Unit 3 The art of painting：Extended reading 教学设计 -2024-2025学年高中《英语》 选择性必修 第一册（译林版）

Unit 3 The art of painting：Extended reading（教学设计）
I. Learning objectives
By the end of the period, students will be able to:
1. get the main idea of each paragraph according to topic sentences;
2. write a summary about the Qingming Scroll after finding out some details;
3. have a critical and creative thinking about the way the museum does;
4. understand the author’s writing purpose and get some enlightenment from the painting.
II. Key competence focus
1. Get the main idea of each paragraph according to topic sentences.
2. Write a summary about the Qingming Scroll after finding out some details.
III. Predicted area of difficulty
1. Have a critical and creative thinking about the way the museum does.
2. Understand the author’s writing purpose and get some enlightenment from the painting.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
T shows Zhang Zeduan’s Qingming Scroll and asks some questions.
T: Today I’d like to show you something special. Do you know its name What do you want to know about this masterwork
【设计意图：通过图片直接导入，引出文章标题。紧接着从学生角度出发进行提问，激发他 们的求知欲望，同时也是在预测文本内容。】
Step 2 Global reading
T asks Ss to look through the text as quickly as they can and answer these questions:
(1) What’s the genre of the text An introductory essay.
(2) 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.
T: Please read Paragraph 1, can you use one sentence to introduce the Qingming Scroll
Possible answer: Housed in the Palace Museum in Beijing and painted on a five-meter-long silk scroll, Qingming Scroll, as a masterwork of Chinese art, described people’s lives in Bianjing in the 12th century.
(3) 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
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Para. 4: The message conveyed in the Qingming Scroll Para. 5: The value and influence of the Qingming Scroll T: How can you find the answers so quickly
T reminds Ss to pay attention to the topic sentence of each paragraph.
【设计意图：通过快速浏览文本让学生知晓其体裁，并知道作者从宏观到微观来介绍《清明 上河图》，从而对文本结构有一个大概的了解。最后学生归纳介绍细节的段落的大意，从而 明白主题句的重要性。】
Step 3 Detailed reading
1. T asks students to read the paragraphs about details carefully and answer some questions.
(1) 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.
(2) Paragraph 3:
What materials did Zhang Zeduan use He used ink on silk.
What enables Zhang to show an enormous amount of detail His well-developed ability, as well as the scroll’s ambitious size.
(3) 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.
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.
(4) 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.
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. 【设计意图：通过仔细阅读，学生对画作中的诸多细节有了一定了解，这样有利于逻辑性地 输出概要写作的内容。】
Step 4 Writing a summary
1. T divides Ss into groups and asks them to write a summary of the essay.
2. T chooses two groups to present their summaries and then the teacher offers one possible version.
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【设计意图：通过让学生写出文本的内容概要，进一步加深学生对文本的掌握程度。而且由 前一步的文本梳理到这一步的概要写作，层层递进，检验学生所学，考察学生灵活运用的能 力。】
Step 5 Critical & creative thinking
T asks students to read the last paragraph and think about these questions:
1. 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
2. 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.
【设计意图：通过阅读最后一段，引导学生自己评价博物馆的做法并且创造性地提出解决措 施，这真正做到了让学生思考并解决实际问题，从而提升学生的学科素养。】
Step 6 Further reading
T asks students to have a discussion about these two questions in groups:
1. What’s the author’s purpose of writing this essay
Possible answer: 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.
2. What can we learn from Zhang Zeduan’s details showed in the painting
Possible answer: 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.
V. 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。
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