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Unit 4 Understanding Ideas
--- Live from the Louvre
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1. Where is the Louvre Museum
A. In London.
B. In Paris.
C. In Berlin.
2. When was the original castle of the Louvre built
A. The 12th century.
B. The 15th century.
C. The 18th century.
3. How many works of art are there in its collection
A. Around 180,000.
B. Around 400,000.
C. Around 480,000.
4. Which work of art is among the “Big Three” attractions of the Louvre
A. The Code of Hammurabi.
B. Liberty Leading the People.
C. Venus de Milo.
“Big Three” attractions of the Louvre
Venus de Milo
Mona Lisa
Winged Victory of Samothrace
1.The Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum or the Louvre is a historic monument in Paris, France. A central l__________ of the city, it is l__________ on the right bank of the Seine in the city's 1st district. The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, o__________ built as a fortress in the late 12th century. It opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537paintings. Nowadays, a____________ 38,000objects from prehistory to the 21st century are e__________ over an area of 72,735 square metres. It r__________ millions of visitors each year.
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ocated
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xhibitede
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2. The "Big Three" attractions of the Louvre
The "Big Three" attractions of the Louvre are g__________ believed to be
1)Venus de Milo
2)the Winged Victory of Samothrace
3) Mona Lisa.
enerally
2. The "Big Three" attractions of the Louvre
Venus de Milo
Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek s_________ and
one of the most famous w__________ of ancient
Greek sculpture. It is well-known for the mystery of
her m__________ arms.
tatue
orks
issing
2. The "Big Three" attractions of the Louvre
The Winged Victory of Samothrace
The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called Nike of
Samothrace, is a marble Hellenistic s__________ of
Nike (the Greek goddess of v__________) created in
about the 2nd century BC. Since 1884, it has been
prominently(显眼地,突出地) d__________ at the
Louvre and is one of the most c__________(著名的)
sculptures in the world.
culpture
ictor
isplayed
elebrated
2. The "Big Three" attractions of the Louvre
Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa is a half-length p__________ painting by
the Italian Renaissance Artist Leonardo da Vinci. It has
been d__________ as "the best k________, the
most v________, the most w________ about, the
most sung about, the most parodied(拙劣的模仿)
work of art in the world". Mona Lisa is also one of the
most v________ paintings in the world.
ortrait
escribed
nown
isited
ritten
aluable
3.The Code of Hammurabi
The Code of Hammurabi is a well-p__________ legal code of Babylonia, d__________ back to about1754 BC. It was one of the first forms of law, c__________ of 282 laws. It was written on a large stone monument, and put in a public place w__________ everyone could see it. It was found in1901,and is now in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
reserved
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onsisting
here
4. Liberty Leading the People
Liberty Leading the People is a painting by Eugene Delacroix, m__________ the July Revolution of 1830, which o__________ King Charles X of France.
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Activity 3.
Choose three tags that best describe the main idea of the passage and give reasons for your choices.
Louvre
art
Mona Lisa
exhibition
museum
selfie
fantastic
tour guide
history
live broadcast
Louvre
art
live broadcast
Activity 4: Read the passage and complete the route with expressions from the passage.
Winged Victory of Samothrace
Here at the top of the stairs is this _______________. Although ________________
____________, you can still imagine her posture. The folded dress shows incredible __________________.
huge sculpture
her head and arms
skill of the sculptor
are missing
Mona Lisa
This is perhaps the most famous painting here, protected by glass. It’s smaller than __________________. The lady in the painting seems to have _________________, which makes her so interesting!
you would expect
a mind of her own
Rembrandt’s self-portrait
This is one of the 90 or more self-portraits Rembrandt made in his lifetime. We don’t know why he made so many - perhaps it was his way of ________________________!
Or maybe it was just __________________________ ________________
taking a 17th-century selfie
cheaper to paint himself than
to pay for a model
The structure of the passage:
Part 1: Paragraph 1
What the broadcast is about
Part 2: Paragraph 2~4
2: An introduction to the Winged Victory of Samothrace
3: An introduction to Mona Lisa
4: An introduction to one of Rembrandt’s self-portraits
Part 3: Paragraph 5
A summary of the broadcast.
Activity 2
Read the passage and find out what Zack is doing in the Louvre.
Zack is doing a ______________________ in the Louvre.
He is ___________________________________ and ____________________________________.
live broadcast
introducing three treasures of the museum
inviting the audience to subscribe his live broadcast
Paragraph 1:
Hi, it’s Zack!
Greetings from Paris, everyone!
