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Unit 5
What are the shirts made of?
Section B Reading (2a-2e)
Unit5
What are the shirts made of?
SB 2a-2e
Work on
2a
What you know about folk or traditional art, like paper cutting? Tell your partner about it.
What are paper cuttings made of?
What are these pictures used for?
What are expressed through paper cutting?
Do you know what they are?
Yeah. They are Chinese paper cuttings. It’s one form of Chinese traditional art.
During the Spring Festival and wedding celebrations , they are used to decorate doors, rooms and windows.
It expresses people’s wishes for happiness and wishes.
Free Talk
Do you know any other traditional art in our country?
Beijing
facial makeup
Tianjin
Chinese
clay
art
Hebei
shadow
figures
Jiangsu
Chinese
knots
Sichuan
sugar
art
Hunan
embroidery
Hainan
sky
lanterns
Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art.
materials
history
function [作用]
How to make
occasions [场合]
symbols
When we are introducing traditional Chinese arts, what can we talk about?
Prediction
Beauty in Common Things
What does the title mean?
What does the passage may talk about?
3.How many traditional art forms may be mentioned? What are they?
sky lanterns
paper cutting
Chinese clay art
普通事物中的美
Chinese traditional art
How can be the most common things turned into objects of beauty?
Skimming
Read fast and find out the structure of the article.
A
B
C
Structure
A general introduction
总体介绍
Specific details and examples 细节和例子
MOVING FROM GENERAL TO SPECIFIC
从概括到具体(从总到分)
A general introduction of the topic is usually followed by specific details and examples.
主题的总体介绍后往往跟着具体的细节和例子。
Paper cutting has been around for over 1,500 years.
Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art.
Chinese clay art is famous because the clay
pieces are so small but they look very real.
According to Chinese history, sky lanterns
were first used by Zhuge Kongming.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Match the general topic with each paragraph.
Skimming
Pay attention to the topic sentences
While you are reading, try to pay more attention to the first and the last sentences of each paragraph. They will help you get the main meaning of the passage.
Scanning
Traditional art forms Materials used Symbols
sky lanterns
paper cutting
Chinese clay
bamboo
and paper
(red)
paper
clay
happiness and good wishes
wishes for good
luck and a happy new year
the love for life and
beauty
Read the passage and complete the chart below.
common
things
objects of beauty
Careful
Reading
Careful Reading
Read Para One and finish the questions below.
Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art. These usually try to show the things that are important in life, such as love, beauty and family. The most common things, from paper to clay to bamboo, are turned into objects of beauty.
Q1.What do traditional art forms try to show?
They try to show the things that are important in life, such as love, beauty and family.
Q2.What are the most common things
mentioned in the passage?
Clay, paper and bamboo.
Q3.What can they be turned into?
They can be turned into objects of beauty.
=They can be changed into objects of beauty.
Answer the questions below.
According to Chinese history, sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming. He sent them out to ask for help when in trouble. Today, sky lanterns are used at festivals and other celebrations. They are made of bamboo and covered with paper. When the lanterns are lit, they slowly rise into the air like small hot-air balloons for all to see. They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes.
Read Para Two and finish the questions below.
Careful Reading
Q1: What were sky lanterns used for before?
Q2: What are sky lanterns used for now?
Answer the questions below.
They were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when in trouble.
They are used at festivals and other celebrations as symbols of happiness and good wishes.
∙be first used by
______________.
∙ be used for_________
__________________
in the past.
∙ be used at ______
and ________________ today.
∙ symbols of__________
and _____________
∙ be made of_______
∙ be covered with _____
∙ _______ the air like small hot-air _________
happiness
Zhuge Kongming
asking for
help when in trouble
bamboo
paper
balloons
rise into
festivals
other celebrations
good wishes
Finish the mind map about sky lanterns.
History
Materials
Function
Symbols
Paper cutting has been around for over 1500 years. Paper cutting sounds very easy but it can be difficult to do. The paper, usually red, is folded before it is cut with scissors. The most common pictures are flowers, animals, and things about Chinese history. During the Spring Festival, they are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.
Read Para Three and finish the questions below.
Careful Reading
Answer the questions below.
Q1: What kinds of pictures are usually found on paper cutting?
Q2: How do people use paper cuttings during the Spring Festival?
Flowers,animals and things about Chinese history.
They put them on windows, doors and walls.
∙be around for
______________.
∙ The most common pictures are _______, ________, and things about______________.
∙ symbols of__________
________ and _______
__________
∙ Sounds very _______but
can be ___________
∙ be _____ before it is cut
with _________
over 1500 years
∙usually________
paper
red
easy
difficult to do
folded
scissors
∙be put on ______
______and_____
flowers
animals
Chinese history
windows
doors
walls
wishes for
goof luck
a happy
new year
Finish the mind map about paper cutting.
History
Materials
How to make
Pattern
How to use
Symbols
Chinese clay art is famous because the clay pieces are so small but they look very real. The pieces are usually cute children or lively characters from a Chinese fairy tale or historical story. The pieces are carefully shaped by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry. After drying , they are fired at a very high heat. They are then polished and painted. It takes several weeks to complete everything. These small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty.
Read Para Four and finish the questions below.
Careful Reading
What are the steps for making clay art pieces? Fill in the blanks.
The pieces ___________
_______ by hand.
They are allowed to
_______.
They _________ at
a very high heat.
They are ________
and _________.
are carefully
shaped
air-dry
are fired
polished
painted
First
Second
Third
Finally
Finish the mind map about Chinese clay art.
∙be so ____ but
look very _____.
First, be shaped;
Second, be allowed to
air-dry;
Third, be fired;
Finally, be polished and
painted
∙ show the love that all Chinese people have for_____ and _______
∙ The pieces are usually
__________or_________
from_______________ or
_____________________.
∙be made of ______
________________.
small
real
a very
special kind of clay
cute children
lively characters
a Chinese fairy tale
a historical story
love
beauty
Features
Materials
Patterns
How to make
Symbols
Summary
Beauty
in Common Things
traditional art
common things
sky lantern
paper, bamboo
paper cutting
paper
clay art
clay
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Enjoy a video about Chinese traditional arts.
Life is full of beauty.
Beauty comes from common things.
Traditional art forms are the fortune of our country.
They should be known by people all over the world.
Be Chinese cultural spreaders!
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Dicover beauty
Admire beauty
Spread beauty
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Homework
You must:
Draw a mind map of the passage(you can choose one of them).
Try your best:
1.Try to learn one of the traditional arts in our hometown and learn to do it.
2. Try to write one more paragraph to introduce the traditional art.
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