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Using language
Unit 4 Meeting the muse
Grammar: To-infinitive, -ing and -ed as predicative
Read the comments and answer the questions. Pay attention to the compound adjectives in bold.
1.What is the exhibition about What artworks might you see in it
2. Which comment makes the greatest impression on you Give your reasons.
The exhibition is about abstract art. We can see Storm and Superhighway in it.
In English, you can create compound adjectives by joining two or more words together. You can guess the meaning of compound adjectives by looking at the individual words that make them up. You can even try creating your own compound adjectives!
Guidance for your compound adjectives
Vocabulary building: Compound adjectives
Match the compound adjectives in the above to their meanings. Think of other words and expressions that can express the same meanings.
1. _____________: extremely impressive so as to take one’s breath away
2. ____________: known by a lot of people
3._____________: making you feel great respect and admiration, and sometimes fear
breathtaking
well-known
awe-inspiring
4. _____________: very good at doing something
5. ___________________: innovative, using new methods or achieving new results
6. ___________: very expensive
highly-skilled
ground-breaking
over-priced
Match the compound adjectives in the above to their meanings. Think of other words and expressions that can express the same meanings.
1.N-Ned
(娃娃脸的)
baby-faced
2. adj-Ned
有礼貌的
good-mannered
心胸狭窄的
narrow-minded
心不在焉的
absent-minded
过时的
old-fashioned
近视的
short-sighted
3. 数字-Ned
独脚的
one-legged
五个边的
five-sided
例外︰以下单位名词仍不加s。
three-year-old (三岁大的)
two-week (两个礼拜的)
one-way (单行的)
4.N-Ving
爱好和平的
peace-loving
5. adj-Ving
美貌的
good-looking
high-sounding
夸张的
6.adv-Ving
影响深远的
far-reaching
7. N-pp
heart-broken (伤心的)
(手工的)
hand-made
8. adv-pp
(直言的)
out-spoken
(守规矩的)
well-behaved
1.What else do you know about Pablo Picasso and Feng Zikai
2. What other artists are famous for representing war and peace What are their best-known artworks
Did You Know
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Now work in pairs. Discuss which artwork makes the greater impression on you and why. Listen again if necessary.
Discussion:
Complete the table with the expressions from the audio guide.
… by the well-known …
It measures …
In the centre of the painting, we can see …
Through … , I can see / feel …
In my opinion, this makes …
… create a strong contrast.
I personally think …
It is widely believed …
About an artwork
Basic information What you see How you feel
… by the well-known …
It measures …
It is widely believed …
In the centre of the painting, we can see …
Through … , I can see / feel …
Through … , I can feel …
In my opinion, this makes …
… create a strong contrast.
I personally think…
Complete the table with the expressions from the audio guide.
Choose an art exhibition, or an artwork from an exhibition you like, and write about it using the words and expressions in this section.
多么棒的展览啊!
What an exhibition (it is)!
There are many well-known artists ________ (exhibition) their awe-inspiring works.
掉落的树叶
fallen leaves
值得参观
be worth visiting
大量信息
overwhelming amount of information
数字时代
digital age
exhibiting
表达态度
voice/state one’s attitude
Check out the ground-breaking installations.
1) (informal) to look at or examine a person or thing that seems interesting or attractive 察看,观察(有趣或有吸引力的人或事物)
Check out the prices at our new store!
看一看我们新商店的价格吧!
Hey, check out that car!
嘿,看看那辆车!
We'll have to check him out before we employ him.
我们得先调查一下再雇用他。
2) to find out if sth is correct, or if sb is acceptable 调查;查证;核实
Guests should check out of their rooms by noon.
客人必须在中午以前办理退房手续。
3) to pay your bill and leave a hotel, etc. 结账离开(旅馆等)
长久不衰的
ever-lasting
反对战争,维护和平
protest wars and promote peace
只列举一二
to name just a couple/few