sings on Saturday | |||
:Dances on Sunday | |||
: | |||
:This is what Daisy | |||
:does every week. | |||
| | |||
Solomon Grundy | |||
:Born on a Monday | |||
:Christened on Tuesday | |||
:Married on Wednesday | |||
:Took ill on Thursday | |||
:Worse on Friday | |||
:Died on Saturday | |||
:Buried on Sunday | |||
: | |||
:This is the end | |||
:of Solomon Grundy. | |||
}} | |||
==The seasons== | |||
{{3Spalten| | |||
'''THE YEAR''' | |||
:In January there is lots of snow, | |||
:All our cheeks and noses glow. | |||
:In February there is rain and ice, | |||
:To stay indoors is very nice. | |||
:In March the winds blow from the sea, | |||
:We sit by the fire to drink our tea. | |||
:Then April comes with lots of showers, | |||
:A little sun and pretty flowers. | |||
:May and June and then July, | |||
:Summer is here, cold days good-bye! | |||
:August brings us lots of sun, | |||
:Lots of ice-cream, lots of fun. | |||
:September makes the apples round, | |||
:October drops them to the ground. | |||
:We play indoors in wet November, | |||
:My friends come round and visit me, | |||
:Another month and then December | |||
:With Christmas and the Christmas tree. | |||
| | |||
'''Winter''' | |||
:Autumn is over, | |||
:snow´s everywhere, | |||
:birds on the white grass | |||
:and frost in the air. | |||
:Coming round the corner | |||
:On his tip,tip toes, | |||
:Winter, winter, winter | |||
:with a cold red nose. | |||
| | |||
'''The snowman''' | |||
:Take a snowball, | |||
:put it on the ground, | |||
:push it, roll it, | |||
:make it big and round. | |||
:Look, your snowman | |||
:is big and tall. | |||
:but has no eyes, | |||
:no nose at all. | |||
:Two stones will do | |||
:and a carrot, too. | |||
:Now, Mr Snowman, | |||
:How are you? | |||
'''Thirty days has September''' | |||
:April, June and November, | |||
:all the rest has thirty-one | |||
:excepting February alone, | |||
:and that has twenty-eight days clear | |||
:and twenty-nine in each leap year. | |||
}} | |||
==Love and friendship== | |||
{{3Spalten| | |||
'''Lost''' | |||
:Lost my shoes in San Francisco, | |||
:Lost my passport in Bombay, | |||
:In Hongkong I lost my money, | |||
:Sat in prison for ten days. | |||
:Lost my car in Mississippi, | |||
:Lost my sleep in Katmandu, | |||
:Safe back home in London city | |||
:There I lost my heart to you! | |||
::<small>(Tell me, where are all these funny places?)</small> | |||
| | |||
'''IF...''' | |||
:If only I had plenty of money | |||
:I´d buy you some flowers and I´buy you some honey. | |||
:I´d buy a boat and I´d buy you a sail, | |||
:I´d buy you a cat with a long bushy tail. | |||
:I´d buy you a church and I´d buy you a bell, | |||
:I´d buy you a ring and a necklace as well. | |||
:I´d buy you the moon and I´d buy you the sun, | |||
:Oh, money, money - I wish I had some. | |||
| | |||
:East is east, and west is west, | |||
:Of all the girls I like you best. | |||
'''Written with a pen''' | |||
:sealed with a kiss | |||
:If you are my friend | |||
:Please answer this: | |||
:Are we friends or are we not? | |||
:You told me once, but I forgot. | |||
:So tell me now and tell me true, | |||
:So I can say, I am here for you. | |||
:Of all the friends I have ever met, | |||
:You are the one I won't forget. | |||
:And If I'll die before you do | |||
:I'll go to heaven and wait for you. | |||
}} | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[tongue twisters]] | |||
* [[Limericks]] | |||
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Version vom 26. März 2018, 12:27 Uhr
What for?
- to learn by heart,
- to write in your scrap book,
- to draw colourful pictures,
- to recite at meetings and parties etc.
- simply to enjoy it and to have fun
Me and my family
My family
- This here is my father,
- he is very tall,
- this here is my brother,
- he is very small,
- this here is my sister,
- she is fond of tea,
- this here is my mother,
- she is fond of me.
- Father, brother,
- sister, mother -
- all these are my family.
My body
- My teeth are white,
- my eyes are blue,
- my lips are red
- they speak to you.
- I have two feet,
- two hands, you see,
- two ears, one nose
- and this is me.
- My hands have ten fingers,
- my feet have ten toes,
- I write with my fingers,
- I dance on my toes.
Animals
MICE
- I think mice
- are rather nice.
- Their tails are long,
- their faces small,
- they haven't any
- chins at all.
- Their ears are pink,
- their teeth are white,
- they run about
- the house at night.
- They nibble things
- they should not touch
- and no-one seems
- to like them much.
- But I think mice
- are nice.
