1. LEISURE
By William Henry Davies

2. GET INTO THE MOOD
Did you have a good holiday?
Did you enjoy your holidays?
What did you do during the last school holidays?
What do you like to do if you have free time?
Why do you like to do such activity during your
free time?

3. "I'M GOING TO TAKE
YOU ON A JOURNEY
AROUND THE WORLD TO
SEE SOME BEAUTIFUL
SCENERIES."

4. SOME BEAUTIFUL SCENERIES

5. 1. What are the elements of
nature that you could see from
the video clip?
2. If you are given a chance,
would like to go to these places?
Why?

6. WHAT IS LEISURE?
Leisure is doing what you
enjoy during your free
time like doing a hobby.

7. LET’S RECITE THE POEM

8. ANOTHER VERSION TO
ENJOY THE POEM

9. CHECK THEM OUT!
beneath - under stare - look long and
boughs - tree hard
branches enrich - improve
daylight - daytime till - until
glance - look quickly

10. WHAT IS THE POEM ABOUT?
Reminds us to take time to appreciate the beauty of nature.
However, if we are too busy with our daily life & worry
too much, we forget to watch and admire nature’s beauty.
It is a sad life if we can’t find time to relax and appreciate
the nature around us.

11. NOW….
Can you identify the element
of nature?

12. THE ELEMENTS OF NATURE
ARE….
boughs
sheep squirrels daylight
cows nuts stars
woods grass night

13. ABOUT THE POET
WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES

14. A poet and an autobiographer.
Born in 1871 in Monmouthshire, Wales.
His poems were written based on his experience as
a tramp and the many different characters he
encountered along the way.
His first poems were published when he was 34
years old.

15. ABOUT THE POET (CONTINUED)….
His poems highlight about nature's beauty based on his
observations about hardships in life.
Wrote two novels and autobiographical works.
His best known novel is Autobiography of a Super-Tramp.
He died in 1940