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B4U3 The art of painting
(Extended reading)
Qingming Scroll
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Pre-reading
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Fast reading
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Para. 1
F. The basic information of the Qingming Scroll.
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 6
D. The main sections of the Qingming Scroll.
A. The artistic technique reflected in the Qingming Scroll.
E. The message conveyed in the Qingming Scroll.
B. The value and influence of the Qingming Scroll.
C. The popularity of the Qingming Scroll.
Para. 5
Read for the main idea
1. Match the main idea with each paragraph.
2.What is the text type of the passage?
A. Narration.
B. Argumentative Essay(议论文).
C. Expository Writing(说明文).
D. News Report.
3. How does the author develop the essay?
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From the general introduction about the Qingming Scroll to some details about the painting, the author makes readers know about the painting step by step.
Intensive reading
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Qingming Scroll
Artist ———————
Style A masterwork of ____________
Size A silk scroll
Content The life in ancient city __ _, the capital of
the Northern Song Dynasty in the 12th century.
Now housed in __________________ in Beijing
Zhang Zeduan
Chinese art
five-meter-long
Bianjing
The Palace Museum
Read for details
The basic information of the Qingming Scroll.
Para. 1
1. Put the three sections of Qingming Scroll into the correct order.
A peaceful scene of rural life near Bianjing
The riverbanks & the central bridge alive with activity
Life inside the city itself
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2
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Para. 2 The main sections of the Qingming Scroll.
Para. 2
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2. Fill in the table.
Topic Details
Section 1 A peaceful scene of rural life near
Bianjing
Farmers hard at work
Section 2 The riverbanks
The central bridge alive with activity
Section 3 The life inside the city itself
Crop fields
A river winding through the landscape
Boats sail in and out of Bianjing
Civilians walking through the city gate in both directions
People from all walks of life going about their daily business
Para. 2
1. What materials did Zhang Zeduan use to create realistic images?
2. What’s the most impressive aspect of the painting?
3. What enables Zhang to show an enormous amount of detail?
He used ink on silk.
Zhang’s precise brushwork.
His well-developed ability, as well as the scroll’s ambitious size.
Para. 3 The artistic technique reflected in the Qingming Scroll.
Para. 3
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2. How does the author show the crises? What are the crises?
Peaceful and cheerful.
The daily life is not like what we saw at first sight. There are many crises under its surface.
Para. 4 The message conveyed in the Qingming Scroll.
By listing some examples.
1. What do you think of the life in the Northern Song Dynasty at first sight?
Para. 4
Example 1:
Some boats carrying food do not seem to belong to the government.
The government has lost control of food supplies and transportation.
Para. 4
Example 2:
Soldiers who appear to ignore their duties.
Para. 4
Example 3:
A boat is in danger of crashing into the bridge.
decline
Para. 4
1.What does the phrase “is down to” in Para. 5 mean?
A. Contributes to. B. Lies in.
C. Leads to. D. Results in.
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Para. 5 The value and influence of the Qingming Scroll.
Para. 5
2. What is the value of the Qingming Scroll?
Its value lies not only in its ________________________________________,
but also in its ___________________________________________________.
With the painting, Zhang greatly __________________________________.
3. What do people think of the copies of the scroll?
great scale, artistic quality and attention to detail
realistic representation of daily life in the Northern Song Dynasty
influenced generations of future artists
Precious./ Valuable./ Priceless.
Para. 5
Why is the scroll not often displayed to public now?
Because it is extremely delicate.
Make digital displays
Limit the number of visitors to exhibitions
Build underground exhibition halls
Protect & promote!
Para. 6 The popularity of the Qingming Scroll.
Para. 6
2. The public wish to have more access to the masterwork. Please come up with some ideas to deal with this issue.
《清明上河图》动态全景、视频、3D动画
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1. What’s the author’s purpose of writing this essay?
The author wants to convey the message to readers that this work not only occupies an important position in the history of Chinese painting due to the artist’s well-developed ability, but also has extremely high historical and realistic value because of its in-depth and detailed description of life in China in the 12th century.
The author wants readers to feel the extensive, profound history and culture of our country to enhance our national pride and cultural confidence.
Post-reading
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2. What values do you think the Qingming Scroll has offered us?
to appreciate the painter’s amazing artistic technique;
to give us a better insight into people’s life at that time;
to enhance our national pride and cultural confidence and take pride in being Chinese, for the brilliant culture, art and history we have.
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The Qingming Scroll, a masterpiece by Zhang Zeduan and a national treasure 1.________(house) in the Palace Museum, consists of three main sections, 2._______(show) respectively the rural scene, the riverbanks and the busy life inside Bianjing, 3._______ gives us an opportunity to learn about the ancient history of present-day Kaifeng.