Grizzly Bear
- If you ever, ever, ever
- meet a grizzly bear,
- You must never, never, never
- ask him where
- he is going or
- what he is doing.
- For if you ever, ever dare
- to stop a grizzly bear,
- you will never meet another
- grizzly bear !
Ten little monkeys
- Ten little monkeys were jumping on the bed
- One fell off and bumped his head
- Mama called the doctor and he doctor said:
- "That's what you get for jumping on the bed!"
Cows don't fly
- A little bird flying by
- Dropped a letter from the sky.
- "oh," said the farmer, cleaning his eye,
- "I'm very glad that cows don't fly."
Butterfly
- More than once have I
- dreamed I was a butterfly,
- a part of nature's plan.
- Now, I do not know if I
- am, in fact, a butterfly
- dreaming I'm a man.
Sardines
- A baby sardine
- Saw her first Submarine.
- She was scared and watched through a peephole.
- 'Oh come, come, come,'
- Said the sardine's mum,
- 'It's only a tin full of people.'
- Spike Milligan
Miscellany
Clocks and Watches
Our great
- steeple clock
- goes TICK - TOCK,
- TICK - TOCK;
Our small
- mantel clock
- goes TICK-TACK, TICK-TACK
- TICK-TACK, TICK-TACK;
Our little
- Pocket watch
- Goes tick-a-tacker, tick-a-tacker,
- tick-a-tacker, tick.
I eat my peas with honey,
- I've done it all my life.
- It makes the peas taste funny,
- But it keeps them on the knife.
The Test
- Good - better - best
- We had an English test
- Some did badly
- Some did worse
- But mine was the best!
Counting rhymes (Abzählverse)
- One two three four five -
- Once I caught a fish alive,
- six seven eight nine ten -
- then I let it go again!
- Why then did you let it go?
- Because it bit my finger so.
- Which finger did it bite?
- The little finger on the right!
Days of the week
Busy Daisy
- Washes on Monday
- Irons on Tuesday
- Shops on Wednesday
- Sews on Thursday
- Cleans on Friday
- Bakes on Saturday
- Dances on Sunday
- This is what Daisy
- does every week.
Lazy Daisy
- Sleeps on Monday
- Wakes on Tuesday
- Washes on Wednesday
- Dresses on Thursday
- Plays on Friday
- Sings on Saturday
- Dances on Sunday
- This is what Daisy
- does every week.
Solomon Grundy
- Born on a Monday
- Christened on Tuesday
- Married on Wednesday
- Took ill on Thursday
- Worse on Friday
- Died on Saturday
- Buried on Sunday
- This is the end
- of Solomon Grundy.
The seasons
THE YEAR
- In January there is lots of snow,
- All our cheeks and noses glow.
- In February there is rain and ice,
- To stay indoors is very nice.
- In March the winds blow from the sea,
- We sit by the fire to drink our tea.
- Then April comes with lots of showers,
- A little sun and pretty flowers.
- May and June and then July,
- Summer is here, cold days good-bye!
- August brings us lots of sun,
- Lots of ice-cream, lots of fun.
- September makes the apples round,
- October drops them to the ground.
- We play indoors in wet November,
- My friends come round and visit me,
- Another month and then December
- With Christmas and the Christmas tree.
Winter
- Autumn is over,
- snow´s everywhere,
- birds on the white grass
- and frost in the air.
- Coming round the corner
- On his tip,tip toes,
- Winter, winter, winter
- with a cold red nose.
The snowman
- Take a snowball,
- put it on the ground,
- push it, roll it,
- make it big and round.
- Look, your snowman
- is big and tall.
- but has no eyes,
- no nose at all.
- Two stones will do
- and a carrot, too.
- Now, Mr Snowman,
- How are you?
Thirty days has September
- April, June and November,
- all the rest has thirty-one
- excepting February alone,
- and that has twenty-eight days clear
- and twenty-nine in each leap year.
Love and friendship
Lost
- Lost my shoes in San Francisco,
- Lost my passport in Bombay,
- In Hongkong I lost my money,
- Sat in prison for ten days.
- Lost my car in Mississippi,
- Lost my sleep in Katmandu,
- Safe back home in London city
- There I lost my heart to you!
- (Tell me, where are all these funny places?)
IF...
- If only I had plenty of money
- I´d buy you some flowers and I´buy you some honey.
- I´d buy a boat and I´d buy you a sail,
- I´d buy you a cat with a long bushy tail.
- I´d buy you a church and I´d buy you a bell,
- I´d buy you a ring and a necklace as well.
- I´d buy you the moon and I´d buy you the sun,
- Oh, money, money - I wish I had some.
- East is east, and west is west,
- Of all the girls I like you best.
Written with a pen
- sealed with a kiss
- If you are my friend
- Please answer this:
- Are we friends or are we not?
- You told me once, but I forgot.
- So tell me now and tell me true,
- So I can say, I am here for you.
- Of all the friends I have ever met,
- You are the one I won't forget.
- And If I'll die before you do
- I'll go to heaven and wait for you.