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

该初中英语课件核心围绕限定性定语从句展开，通过观察书法图片用形容词短语描述导入，逐步扩展为简单句，再对比简单句与定语从句，搭建从名词短语、简单句到定语从句的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合中国书法文化（如王羲之、米芾故事），通过观察对比、小组讨论培养思维品质，设计语篇分析、造句及短视频录制任务提升语言能力与文化意识，帮助学生系统掌握语法，教师教学更具层次性和实践性。

Reading Unit 6 The art of the brush 1 Activity 1: Lead in Look at some pictures of calligraphy tools and works, and answer the following questions. •What do you know about calligraphy? •Do you think it’s easy to learn? •Have you ever tried practising calligraphy? •What do you think are the benefits of learning calligraphy? 2 Activity 2: Skimming Read the article “My calligraphy journey” silently and independently in 2 minutes and then finish Part A. 3 Activity 2: Skimming Let’s summarize the skimming skills together: •Focus on the first and last sentences of each paragraph. •Don’t pay too much attention to details and find high-frequency words. 4 Activity 3: Scanning Read the article again and choose the correct answers to the questions in Part B. 5 Activity 3: Scanning Read the article again and choose the correct answers to the questions in Part B. 6 Activity 4: Consolidation Complete the article in Part C using the correct forms of the words and phrase in the box. attention take pleasure in 7 Activity 4: Consolidation Complete the article in Part C using the correct forms of the words and phrase in the box. still characters Focus 8 Activity 4: Consolidation Complete the article in Part C using the correct forms of the words and phrase in the box. pressure pride appear 9 Activity 4: Consolidation Look through the article “My calligraphy journey” to find clues and answer Question 1 in Part D. After checking the answer to Q1, discuss Questions 2 and 3 in groups. 1. Why does Sandy begin her article with making Spring Festival couplets? 2. What other activities can help people focus? Give an example. She starts with writing Spring Festival couplets to show her achievement in calligraphy. It also creates a vivid scene to draw readers’ interest. The beginning echoes the ending of the article. Reading can help people focus. When I read a good book, I will put aside other troubles and concentrate on the story. 10 Activity 4: Consolidation Look through the article “My calligraphy journey” to find clues and answer Question 1 in Part D. After checking the answer to Q1, discuss Questions 2 and 3 in groups. 3. Have you ever tried any form of art? If so, what is it and how does it make you feel? Yes. I have tried drawing. When I draw pictures, I feel relaxed and peaceful. It brings me great joy. 11 Activity 5: Transfer Find three kinds of sentences in the article “My calligraphy journey” and underline them. ①sentences about the advantages of calligraphy ②sentences about why Sandy began to learn calligraphy ③sentences about her feelings or gains from calligraphy 12 Activity 5: Transfer Find three kinds of sentences in the article “My calligraphy journey” and underline them. ①sentences about the advantages of calligraphy •Calligraphy has helped me become more patient and focused. •Calligraphy is now one of my hobbies that help me relax. •Whenever I feel down or under pressure, I pick up my brush. Practising calligraphy always makes me feel better. 13 Activity 5: Transfer Find three kinds of sentences in the article “My calligraphy journey” and underline them. ②sentences about why Sandy began to learn calligraphy •My love of calligraphy began when my father took me to a museum. •I was amazed to see so many wonderful pieces of writing. To me, the ancient calligraphy looked like beautiful pictures. •After we came home from the museum, I decided to try it myself right away. 14 Activity 5: Transfer Find three kinds of sentences in the article “My calligraphy journey” and underline them. ③sentences about her feelings or gains from calligraphy •Over time, I learnt to focus, and I took pleasure in producing better work. •While practising calligraphy, I have also learnt more about Chinese characters. •When I write, I feel my breath slow down and my mind get quiet. •I look at this with pride and happiness. 15 Activity 5: Transfer Use the three kinds of sentence patterns to make new sentences, replacing the calligraphy with other activities. ①Playing the piano has helped me become more focused and confident. ②My love of music began when I watched a piano show. I was amazed to hear such beautiful sounds. After the show, I decided to learn to play it right away. ③Over time, I learnt to keep practising, and I took pleasure in playing nice pieces. When I play, I feel my stress go away and my mind get relaxed. I look at my improvement with pride and happiness. 16 Activity 5: Transfer Talk about your own hobbies in pairs. A: What’s your hobby? B: I like playing badminton. A: How did you start it? B: My PE teacher introduced it to me. A: What do you learn from it? B: It makes me strong and helps me relax. What about you? A: I love listening to music. It cheers me up when I’m tired. B: Sounds great. 