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

该高中英语课件围绕“灵感来源”主题，从希腊缪斯女神、牛顿案例切入，通过视频分析达芬奇创作、名人名言讨论搭建学习支架，衔接霍夫曼、谭盾、刀美兰等中外艺术家案例，形成“概念引入-案例探究-语言应用”的渐进式学习脉络。 其亮点在于融合文化意识与思维品质，以霍夫曼结合中国民间故事、谭盾中西音乐融合等案例，引导学生分析灵感共性与作品意义，辅以实用句型和词汇练习提升语言能力。任务型活动设计（如Read and find）助力教师高效教学，学生在跨文化探究中增强思维与表达能力。

Starting out & Understanding ideas Unit 4 Meeting the muse 1 Activity 1 Free talk (Together 2 min) Greek goddess (缪斯,希腊女神) inspiration(灵感) Newton put forward “law of universal gravity”(万有引力定律) Do you know where his muse comes from? 1. Which artist is the video about? 2. Which of his works is/are mentioned? 3. Where does he “meet the muse”? Watch a video and answer the questions. Activity 2 View and answer (Together 5 min) Activity 2 View and answer (Together 5 min) It’s about Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, who is also an engineer, architect and inventor. 1. Which artist is the video about? 3. Where does he “meet the muse”? He often meets the muse in the natural world, such as by observing natural things like plants and birds. Activity 2 View and answer (Together 5 min) 2. Which of his works is/are mentioned? Mona Lisa 5 The sources of inspiration vary from peoson to person. Activity 3 Look and say (T/PW 6 min) Let’s look at the four celebrities(名人)/artists and see their views on the sources(来源) of inspiration. 1. Imagination creates reality. --Richard WagnerGerman composer(1813-1883) 2. I invent nothing. I rediscover. --Auguste Rodin French artist (1840-1917) 3. Inspiration comes from nothing but long-term practice. -- Zhu Guangqian Chinese esthetician(美学家) 朱光潜（1897-1986） 4. Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. --Pablo Picasso Spanish painter and sculptor(雕刻家) (1881-1973) Summary: Each one reckons inspiration comes from ______ _______ _______ ________. He reckons inspiration comes from ___________. 1. Imagination creates reality. --Richard Wagner German composer(1813-1883) He reckons inspiration comes from ___________. rediscovery 2. I invent nothing. I rediscover. --Auguste Rodin French artist (1840-1917) imagination 3. Inspiration comes from nothing but long-term practice. -- Zhu Guangqian Chinese esthetician(美学家) 朱光潜（1897-1986） He reckons inspiration comes from ________________. long-term practice 4. Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. --Pablo Picasso Spanish painter and sculptor (1881-1973) He reckons inspiration comes from _____________. working Inspiration comes from observing things in the natural world. Inspiration comes from imagination. Inspiration comes from rediscovering sth. Inspiration comes from long-term practice. Inspiration comes from working. Which quote do you most or least agree with? Leonardo da Vinci Richard Wagner Auguste Rodin Zhu Guangqian Pablo Picasso Tick the most important sources of inspiration for artists（Ex.1 P50) and explain your reason. □ childhood □ family and friends □ books and films □ other artists □ history □ travel □ nature □ social issues □ private feelings □ culture and traditions □ imagination Activity 4 Think and tick (IW 2 min) Today, another three artists at home and abroad (国内外)will also show their different views on the sources of inspiration.Let’s read and find their sources of inspiration as well as the works(作品) based on the sources. (Ex.4, Page 53) Activity 5 Read and find (IW 8 min) Florentijn Hofman Dutch artist Tan Dun (谭盾) composer Dao Meilan (刀美兰）dancer 12 Activity 5 Read and find (IW 8 min) 13 Activity 5 Read and find (IW 8 min) Chinese folk tales Wuzhen's sights Chinese musical traditions rich cultural heritage What does their inspiration have in common? Their inspiration is related to _______________ ___________________________________________ traditional stories of her hometown life experiences and traditional culture, etc. Based on these sources of inspiration, what renowned works did they create? 