Unit 6 The art of the brush Welcome to the unit 课件 2026-2027学年译林版英语九年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕“文房四宝”展开，以2008北京奥运开幕式表演视频导入，通过Free talk提问艺术风格与工具引出主题，再以听力填空、对话练习、角色扮演为支架，构建从文化感知到语言应用的学习脉络。 其亮点在于融合文化意识与语言能力培养，借助音频听力巩固工具名称，通过对话角色扮演练习核心句型，语言点讲解prefer用法等。既增强学生家国情怀，又提升跨文化沟通能力，为教师提供完整互动教学流程，助力高效课堂实施。

Unit6 The art of the brush Welcome to the unit Let’s enjoy a classic performance from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. What artistic style can you see in the show? What tools do ancient Chinese artists use to draw such amazing paintings? Free talk Chinese ink painting 水墨画 brush、paper、ink Through the power of the brush, a universe on paper unfolds. Just like the Olympic scroll, with only brushes and ink, people can paint mountains, rivers and all the beautiful world on simple paper. That is exactly the art of the brush. In this unit ,we will 1.read about a calligraphy learning experience; 2.learn about calligraphy and painting; 3.describe our favourite painters; 4.better understand great artworks from around the world. Chinese calligraphy and painting are great treasures of art. The magic of calligraphy and painting all comes from four special traditional tools, we call them Four treasures of the study. Let’s learn more about them. Four treasures of the study The big white scroll in the Olympic show is made of this special paper. What’s its name? Dancers used their bodies as brushes, what’s the real writing tool? Xuanzhi writing brush Four treasures of the study Where does the black ink on the scroll come from? inkstick inkstone The Class 1, Grade 9 students are learning about the tools of calligraphy. Listen to the introductions and fill in the blanks below. Predict n. adj. n. n. The Class 1, Grade 9 students are learning about the tools of calligraphy. Listen to the introductions and fill in the blanks below. surface solid inkstick strokes Simon and Sandy are talking about the four treasures of the study. Sandy: Did you know that the history of the inkstick dates back thousands of years? Simon: Wow! I’ve never seen an inkstick before. People usually buy bottled ink now, right? Sandy: That’s true. But many calligraphers still prefer inksticks. Simon: I’ve noticed that the paper used by calligraphers is also different from the kind we usually use. Sandy: Exactly. Calligraphers usually use a special kind of paper, called xuanzhi. Simon: How is it special? Sandy: It’s soft but strong. It’s perfect for practising calligraphy. Simon: Interesting! I’d like to try writing on this type of paper! Listen to their conversation and answer the questions below. 1.How long is the history of the inkstick? 2.What is the special paper for calligraphy called? 3.Why do calligraphers choose xuanzhi to practise calligraphy? Its history dates back thousands of years. It is called xuanzhi. Because it is soft but strong, and it is perfect for practising calligraphy. Divide students into 4 groups to read the conversation aloud. Sandy: Did you know that the history of the inkstick dates back thousands of years? Simon: Wow! I’ve never seen an inkstick before. People usually buy bottled ink now, right? Sandy: That’s true. But many calligraphers still prefer inksticks. Simon: I’ve noticed that the paper used by calligraphers is also different from the kind we usually use. Sandy: Exactly. Calligraphers usually use a special kind of paper, called xuanzhi. Simon: How is it special? Sandy: It’s soft but strong. It’s perfect for practising calligraphy. Simon: Interesting! I’d like to try writing on this type of paper! Work in pairs and act it out! Role-play Pair work Work in pairs. Take turns to talk about the four treasures of the study. Use the conversation below as a model. A: Did you know that the history of…… ? B: Wow! I’ve never seen ……before. People usually …… A: That’s true. But many calligraphers still prefer …… B: I’ve noticed that …… is also different from the kind we usually use. A: Exactly. Calligraphers usually use …… B: How is it special? A: It’s …… It’s perfect for practising calligraphy. B: Interesting! I’d like to…… What Chinese calligraphers do you know about? Find one and share something about him or her with your classmates. Further study Language points Language points 1.Did you know that the history of the inkstick dates back thousands of years date back to + 时间 追溯到…… The traditional art dates back to the Tang Dynasty. 毛笔的历史可以追溯到数千年前。 The history of writing brushes dates back to thousands of years. 这项传统艺术起源于唐代。 Language points 2.But many calligraphers still prefer inksticks. prefer A to B 比起 B,更喜欢 A I prefer Chinese painting to Western painting. 比起西方绘画,我更喜欢国画。 prefer doing sth to doing sth 比起做 B 事,更喜欢做 A 事 She prefers practising calligraphy to playing games. prefer to do sth rather than do sth 宁愿做 A,而不愿做 B I prefer to use inksticks rather than buy bottled ink. 我宁愿使用墨条,也不愿买瓶装墨水。 Homework 1.Search information about the four treasures of the study and share with your classmates; 2.Write a short passage to introduce the four treasures of the study. $