17 Activity 6: Summarize Summarize what you have learnt today. •three reading skills •the article •useful words and sentences 18 Homework 1. Write a short passage (3~5 sentences) about your favourite art form or hobby. Try to use at least two learnt sentence structures. (Required) 2. Talk about your hobby to your friends in English, including why you started it, its advantages and your feelings. Record your talk if possible. (Optional) 19 Thank you! 20 $Grammar Unit 6 The art of the brush 1 Activity 1: Lead in Look at some pictures of calligraphers and their artworks. Brainstorm freely and say some noun phrases with adjectives as attributives to describe the people and artworks in the pictures. •a famous calligrapher Adjectives help us describe people or things more clearly. •a beautiful piece of calligraphy 2 Activity 2: Sentence pattern progression Expand the noun phrases you have sorted out into complete declarative sentences. •a writing brush → This is a writing brush. •a great artist → He is a great artist. •a famous calligrapher → He is a famous calligrapher. 3 ①简单句：The man is a famous calligrapher. He is Wang Xizhi. 定语从句：Wang Xizhi is a calligrapher who is famous. ②简单句：This is a writing brush. It is used for Chinese calligraphy. 定语从句：This is a writing brush which is used for Chinese calligraphy. ③简单句：He is a great artist. He creates beautiful calligraphy works. 定语从句：He is a great artist that creates beautiful calligraphy works. ④简单句：This is a famous work. It is called Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection. 定语从句：This is a famous work that is called Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection. Activity 2: Sentence pattern progression Observe the contrastive sentence groups of simple sentences and relative clauses. Perceive the differences between the two types of sentences, and think about how to make the sentences more informative. 4 Activity 3: Rule observation Independently observe and compare the sentence groups in Activity 2 within 2 minutes, and understand the modifying function of defining relative clauses. Then complete the rule box in Part A. before 5 Activity 4: Practical exercise and antecedents Read the passage written by Sandy in Part A1, and underline all the defining relative clauses in the passage. 6 Activity 4: Practical exercise and antecedents Observe the underlined defining relative clauses and find out the nouns/pronouns before the clauses and circle them. Discuss with your deskmate to explore the function of the circled nouns/pronouns, and then try to independently summarize the concept and meaning of antecedents. Antecedent (先行词)：It is the noun/pronoun before a defining relative clause, which the relative clause describes or modifies. 7 Activity 4: Practical exercise and antecedents Write three sentences about art, using defining relative clauses introduced by who, which, or that. Share your sentences with the class. The artist who draws Chinese paintings is my favourite. This is the painting that/which shows the beauty of nature. I like the works that our local artist created. 8 Activity 5: Relative pronoun exploration Observe the relative clauses presented by the teacher and circle the relative pronouns connecting the main clause and the relative clause in each sentence. 9 •Some of the artists who created these works are well known at home and abroad. •It is a form of writing which dates back over 3,000 years. •Calligraphy is an art form that is very popular in China. •There are many famous works by calligraphers that lived a long time ago. Activity 5: Relative pronoun exploration Observe the examples grouped by who, which and that, and circle the antecedents and relative pronouns it each group of sentences. In groups, discuss the usage of these linking words, then summarize the rules and complete the rule box in Part B. people things people and things 10 Activity 5: Relative pronoun exploration Finish Part B1. which/that is on 20 October which/that are very modern 11 Activity 5: Relative pronoun exploration Finish Part B1. which/that may be strange to them who/that are famous for their creativity 12 Activity 6: Exercise time Finish the exercises in Parts B2 and B3. After completing each part of the exercise, check the answers with your deskmate, and correct your own mistakes. which/that will take place at Sunshine Museum, who/that will be at the show which/that I like best who/that live in the countryside which/that the artist uses to paint people 13 Activity 7: Consolidation Sort out the grammar context and build a knowledge framework to form a systematic understanding of defining relative clauses. people things people and things 14 Homework 1. Retell the core grammar knowledge of this lesson in English. It should include the definition of defining relative clauses, the concept of antecedents, and the usage of relative pronouns (who, which, that). (Required) 2. Write 5 sentences, using defining relative clauses. (Required) 3. Introduce a traditional Chinese artwork (such as calligraphy or painting) by using 2~3 defining relative clauses, and record a short video (1~2 minutes). (Optional) 15 Thank you! 16 $Unit 6 The art of the brush Integration 1 Activity 1: Lead in Share your favourite art forms in daily life and get a preliminary understanding of the topic. The power of art 2 Activity 2: Fast reading Read the passage in Part A quickly to grasp the main idea and figure out its structure. Structure Para. 1 Introduction： Art is everywhere and it can shape our lives. Paras. 2~5 Body： •Art brings us joy. •Art changes the way we see the world. •Art spreads culture. •Art also connects people. Para. 6 Conclusion： Art makes our lives richer and it is a priceless treasure. 3 Activity 2: Fast reading Read the passage in Part A quickly to grasp the main idea and figure out its structure. Main idea This article tells us art is everywhere in our life. It has many powers: it brings joy, changes our views of the world, spreads culture and connects people. Art makes our lives richer. 4 Yes, I think art is important in my daily life. It brings me joy when I draw or listen to music. It helps me find beauty around me and makes my life richer. Read the passage in Part A again and answer the two questions below the passage. 1. What are the different ways that art influences us according to the passage? 2. Do you think art is important in your daily life? Why or why not? Art brings us joy. It changes the way we see the world. It spreads culture. It also connects people. Activity 3: In-depth understanding 5 Activity 4: Look and predict Look at the fact sheet in Part B1 and the notes in Part B2, predict what information needs to be filled in blanks and prepare for listening. 6 Activity 5: Listen and complete Listen to the recording of Part B1 for the first time and fill in the blanks in the fact sheet based on what you hear. Then listen a second time to check and complete any missing information. Brushes silk people careful from spirit 7 Activity 6: Describe the paintings Work in pairs. Describe the two painting methods—gongbi and xieyi—in your own words, using information from Part B1, and use words from the listening like brushwork, shape and spirit. A: Can you tell me something about gongbi? B: Sure. Gongbi has careful and tidy brushwork. It tries to get the shape of things right. It focuses on similarity in form. A: What about xieyi? B: Xieyi has a freer style. It does not care so much about the exact shape. It wants to show the spirit of the subject. 8 Activity 6: Describe the paintings Make sentences using gongbi or xieyi, and then check sentences with your partner to practise the vocabulary. •Gongbi has tidy brushwork and focuses on the exact shape of things, while xieyi cares more about the spirit behind them. •Compared with gongbi that paints every shape carefully with fine brushwork, xieyi tries its best to catch the spirit of the subject. 9 Activity 7: Listen, complete and say Listen to the conversation and complete the notes in Part B2. Then identify the works and characteristics of Vincent van Gogh, Leonardo da Vinci, and Pablo Picasso. The Starry Night the night sky the lady’s smile Three Musicians shapes 10 Activity 7: Listen, complete and say Listen to the conversation and complete the notes in Part B2. Then identify the works and characteristics of Vincent van Gogh, Leonardo da Vinci, and Pablo Picasso. What do you see? What colours did they use? What did they paint? •Vincent van Gogh used bright colours. •Leonardo da Vinci painted with great detail. •Pablo Picasso loved abstract shapes. Every artist has his or her own style—that’s what makes art so wonderful! 11 Activity 8: Read and complete Complete the blog post in Part B3 with the information in Parts B1 and B2. Pay attention to the spelling and plural forms of words. silk landscapes two 12 Activity 8: Read and complete Complete the blog post in Part B3 with the information in Parts B1 and B2. Pay attention to the spelling and plural forms of words. the night sky shapes the lady’s smile France 13 Activity 9: Order and decode Finish the “Reorder the conversation+ Information decoding” activity. ①Arrange the disordered conversation strips in the correct logical order to complete the reordering. ②Circle 3 key points in the sorted conversation—the name of the art exhibition they are talking about, their feelings about the art exhibition, and their plans afterwards. 14 Activity 9: Order and decode Read the complete sorted conversation aloud with your partner and pay attention to the tone of the conversation. 15 Activity 10: Imitate and present Work in pairs, imitate the conversation model in Part C, and talk about your favourite artists or art shows. A: What did you think of the Qi Baishi art show? B: I loved it! The way his brushwork showed little shrimps was amazing. It seemed that the shrimps in his paintings were really swimming! A: Not just the shrimps, but everything! The flowers, vegetables and birds in his paintings all seemed to be alive. How amazing! B: Great paintings can bring so much new life to common things. A: I agree. It’s so interesting. I’m really glad we went to that art show. B: Perhaps we should go to another art show together sometime. A: Sure! 16 His style is Post‑Impressionism. He used bright colours and strong brush strokes. Activity 11: Read and answer Read and answer the questions about a painter you like best in Part D1. He lived and worked in the 19th century in France and the Netherlands. 1. Who is your favourite painter? 2. When and where does/did this painter live and work? My favourite painter is Vincent van Gogh. 3. What is his or her painting style? 17 Activity 11: Read and answer Read and answer the questions about a painter you like best in Part D1. My favourite work by him is The Starry Night. 4. What does/did he or she often paint? 5. What is your favourite work by this painter? He often painted flowers, landscapes and self‑portraits. 18 Activity 12: Analyze the structure Read Sandy’s article about her favourite painter in Part D2, analyze the structure of the article and extract the writing framework. 19 Activity 12: Analyze the structure Find the useful expressions in the article in Part D2 and try to use them in your own writing. •a Chinese painter born in 1895 •be most famous in the first half of the 20th century •began studying painting when he was very young •became an expert at traditional Chinese painting •travelled a great deal •had a big influence on him •lose some of its importance •stop trying new methods •became interested in creating new styles of art •mixed traditional Chinese and Western methods 20 Activity 13: Write an article Write an article about a painter you like best based on the information in Part D1. Use Sandy’s article in Part D2 as a model. You can also use the Useful expressions in Part D3. 21 Activity 14: Share and revise Share your article and listen carefully to the content of other students’ writing. My favourite painter is Vincent van Gogh, a Dutch painter born in 1853. He was an artist who was most famous in the second half of the 19th century. Van Gogh began drawing when he was very young. He quickly became an expert at painting. He also travelled a great deal and worked in different cities. Studying art in France had a big influence on him. He believed that painting would lose some of its importance if artists stopped trying new methods. Therefore, he became interested in creating new styles of art that mixed bright colours with powerful brushwork. Van Gogh often painted natural views, especially flowers and starry nights. My favourite painting of his is The Starry Night. I love the sky in this painting because it looks so lively and full of energy. If you like colourful paintings, you will certainly love Van Gogh’s works. 22 Activity 14: Share and revise Exchange your article with your partner and check each other’s work. My favourite painter is Qi Baishi, a Chinese painter born in 1864. He was an artist who was most famous in the first half of the 20th century. Qi began studying painting when he was very young. He quickly became an expert at traditional Chinese painting. He also travelled a great deal and learnt from many great artists. Studying traditional folk art had a big influence on him. He believed that traditional Chinese painting would lose some of its importance if painters stopped trying new methods. Therefore, he became interested in creating new styles of art that mixed traditional Chinese and modern methods. Qi often painted animals, especially shrimps and birds. My favourite painting of his is Shrimps. I love the shrimps in this painting because they look so lively and full of energy. If you like beautiful paintings of small animals, you will certainly love Qi’s works. 23 Homework 1. Improve the article you finished in class. Use the feedback from your teacher and classmates to correct any grammar mistakes and add more details. Make sure your article is complete and clearly organized. (Required) 2. Share your article with your family in simple English and record a short audio clip. (Optional) 24 Thank you! 25 $Welcome to the unit Unit 6 The art of the brush 1 Activity 1: Warm up Share your pre-learning outcomes in groups, including the English names of the four treasures of the study. writing brush xuanzhi inkstick inkstone 2 Activity 2: Listen and fill Listen to the introductions to the tools of calligraphy and fill in the blanks in Part A. surface solid 3 Activity 2: Listen and fill Listen to the introductions to the tools of calligraphy and fill in the blanks in Part A. water strokes 4 Activity 3: Listen, fill and learn Listen to the conversation in Part B and think about the main idea. 5 Activity 3: Listen, fill and learn Listen to the conversation in Part B again and fill in the blanks below according to what you hear. inkstick used ink xuanzhi soft practising “date back”—it means to have existed since a particular time in the past or for the length of time mentioned. be called xuanzhi means that we call it xuanzhi. 6 Activity 4: Read and learn Read the conversation in Part B after the recording, paying attention to pronunciation, intonation and emotion. Then read in roles in pairs. 7 Activity 4: Read and learn Learn the usage of the core sentence patterns in the conversation in Part B. •Did you know that…? Did you know that the history of the inkstick dates back thousands of years? •I’ve never… before. I’ve never used an inkstick before. •It’s… but…. It is soft but strong. 8 Activity 5: Create a new conversation Imitate the conversation model in Part B to create a new conversation about the writing brush or inkstone, using the core sentence patterns you have learnt. A: Did you know that the history of the writing brush dates back thousands of years? B: Wow! I’ve never used a writing brush before. People usually use pens now, right? A: That’s true. But many calligraphers still prefer writing brushes. B: I’ve noticed that the writing brush is also different from the pens we usually use. A: Exactly. Calligraphers usually use a special kind of tool called a writing brush. B: How is it special? A: It’s soft but strong. It’s perfect for creating different strokes. B: Interesting! I’d like to try writing with this tool! 9 Activity 6: Culture sharing Have a talk with the teacher and get to know some key points about Wang Xizhi. •Title: Sage of Calligraphy •Dynasty: Eastern Jin Dynasty •Famous work: Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection •Style: elegant and flowing 10 Activity 6: Culture sharing Discuss the following question in groups and express your views combined with your own cognition. •What do you think of Wang Xizhi’s influence on Chinese calligraphy? Wang Xizhi is the “Sage of Calligraphy”, and his style has influenced calligraphy for over 1,500 years. He is a great calligrapher in Chinese history. 11 Homework 1. Finish Parts A1 and A2 in workbook. (Required) 2. Read the conversation in Part B aloud and try to recite the key sentences. (Required) 3. Introduce another Chinese calligrapher in three sentences. (Optional) 12 Thank you! 13 $