常用复数形式 greetings, 表示“问候语, 贺词”。
exchange greetings = greet each other 互相问候
send greetings to sb. 向某人致意
This broadcast is being brought to you from the largest museum on Earth --- the Louvre!
This broadcast is being brought to you…
I’m bringing the broadcast to you …
be being done 是现在进行时被动语态的基本结构,表示说话时或现阶段正在进行或发生的被动动作,强调主语是动作的承受者。
Paragraph 1:
This broadcast is being brought to you from the largest museum on Earth --- the Louvre!
be being done 是现在进行时被动语态的基本结构,
I’m bringing the broadcast to you …
This broadcast is being brought to you…
表示说话时正在进行或发生的被动动作
Tony is being scolded by his father over there.
表示现阶段正在进行或发生的被动动作
A new station is being built.
表示经常性的一些行为
He is always being praised by the teacher.
表示将来意义
A party is being held tonight.
注意:一些表示状态、心理活动、拥有、存在等的动词,一般不用现在进行时的被动语态,而用一般现在时的被动语态表示此时此刻或目前主语正承受的动作。
Mary, come here. You are wanted on the phone.
找出文中其他三处现在进行时被动语态的句子,并试着将他们变为主动语态表述。
1. And just look at how her dress is being folded by the wind!
2. I’m being pushed around quite a bit, in fact.
3. About 35,000 works are currently being displayed in over 300 rooms in the Louvre.
Paragraph 1:
Today we’re going to find out about some of the Louvre’s most amazing treasures.
find out (vi./vt.) 了解
find out about (vi.)
I need to find out about her plan.
find out sth. about sth. (vt.)
We must find out more about these courses.
find out (if/whether/who/what/how, etc.) (vt.)
Did you find out whether there are any seats left
Has anyone bothered to find out how much all this is going
to cost
Paragraph 1:
treasure n(c). (具体的一件) 珍宝,宝贝
n(u). (总称) 财宝 hidden treasure
vt. 珍惜,珍藏 treasure sth.
Here we go!
(used when you are starting to do sth. or when sth. is starting to happen) 好了, 开始了!
Paragraph 2:
Now, at the top of these stone stairs… get a load of that!
at the top of…/ on the top of… 在…的顶端/上
on top of… 1)在…上面;2)除此之外(还有)…
On top of everything else, I have to go to work every Saturday!
get a load of… : used to tell someone to look at or listen to someone or something that you think is funny or interesting
used to show surprise or admiration
仔细看!/ 仔细听!
Get a load of Dick’s new car!
Paragraph 2:
sculpture sculptor
the Winged Victory of Samothrace
(Nike of Samothrace) 萨摩色雷斯的胜利女神像
I can’t even begin to tell you how amazing this is!
can’t begin to do… (It’s difficult for me to do…)
Paragraph 2:
It looks like she has just flown down out of the sky and is standing on a ship.
it looks like It looks like they are happy with the result.
it looks as if… It looks as if it may rain later.
Paragraph 2:
Her head and arms are missing but you can imagine her holding her arms up high, [celebrating the result of an ancient battle].
imagine + sth. / doing…/ (sb) doing… 想像
Can you imagine life without electricity
I can’t imagine living without TV.
I can hardly imagine Peter sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.
Paragraph 2:
Her head and arms are missing but you can imagine her holding her arms up high, [celebrating the result of an ancient battle].
hold vt. 使…处于某种位置
Hold the picture up so we can see it.
短语动词hold up
The roof is held up by massive stone pillars.
1) 支撑某物
Sorry I’m late---I was held up at work.
2)耽搁,阻延 (=delay)
The bus got held up in traffic.
3) 使停顿,停止下来
Paragraph 2:
…look at (how her dress is being folded by the wind)!
incredible adj. 难以置信的;极好的 (=unbelievable)
I find it incredible how much he has changed.
Paragraph 3:
move on
After a few minutes, the bus moved on again.
继续前进
I think we’ve talked enough about that subject; let’s move on.
转换话题
She ran this shop for ten years before deciding to move on to fresh challenges.
(结束某活动后)改做别事
Paragraph 3:
I’m being pushed around quite a bit, in fact.
…you’re really going to love what’s coming up next.
come up
走近,走到跟前
He came up to me and said, “Come on, John.”
即将发生,即将到来(be about to happen or take place)
We do have exams coming up.
突然发生 (happen unexpectedly)
I was delayed---something came up at home.
