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Unit 3 A Taste of Art
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What are the girls doing?
They are standing and enjoying traditional Chinese paintings in an art gallery.
They feel quiet, peaceful and interested in the artworks.
Yes, I have. I went to an art exhibition with my friends before./ No, I haven’t. But I really want to visit one someday.
3. Have you ever been to such an activity?
2. How do you think they feel?
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Question
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Why do we need art?
Art lets us show feelings and enjoy beauty. It makes our life colorful and helps us understand different cultures.
In this unit, you will
1. talk about different types of paintings.
2. use infinitives to discuss art.
3. write an introduction to an artist.
4. explore the ways art inspires people.
Section A What do you like about art ?
(1a~2d)
At the end of the class, we are able to:
1.understand three listening conversations about traditional Chinese paintings and finish true/false exercises, fill in tables and tick related information.
2.master key words about Chinese painting artists, painting subjects and painting styles, and use sentences to compare Chinese and Western paintings.
3.communicate with partners about traditional Chinese paintings, talk about their subjects, styles and our feelings towards them.
Learning Objectives
Yaming likes traditional Chinese paintings very much. She is enjoying some famous works online.
1a Look at the paintings. What do they show? What are some themes often found in traditional Chinese paintings?
flowers
shrimps
horses
mountains
Common themes of traditional Chinese paintings: landscapes and animals
Luckily, she saw some information about an art museum show online. So she bought tickets and planned to invite her friends to enjoy it together.
1b Listen to the telephone conversation. Circle T for true or F for false.
1. Ella really likes Chinese art. T F
2. Emma is not going with Ella and Yaming. T F
3. They are going to see some Chinese paintings. T F
4. They are going to meet on Sunday. T F
5. They plan to buy tickets at the museum gate. T F
I finally see the works that I love very much.
Artist Xu Beihong Qi Baishi
Subject of the painting • __________ • shrimp
Comment on the painting • full of _____________
• seem like they’re ready to
burst out of ____________ • looks like the shrimps are
playing in _________
• a few brushstrokes to make the
shrimp look lifelike
1c Listen to the conversation at the museum. Complete the table.
horse
energy and life
the painting
the water
n./ʃrɪmp/
v.&n./bɜːst/
n./ˈbrʌʃˌstrəʊk/
从……中迸发出来
Artist Xu Beihong Qi Baishi
Style • influenced by ___________________,
• combined ______________ with
Western techniques • ___________________
in style
• showed the __________ spirit
Western paintings
Chinese ideas
Chinese
more traditional
Listen the conversations one more time and choose the correct answer.
1.Where will the three people meet for the art show?
A. At the school gate B. At the museum gate
C. At the city park
2. What did Qi Baishi use to draw lifelike shrimps?
A. many thick paints B. a few simple brushstrokes
C. Western drawing tools
3.What do Xu Beihong and Qi Baishi’s works show together?
A. Chinese spirit B. Beautiful water scenes
C. Different Western stories
Let’s find the functional language(功能语言) in the conversation.
打电话
发出邀请
描述/评价画作
询问具体信息
回应邀请
✅ 功能语言框架总结表
功能 常用表达框架
打电话 —Hello, this is... May I speak to ..., please?
—Oh! Hi, ... What’s up?
发出邀请 Would ... be interested to ...?
询问具体信息 What works will there be?/What time do you want to meet?
回应邀请 Wonderful!/ Sure! We’ll see you then!
描述/评价画作 It’s so full of energy and life!/ ... seem like they’re ready to burst out of the painting! /That’s so cute! It looks like... /
... look so lifelike. /Yeah, it’s amazing that...
1b and 1c
Read the conversation and learn some language points.
Conversation 1
Yaming: Hello, this is Yaming. May I speak to Emma, please?
Emma: Oh! Hi, Yaming. What’s up?
Yaming: Well, I have some extra tickets to the art museum. Would
you and Ella be interested to join me this Saturday?
Emma: Wow! What works will there be?
有兴趣做某事
Yaming: There’ll be Xu Beihong’s horse paintings, Qi Baishi’s
shrimp paintings, Zhang Daqian’s landscape paintings, and
Wu Changshuo’s flower paintings.
Emma: Wonderful! Ella really likes Chinese paintings, so I expect
her to enjoy it. What time do you want to meet?
Yaming: How about two o’clock on Saturday? We can meet at the
museum gate.
Emma: Sure! We’ll see you then!
