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The 2012 SAVE THE FROGS ! A poetry contest will run from January 15th October 15th, 2012.
Who can enter?
Anybody! We encourage students and teachers to get their writing classes involved on Save The
Frogs Day. We encourage people from all walks of life to take part as well.
Inspiration
The Japanese poet Basho wrote a famous poem in the 17th century.
The old pond
A frog jumps in
The sound of water
How do I write a frog poem?
Here are some ideas for your frog poems:
(1)Find out about a particular kind of frog and describe the world from that frog's point of view.
(2)What if you found the last frogs alive on the planet? What would you do? How would you feel?
(3)Write a poem that makes the reader understand the importance of saving frogs , or one that makes
them realize the danger frogs are in.
(4)Write a poem about any of the threats to frogs.
(5)Imagine all kinds of daring ways in which you could save the frogs.
Categories(种类)
Category winners will be chosen from the following categories::
(1)18 + years old
(2)13-19 years old
(3)Under 13 age group
Contest rules
(1)The poetry must be your original creation!
(2)You may submit (呈交) two poems. Please always give us the title of each poem. Please do NOT
name your poems "Save The Frog".
(3)All entries are to be submitted no later than 11:59 pm on October 15th, 2012.
Attention !
If you are a teacher, please inform your fellow teachers. If you are a student, please tell your teachers. Please put this advertisement up around your school as well.
If you are active on a poetry website, post an announcement. If you have a website, please link to this
page. If you have a Facebook or My space account, put a notice up on your page, and tell your friends. In Facebook, you can post a link to this page. Thanks!
1.Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage ?
A. The contest rules.
B. The contest prizes.
C. The contest types.
D. The contest time.
2. The writer mentioned Basho's poem to __________.
A. give an example of frog poems for writers to copy
B. prove Basho was a frog lover in the 17th century
C. give people the idea of writing a frog poem
D. show the interest Japanese poets have in frogs
3. To join in the contest, you are required to __________.
A. add titles to your poems
B. hand in at least two poems
C. post your poems on Oct.15,2012
D. name your poems "Save the frogs"
4. From the last two paragraphs, we can infer that you are expected to _________.
A. take part in the contest actively
B. spread the news of the contest
C. write poems in different ways
D. use new media to learn about frogs
