Unit 4 Meeting the Muse Developing ideas 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语外研版选择性必修第一册

1 1 Pre-reading Watch the video and answer the questions (Activity 1). 1 What artworks did you see? 2 What methods did they use to create the artworks? 1 1 Pre-reading Watch the video and answer the questions (Activity 1). 1 What artworks did you see? Paintings and pictures. 2 What methods did they use to create the artworks? People create paintings with pencils, paper and paint, and create photographic artworks with cameras. From Paintbrush to Lens 3 Do you think technology can be considered a form of art? 1 Pre-reading Prediction: What is the text about? 1 While-reading 1 Check your prediction: What is the text about? 2 What is the topic sentence? Para. 4: Technological advances have led to a combination of art and technology. 3 How does the author develop this passage? 1. What is the main idea of each paragraph? 2. Organise the passage into three parts and tell what each part mainly says. 1 Para. 1 1. What is the main idea of each paragraph? Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 While-reading Para. 5 Para. 6 Para. 7 Para. 8 1 7 What comes to your mind when you think of art? Para. 1 1. What is the main idea of each paragraph? Are the artworks by Janet Echelman really art? Para. 2 Art and technology have always been seen as two very separate things. Para. 3 Today art and technology have been combined together. Para. 4 While-reading Para. 5 Para. 6 Para. 7 Para. 8 Developments are making the line between art and technology less distinct. The art-tech combination is changing our concepts of “art” and the “artist”. We can expect the unexpected with many artists exploring new possibilities. Questions over artworks’ overall quality have been raised. 1 8 While-reading 2 How does the author develop this passage? Introduction Para. 1-3 Combination of art and technology Para. 4-7 Conclusion Para. 8 1 While-reading 2 How does the author develop this passage? Introduction Para. 1-3 Art and technology are separate things. Combination of art and technology Para. 4-7 positive effects (Para.4-5) possible problems (Para.6-7) Conclusion Para. 8 We can expect the unexpected. 1 While-reading Read for detailed information. Read paragraph 1to 3 and answer the questions. 1.Think “art”.What comes to your mind ? 2.What essential question is asked in para. 2 ? 3.What is the author’s answer to that question ? 1 Read for detailed information. 1.Think “art”. What comes to your mind ? 2.What essential question is asked in para. 2 ? 3.What is the author’s answer to that question ? Greek or Roman sculptures in the Louvre and Chinese paintings in the Palace Museum come to our mind. Are they really art? artworks created by technology. Art and technology have always been seen as two very separate things. While-reading 1 12 Read for detailed information. However What is the main idea of the text? A. True art is losing its feature. B. Technology changes the development of art. C. People use art to express their thoughts and ideas. D. Technological advances combine art with technology. positive effects? possible problems? While-reading 1 13 While-reading Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram (Activity 3). Read for detailed information. Read paragraph 4 to 8 1 While-reading Millions more people have been able to experience a digital version of Along the River During the Qingming Festival. have led to a combination of art and technology its creation Digital paintings and videos 1 15 While-reading 3 Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram. A video of someone slicing a tomato played in slow motion. have led to a combination of art and technology making the line between art and technology less distinct A new “Rembrandt painting” printed in 3D. its overall quality 1 16 While-reading 3 Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram. have led to a combination of art and technology where technology will take art next definitely expect the unexpected 1 17 Read for genre The genre of this article is: A. narrative article B.argumentation article C. expository article While-reading 1 18 Think and share 1 Do you know of any artworks created mainly by technology? Share an example with the class. 2 What effect do you think technology will have on art in the future? 1 Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) 1956-2021 1 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 20 Unit 4 Meeting the muse Artworks created mainly by technology 1 21 bring new creating tools 1 change people’s concept on beauty 2 art will spread more quickly 3 bring more conbination and creation 4 Undergraduate & Graduate Courses in Art and Technology Digital Imaging 数字成像 Internet Art 网络艺术 3D Modeling 3D建模 Holography 全息术 Moving Image Art 运动图像艺术 New Media Art 新媒体艺术 Computer Animation 电脑动画 Video Art I and Video Art II 视频艺术 2 What effect do you think technology will have on art in the future? Technology has had and will continue to have a profound impact on the creation of art, transforming not just the tools artists use but also the very nature of what art can be. 1 22 Technology can also be an inspiration for art. 1 23 Assessment Read the passage and underline what you can’t understand Finish the reading part of developing ideas on your workbook 1 Thank you for your listening 1 $