Unit 4 Meeting the Muse Understanding ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

What inspires you? muse Meeting the muse -understanding ideas Book 4 Unit 4 Meeting the muse What is Muse？ In what situation do we need muse ? Muse: (in ancient Greek and Roman stories) one of the nine goddesses who encouraged poetry, music and other branches of art and literature 缪斯(古希腊和罗马神话中执掌诗歌、音乐和其他文学艺术分支的九位女神之一) ＊现指 a person or spirit that gives a writer, painter, etc. ideas and the desire to create things (作家、画家等的)灵感；创作冲动的源泉 inspiration ? Which artist is the video about? What works arementioned? What inspired the artist? The video is about Leonardo da Vinci. Italian artist Mona Lisa and many drawings and notes of his ideas for his inventions including a parachute（降落伞）, a form of helicopter and a strange flying machine with flapping wings（煽动翅膀）. What inspired the artist? The natural world, such as birds and their mysterious power of flight. Tick what you think are the most important sources of inspiration for artists. □ childhood □ family and friends □ books and films □ other artists □ history □ travel □ nature □ social issues □ private feelings □ culture and traditions □ imagination pre - reading Predict what the passage is mainly about according to the title “What inspires you?” and the words in the picture. It is about where the artists get their inspiration. pre - reading Choose where you would most likely find the passage and give your reasons. 1 An art magazine. 2 An artist biography. 3 An online art forum. 4 A poster for an art festival pre - reading Read the passage and find out what inspires each artist. while - reading Florentijn Hofman is a Dutch artist, whose large sculptures are on display all over the world. One way for him to find inspiration is turning to his children's toys. These objects have given him ideas for his animal sculptures, such as the famous Rubber Duck. A more recent work of his is the huge Floating Fish, which was set among the beautiful landscape of Wuzhen West Scenic Zone. Florentijn Hofman, visual artis