(共29张PPT)
UNIT 1 ART
Listen and get the detail information about ink wash animation films
To make a presentation about a work of art
ink wash animation film
Applying the traditional aesthetics(美学) of ink-wash painting, ink-wash animation represented a great artistic breakthrough for Chinese animation, but very few such films were ever made due to the resources required. From 1961 to 1988, Shanghai Animation Film Studio produced four ink-wash films. The first, Tadpoles Looking For Their Mother, whimsically(异想天开地) depicts(描述) tadpoles meeting different animals while searching for their mother.
The last, Feeling from Mountain and Water, is a lyrical(抒情诗调的) masterpiece about an elderly zither musician and his disciple. Based on a tale from a Dunhuang Caves painting, A Deer of Nine Colors is animated in the style of ancient Buddhist paintings.
Before you listen, look at the following pictures and discuss the questions in groups. Use the words and phrases in the box to help you.
The Cowboys’ Flute
Tadpoles Searching for Mother
Feeling from Mountain and Water
These pictures are representatives of ink wash animation films. Have you seen any of them before What do you know about them
ink wash animation film, ink wash painting,
Qi Baishi, frame, Tadpoles Searching for Mother, The Cowboys’ Flute, symphony, hand-painted,
Feeling from Mountain and Water, guqin
n.交响乐；交响曲
Chinese cartoon films combine Chinese ancient painting, Dunhuang murals, murals in the Yongle Palace and colorful folk arts, like shadow play, paper-cut, and paper-cut for window decoration, and have developed cartoon film types like puppetoons(木偶片), ink-and-wash films and paper-cut films unique to China. Therefore, Chinese cartoon films are unique to China not only in content but also in form.
In 1960, ink-and-wash animated films appeared in China and caught the attention of the world as a breakthrough in the forms of expression and aesthetic conception in animated films. Children's films in this period employ colorful means of expression. The special effects in the science fiction and fairy-tale films unfold a brand new world for children.
Tadpoles Searching for Mother received the Best Animated Film Prize at the 1st Hundred Flower Awards and five international prizes. The Cowherd’s Flute was awarded the Golden Prize at the Odense International Fairy Tale Film Festival in Denmark(丹麦).
Listen for signpost markers
Signpost markers are phrases and expressions that are used to tell a listener what is going to be talked about next. Speakers use signpost markers when they want to introduce a new topic, to start a new point, to give an example, to summarise, etc. By listening for signposts, you will be able to follow what is being said.
Listen to the presentation and put the following items in the order that you hear them.
__________ the background of ink wash animation films
__________ a short review of the film
__________ introduction to the topic of the presentation
__________ a description of the story in the film
__________ an explanation of the decline in ink wash animation
Listen again and answer the questions.
1 Which film does the speaker mainly talk about
2 When were the three ink wash animation films produced
3 Why is the film regarded as a masterpiece of Chinese ink wash animation
4 What is the speaker's attitude towards the ink wash animation style
5 How do you feel about this kind of film
Listen again and tick the signpost words that you hear.
Making a presentation
Introducing the topic I'm glad to have this opportunity to…
Today, I'd like to talk/speak (to you) about…
My topic today is…
I'd like to share some thoughts on…
Starting a point Let me/ Let's start by…
First, let me tell you about…
I’ve divided my topic into…parts
Let’s turn now to…
Giving an example For instance, …
For example, …
Take…. for example, …
Let me illustrate…
To illustrate, …
Let me give you an example, …
Summarising the points In conclusion, …
To conclude, …
In short, …
To sum up, …
All in all, …
In brief, …
1. These pictures are representatives of ink wash animation films.
representative n. typical example of a class or group 代表
eg Many representatives of the older generation were there.
老一辈的各类人都在那里。
adj. 典型的；有代表性的 (常与of连用 )
eg The painting is not representative of his work of the period.
这幅画不是他那个时期画作的代表作。
【语境应用】根据汉语意思补全下列句子。
1) 作为一名销售代表，她的工作压力很大。
She had a stressful job ____________________.
2) 来自多个州的代表参加了这次谈判。
The negotiations were attended by ____________________________.
3) 你的意见能代表这儿所有的工人吗？
Are your views _________________________ here
as a sales representative
representatives of several states
representative of all the workers
2. … an explanation of the decline in ink wash animation
decline n. a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something (数量、价格、质量等的) 减少；下降；衰落
eg Home cooking seems to be in decline.
自己在家做饭的人似乎越来越少了。
vi.& vt. 减少；下降；衰落；谢绝
eg Car sales have declined by a quarter.
汽车销量下滑了四分之一。
【归纳】
1) fall into (a) decline 开始衰退/下降
in decline 在下降/衰退
economic decline 经济衰退
2) decline by 下降了……
decline to do sth. 拒绝做某事
decline one’s invitation 拒绝某人的邀请
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) We asked her to the reception, but she
_________ _______ __________ (谢绝了这个邀请).
2) He _________ _______ ________ _______
________ (拒绝讨论他的计划) with us.
3) Thankfully, this is a disease that is now
________ ________ ________ (在衰退中).
on the decline
declined the invitation
declined to discuss his
plans
Choose a work of art you like and prepare information about it. Use the table below to help you.
Main body Introduction Welcome the audience:
Introduce the subject:
Background of the work of art
Description of the work of art
Review of the work of art
Conclusion
Give a presentation about the work of art to the class.
