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Unit 5 Art world
Task
Pre-writing
drama
photography
painting
film
music
dance
A: What art form do you like?
B: I like …
A: Why do you like …?
B: Because …. What about you?
A: I like … because …
Work in pairs and talk about your favourite art forms and reasons.
Read Sandy’s story about how she became interested in painting and answer the following questions.
1. What is Sandy’s favourite art form?
Her favourite art form is painting.
2. What do her teachers and classmates think of her?
They think she has a real gift for painting.
3. Did she like it in the beginning?
No, she didn’t like it in the beginning.
4. When did she show an interest in it?
When she was encouraged by Ms Luo.
Read Sandy’s story again and answer more questions.
1. Why did Sandy once dislike art lessons?
Because she could not draw very well.
2. What was Sandy doing as usual at Ms Luo’s art lesson one day?
She was playing with some paint.
3. What happened as she took the brush away?
She dropped some paint onto the paper.
4. What is she crazy about now?
She is crazy about crayons and paints.
1. All my teachers and classmates praised my designs for the art festival.
(1) praise v.赞扬,表扬
praise sb. for doing sth. 因做某事而赞扬某人
e.g. The teacher often praises her for her kindness.
(2) praise n.赞扬,表扬 (不可数名词)
win high praise from … 赢得…….的高度赞扬
e.g. She has won high praise from her leader.
Language points
2. They think I have a real gift for painting.
(1) gift n.天赋,才能 (可数名词)
have a gift/talent for … 对……有天赋
for后面跟名词、代词或动名词
e.g. My son has a gift/talent for singing.
(2) gift n.礼物 (可数名词)
e.g. It’s a valuable gift from my best friend.
3. Looking at the mark, I decided to blow it.
looking at the mark是现在分词短语,在句中用作状语。现在分词短语作状语,可以表示时间、原因、条件、让步、方式、伴随等,现在分词短语的逻辑主语和句子的主语相同,主语与该动作是主动关系。
e.g. The children had snowball fights, screaming and laughing.
Practice:
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