英语学历案
选必一 Unit 4 Meeting the muse (第1课时)
Starting out and understanding ideas
自主学习【学】
【课标要求】
1. 本单元的主题语境是“人与社会”,涉及的主题语境内容是艺术的灵感。
2. 围绕主题语境提供的语篇类型是个人故事。
3. 课文介绍了三位著名的艺术家和他们的作品及他们对艺术灵感的解读。
【学习目标】
能够通过略读和精读,获取文章大意,了解Florentijin Hofman、谭盾和杨丽萍三位艺术家;
能够感知课文的结构和语言,理解课文中直接引语的作用;
能够基于课文内容联系生活实际,思考自己如何获得学习上和生活上的灵感并取得成功。
【自学评价】
核心词汇
浮,漂 v. __________
民间的,民俗的 a. __________
故事 a. __________
动,运动n. __________
作(曲)v. __________
民族的 a. __________
阅读词汇
Dutch n. _____________
crouch a. _____________
peacock a. _____________
princess a. _____________
重点词组
民间的;民俗的 _____________
使......开始 _____________
师生研学【研】
【学习过程】
Step 1 Starting out
Watch the video and answer the questions. (P37 Activity 1)
Look at the pictures and read the quotes. Answer the questions. (P37 Activity2)
Step 2 Pre-reading
Tick what you think are the most important sources of inspiration for artists. (P38 Activity 1)
Step 3 While-reading
Fast reading:
(1)What is the main idea of the passage
A.Inspiration has nothing to do with life experiences.
B.The sources of inspiration are important for an artist.
C.Successful artists need inspiration to enrich their lives.
D.Artists can be easily inspired by what they have experienced.
(2) Where can you most likely find this passage
A.An art magazine. B.An artist biography. C.An online art forum. D.A poster for an art festival.
(3) Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A.Tan Dun is most widely known for directing the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
B.Tan’s music style is more Western than traditional.
C.Yang Liping finds inspiration for her dance by exploring lives of ethnic groups.
D.Dai people see the peacock as a symbol of women’s beauty.
Careful reading:
Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.(P40 Activity4)
Step 4 Post-reading
What do you think is the “universal expression” of the human spirit
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训练提升【练】
阅读课文内容,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Florentijn Hofman is a Dutch artist, 1_________ large sculptures are on display all over the world. One way for him 2____________(find) inspiration is turning to his children`s toys. These 3___________(object) have given him ideas for his animal sculptures, such 4_______the famous Rubber Duck. A more recent work of him is the huge Floating Fish, which was set among the beautiful landscape of Wuzhen West Scenic Zone.
Hofman`s inspiration for Floating Fish came from Chinese folk tales 5___________(pass) down through the generations . He was 6____________(particular) interested in the old story about 7____ fish jumping through the “Dragon Gate” . This story 8_____________(come) to life for Hofman when he visited Wuzhen and saw 9__________ people lived there.
“ During the walk and my stay here in the town, I saw the fish being fed by people. You see also some fish sculpted on the wall.” These sights set Hofman`s idea for Floating Fish 10_______ motion.
II. 阅读理解
I grew up in libraries, or at least it feels that way.I went there several times a week with my mother when I was young.Those visits were fantastic.The library might have been the first place where I was ever given autonomy (自主权).In the library,I could have anything I wanted.And on the ride back to home,my mom and I would talk about the order in which we were going to read our books, a solemn conversation in which we planned how to pace ourselves through this charming period until the books were due.
When I left for college, one of the many ways I differentiated myself from my mom was that I was wild about owning books.All I know is that I lost my appreciation of the slow pace of making my way through a library and of having books on borrowed time.If my mother ever mentioned to me that she was on the waiting list for some book at the library, I got annoyed and asked why she didn't just buy it.
But in 2011, one of my son's school assignments was to interview someone who worked for the city.He said he wanted to interview a librarian.As my son and I drove to meet the librarian, I was flooded by a sense of absolute familiarity,a recollection of the journey of the parent and child on their way to the library.I had taken this trip so many times before, but at that moment I turned my thought on its head, and I was the parent bringing my child on that special trip.
As I walked into the library, nothing had changed—the sense of gentle, steady busyness, like a pot of water on a rolling boil (沸点), was just the same.In the library, time is dammed up—not just stopped but saved.I knew what hooked me was the shock of familiarity I felt—the way it revealed my childhood, my relationship with my mom, my love of books.However, as I was rediscovering those memories, my mother was losing all of hers.The writer Amadou Hampate Ba once said that in Africa, whenever an old man dies, it is as though a library were burning down.But if you can take something from his or her internal collection and share it, it takes on a life of its own.
1.What can be inferred about the author's childhood from Paragraph 1
A.She lived near a library. B.She possessed a library.
C.She didn't borrow books from libraries. D.She enjoyed visits to libraries.
2.How did the author change after entering college
A.She lost her enthusiasm for reading. B.She did not return books on time.
C.She quit the habit of going to libraries. D.She wanted to buy books for her mom.
3.What did the author rediscover when she walked into the library with her son
A.Her love of libraries. B.Her delight in owning books.
C.Her lost memory of her mom. D.Her familiarity with her mom.
4.Which can be a suitable title for this passage
A.The Library—A World of Knowledge B.The Library—A Place of Memory
C.The Library—A Busy Place D.The Library—An Old Man
III. 七选五
Hollywood (好莱坞) movies are regularly filled with violence.They can be exciting films but sometimes all you want is a little light hearted entertainment.
So have you heard of Bollywood All singing, all dancing and unrealistic,it is the perfect alternative to normal Hollywood movies.Bollywood is the Indian film industry,based in Mumbai,formerly known as Bombay. 36 Yet Bollywood is the largest producer of films in the world.This year the Indian Filmfare Awards,Bollywood's Oscars,turn 64 years old.
The typical Bollywood movie usually has the following ingredients:a cup of romance,a teaspoon of comedy,a dash of international sightseeing,served with a huge slice of singing and dancing.There will also be one brave hero,one beautiful heroine and one baddie (坏人). 37
Bollywood films are full of ideal things and free of daily worries. 38 The actors change clothes and locations within a single song.But the audience don't mind.To Indian movie lovers, especially the poor, such films are a gateway to heaven.The films take them to a magical world away from their everyday troubles.The films tell them the impossible is possible and that true love conquers all.
39 Behind the beautiful scenes, Bollywood still emphasizes family values.In most films,if two lovers want to break an arranged marriage,they can't just run away.They must win over their parents.
Bollywood films are decent refreshing replacements for those excessively stimulating Hollywood films. 40 They will take you to a brighter,more cheerful and colorful world,where it's still cool to dance around a tree and sing a love song.
A.There is little mention of politics,poverty and war.
B.Bollywood has gradually won its reputation on the world stage.
C.Bollywood films give the false impression that all the Indians are happy and romantic.
D.Most Chinese school kids have probably never seen an Indian film.
E.The result is a fun filled musical.
F.Bollywood pays great attention to traditional values.
G.So if you're tired of all Hollywood actions,check out the Bollywood films.
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师生总结【结】