(共22张PPT)
Unit 4 Using language
高中新外延选择性必修一
Vocabulary (Art exhibitions)
Listening (Guernica & The Battlefield in Spring)
Compound adjectives
sixteen-year-old
five-star
energy-saving
snow-covered
fast-changing
newly-made
long-life
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.
Read the comments and answer the questions.
The exhibition is about abstract art.
We can see Storm and Superhighway in it.
3 Do you want to go to this exhibition
after reading the comments Why or
why not
Match the compound adjectives.
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
4 ______________: very good at doing sth
5 _________________: innovative, using
new methods or achieving new results
6 _____________: very expensive
well-known
awe-inspiring
over-priced
highly-skilled
ground-breaking
breathtaking
well-known
awe-inspiring
over-priced
highly-skilled
ground-breaking
breathtaking
Consolidation
1. 一场新的抽象艺术展览将于周二至周日上午10点至下午6点举行。
2. art exhibitions
3. on display/on show/on exhibition
4. be known for/be known as
5. awe-inspiring works
6. get the idea from
A new exhibition on abstract art is on from 10 am to 6 pm, Tuesday to Sunday.
艺术展
在展览, 在展出
因为……而出名, 作为……而出名
令人敬畏的作品
从……得到灵感
Consolidation
7. be worth visiting
8. the overwhelming amount of
9. in the digital age
10. voice one's attitude
11. made of
12. state one's attitude
7. 值得看
8. 海量
9. 数字时代
10. 表达某人的态度
11. 由……制成
12. 表明某人的态度
Listening
(The Battlefield in Spring & Guernica)
1...的联系
2 观点
3 回应,回复
4 一个历史时期
5 持续的灵感来源
6 反对战争和支持和平
7 仅举几个例子
1. a connection between A and B
2. points of view
3. respond to
4. a historical period
5. ever-lasting source of inspiration
6. protest wars and promote peace
7. to name just a couple
Preview
Read the passage and answer the questions
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
Pre-listening
Pablo Picasso
a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ...
Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
Known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore.
What can you see
Guernica
1
2
3
4
a bull
a horse
a light bulb
a dead or wounded man lying on the ground
Feng Zikai
a pioneer of modern Chinese comic and cartoon art
His illustrations, which are dealt with complex social issues in a simple and lively way, are widely loved by people.
sandbags
an army cap
a wire fence
some grass leaves
What can you see
The Battlefield in Spring
1
2
3
4
the lifeless objects
Listen and choose the best answer.
While-listening
1. Which is NOT in the centre of the painting
A. A horse. B. A wounded man. C. Endless ground.
2. What does Guernica show
A. The power of a range of colours. B. The tragedy of the war.
C. Picasso's fear towards the people.
3. Which statement is TRUE about Feng Zikai
A. His paintings deliver a pessimistic message.
B. He is a pioneer of modern Chinese cartoons.
C. He helped people fight for peace.
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Listen again and complete the notes.
the attack on the town
3.5 metres in height and almost 8 metres in width
dead or wounded man
a more powerful effect
in protest of
some grass leaves
the lifeless objects and the grass leaves
encouragement to the Chinese people as well as his hope for peace
Listen again and complete the script.
Text 1
The title of this painting is Guernica. It was painted by the
1. Spanish artist,Pablo Picasso. Picasso painted this huge,
2. painting after the attack on the town of Guernica by the Nazis. It 3. about 3.5 metres in height and almost 8 metres in width, and contains many different elements.
well-known
breathtaking
measures
In the centre of the painting, we can see a bull, a horse, a light bulb and a dead or wounded man 4. on the ground. There have been endless debates about the meaning of these images, but Picasso insisted that it wasn't up to the painter to define them. He said that people must interpret the images as they understand them. Through these images, I can see the 5. of war, and feel the people's fear as well as Picasso's anger towards the fighting. In the painting, Picasso uses only three colours:black, white and grey. In my opinion, this makes its effect more 6.__________than using a full range of colours.
lying
tragedy
powerful
Text 2
Let's take a look at The Battlefield in Spring by Feng Zikai, who was one of the pioneers of modern Chinese cartoons. His illustrations deal with complex social 7. in a simple and lively way, and are widely loved by Chinese people. This Chinese cartoon is painted in 8. of Japanese aggression against China. In this cartoon, you can see a small section of a battlefield, made up of sandbags, an army cap and a wire fence. On one of the sandbags grow some grass leaves. The lifeless objects 9._________ _
the grass leaves create a strong contrast. Unlike Guernica,
issues
protest
together
with
I personally think this cartoon 10. quite an optimistic message. It shows that the destruction of war is only temporary, and that the power of life is 11. , I can feel the strong spirit and hope in this cartoon. It is widely believed that the grass shows Feng Zikai's encouragement to the Chinese people as well as his hope for peace.Through his war cartoons, he wanted to express his 12. that Chinese people would win the war and bring peace back to the country.
delivers
everlasting
belief
Post-listening
Which artwork makes the greater impression on you And why
Post-listening
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
1
2
3
8
4
4
5
6
7
Thank you