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Unit 2
A life’s work
新外研选择性必修Book 3
Understanding ideas
P18-21
In this lesson, students will:
understand the structure of the passage.
think critically about Bill’s work and life
philosophy.
summarize Bill’s characteristics and be able to
share.
Learning objectives
Pre-reading
What do you know about the man in the picture?
Bill Cunningham (1929-2016)
was an American fashion photographer famous for his candid photography, in particular that taken on the streets of New York. As a fashion journalist in his early career, his photography caught the attention of an American newspaper, for which he reported from 1978 until his death in 2016. Shunning material wealth throughout his long and successful life, Cunningham’s philosophy was “If you don’t take their money, they can't tell you what to do, kid.”
1. What differences are there between two
photographers?
The photographer in the first picture is
working on the street with a single, easy-to-
carry camera. The photographer in the
second picture is working in a studio with
expensive, technologically-advanced
equipment.
2. What does the first picture tell you about
the photographer?
Read&answer:
It tells us about the photographer’s
approach to his work and his interest in people’s day-to-day lives.
While-reading
Read the passage and check your answer.
点击passage即可打开这篇文章的PPT版的多模态文本资源;点击小喇叭,即可打开这篇文章的音频资源。
Task 1
Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.
1 Social Butterfly
2 Art and Devotion
3 Follower of Fashion
4 A Life in Photographs
Understand the structure of the passage.
Part 1 (Paras. ____)
Part 2 (Paras. ____)
Part 3 (Paras. ____)
Part 4 (Paras. ____)
Life Behind the Lens
_____________ of Bill Cunningham
Cunningham’s fashion beliefs and ___________ to photography
Cunningham’s life __________
Cunningham’s __________ for
photography
Introduction
1-2
3-4
5-6
7
devotion
philosophy
passion
Task 2
Read Para. 1-2 and find out the typical features.
Part 1
high society and
big brands
the people
who they are
go out onto
the streets of New York
he knew he
had the right photos
took a day off and not once stayed home sick
a small apartment
with a shared washroom
the same meal
of sausages, eggs & coffee
9. the benefits offered
to him for being a
fasion photographer
his integrity
and would not be
bought by anyone
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5,6
Part 2-3:
Read Para. 7 and put the correct titles into the column.
Part 4
a fashion photographer
a cultural anthropologist
an observer
the observed
a worker
a star
Read carefully and choose the best answer.
1 What’s the text mainly about?
A. Some wonderful photos.
B. The life of New Yorkers.
C. An old ordinary man.
D. A famous photographer.
2 What can we learn from the text?
A. Observation is the best teacher.
B. Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.
C. Saying is one thing and doing another.
D. Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his
mind to it.
Task 4
After-reading
1. Come up 5 words or expressions to describe Bill
Cunningham.
2. Why is Bill Cunningham called a “cultural
anthropologist”?
Read and answer:
Bill Cunningham is called a “cultural anthropologist” because his photography captured and created an everlasting record of the life of New York and its people over half a century.
remarkable
ordinary-looking
world-famous
observer
fashion
1 What is your understanding of Bill Cunningham’s
words “Money’s the cheapest thing”?
2 What can you learn from Bill Cunningham?
3 What text types have you learnt about to help you to
describe people? If you were to write about Bill
Cunningham, which would you choose?
Think and share
《我们都为比尔着盛装》Bill Cunningham New York is a documentary film about the pioneer of street photography--- Bill Cunningham. This film, which lasted for two years, records Bill Cunningham’s life of photography in later years.
Language points
课文回顾
An ordinary-looking man, Bill Cunningham is one of the most important American photographers of 1. last 50 years.
It wasn’t the use of expensive, 2.______________________ (technological) advanced equipment and a wide range of contacts and connections that made him so great. Cunningham liked 3. (photograph) ordinary people in the poor Bronx as much as VIPs in rich Manhattan. It was from these ordinary things that he not only saw beauty and potential but also 4. _________(open) the door of fashion to everyone.Another reason why he was so great is his devotion 5. photography, and the hours and hours of sheer hard work he put into his work.
the
technologically
to photograph
opened
to
课文语法填空
No matter what weather it was, he would go out to work every day. From his 6. (photo), you can see his devotion and hard work.
World-famous fashion photographer 7. he was, he lived a simple life. Valuing his integrity, he never accepted the benefits 8. (offer) to him for being a fashion photographer. For him, money is the 9. (cheap) thing but freedom is the most expensive. It is this lack of self-interest and promotion that kept Cunningham focused on his craft,10. (enable) him to capture New York’s unique street style.
Cunningham’s passion for photography lasted throughout his life. He was more a “cultural anthropologist” than a fashion photographer.
photos
as
offered
enabling
cheapest
1 This ordinary-looking man was Bill Cunningham, one of the most important American photographers of the last 50 years.
句子结构分析
该部分是Bill Cunningham的同位语。
I want to buy a big house, ____________________________.
我想买一所大房子,带有漂亮花园的房子。
one with a beautiful garden
【补全句子】
句意:这个相貌平平的人就是比尔坎宁安,过去50年美国最重要的摄影师之一。
2 He found inspiration where others could not, in simple, everyday scenes, such as a man buying oranges at the local grocery store, or a woman riding home on the graffiti-covered subway.
句子结构分析
句意:他能在一些简单的日常情景中得到其他人无法得到的灵感,比如一个在当地杂货店买橘子的男人,或是一个乘坐画满涂鸦的地铁回家的女人。
where引导的状语从句
2个现在分词短语都作后置定语
3 Through his fascination with what people were wearing, and not who they were, he opened the doors of fashion to everyone — fashion as he saw it belonged to the people, not just to high society and big brands.
句意:他用自己迷恋的对象-关注人们穿什么,而不是这些人是谁-向所有人打开了时尚的大门。在他看来,时尚属于民众,而不仅仅属于上流社会和大品牌。
what引导的从句作介词with的宾语
not后省略with, who引导的从句作with的宾语
插入语,起着解释说明作用
句子结构分析
in fashion 时尚、流行 fashion show 时尚秀
fashion design 时尚设计 fashionable 时尚的;流行的
out of fashion 过时的;不流行的
① Those who change mobile phones frequently will pay a
heavy price for being fashionable.
频繁更换手机的人将为赶时髦付出沉重的代价。
② I would look so cool that Sylvia’s red lowlights would be out of
fashion.
这会使我看起来很酷,西尔维娅的暗红色头发要过时了。
③ Black is the color of authority and power. It is popular in
fashion because it makes people appear thinner.
黑色象征着权威与权力,它是时装的流行色, 因为它可以使人看起来
更加苗条。
(2)The Chinese _________________ caused a sensation in
Moscow. 中国时尚秀在莫斯科引起轰动。
(3) I’m looking for a pair of shoes _____________________
this year. 我在找一双今年流行的鞋子。
【语法填空】
Welcome to our shop and choose ______________
(fashion) dresses in a great variety of styles.
Long skirts have been _____ of fashion for a long time in the West, but they are coming back this year.
In my opinion, wearing comfortable clothes is much more important than being _____ fashion.
fashionable
out
in
fashion show
that are in fashion/
fashionable
4 Although he always knew where fashionable parties
and events were happening, Cunningham liked to
photograph ordinary people in the poor Bronx as much
as VIPs in rich Manhattan.
句意:虽然他总是知道时尚聚会和大型活动举办的地点,但无论是对于在贫穷的布朗克斯拍摄普通人,还是在富裕的曼哈顿拍摄贵宾,他都同样喜欢。
However, race walking does not pound the body as much as running does, Dr. Norberf says.
然而,诺伯格博士说,竞走并不像跑步那样会伤害身体。
We will buy the old house as long as it is in good condition. 只要这栋旧房子状况良好,我们就买它。
___________ you work hard and never give up, you are bound to enter your ideal university.
Before I knew it, I had spent twice _________ on the journey ___ had been planned.
After holding his breath for _____________ he could underwater, Andy came up for air.
__________I am concerned, she was unfit for such a senior position.
as much as
as long as
so (as) long as
as far as
多达;和……一样多
只要;长达;和……一样长
只要
至于,直到,远到;就……而言
As long as
as much
as
as long as
As far as
Thank you!
Unit 2 A life’s work
Life Behind the Lens
Unit 2 Understanding ideas P18-20.mp3
A white-haired old man riding an ordinary bicycle around the streets of New York, always
wearing the same blue worker’s jacket and simple black running shoes. If you saw him,
you’d never think there was anything remarkable about him. And yet every member of New
York’s wealthy high society wanted nothing more than to pose for this man.
This ordinary-looking man was Bill Cunningham, one of the most important American photographers of the last fifty years.
What made Cunningham so great? It certainly wasn’t the use of expensive, technologically-advanced equipment. Cunningham always used simple, relatively cheap cameras and took all his pictures on the streets of New York, not in a studio. Nor was it a wide range of contacts and connections. Although he always knew where fashionable parties and events were happening, Cunningham liked to photograph ordinary people in the poor Bronx as much as VIPs in rich Manhattan. He found inspiration where others could not, in simple, everyday scenes, such as a man buying oranges at the local grocery store, or a woman riding home on the graffiti-covered subway. These things were real, and it was within their reality that Cunningham saw both beauty and potential. Through his fascination with what people were wearing, and not who they were, he opened the doors of fashion to everyone – fashion as he saw it belonged to the people, not just to high society and big brands.
Moreover, what made Cunningham great was his devotion to photography, and the hours and
hours of sheer hard work he put into his work. Cunningham would go out onto the streets of
New York each and every day, regardless of the weather. He would even stay outside in a
storm, not coming back until he knew he had the right photos. He hardly ever took a day off
and not once stayed home sick. This devotion and hard work is what we see reflected within
his photos. This is what makes them so special.
Although he was a world-famous fashion photographer, Cunningham’s approach to life was
uncomplicated. He lived in a small apartment with a shared washroom. A simple restaurant
was where he usually had the same meal of sausages, eggs and coffee.
Cunningham never accepted the benefits offered to him for being a fashion photographer. He
valued his integrity and would not be bought by anyone, no matter how many free clothes or
flights to faraway destinations he was offered. And if he went to a celebrity party, he was
there to work rather than have fun. “Money’s the cheapest thing,” he once said, then added:
“... freedom is the most expensive.” This lack of self-interest and promotion kept
Cunningham focused on his craft, enabling him to capture New York’s unique street style.
Cunningham’s passion for photography lasted throughout his life. He was 87 when he passed
away, and had been working right up until his last illness. Nothing ever stopped him from
getting the photo he wanted. His hard work made him more than a fashion photographer – he
was a “cultural anthropologist”, who we can thank for recording the life of a whole city and
its people over half a century. Bill Cunningham was an observer, and not one of the observed,
a worker not a star – and this was how he wanted it.
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