期望某人做某事
Conversation 2
Yaming: This is Xu Beihong’s horse painting.
Emma: Wow! It’s so full of energy and life!
Ella: The horses seem like they’re ready to burst out of the painting!
Emma: And what’s this here?
Yaming: This is Qi Baishi’s shrimp painting.
Emma: That’s so cute! It looks like the shrimps are playing in the water!
Ella: Qi Baishi only used a few simple brushstrokes to draw the
shrimps. ①Yet, the shrimps look so lifelike.
adj./ˈlaɪflaɪk/
充满……
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Yaming: Yeah, it’s amazing that just a few strokes can be enough! Qi
Baishi’s work is more traditional in style, while Xu
Beihong’s style was influenced by Western paintings. Xu’s
goal was to combine Chinese ideas with Western techniques.
Ella: I think both of them were able to show the Chinese spirit in
their works!
v./kəmˈbaɪn/
combine ... with ... 把…… 与…… 结合起来
be influenced by 受……影响
1d Talk about one of the paintings in 1a.
A: Which of these paintings do you like the most?
B: I really like ...
A: Why?
B: ...
Which of these paintings do you like the most?
I really like Xu Beihong’s horse painting.
Why?
The horses are full of energy and look so powerful. It shows great Chinese spirit.
This painting is really long.
2a Look at the painting. What do you see? What do you know about it?
I see a very long ancient Chinese landscape scroll. There are rolling mountains and natural scenery all over the painting.
It’s Wang Ximeng’s A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains. It is a famous long Chinese traditional painting. It has many empty spaces and tells a story by showing different scenes from right to left.
2b Listen to the conversation. Tick what you hear about the painting in 2a.
□ Wang Ximeng painted it at a young age.
□ It is really long.
□ It brings you on a journey.
□ It is like a photograph.
□ Its painting style is the opposite of the Western painting style.
□ It shows the artist’s idea of nature.
√
√
√
√
adj.&n./ˈɒpəzɪt/
2c Listen again and put the information into the chart.
A. several scenes from right to left
B. show only one scene
C. often tell a story
D. many empty areas
E. whole background covered in paint
F. dark shadows
G. show the artist’s idea of the object
H. show things like a photograph
I. show the artist’s feelings and
understanding of the world
Traditional Chinese paintings Traditional Western paintings
A, C, D, G, I
B, C, E, F, H, I
n. /siːn/
adj.&v. /ˈempti/
cover ... in 覆盖
1.What do Chinese and Western painters have in common according to the conversation?
A. They both paint very long pictures.
B. They both prefer to show several scenes.
C. They both use art to express their feelings and understanding of the world.
2. Which of the following is TRUE about traditional Chinese paintings according to the conversation?
A. They show only one scene.
B. They often have empty areas with no paint.
C. They always use dark shadows.
Listen the conversation one more time and choose the correct answer.
Let’s find the functional language(功能语言) in the conversation.
表达喜好
描述和对比
表达共同点
✅ 功能语言框架总结表
功能 常用表达框架
表达喜好 I like...
描述和对比 ... preferred to show .../ This painting tells you a story by bringing you on a journey. /Traditional Western paintings often tell a story too, but they usually show only one scene. /Instead of painting everything exactly, he tried to show us his idea of nature.
表达共同点 ...do have one thing in common with.../They use their art to express their feelings and understanding of the world!
2b, and 2c
Read the conversation and learn some languages points.
Yaming: Look at these ancient Chinese paintings.
Ella: I like this one! It’s so different from Western paintings.
Emma: It’s really long!
Yaming: Yes. Traditional Chinese painters preferred to show several
scenes from right to left. This painting tells you a story by
bringing you on a journey.
不同于……
prefer to do 更喜欢做某事
Ella: Traditional Western paintings often tell a story too, but they
usually show only one scene.
Emma: Also, they often show things like in a photograph.
Yaming: That’s right! Here, the Chinese painter let his brush dance
across the painting. Instead of painting everything exactly②,
he tried to show us his idea of nature.
Ella: Hmm ... There are a lot of empty areas with no paint at all.
Emma: In many Western paintings, it’s the opposite. Every part of
the background is covered in paint. And they often have
dark shadows.
Yaming: But Chinese painters do have one thing in common with
Western painters ... They use their art to express their
feelings and understanding of the world!
有一个共同点
It’s amazing that painters can show their ideas and feelings in their works.
2d Look at the painting and discuss it in pairs. You may talk about other paintings you like.
