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SB1U4 Meeting the muse
Starting out (page49)
To know how artists get their inspiration
To learn to find out useful information from what a person says
To learn to use the key words and expressions in the passage
To learn to express your ideas about inspiration
Tick what you think are the most important sources of inspiration for artists.
Lead in
Turn to page 50 to find out these three artists’ sources of inspiration!
In the mind of artists, what are their sources of inspiration?
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Fast reading:
Read and think:
Q1. Find out what inspires each artist.
Q2. Choose where you would most likely find the passage and
give your reasons..
A. An art magazine.
B. An artist biography.
C. An online art forum.
D. A poster for an art festival.
Fast reading:
Read and think:
Q1. Find out what inspires each artist.
his children’s toys
Chinese folk tales
Wuzhen and the sights he saw there
Chinese musical traditions and Western influences
her life in Xishuangbanna
the peacock
the dance style of the Dai people
Fast reading:
Read and think:
Q1. Find out what inspires each artist.
Q2. Choose where you would most likely find the passage and
give your reasons..
A. An art magazine.
B. An artist biography.
C. An online art forum.
D. A poster for an art festival.
Careful reading:
Task 1: Read each paragraph and answer the questions.
Read Para.1 : Read to fill out the chart about Florentijn Hofman.
_____________________
type of work
source of inspiration
his more recent work
nationality
career
_____________________
visual artist
Dutch
animal sculptures
his children’s toys
Floating Fish
Wuzhen West Scenic Zone
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
____________________________
the place where this work was set
Read Para.2-3 : Read to figure out the process through which
Floating Fish was created.
Previously, Hofman had already been particularly interest