内容正文:
Developing ideas
Masters of Time
高二英语 外研版选择性必修三 Unit2
重点词汇
1. _____________ adj.珍稀的;贵重的;宝贵的
2. _____________ n.最大量,最大值
3. _____________ v.擦亮,擦光
4. _____________ v.(狗)吠叫
5. _____________ v.维护,保护;保存
6. _____________ n.短文,论说文
7. _____________ adj.宏大的,艰巨的
precious
maximum
polish
bark
preserve
essay
ambitious
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重点短语
1. _______________________ 按某人/物自己的节奏
2. _______________________ 日复一日
3. _______________________ 追溯(到……)
4. _______________________ 起源于,来源于
5. _______________________ 从……到……不等;
在……范围内变化
6. _______________________ 使……恢复生机/活力
7. _______________________ 活跃起来,苏醒
at one's own pace
day in, day out
date back(to...)
originate from
range from...to...
bring...back to life
come back to life
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重点短语
8. _______________________ 既不……也不……
9. _______________________ 对……保持乐观
10. _______________________ 跟随……的脚步
11. _______________________ 把……传给……
12. _______________________ 承担;呈现;雇用
13. _______________________ 开始从事;拿起;占据,
占用;继续;从事于;接受
neither...nor...
remain optimistic about...
follow in the footsteps of...
pass on...to...
take on
take up
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Post-reading:Task 1 AI Word
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瑞士钟表:铜镀金转花自鸣过枝雀笼钟
广州钟表:铜镀金福禄寿三星钟
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Look&predict:
What do these people have in common?
They are ordinary and great.(平凡而伟大)
the passage is about______.
experts
restore
clocks
Look at the title and the pictures. Predict what the passage is about.
combine it with the last part, we can guess the masters are clock restorator.
So the passage will talk about some clock restorators restore clock in Palace Museum
The Forbidden City
Wangjin---Master of time
Masters of Time
Lead-in
In the quiet courtyards of Xi San Suo, behind the high walls of the Forbidden City, time ticks at its own pace. If it hadn’t been for a three-episode documentary, outsiders would never have known that the plainly-dressed people working here are masters of their craft, who have spent their lives restoring precious antiques. Among these is the clock restoration master, Wang Jin.
If虚拟语气:与过去事实相反
If +主+had done, 主+would/ could/ might/ should have done
Xi San Suo 西三所(汉语直接音译),
故宫里的西三所是古时太妃们居住的
地方,俗称寡妇院,现在是文物修复
部门的工作场所。
Read and Answer
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Lead in: 我在故宫修文物
Pre-reading:
Mechanical Poems
ordinary master
第一步 速读课文 理清脉络
Activity 1 Reading for the main idea
1. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. The clock restoration master Wang Jin’s working environment.
B. Wang Jin’s attitude to his work.
C. How Wang Jin and his students repair timepieces.
D. The master of time—Wang Jin’s work and the characteristics of his work.
Reading comprehension
Activity 2 Skimming for the main structure
What is the structure of this passage?
total—divide
B. total—divide—total
C. divide—total
D. divide—total—divide
第二步 精读课文 领悟细节
Activity 3 Read the text carefully and choose the best answer
1. How do people know Mr Wang the clock restoration master?
A. By reading the newspaper.
B. By listening to the news report.
C. By watching a documentary.
D. By repairing their past clocks.
2. Why did foreign envoys present the most intricate and splendid timepieces to Qing emperors?
A. Because these timepieces were all from Europe.
B. Because Qing emperors were addicted to clocks.
C. Because these timepieces represent wealth.
D. Because these timepieces represent power.
3. What can we learn from the fifth paragraph?
A. Mr Wang’s family all repair clocks.
B. Every clock in the Palace Museum is repaired.
C. Mr Wang’s son is also a clock master.
D. It takes a lot of time and effort to fix the clocks.
1. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Quiet courtyards behind the high walls of the Forbidden City.
B. One of the most significant collections of timepieces in the world.
C. Some masters of their craft spend their lives restoring precious antiques.
D. A race against time that is in vain.
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Read Paras.2-4 carefully and do the following exercises.
1. Why do many people want to take a photo with Wang Jin?
A. Because he is a famous film star.
B. Because people admire him for his work.
C. Because he is the director of the Palace Museum.
D. Because they want to make money by taking photos with him.
2.What was special about Wang Jin and his students Qi Haonan?
They used to be the only two timepiece restorers in the Palace Museum.
√
...Given the complexity of the work and the lack of necessary materials, this means that each expert can work on a maximum of two large pieces a year. But, through their painstaking efforts, Mr Wang and his students do more than repair the clocks—they bring them back to life.
3. What does the word “this” refer to in the third paragraph?
A.Because he isn’t very experienced.
B.Because the timepiece is too large.
C.Because it is difficult for him to find the problem.
D.Because the repair work is complicated and necessary materials are in short.