被提及,被讨论 (be mentioned or discussed)
The name Lin Shuhao comes up a lot on TV.
e up with sth. 提出,想出, 提供
Although against my opinion, the old professor didn’t come up with his own.
They want to buy the house, but they couldn’t come up with the cash.
Paragraph 3:
It’s the one and only Mona Lisa!
the one and only 绝无仅有的;独一无二的
The painting is a lot smaller than you would expect.
a lot, much, far, even, still + adj.er
Paragraph 3:
But from here I can get a good view to show you.
Standing at the top of the hill, I could have a good view of the city.
When I look into her eyes it seems (that) she has a mind of her own!
look into one’s eyes (凝望)
look sb. in the eye (直视,正视)
have a mind of one’s own 有自己的思想
Paragraph 3:
One moment she seems to be laughing at me, but then again I catch a sense of sadness in her smile.
one moment…, but then again…
one moment…, the next… 一会儿…, 又一会儿
I guess {that’s (why she attracts so many visitors every day)}.
I guess that’s ________ makes her such an attraction to visitors every day.
That’s why he was absent from the meeting today.
Paragraph 4:
…it’s time to get up close and personal with one of history’s greatest artists --- Rembrandt!
get up close and personal with sb. /sth. 近距离接触了解
up close 接近,近距离
He painted this self-portrait about 400 years ago.
throughout his life
表时间:throughout history/one’s life
表地域:throughout the country/world
Paragraph 4:
Perhaps it was his way of taking a 17th-century selfie
Or was it simply cheaper to paint himself than to pay for a model
It was simply cheaper to paint himself than to pay for a model.
Paragraph 5:
display vt. n. on display
…it would take a lifetime to see everything!
I’ll say bye for now, and hope you can all visit this fantastic place one day to feel the power of these great works of art for yourselves.
the power of … …的力量
do sth for oneself 亲身
I’d like to see the exhibition for myself after hearing your description.
Paragraph 5:
They really do reach out to us across the centuries as if time itself were nothing.
do v. aux. 用于加强语气,要重读。
有人称、时态的变化。
动词还原为原形。
For the happiness of your family, obey traffic rules.
He speaks well.
Tony went to the party.
Paragraph 5:
reach out
1) 到达,出现在…面前
2) to try and communicate your ideas to sb. 愿意倾听…
Parents need to reach out to their children and find out about their problems.
3) to ask sb. for help
When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you.
4) to offer help to sb.
We are reaching out to the most vulnerable members of the community.
Paragraph 5:
across: prep.
1) 与表示时间的词搭配 “越过”
2) 与表示地点的词搭配,“从一边到另一边,穿过,越过; 在…另一边/对面”
The lake was frozen, so we walked across the lake.
France faces the United Kingdom across the English Channel.
Paragraph 5:
as if: conj. 仿佛,好像
1) 其后从句常用过去的时态表示虚拟语气
e.g. He talks as if he were a king.
e.g. H speaks English perfectly as if he had lived in England for many years.
2) 根据实际情况,有时也不用虚拟
e.g. It looks as if it is going to rain.
Paragraph 5:
…if you have enjoyed this live broadcast, subscribe to find out where I’m visiting next.
subscribe 订阅
在卢浮宫向你们直播
探索
奇珍异宝
在这些石头阶梯的顶端
注意看那个
高举双臂
庆祝一场古老战役的胜利
把她的裙子弄出褶皱
是石头做的
雕刻家令人难以置信的技艺
往前走
把某人挤来挤去
接下来是什么
比你想象的要小得多
可以很清楚地看见
与她对视
有她自己的思想
从她的微笑中捕捉到一丝悲伤
吸引很多游客
画自画像
终其一生
花钱请模特
目前正在备展出的作品
今天先到这里
亲身感受这些伟大艺术作品的魅力
出现在我们面前
跨越几个世纪
直播
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1. 现在我们正在从世界上最大的博物馆卢浮宫为您播送此次节目。
2. Her head and arms are missing, but you can imagine her holding her arms up high, celebrating the result of an ancient battle.
3. And just look at how her dress is being folded by the wind!
4. 事实上,此刻我正在被人群挤来挤去。
5. One moment she seems to be laughing at me, but then again I catch a sense of sadness in her smile.
6. 我想这就是她每天吸引这么多游客的原因。
7. 或者仅仅是画自己比花钱请模特更便宜?
8. 目前,在卢浮宫的300多个房间里,大约有3.5万件作品正在展出,要看完所有的作品,可能需要一辈子的时间。
9. They really do reach out to us across the centuries as if time itself were nothing.