What is in the painting?
What are the people doing?
What colours do you see?
How does the painting make you feel?
What do you think makes the
painting special?
Example:
A: What is in the painting?
B: There are mountains, rivers, and some small figures walking
along a path. It looks like a peaceful countryside scene.
A: What are the people doing?
B: They seem to be traveling or enjoying a walk in nature.
A: What colours do you see?
B: I see soft greens, blues, and browns. The colours are very natural
and calm.
A: How does the painting make you feel?
B: It makes me feel relaxed and peaceful. It feels like I'm on a
journey through the mountains.
A: What do you think makes the painting special?
B: I think it’s special because it doesn’t try to be realistic like a
photo. The artist used simple brushstrokes and left empty spaces,
which makes my imagination fill in the rest. It feels more like a
dream than a photograph.
Key Phrases
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
burst out of
be interested to
expect sb to do
be full of
be influenced by
从……中迸发出来
有兴趣做某事
期望某人做某事
充满……
受……影响
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
combine ... with ...
cover ... in
be different from
prefer to do
have one thing in common
把……与……结合起来覆盖
不同于
更喜欢做某事
有一个共同点
Language Points
1. Qi Baishi only used a few simple brushstrokes to draw the shrimps.
辨析a few, few, a little与little
肯定意义 否定意义 所跟名词
a few 一些;几个 few 几乎没有 可数名词复数
a little 一点儿 little 几乎没有 不可数名词
【拓展】
a little 还可作副词短语,意为“有点儿;稍微”,可修饰形容词、副词及其比较级和动词(短语)。如:a little hard有点儿难。
a little little a few few
Rome was not built in one day, so it’s important to keep learning. ①_________ small steps each day can lead to big achievements. However, ②_________ students have the confidence to speak up in class. They may have ③_________ belief in themselves or they are just afraid of failure. However, this can be changed. By practising, students can build confidence. They may make ④_________ progress at first, and if they can stick to their goals, they will get better results.
A few
few
little
a little
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2. Instead of painting everything exactly, he tried to show us his
idea of nature
辨析instead of与instead
词(组) 词性 含义及用法
instead of 介词
短语 意为“代替,而不是”,后面跟名词、代词或动名词
instead 副词 意为“代替,反而;却”,修饰整个句子,位于句首或句末
返回
During group projects, I used to wait for others to finish tasks, but now I take the lead ①__________. Besides, I voice my opinions bravely to support the team ②_____________ keeping quiet.
instead instead of
instead
instead of
Exercises
一、根据括号内提示词填空。
Qi Baishi used only a few simple _____________(一笔; 一画) to make
the shrimps look so real.
2. Look at the horses in Xu Beihong's painting! They seem like they're
ready to __________(冲; 迸发) out of the painting at any moment.
3. The __________(情景) of students reading quietly in the library
is very peaceful.
brushstrokes
burst
scene
4.The photos from our school trip are so ____________(生动的;逼真的)that they look like they were taken by a professional photographer.
5.My opinion is the ____________(对立的)of yours on where to go for the class trip.
6.The box is ____________(空的)—there's nothing inside at all.
7. My little sister loves watching the __________________(虾)swim in the fish tank at home.
lifelike
opposite
empty
shrimp / shrimps
二、根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词。
1. 听到这个好消息,她高兴得快要从房间里冲出来了。
Hearing the good news, she could hardly __________ __________
__________ the room with joy.
2. 许多青少年的穿衣风格受到网络红人的影响。
Many teenagers’ dressing styles __________ __________ __________
online celebrities.
burst out
are influenced by
of
3. 下雪后,整个操场都被白雪覆盖了。
After yesterday's snow, the whole playground __________ __________
__________ white snow.
4. 别担心,我还有几个好主意可以分享。
Don't worry. I still have __________ __________ good ideas to share.
5. 与其放弃,不如再试一次。
__________ __________ giving up, why not try one more time?
was covered
in
a few
Instead of
1. Listening and speaking: Yaming invites Emma and Ella to an art museum. They appreciate paintings by Xu Beihong, Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian and Wu Changshuo. They compare Chinese and Western paintings in styles, skills and backgrounds. They all agree that both kinds of art are used to show artists’ feelings and their views of the world.
2. Words and expressions:
shrimp, burst, brushstroke, lifelike, combine, opposite, scene, empty, combine ... with ..., cover ... in
3. Key sentences:
——Which of these paintings do you like the most?
——I really like ...
——Why?
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