内容正文:
Section B (2a-2e)
Unit 5
What are the shirts made of?
Learning goals
1. key words:
its, form, balloon, scissors, lively, heat, complete
3. Reading skill(阅读技巧):
A general introduction of the topic is usually followed by specific details
and examples.
2.Useful expressions:
paper cutting, be seen as, turn into
Face-Changing
in Sichuan Opera
What do you know about folk or traditional art?
PART ONE
paper cutting
Beijing Opera
Sugar painting
kite making
shadow play
[ɪmˈbrɔɪdəri]
embroidery
Chinese knot
What do you know about folk or traditional art, like paper cutting? Tell your partner about it.
2a
What are paper cuttings made of?
What are these pictures used for?
What are expressed through paper cutting?
What common things are mentioned in the passage?
How many traditional art forms are mentioned?
What are they?
Paper, clay and bamboo
Prediction
sky lanterns
paper cutting
Chinese clay art
Three.
Beauty in Common Things
普通事物中的美
1.Find the main sentence of each paragraph.
Para 1:Chinese traditional art
Para 2:Introduce sky lanterns
Para 3:Introduce paper cutting
Para 4:Introduce Chinese clay art
Skimming
Fast reading
1
2
3
4
a general introduction
Specific details and examples
1
2
3
4
2
1
4
3
3
1
4
2
A.
B.
C.
Read fast and find out the structure of the article.
从概括到具体
2b
Read the passage and complete the chart below.
Traditional art form Materials used Symbols
sky lanterns
bamboo, paper
paper cutting
paper (usually red)
scissors
clay art
clay
happiness and good wishes
wishes for good luck and a happy new year
the love for life and beauty
common things
objects of beauty
Beauty in Common Things
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.
The topic of this passage is
.
Important things in life are
.
Common things mentioned are
.
special forms of traditional art
love, beauty and family
paper, clay and bamboo
Careful reading
a general introduction
形式
例如
被转变成
Make a mind map of Para. 2 .
sky lanterns
when to use
symbols
how to make
1. First used by ______________ to ______________ when ___________________
2. Now used ____________________________
Zhuge Kongming
ask for help
in trouble
at festivals and other celebrations
3. Made of __________ and covered with _________.
5. They are seen as symbols of
________________________________
bamboo
paper
rise into the air
happiness and good wishes
4.When they are lit, they slowly ________________________
1 Zhuge Kongming sent sky lanterns out for pleasure.
2 Sky lanterns are used at festivals and other celebrations today.
3 Sky lanterns are made of bamboo and covered with clay
4.The lanterns slowly rise into the air when thy are lit.
Write T for true and F for false according to Para 2.
F
F
T
T
读中策略:细读能获取更多的细节。
Make a mind map of Para. 3 .
Paper cutting
symbols
how to make
1.It has been around for _________________.
2.The paper, usually red, __________ before it __________with scissors into the most common pitures, such as ________________ and the things about _________________.
3.During the Spring Festival, they _________ on _________________________________
4.to wish ___________ and a _______________
1500 years
is folded
is cut
flowers, animals
Chinese history
are put
windows, doors and walls
good luck happy new year
when to use
Paper cutting has been around for over 1,500 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.
Careful reading
3.What kinds of pictures are usually found on paper cuttings?
On paper cuttings, the most common pictures are flowers, animals, and things about Chinese history.
How do people use paper cuttings during the Spring Festival?
People put paper cuttings on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.
剪刀
Make a mind map of Para. 4.
Chinese clay art
symbols ?
how to make
1.They are used for _________________.
looking
used for
shaped by hand
allowded to air-dry
fired at a very high heat
polished and painted
the love for life and beauty
People used to _____ sky lanterns ______when they were in trouble. But today, people light the lanterns and watch them ___________ the sky with their wishes.
Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the phrases in the box.
send
such as turn... into send out cover with rise into put... on
rise into
out
3. To make Chinese clay art, the clay is shaped by hand into things _________cute children or characters from Chinese fairy tales and stories. They are then ____________ paint.
2. The art of paper cutting _______ a simple thing like a piece of paper ______ a beautiful piece of art. People often ______these art pieces _____ the doors, windows and walls of their homes to celebrate the Spring Festival.
turns
put
such as
covered with
into
2d
on
5. What are the steps for making clay art pieces?
They are first 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.
6. Which art form do you think is the most interesting? Why?
I think sky lanterns are the most interesting. Because they’re not
too difficult for me to make. And it’s exciting to watch them rise
into the sky.
I think … is the most… because…
2e
Discuss the questions in your group.
How do you feel
about these special
forms of traditional
art?
Traditional art forms are the fortune of our country.
They should be known by people all over the world.
As a Chinese , we should be proud of them.
Love our traditional art!
Love our country!
Summary
Key words
its, form, clay, celebration, balloon, scissors, lively, fairy, tale, historical, heat, polish, complete
Useful expressions
paper cutting, be seen as, turn into, send out, be covered with, in trouble, be turned into
Reading strategy
moving from central to specific
Homework
Discuss which art form is the easiest and the most difficult, and list the reasons.
Find more beauty in common things.
Finish a piece of writing about Chinese folk art or traditional art.
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