14 Activity 5 Read and find (IW 8 min) Chinese folk tales Wuzhen's sights Chinese musical traditions rich cultural heritage traditional stories of her hometown Floating Fish 1.Music for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon The Golden Peacock 2.The 2008 Olympics 3.Nine songs 15 Quickly read again, try to underline some sentence patterns to describe the sources of inspiration. And then check them in pairs. For example: My inspiration comes from.... ...made me have an idea of... Activity 6 Read and underline (I/PW 6 min) Activity 6 Read and underline (PW 6 min) Activity 6 Read and underline (PW 6 min) Useful exoressions about the sources of inspiration 1. One way for sb to find inspiration is doing... 2. One’s inspiration has come from... 3. The inspiration for sb came from... 4. ...set sb’s idea for... in motion 5. ... have given him ideas for... 6. sb has been using...to tell stories. Activity 8 Appreciate and express (T/IW 8 min) What do you think they want to convey through their works. Choose anyone of their works to talk about your opinions. Activity 9 Analyse and summarize (T/IW 5 min) The text tells 3 stories of 3 renowned artists. Do you remember them? Florentijn Hofman Dutch artist Tan Dun (谭盾) composer Dao Meilan (刀美兰） dancer Where do you think the passage most likely come from?(Ex.3 P52) A. an art magazine B. an artist biography(传记) C. an online art forum(论坛) D. a poster for an art festival Read the quotes from the passage and answer the questions. Can you use reported speech to rewrite the quotes? Why do you think the author chose to use quotes instead of reported speech in the passage? Check your answers Check your answers Read the quotes from the passage and answer the questions. Can you use reported speech to rewrite the quotes? 1 During the walk and his stay there in the town, he had seen the fish being fed by people. ... 2 There was no territory in the world of music in Tan Dun’s eyes. 3 She thought she danced to represent the Dai people. Read the quotes from the passage and answer the questions. Why do you think the author chose to use quotes instead of reported speech in the passage?The author chose to use quotes in the passage to tell readers how the three artists get their inspiration or muses for their artworks, and by adding these quotes, the passage appears more believable and more convincing. Check your answers Activity 10 Think and share (GW 6 min) inspiration successful works ? What else is needed apart from inspiration behind their success? Each one chooses one aspect to explain. (Use complete sentences to express your opinion) Activity 11 Underline and absorb (IW/GW 20 min) 1. 一位荷兰艺术家/AA制 2. 在展览中(2 ways)-v._____ 3. 转向/向sb求助 4. 位于/坐落于...中/ 这个小村庄位于花海中。 5. 景区（2 ways) 6. ...的灵感来源 7. 中国民间故事 8. 世代相传(2 ways) 9. 鱼跃龙门 10. （对sb而言）变得生动，活跃起来（2 ways) 11. 在我呆在这里期间 12. 看见鱼正在被喂 feed-pt__ 13. sculpt--n._____-n.___(~家) 14. set...in motion 15. 音乐无国界 16. compose-n._n.__-be composed of.. 17. 一种结合/融合/组合 18. 翻译： Chinese music should carry...world. recognise-n.________ 19. 把一生奉献给...-n.____ 20. 自幼展现出...天赋 21. （非物质)(丰富的）文化遗产 22. v. 以...为特点/起重要作用 a.有/无特色的____ _______ 23. ...的象征/符号 a.________ 24. 表现出，彰显，激发，产出 ~ in/up/about... 25. 经过多年的努力 26. 翻译： she has made her dance... culture...world. 