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(WY) Book 4 Unit 4
KEDONG COUNTY NO.1 HIGH SCHOOL
Unit 4
Meeting the Muse
Starting out
1. Watch the video and answer the questions.
(1)Which artist is the video about Which of his works are mentioned
(2)What inspired the artist
Starting out
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Starting out
1.Watch the video and answer the questions.
(1)Which artist is the video about Which of his works are mentioned
The video is about Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.
Mona Lisa and many drawings and notes of his ideas for his inventions, including a parachute, a form of helicopter and a strange flying machine with flapping wings.
(2)What inspired the artist
The natural world, such as birds and their mysterious power of flight.
Starting out
2.Look at the pictures and read the quotes.
(1)What do you know about these people
Richard Wagner was a world-famous German composer; Mo Yan is the first Chinese writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature; Auguste Rodin was a world-famous French sculptor; Pablo Picasso was a world-famous Spanish painter.
Starting out
2.Look at the pictures and read the quotes.
(2)What is your understanding of the words “imagination”, “inspiration” and “rediscover” How do they help your understanding of the quotes
(3)Which quote do you most or least agree with Give your reasons.
Understanding Ideas
1.Tick what you think are the most important sources of inspiration for artists.
Now work in pairs to compare and explain your choices.
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2.Read the passage and find out what inspires each artist.
Every artist's wish is to create something that expresses an idea. But where do artists get their ideas from Who or what inspires them Here we find out more about the influences behind the successes of three very different artists.
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2.Read the passage and find out what inspires each artist.
Hofman gets inspiration from his children’s toys, Chinese folk tales, Wuzhen and the way people lived there.
Tan Dun gets inspiration from Chinese musical traditions and Western influences.
Yang Liping gets inspiration from her life in Xishuangbanna, the peacock, and the dance style of the Dai people.
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3.Choose where you would most likely find the passage and give your reasons.
1 An art magazine.
2 An artist biography.
3 An online art forum.
4 A poster for an art festival
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4. Complete the diagram.
Floating fish
Chinese folk tales
Wuzhen and the way people lived there
composing music for ...
Nine Songs
Chinese musical traditions
Spirit of the Peacock
the peacock
the dance style of the Dai people
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5.Read the quotes from the passage and answer the questions.
(1)Can you use reported speech to rewrite the quotes
(2)Why do you think the author chose to use quotes instead of reported speech in the reading passage
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5.Read the quotes from the passage and answer the questions.
(1)Can you use reported speech to rewrite the quotes
During the walk and his stay there in the town, he had seen the fish...
There was no territory in the world of music in Tan Dun’s eyes.
She felt very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna, ...
(2)Why do you think the author chose to use quotes instead of reported speech in the reading passage
The author chose to use the quotes in the reading passage to tell readers how the three artists get their inspiration or muses for their artworks, and by adding these quotes, the passage appears more believable and more convincing.
Understanding Ideas
5.Read the quotes from the passage and answer the questions.
(1)Can you use reported speech to rewrite the quotes
During the walk and his stay there in the town, he had seen the fish...
There was no territory in the world of music in Tan Dun’s eyes.
She felt very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna, ...
(2)Why do you think the author chose to use quotes instead of reported speech in the reading passage
The author chose to use the quotes in the reading passage to tell readers how the three artists get their inspiration or muses for their artworks, and by adding these quotes, the passage appears more believable and more convincing.
Think & Share
1.What does the three artists' inspiration have in common
For the three artists, their inspiration all comes from their lives and experiences.
2.What do you think is the "universal expression" of the human spirit
By saying “universal expression”, Tan Dun means Chinese music should carry not only the Chinese human spirit but also that of the whole world. In that way, Chinese music can have international recognition.