Thanks 4._____ Zhang’s painting skills, the scroll displays great precision. In this five-meter-long scroll, we are likely to discover new details whenever we have the chance of 5.__________(observe) the marvelous painting. More importantly, the painting is 6._____ detailed that it reveals much about the true history of life during the Northern Song Dynasty.
housed
showing
which
to
observing
so
Summary
On the one hand, historians are able to study the customs, clothing, transportation methods, business practices and architecture. On 7.____ other hand, the painting exposes serious social and political problems. In fact, about 20 years after the painting 8.______________(complete), the Northern Song Dynasty was overthrown.
Due to its outstanding aesthetic and practical values, the scroll without the slightest doubt enjoys considerable importance in the art history of China. Having survived a remarkable length of time, the original scroll is too precious and delicate to be exhibited 9.__________(frequent) to the public, but whenever people have the chance, they will not hesitate 10._________(crowd) into the museum to pay their homage.
the
being completed
frequently
to crowd
Post-reading
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1 对生活的了解,洞悉
2 经受住时间的考验
3 蜿蜒流经农田的河流
4 各行各业;社会各界
5 忙于 / 继续做某事
5 商业惯例
6 生活全景
7 暴露政治和社会问题
8 对…失去控制
Important words & phrases
an insight of life
survive the test of time
a river winding through crop fields
all walks of life
business practices
the overall scene of life
expose political and social problems
lose control of
go about sth
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9 撞上某物
10 在衰败中
11 由…引起或造成
12 复制某物
13 凭自身的资格(或努力)
14 原版画卷
15 在展示
16 充分说明;清楚表明
Important words & phrases
crash into sth
be in decline
be down to sth
make copies of sth
in one’s own right
the original scroll
on exhibition
speak volumes about
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1. 分词短语作状语
Important sentences
Painted on a five-metre-long silk scroll,…..
…, featuring crop fields, a river winding through the
landscape, and farmers hard at work.
Using ink on silk, ….
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2. 分词短语作后置定语
Important sentences
the city described in the painting
a river winding through the landscape
Some boats carrying food
a crisis developing in the city
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Important sentences
3. 倒装
In the painting are soldiers who appear to ignore their
duties. (完全倒装)
Such is its worth that several later emperors even asked the most talented artists of their day to make copies of the scroll. (部分倒装)
画中有一些似乎玩忽职守的士兵。
这幅画价值连城,后来的几位皇帝甚至命令当朝最有才华的画家来临摹这幅画卷。
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4. 翻译句子
Important sentences
(1) Painted on a five-metre-long silk scroll, it offers an important insight into life in China in the 12th century.
它绘于一幅五米长的绢布卷轴上,让我们得以深入了解十二世纪中国的生活风貌。
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4. 翻译句子
Important sentences
(2) The first section presents a peaceful scene of rural life near Bianjing, featuring crop fields, a river winding through the landscape, and farmers hard at work.
第一部分展现了汴京城外平静的乡村生活场景,重点描绘了农田、蜿蜒而过的河流和辛勤劳作的农民。
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4. 翻译句子
Important sentences
(3) Here, hundreds of people from all walks of life, including butchers, hairdressers and government officials, can be seen going about their daily business.
在这里,我们可以看到数百个来自各行各业的人在忙着自己的营生,有肉贩,有理发师,还有官差。
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4. 翻译句子
Important sentences
(4) This well-developed ability, as well as the scroll’s ambitious size, allows Zhang to show an enormous amount of detail—you could study the painting for hours and still discover something new.
张择端娴熟的绘画技艺以及气势恢宏的画幅,让他能展现海量的细节——研究这幅画卷数小时之后你依然会有新的发现。
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4. 翻译句子
Important sentences
(5) However, some critics suggest that on closer inspection, the painting actually exposes serious political and social problems.
然而一些评论家认为,仔细观察,这幅画实际上暴露了严重的政治和社会问题。
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4. 翻译句子
Important sentences
(6) In fact, the Northern Song Dynasty was in decline by this stage.
事实上,到这个阶段,北宋已经走向衰落了。
decline n. de- 向下 + -clin 弯,转
下降;衰退,衰落
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4. 翻译句子
Important sentences
(7) Its value is down not only to its great scale, artistic quality and attention to detail, but also to its representation of daily life.
它的价值不仅在于画幅宏大,艺术性高,注重细节,还在于对日常生活的展现。
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4. 翻译句子
Important sentences
(8) Some of these copies are now regarded as precious works of art in their own right.
现在其中一些摹本本身就被视为艺术珍品。
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4. 翻译句子
Important sentences
(9) The public’s continued enthusiasm about the Qingming Scroll, even after all these centuries, speaks volumes about the power of this historic piece of art.
甚至在几个世纪之后,公众仍对《清明上河图》热情不减,这足以证明这幅历史性画作的影响力。
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Homework
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Writing
Homework
Write a composition about Monet’s Blue Water Lilies with the help of the Internet.
What is the painting about?
What technique does the painter use?
What message does the painter want to get across?
What is the value of the painting?
How to protect the painting?
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