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bring …back to life 使……恢复生机
Read Paras. 5-6 and do the following exercises.
1. Why does the author say “it seems unlikely that the restoration of the clocks will ever be complete” in Para. 5?
A. Because in the workshop there are other jobs waiting to be done.
B. Because there are so few professional maintenance persons.
C. Because it takes a long time to fix a clock.
D. Because many repaired clocks probably need to be repaired again.
√
Wang Jin is ____________ about it. Because he has passed on his skills to a new generation of artisans, who will not only __________________________________ but also ___________________________________ so that ___________________________.
What is Wang’s attitude to the future of the timepieces in the Palace Museum? Why?
第四代传人亓昊楠、王津
optimistic
help preserve traditional skills
bring innovation to clock repairing
it stands the test of time
Read para 5 and fill in the blanks
While-reading
Match the questions to the paragraphs and find out the answers.
Para 5
Para 3
Para 4
Para 1
Para 6
Para 2
Within the text
Hook (beginning)
Meat (content)
Summary (ending)
Para.3-Para.5
Para.1-Para.2
Para.6
Step 2 Read the text quickly to get the type and the structure.
feature
Summary
If it hadn’t been for a three-episode documentary, outsiders would never have known that Wang Jin,1. ______clock restoration master, who has spent his life 2.________(restore) precious antiques. Although now he is often stopped by admirers wanting their photo 3._______(take) with him, Wang Jin still regards 4._______(him) as an ordinary worker in the Palace Museum. Today, the Palace Museum has one of the most significant 5.__________(collect) of timepieces in the world, 6._______(main) originating from Europe and China. Through their painstaking efforts, Mr Wang and his students do more than repair the clocks—they bring them back 7.____ life.
Wang Jin thinks the sound of the repaired and polished clocks is the 8._____________(beautiful) music in the world. After eight months of endless adjustments, the gigantic clocks 9._____ date back to the time of Emperor Qianlong come back to life. Mr Wang and his colleagues sedately piece together the past with 10.______(skill) hands and modest hearts. It is as if they have become one with their craft and with the history of the country.
a
restoring
taken
himself
collections
mainly
to
most beautiful
that
skillful
A truly awe-inspiring moment.
chicken flap
dogs bark
woman spins
water flows
Antiques have lives.
Let’s end up the class with a documentary clip!
They all dedicated their lives to ONE thing.
The spirit of craftsmanship:
Patience
Dedication
Love
Perseverance
persistence
humility谦逊
devotion
patience
.....
modesty
craftsmanship
passion
optimism
accuracy
innovation
excellence
......
Wang Jin, a famous clock restoration master, is working in the quiet courtyards of Xi San Suo, behind the high walls of the Forbidden City. Wang Jin and his student used to be the only two people restoring clocks dating 1. hundreds of years.
To please Qing emperors, who were very fond of clocks, foreign envoys 2.________ (present) them with the most intricate and splendid 3. (timepiece), 4. ______(make) the Palace Museum one of the most significant collections of timepieces in the world. Each clock is unique, which means each expert can work on 5. _____ maximum of two large pieces a year.
What is the most beautiful music for Wang Jin is the sound from the 6.__________ (polish) clocks, which have come back to life. It is no wonder 7. these antiques have lives.
Though several generations of masters worked together, it is impossible for them 8. (restore) all the clocks, because those repaired ones need to be repaired again. 9. (follow) in the footsteps of his own teacher all those years ago, Wang passed on his skills to the new members, among whom was his son. The saying that “time waits for no man” is really 10. (reason) in this modern times. However, Mr Wang and his colleagues still devote themselves to restoring the history of the country.
back
presented
timepieces
making
a
Revision
polished
that
to restore
Following
reasonable
1. at one’s own pace ______________________
2. regard oneself as ______________________
3. day in, day out ______________________
4. be fond of ______________________
5. originate from ______________________
6. range from ... to ______________________
7. even if __________________
8. neither ... nor __________________
9. remain optimistic about __________________
10. pass on ... to __________________
11. take on __________________
12. take up ______________
按自己的节奏/速度
认为自己是……
日复一日地
喜欢
源于……;来自……
(范围)从……到……
即使;虽然
既不……也不……
对……保持乐观
传给;传递……给……
承担
开始从事
Revision
phrases
按自己的节奏(pace)
日复一日
追溯到…(date)
起源于
使…恢复生机/活力(life)
活跃起来,苏醒(life)
既不…也不…
对…保持乐观
跟随…的脚步
把…传给…(pass)
承担;呈现;雇用(take)
开始从事;拿起;占据(take)
从…到…不等; 在…范围内变化(range)
at one's own pace
day in, day out
date back to/ from...
originate from
bring...back to life
come back to life
neither...nor...
remain optimistic about...
follow in the footsteps of...
pass on...to...
take on
take up
range from...to...
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