Unint 5 Wishes and Ambitions（reading）课件

课件25张PPT。重庆大学版
高一 (3)
Unit 5Reading
Look at the picture and guess the words and expressions the author may have used in the text.A great
painterLeonardo de VinciMona
LisaMaster Happy
or
sadmagical Scan the text and decide
whether each of the following statements is true or false.Comprehending_____ 1) The Mona Lisa is a picture taken
in Florence.
_____ 2) When the Mona Lisa looks at us,
she is happy.
_____ 3) Leonardo de Vinci made the
corners of the Mona Lisa’s mouth
and eyes distinct on purpose.FFF____4) Leonardo de Vinci divided the Mona Lisa’s face into two exact halves.
____5)The Mona Lisa seems to have a magic power.
____3) The face of the Mona Lisa seems
to change with the viewer’s position.FFT Scan the text and decide
whether each of the
following statements is true or false.Comprehending 2. Ask and answer the
following questions in pairs.Comprehending1) What makes Leonardo de Vinci known to most people?
2) Why is Mona Lisa regarded as “having something of a magical effect”?Most people only think of him as the
painter of Mona Lisa.Because Mona Lisa’s expression seems
just escape us.3) On what does the expression of a face
mainly rest?
4) Is the Mona Lisa happy or sad? What’s
your opinion?
5) What brave things did Leonardo do?Two things: the corner of the mouth,
and the corners of the eyes.We were never quite certain about that.He didn’t let the two sides quite match. 2. Ask and answer the
following questions in pairs.Comprehending6) How do you understand the sentence “Leonardo produced a great work of art, for he knew exactly how far he could go?
7) How do you understand the two uses of “magic” in the last sentence?He knew exactly to what extent he
could deviate from nature by a magical
dealing of the living flesh.The first “magic” means his skills of painting
vividly and the second “magic” means that
he has supernatural power to do something. 2. Ask and answer the
following questions in pairs.Comprehending 3. Find the words and
expressions in the text
used to describe Leonardo and the Mona Lisa,
write them down in the circles. Then finish
the brief introduction to Leonardo and the
Mona Lisa.ComprehendingLeonardo
de
Vinci greathard-workingbravepatientLeonardo de Vinci is a famous Italian painter who, at the same time, is a master of design, engineering, science and invention. He is one of the greatest artists of renaissance, as the painter of the Mona Lisa, he was brave in dealing with his material and therefore produced a master piece. He was hard-working as any of the ancient in the patient observation of nature. He knew the magic which put life into the colours spread by his magic brush. 3. Find the words and
expressions in the text
used to describe Leonardo and the Mona Lisa,
write them down in the circles. Then finish
the brief introduction to Leonardo and the
Mona Lisa.ComprehendingMona Lisa famoushappymagicalsadThe Mona Lisa is one of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings. It has
something of a magical effect. We are never certain whether the Mona Lisa is happy or sad when she looks at us.
Her expression always seems to just
escape us.Fading beautyShe is widely seen as proof that good looks
can last for ever. But, at nearly 500 years of
age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.
The health of the famous picture, painted
by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting
worse by the year, according to the Louvre
Museum (卢浮宫博物馆) where it is housed."The thin, wooden panel on which the
Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed
shape since experts checked it two years
ago," the museum said. Visitors have
noticed changes but repairing the world's
most famous painting is not easy. Experts
are not sure about the materials the
Italian artist used and their current
chemical state (化学状态).阅读训练It was a cold winter day in 1919. A small boy was walking along the street in London. His name was Tom. He was very hungry. He wanted to buy some bread, but he had no money. What could he do? When he was very young, he wanted to be a great man in the world of films. So he worked to sing and dance well. Thirty years later, the boy became one of the famous people in the world. The boy was _______ but had no ______.hungry moneyAn old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it. The old woman’s cat can not _____.biteI was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed oney from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me &2. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. 'I have never borrowed any money from you,' Harry said, 'so now you can pay for my dinner!' _____ will pay for the dinner.IAn artist asked the gallery owner if there had been any interest in his paintings currently on display. "I've got good news and bad news," the owner replied. "The good news is that a gentleman inquired about your work and wondered if it would appreciate in value after your death. When I told him it would, he bought all fifteen of your paintings." "That's wonderful!" the artist exclaimed, "What's the bad news?". With concern, the gallery owner replied, "The guy was your doctor." The guy who bought the paintings was the artist’s _______. doctorBob was having trouble getting to sleep at night. He went to see his doctor, who prescribed some extra-strong sleeping pills. Sunday night Bob took the pills, slept well and was awake before he heard the alarm. He took his time getting to the office, strolled in and said to his boss: "I didn't have a bit of trouble getting up this morning." "That's fine," roared the boss, "but where were you Monday and Tuesday?" Where were Bob Monday? He was
_______________. sleeping in bedThank You!