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Starting out
The man who wanted to know everything
Watch the video and answer the questions (Activity 1) .
Which artist is the video about?
What works are mentioned?
What inspired the artist?
The man who wanted to know everything
artist
works
inspiration
The man who wanted to know everything
1. Which artist is the video about?
Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.
2. How about the works?
Mona Lisa and many drawings and notes of his ideas for his inventions including a parachute, a form of helicopter and a strange flying machine with flapping wings.
3. What inspired the artist?
The natural world, such as birds and their mysterious power of flight.
/ˌliːoʊˈnɑːrdoʊ/
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Quotes about inspiration
1. What do you know about these people?
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Quotes about inspiration
Paraphrase these quotes and share your understanding of them.
Imagination creates reality.
Inspiration comes from nothing but long-term practice.
I invent nothing. I rediscover.
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.
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Integrated skills
Art exhibitions
Read the comments and answer the questions (Activity 5).
1 What is the exhibition about? What artworks might you see in it?
The exhibition is about abstract art. We can see Storm and Superhighway in it.
2 Which comment makes the greatest impression on you? Give your reasons.
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Art exhibitions
Art exhibitions
Match the compound adjectives in Activity 5 to their meanings. Think of other words and expressions with the same meanings.
1 ____________: extremely impressive so as to take one’s breath away
2 ____________: known by a lot of people
3 ____________: making you feel great respect and admiration, and sometimes fear
4 ____________: very good at doing something
5 _______________: innovative, using new methods or achieving new results
6 _____________: very expensive
breathtaking
well-known
awe-inspiring
highly-skilled
ground-breaking
over-priced
Compound adjectives
Think of more compound adjectives.
1. n. + n.-ed 娃娃脸的
2. adj. + n.-ed
有礼貌的 思想狭隘的
心不在焉的 过时的
近视的
3. 数字 + n.-ed
独脚的
五个边的
baby-faced
good-mannered
narrow-minded
absent-minded
old-fashioned
short-sighted
one-legged
five-sided
注意:以下单位名词不加s。
三岁大的
两个礼拜的
单行的
两分钟的
three-year-old
two-week
one-way
two-minute
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Compound adjectives
4. n. + v.-ing 爱好和平的
5. adj. + v.-ing
美貌的 夸张的
6. adv. + v.-ing 影响深远的
7. n. + past participle
伤心的 手工的
8. adv. + past participle
直言的 守规矩的
peace-loving
good-looking
far-reaching
high-sounding
heart-broken
well-behaved
hand-made
out-spoken
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Compound adjectives
Brainstorm more compound adjectives to describe an art exhibition.
artist: well-known, highly skilled, …
artwork: awe-inspiring, ground-breaking, breath-taking, …
high-profile, free-spirited, self-taught, world-class…
eye-catching, mind-blowing, mind-bending, well-received, one-of-a-kind…
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Art exhibitions
Read the passage and answer the questions (Activity 7).
1. What are the common themes of art exhibitions?
The themes of art exhibitions include a historical period, a location or a trend, and one everlasting source inspiration of them all is war and peace.
2. What else do you know about Pablo Picasso and Feng Zikai?
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Art exhibitions
Listen to the audio guide and find out the main message of each artwork (Activity 8).
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Art exhibitions
Listen again and complete the notes (Activity 9).
the attack on the town
3.5 metres in height and almost 8 metres in width
dead or wounded
a more powerful effect
man
Art exhibitions
Listen again and complete the notes.
in protest of
some grass
the lifeless objects and the grass leaves
encouragement to the Chinese people as
leaves
well as his hope for peace
Art exhibitions
Complete the table with the expressions from the audio guide.
Art exhibitions
Complete the table with the expressions from the audio guide.
… by the well-known…
It measures…
It is widely believed…
In the centre of the painting, we can see…
Through…, I can see…
Through…, I can feel…
In my opinion, this makes…
… create a strong contrast.
I personally think…
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Art exhibitions
Now work in pairs. Choose one artwork to introduce and talk about your impression of it. Use the expressions mentioned above.
Guernica is a ______ (巨型的) and powerful anti-war painting by Pablo Picasso, __________ (尺寸为)3.5 metres in height and almost 8 metres in width. It was created in 1937 ______________ (作为对……的回应) the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. The __________________ (具有视觉冲击力的)painting is a black, white, and grey ___________ (构成) that ________ (传达) the chaos and suffering of war. It ________ (以……为特色/主要内容) disjointed (支离破碎的) figures—such as a woman wailing (恸哭) in grief, a bull, and a fallen warrior— ___________ (象征着) the horror and the injustice of the violent act. The work _________________________ (被视作一幅杰作) of 20th-century art, a cry against the brutality of war and _____________ (对和平的呼唤).
massive
in response to
composition
conveys
features
symbolizing
is considered as a masterpiece
a call for peace
measuring
visually-striking
Art exhibitions
Choose an art exhibition, or an artwork from an exhibition you like, and write about it using the words and expressions in this section (Activity 10).
Useful expressions
多么棒的展览啊!
There are many well-known artists __________ (exhibition) their awe-inspiring works.
掉落的树叶
值得参观
大量信息
数字时代
察看,观察
表达态度
长久不衰的
反对战争,维护和平
只列举一二
Check out the ground-breaking installations.
What an exhibition (it is)!
fallen leaves
be worth visiting
overwhelming amount of information
digital age
check out
voice/state one’s attitude
ever-lasting
protest wars and promote peace
to name just a couple/few
瞧一瞧,看一看
exhibiting
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check out
Check out the ground-breaking installations.
(1) (informal) to look at or examine a person or thing that seems interesting or attractive
察看,观察(有趣或有吸引力的人或事物)
Check out the prices at our new store!
看一看我们新商店的价格吧!
Hey, check out that car!
嘿,看看那辆车!
check out
We’ll have to check him out before we employ him.
我们得先调查一下再雇用他。
(2) to find out if sth. is correct, or if sb is acceptable
调查;查证;核实
Guests should check out of their rooms by noon.
客人必须在中午以前办理退房手续。
(3) to pay your bill and leave a hotel, etc.
结账离开(旅馆等)
Homework & Teaching plans
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英语选择性必修第一册
2019
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