牛津译林版（2019）选择性必修一 Unit 3 The art of painting Extended reading 配套课件（19张PPT）

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Unit 3 The art of painting
Extended reading
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Lead-in
What do you want to know about this masterwork
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Global reading
Look through the text quickly
and answer these questions：
What’s the genre of the text
An introductory essay.
How does the author develop the essay
From the general introduction about the Qingming Scroll to some details about the painting, the author makes readers know about the painting step by step.
Please read Paragraph 1, can you use one sentence to introduce the Qingming Scroll
About details from paragraph 2 to paragraph 5, what’s the main idea of each paragraph
Para. 2: The main sections of the Qingming Scroll
Para. 3: The artistic technique reflected in the Qingming Scroll
Para. 4: The message conveyed in the Qingming Scroll
Para. 5: The value and influence of the Qingming Scroll
Pay attention to the topic sentence of each paragraph.
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Detailed reading
Paragraph 2
What’s the painting about
It’s about people’s lives in Bianjing in the 12th century, including scenes of rural life, the riverbanks, the splendid central bridge and life inside the city.
Paragraph 3
What materials did Zhang Zeduan use
He used ink on silk.
Paragraph 3
What enables Zhang to show an enormous amount of detail
His well-developed ability, as well as the scroll’s ambitious size.
Paragraph 4
What message does Zhang Zeduan want to get across
The painting reveals a great deal about life during the Northern Song Dynasty. It tells us about customs, clothing, transportation methods, business practices and architecture
styles of that time. However, on closer inspection, it also exposes serious political and social problems.
Paragraph 4
In order to illustrate that the painting exposes serious political and social problems, what explanatory method does the author use And what are the political and social problems
The author illustrates that the painting exposes serious political and social problems by listing some examples.
The government has lost control of food supplies and transportation. Soldiers appear to ignore their duties. There are some less obvious indicators of trouble too.
Paragraph 5
What does the value of the Qingming Scroll lie in
Its value lies in its great scale, artistic quality, attention to detail, and its representation of daily life.
Paragraph 5
Why some of copies are now regarded as precious works of art in their own right And what can we infer from this
Because the value of Qingming Scroll is down not only to its great scale, artistic quality and attention to detail, but also due to its representation of daily life. From this we can know that the Qingming Scroll is really of great value so that even its copies are treated as precious works of art.
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Writing a summary
Write a summary of the essay.
Two groups present their summaries.
The Qingming Scroll describes people’s lives in Bianjing in the 12th century, including scenes of rural life, the riverbanks, the splendid central bridge and life inside the city. The painting shows people from all walks of life and the atmosphere appears to be one of peace and happiness. Zhang Zeduan uses ink on silk. He creates realistic images and displays a remarkable mastery of perspective. His brushwork is so precise that the painting shows an enormous amount of detail. By showing the detail, the painting reveals a great deal about life during the Northern Song Dynasty. It tells us about customs, clothing, transportation methods, business practices and architecture styles of that time. However, on closer inspection, it also exposes serious political and social problems. The painting greatly influenced Chinese art and inspired future artists.
One possible version
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5
Critical & creative thinking
1
Read the last paragraph and think about these questions:
The original scroll is extremely delicate so it is not often displayed to the public. What do you think of the way the museum does and why
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Museums want to protect some masterpieces from damage, but the public wish to have more access to them. How can we deal this issue Have a group discussion and make a list of possible measures.
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Further reading
The author wants to convey the message to readers that the Qingming Scroll not only occupies an important position in the history of Chinese paintings due to the artist’s well-developed ability, but also has extremely high historical and realistic value because of its in-depth and detailed description of life in China in the 12th century. The author wants to make readers be proud of the extensive, profound history and culture of our country, so as to enhance our national pride and cultural confidence.
1. What’s the author’s purpose of writing this essay
2. What can we learn from Zhang Zeduan’s artistic technique showed in the painting
It is Zhang’s precise brushwork that shows so many details in the painting, contributing to such a masterpiece. Therefore, we should also attach great importance to details. That is to say, in our study, we can’t let go of any details, especially in the class and also in our exercises and exams. In addition, in our life, we should also pay attention to details, and then we can improve our ability to observe and accomplish great things.
Homework
Writing:
假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Bill对《清明上河图》这幅画很感兴趣，请写一封邮件向他介绍这幅画。内容包括：
1.《清明上河图》的主要内容、创作手法、作品内涵以及它的价值和影响力；
2. 你对这幅画的评价以及画中细节的呈现对你学习及生活的启示。