Unit 4 Meeting the muse Understanding ideas课件-2024-2025学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit 4 Meeting the muse 1 What do you think muse means? FREE TALK What do you think art is? What art forms and artists do you know? Painting Sculpture Architecture music ... Let’s dance together. The song and dance was created by an English teacher who was struggling with how to get children to quickly remember the English names of various parts of the body. One day,when she was reading a teaching method book, she learned about the teaching theory of learning by doing, and it suddenly occurred to her that students could learn by singing and dancing. Tick what you think are the most important sources of inspiration for artists. Now work in pairs to compare and explain your choices. Read the passage and find out what inspires each artist. Read the passage quickly and find out who are the three artists we are going to learn about. They are: Florentijin Hofman,visual artist Tan Dun, composer Yang Liping, dancer An artist whose artworks are usually perceived mainly through visual means.(视觉艺术家） What is the main idea of the passage? A.Inspiration has nothing to do with life experiences. B.The sources of inspiration are important for an artist. C.Successful artists don’t need inspiration anymore. D.Artists can find inspiration easily. Who are the three artists? Read for the structure and details Florentijn Hofman, visual artist Tan Dun, composer Yang Liping, dancer Yang Liping's dance vividly shows the movements and gestures of the peacock. What does the three artists’ inspiration have in common? For the three artists, their inspiration all comes from their lives and experiences. Read the passage again and choose the best answers. ① What is the inspiration of Rubber Duck related to? A. Childhood amusement. B. Travelling experience. C. Chinese folk tales. D. His imagination. ② Which of the following is not related to Tan Dun's works? A. Nine Songs. B. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. C. 2008 Beijing Olympics. D. Spirit of the Peacock dance. 13 ③ What feature does Tan Dun's music have? A. Pure Chinese style. B. Street music. C. Combining tradition with other styles. D. Popular native Chinese music. ④ Why is Yang Liping known as the "Peacock Princess"? Because she has graceful behaviours. B. Because she won an award with peacock dance. C. Because she spent much time staying with peacock D. Because her inspiration comes from peacock. (Suggested answers: ADCB) 14 Choose where you would most likely find the passage and give your reasons. A. An art magazine. B. An artist biography. C. An online art forum. D. A poster for an art festival. A magazine is a large thin book with a paper cover that contains news stories, articles, photographs, etc, and is sold weekly or monthly. An biography is a book concerning someone’s life, written by someone else. A forum is focused on many people’s discussion or debate on a certain issue. A poster is a large printed notice, picture, or photograph, used to advertise something or as a decoration. 1.Combine the stories of the three artists in the text, your daily life, and your previous knowledge of the topic . 2.Do you get any inspiration from these artists? 3.Will you change your improper attitude towards life and study?What will you do? Speech Give a speech on” How ‘an eye of discovery’ can help us in study and life“ Inspiration comes from nothing but long-term practice. ----- Zhu Guangqian Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. ----- Pablo Picasso Go deep in life, it can return us with many surprises and inspriations. ----- Mo Yan 17 $$