Unit 3 The art of painting Grammar and usage 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版(2020)选择性必修第一册

B4U3 The art of painting Grammar and usage Verb-ing forms and verb-ed forms as predicatives What is predicative? Predicative is after a linking verb to describe the identity, characteristics and state of the subject. A linking verb is a verb which links the subject of a clause and a complement. e.g. He stayed calm when he was in danger. I was a teacher fourteen years ago. The idea sounds interesting. A linking verb: ①be ②五感：look, smell, taste, sound, feel ③四变：become, get, turn, go ④三保持：keep, stay, remain ⑤两似乎：seem, appear ⑥一证明：prove Review Have you ever visited a gallery? What do you do in a gallery? What ways will you take to appreciate the paintings? through smartphone with your own eyes Reading and answering Read the blog entry about appreciating art in the digital age on page 34 and answer the following questions. 1. How did the writer appreciate the paintings? 2.What did many people do when they were viewing artworks according to the blog entry? 3. What was the writer’s attitude towards the act of viewing artworks through smartphones? Reading and answering • How did the writer appreciate the paintings? The writer wondered at the skill of the artists, their use of colour and how they played with light and shade. He / She observed the brushwork the artists used to enhance their works, and enjoyed being able to bathe his / her senses in this palace of human creativity. 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. • 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.