Unit 3 The art of painting Grammar and usage 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语牛津译林版(2020)选择性必修第一册

Unit 3 The art of painting Grammar and usage 龙薇　 株洲市第二中学 龙薇 中小学一级教师 株洲市英语创新课堂一等奖 株洲市一师一优课一等奖 Are you familiar with the National Gallery? Have you ever been there before? Visiting galleries will give the public more chances to appreciate the art of painting. Reading and answering Read the blog entry about appreciating art in the digital age on page 34 and answer the following questions. • Where did the writer go to see the paintings? • What did many people do when they were viewing artworks according to the blog entry? • What was the writer’s attitude towards the act of viewing artworks through smartphones? Reading and answering • Where did the writer go to see the paintings? The writer saw the paintings in the National Gallery.. • What did many people do when they were viewing artworks according to the blog entry? Many people viewed important and precious artworks through their smartphones. They seemed more interested in taking photos and recording videos of artworks than appreciating them with their own eyes. Reading and answering • What’s the writer’s attitude towards the act of viewing artworks through smartphones? The writer felt shocked and believed it was impossible to truly appreciate the human touch of a great painting through a smartphone. I was amazed to see all the paintings. It was surprising then to see so many people viewing important and precious artworks through their smartphones. predicatives Exploring the rules As I wandered in the National Gallery, I was amazed to see all the paintings. I wondered at the skill of the artists, their use of colour and how they played with light and shade. I observed the brushwork they used to enhance their works. I enjoyed the whole experience—to be able to bathe my senses in this palace of human creativity. It was surprising then to see so many people viewing important and precious artworks through their smartphones. It m