27. represent-n/a______ 28. 心怀国家精神 Activity 11 Underline and absorb (IW/GW 20 min) 1. 一位荷兰艺术家/AA制 2. 在展览中(2 ways)-v._____ 3. 转向/向sb求助 4. 位于/坐落于...中/ 这个小村庄位于花海中。 5. 景区（2 ways) 6. ...的灵感来源 7. 中国民间故事 8. 世代相传(2 ways) 9. 鱼跃龙门 10. （对sb而言）变得生动，活跃起来（2 ways) 1. a Dutch artist/ go Dutch/split the bill 2. on display/exhibition-exhibit 3. turn to sb for help./turn to (doing) ... 4. be set/located/situated among... 5. scenic zone/spot/resort 6. the inspiration for... 7. Chinese folk tales 8. pass down... through the generations ~ from generation to gerneration 9. a fish jumps through the dragon gate 10. come to life for sb/come alive Activity 11 Underline and absorb (IW/GW 20 min) 11. during my stay here 12. see the fish being fed 13. sculptor/sculpture 14. 触动..发展/使开始进行 15. There is no territory in the world of music 16. composer/composition 由...组成 17. a mix/combination of... 18. 中国音乐要承载人文精神的共同理念才能被世界认可 19. dedicate one’s life to (doing) sth.--dedication 11. 在我呆在这里期间 12. 看见鱼正在被喂 feed-pt__ 13. sculpt--n._____-n.___(~家) 14. set...in motion 15. 音乐无国界 16. compose-n._n.__-be composed of.. 17. 一种结合/融合/组合 18. 翻译： Chinese music should carry...world. recognise-n.________ 19. 把一生奉献给...-n.____ 20. 自幼展现出...天赋 Activity 11 Underline and absorb (IW/GW 20 min) 21. （非物质)(丰富的）文化遗产 22. v. 以...为特点/起重要作用 a.有/无特色的____ _______ 23. ...的象征/符号 a.________ 24. 表现出，彰显,激发，产出 ~ in/up/about... 25. 经过多年的努力 26. 翻译： she has made her dance... culture...world. 27. represent-n/a______ 28. 心怀国家精神 21. intangible/rich cultural heritage 22. feature/featured/featureless 23. a symbol of/for--symbolic 24. bring out/ bring in:引进 bring up:抚养，培养，提出 bring about:引起 25. through years of effort 26. 她将自己的舞蹈打造成一幅优雅的傣族文化画卷，呈现在..观众面前 27. representative 28. carry the spirit of sb’s country in one’s heart Activity 11 Underline and absorb (IW/GW 20 min) P39 “During the walk and stay here in the town, I saw the fish being fed by people.” feed… with… feed on… (be) fed up (with) sth. = be bored with/be tired of feed v. 喂养；饲养；养活 喂养 以……为食 对……感到厌烦 feed-fed-fed 31 P39 “During the walk and stay here in the town, I saw the fish being fed by people.” Translate 请不要给猴子喂你们自带的食物。 Please don’t feed the monkeys with anything you may have brought with you. 蝙蝠在夜间飞行，以昆虫为食。 Bats fly at night and feed on insects. 我讨厌这种下雨天。 I’m fed up with this wet weather. feed v. 喂养；饲养；养活 feed-fed-fed 32 P51 “During the walk and stay here in the town, I saw the fish being fed by people.” Translate 当我走进教室的时候，我看见墙正在被粉刷。 When I entered the classroom, I saw the wall being painted. see sb./sth. being done 看见……正在被做 33 P51 Since his first opera, Nine Songs, Tan Dun has been using a combination of Chinese music and sounds from all over the world to tell stories. Translate 已经连续下了三天的雨了，什么时候停呢？ It has been raining for three days in a row. When will it stop? has been using 是现在完成进行时；即动作从过去开始一直持续到现在，且还在进行中，并可能持续下去。 34 翻译 1. A more recent work of his is the huge Floating Fish, which was set among the beautiful landscape of Wuzhen West Scenic Zone. 他最近的新作是一条巨大的“浮鱼”，位于风景宜人的乌镇西栅景区内。 2. Hofman’s inspiration for Floating Fish came from Chinese folk tales passed down through the generations. 霍夫曼表示，“浮鱼”的灵感源自世代相传的中国民间故事。 3. This story came to life for Hofman when he visited Wuzhen and saw how people lived there. 当他游览乌镇，看到当地居民的生活时，这个故事立马生动地浮现于他的脑海中。 4. These sights set Holman’s idea for Floating Fish in motion. 这些画面让霍夫曼渐渐浮现创作“浮鱼”的念头。 x264 0.128.2216+688+32 a17ff54 tMod [8-bit@4:2:0 X86] Lavf56.40.101 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 Lavf59.27.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $