While-reading:
Task 1:
1. Which part gives a general introduction
2. Where can you find specific information
Task 2: 见课本38页Activity 2b。
Traditional art form Materials used Symbolic meaning
Task 3: Read the passage again and answer the questions.
What do traditional Chinese art forms try to show
2. What were sky lanterns used for before and what are they used for now
3. What kinds of pictures are usually found on paper cuttings
4. How do people use paper cuttings during the Spring Festival
5. What are the steps for making clay art pieces
6. Which art form do you think is the most interesting Why
Task 4: Read Paragraph 2 and answer the questions. Then retell it to the class, using the mind map.
Task 5: Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.
Paper cutting has been ________for over 1,500 years. It is ________ to do paper cutting. The paper _________ before it ______ with scissors. Then the paper was ________ flowers, animals, and things about Chinese history. They’re the ________ of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.
Task 6: Read Paragraph 4 and put the steps for making pieces of clay art in order.
_____ allowed to air-dry
_____ they are then polished and painted
_____ shaped by hand from a very special kind of clay
_____ fired at a very high heat
Task 7: Try to find out the passive voice sentences in the passage.
Task 8: 翻译
1.把......变成......
2.根据
3.发出；放出
4.处于困境中
5.被......覆盖
6.上升到
7.被看作......
8.在高温下
Task 9:Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the phrases in the box.
Task 10: Mind map
Task 11: Discuss the questions in your group.
1.Which art form do you think is the easiest Which is the most difficult Why
2.Which art form would you like to learn Why
Ⅰ.用括号内所给单词的适当形式完成句子。
1. I've never seen this bird. Do you know ______(it) name
2. My sister is cutting the paper with a pair of __________(scissor).
3. The children are not able to __________(complete) the work on time.
4. They prepared lots of colorful _________ (balloon) for the party.
5. Mr. Green went to a(n) _____________ (internation) environmental meeting.
Ⅱ.根据汉语意思，完成英语句子。每空一词。
1. 我的床上盖着一个蓝色的床罩。
My bed is ________ ______ a blue quilt.
2. 火冒出的烟慢慢地上升到空中。
The smoke from the fire ______ _____ the sky slowly.
3. 中国人把红色看作喜庆的颜色。
Red ____ ______ ____ a color of happy events by the Chinese.
4. 保罗今天早上发出了二十多张请帖。
Paul ______ ______ more than twenty invitations this morning.
5. 他们住在一座小房子里面，沙发在晚上就成了床。
They live in a small house and the sofa ______ _____ a bed at night.(共36张PPT)
Unit 5
Section B
Period 2
its
form
clay
celebration
balloon
paper cutting
scissors
det. 它的
n. 形式；类型
n. 黏土；陶土
n. 庆典；庆祝活动
n. 气球
剪纸
n. (pl.) 剪刀
lively
fairy tale
historical
heat
polish
complete
adj. 生气勃勃的； (色彩)鲜艳的
童话故事
adj. (有关)历史的
n. 热；高温
v. 加热；变热
v. 磨光；修改；润色
v. 完成
Watch and fill
Paper cutting is a _______ folk art.
Paper cutting expresses Chinese people's wishes for _________ and _________.
popular
happiness
good luck
民间艺术
What do you know about folk or traditional art Tell your partner about it.
2a
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Sky lanterns
Paper cutting
Chinese clay art
A: What's this
B: It's ...
A: What's it made of
B: It's made of …
A: What's its symbolic meaning
B: …
What do you know about these things Read 2b, then finish the tasks.
Pair Work
general idea
specific information
1.Which part gives a general
introduction
2.Where can you find specific details
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
Task 1
Topic
sentences
这篇文章每一自然段的开头都有一句 __________, 它对该自然段起_______ 作用，它可以帮助我们迅速了解文章大意。后面紧跟着对该主题句内容的________。这样设计文章结构的作用是：我们了解了文章大意后，再对文章做仔细阅读时，对较难的文章的理解就容易多了。
主题句
引领
解释说明
观察与思考
Read the passage and complete the chart below.
2b
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Task 2
Traditional art form Materials used Symbolic meaning
sky lanterns
paper cutting
Chinese clay art
bamboo and paper
paper (usually red)
clay
happiness and good wishes
wishes for good luck and a happy new year
love for life and beauty
What do traditional Chinese art forms try to show
2. What were sky lanterns used for before and what are they
used for now
3. What kinds of pictures are usually found on paper cuttings
1. They try to show things that are important in life such as
love, beauty and family.
2. Before, they were first used by Zhuge Kongming to
ask for help when in trouble. Now, they're used at
festivals and other celebrations as symbols of
happiness and good wishes.
3. The pictures usually found on paper cuttings are flowers,
animals and things about Chinese history.
2c
4. How do people use paper cuttings during the Spring Festival
5. What are the steps for making clay art pieces
6. Which art form do you think is the most interesting Why
4. They put them on windows, doors and walls as symbols
of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.
5. They are first shaped by hand (from a very special kind of clay) and then allowed to air-dry. After drying, they're fired at a very high heat. They are then polished and painted.
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
2c
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Task 3
Sky lanterns
first used by Zhuge Kongming
made of bamboo, covered with paper, look like balloons
used for: asking for help in the past; at festivals now
symbols of happiness and good wishes
1.Who first used sky lanterns
2. What were they used for in the past When are they used now
3. What are they made of
4. What are they regarded as
Task 4
Read Paragraph 2 and answer the questions.
Now try to give an introduction to sky lanterns.
Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.
Task 5
Paper cutting has been ________for over
1,500 years. It is ________ to do paper
cutting. The paper _________ before it ______ with scissors. Then the paper was ________ flowers, animals, and things about Chinese history. They're the ________ of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.
around
difficult
is cut
cut into
symbols
is folded
Read Paragraph 4 and put the steps for making pieces of clay art in order.
Task 6
_____ shaped by hand from a very special
kind of clay
_____ allowed to air-dry
_____ fired at a very high heat
1
3
2
4
_____ polished and painted
Try to find out the passive voice sentences in the passage.
Task 7
把……变成……
根据
发出；放出
处于困境中
被……覆盖
上升到
被看作……
在高温下
神话；童话
Pay attention to the expressions below.
Translate the following expressions.
Task 8
turn (...) into
according to
send...out
in trouble
be covered with
rise into
be seen as
at a very high heat
把......变成......
根据
发出；放出
处于困境中
被......覆盖
上升到
被看作......
在高温下
such as turn...into send out
cover with rise into put...on
on
send out
rise into
turns
into
put
such as
covered with
Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the phrases in the box.
2d
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Task 9
Forms of traditional Chinese art
Sky lanterns
Paper cutting
Clay art
History:
They were first used
by Zhuge Kongming
to (1)____________.
Material:
(2)________and
paper
Symbols:
(3)____________
and good wishes
ask for help
bamboo
happiness
History:
Over (4)_________
Theme:
Flowers, animals and things about (5)______________
Symbols:
Wishes for (6)_____
______ and a happy new year
1500 years
Chinese history
luck
good
Theme:
Cute (7)________ or lively characters
Meaning:
These small pieces of art show Chinese people's love for (8)______________.
children
life and beauty
Try to retell the passage according to the graphic organizer.
Task 10
Task 11
Discuss the questions in your group.
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2e
Which art form do you think is the easiest Which is the most difficult Why
Which art form would you like to learn Why
Language points
(1) In a novel, form and content are equally
important.
(2) Our next class will take the form of a
debate.
1. Each different part of China has its own
special forms of traditional art.
中国的每个不同地区都有自己独特的传统艺术形式。
小说的内容和形式同样重要。
form n.
意为“形式；类型”。
我们下一堂课将采用辩论的形式。
(1) Our dream holiday turned into a
nightmare(噩梦).
2. The most common things, from paper to
clay to bamboo, are turned into objects of
beauty.
最普通的东西，从纸到黏土到竹子，都能变成美丽的物品。
turn (…) into
意为“把……变成……”。
我们梦想的假日变成了一场噩梦。
(2) Ten years of prison had turned him into
an old man.
十年大狱使他变成了一个老头。
拓展
turn的常见短语
turn up
turn down
turn on
turn off
turn to
turn around
调高
打开
调低
关掉
转向；翻到(某页) ；求教于
环顾四周
(1) Everything went according to plan .
3. According to Chinese history, sky lanterns
were first used by Zhuge Kongming.
根据中国历史，诸葛孔明首先使用了孔明灯。
according to
意为“依照；根据”。
一切均按照计划进行。
(2) According to Mick, it's a great movie.
据米克说，这是一部了不起的电影。
(1) He may be eighty, but he is still lively.
4. The pieces are usually cute children or
lively characters from a Chinese fairy tale
or historical story.
这些作品通常取材于是可爱的孩子或者中国童话或历史故事中生动的人物。
lively adj.
精力充沛的；生气勃勃的
他可能已有八十岁，但是仍然充满朝气。
(2) She made a lively dog out of the clay.
她用泥做了一只栩栩如生的狗。
live，lively，living，alive区别
1. live adj. [laiv]: 现场的；活着的，可以做前置定语
只用于修饰物。
2. lively: 生动的，活泼的，可以做定语、表语或宾补，可修饰人，也可修饰物。
3. living: 活着的，可以作表语或前置定语，可修饰人，也可修饰物。
4. alive: 活着的，与dead相对；可以做表语、后置定语或补足语，多用于修饰人。
The club has live music performances at night.
She is an intelligent and lively young woman.
He is the finest living pianist.
We don't know whether he's alive or dead.
(1) That joke's been around for years.
5. Paper cutting has been around for over
1,500 years.
剪纸已经存在1500多年了。
have been around
意为“存在；相传承”，
是英语非正式用法下的
一种语言表述结构。
那个笑话有年头了。
(2) All of these ideas have been around in
Washington for some time.
所有这些观点已经在华盛顿传播了有一段时间了。
这些作品由一些非常特殊的黏土精心制作，然后被风干。
(1) Did you read that piece in today's newspaper
6. The pieces are carefully shaped by hand
from a very special kind of clay and then
allowed to air-dry.
piece n.
意为“(文章、艺术品、音乐作品等
的)一件，一篇，一首，一支”。
你看过今天报纸上的那篇文章了吗？
(2) Liszt wrote lots of piano pieces.
李斯特写了许多钢琴曲。
(1) Shape the dough(面团) into a ball.
shape
意为“使成为……形状(或样子)；
塑造”。
把面团揉成一个球状。
(2) This tool is used for shaping wood.
这个工具是用来加工木料的。
(3) Teachers can help students shape value
systems.
教师将帮助学生塑造价值观。
1. form
2. turn into
3. according to
4. lively
5. have been around
6. shape
7. piece
Now 2 mins to test your spelling.
Spelling Bee
1. English-Chinese
form celebration paper cutting
lively historical polish
2. Chinese-English
黏土；陶土 气球 童话故事
热；高温 完成 剪刀
When finishing, exchange your papers to see who does the best.
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1. I've never seen this bird. Do you know
______(it) name
2. My sister is cutting the paper with a pair
of __________(scissor).
3. The children are not able to __________
(complete) the work on time.
4. They prepared lots of colorful _________
(balloon) for the party.
5. They have some beautiful _______(piece)
in their home.
Ⅰ.用括号内所给单词的适当形式完成句子。
its
scissors
complete
balloons
pieces
1. 我的床上盖着一个蓝色的床罩。
My bed is ________ ______ a blue quilt.
2. 火冒出的烟慢慢地上升到空中。
The smoke from the fire ______ _____ the sky slowly.
3. 中国人把红色看作喜庆的颜色。
Red ____ ______ ____ a color of happy events by the
Chinese.
4. 保罗今天早上发出了二十多张请帖。
Paul ______ ______ more than twenty invitations this
morning.
5. 他们住在一座小房子里面，沙发在晚上就成了床。
They live in a small house and the sofa ______ _____
a bed at night.
Ⅱ.根据汉语意思，完成英语句子。每空一词。
covered with
rose into
sent out
turns into
is seen as
Self-evaluation
各个击破
1. What traditional Chinese art forms have you
learned What do you know about them
2. Can you discuss traditional art using passive
voice
3. Can you use the words and expressions
correctly
form, turn into, according to, lively, shape,
have been around, in trouble,
at a very high heat
Homework
1. Review the new words and expressions
you've learned today.
2. Read the articles in Learning English.
3. Find more special traditional art in China.
4. Preview 3a-3b on pages 39-40.
