外研版高中英语选修8 Module 2 The Renaissance Listening Speaking 课件（共19张PPT）

课件19张PPT。Module 2
The RenaissanceListening & SpeakingTo listen to interviews about the painting Mona Lisa and get familiar with the painting
To learn some everyday English1. Read the interview and guess what
the questions were.Woman: (1)__________________________
____________________________
_______?
Man: Well, that’s not an easy question
to answer. But I have an idea.
It’s because you can’t get away
from her. Can I ask you a question? Can
you tell me why the Mona Lisa is
smilingWoman: (2) ___________________?
Man: I mean, wherever you are, she’s
always looking at you. She has
you in her power. That’s why
she’s pleased. So she’s smiling.What do you meanNow listen and check.Woman: (1)__________________________
____________________________
_________?
Man: Well, that’s not an easy question
to answer. But I have an idea.
It’s because you can’t get away
from her. Can I ask you a question? Can
you tell me why the Mona Lisa is
smilingWoman: (2) ___________________?
Man: I mean, wherever you are, she’s
always looking at you. She has
you in her power. That’s why
she’s pleased. So she’s smiling.What do you mean2. Listen to four more interviews with people talking about the Mona Lisa. Check the sentences which summarize their ideas. (a) The Mona Lisa has just become a
mother.
(b) She is going to become a mother.
(c) She is looking at her baby.2. (a) The Mona Lisa is laughing at a private joke.
(b) The smile is not really a smile; the nose and mouth are in the wrong position.
(c) The Mona Lisa is really a picture of Leonardo himself.3. (a) The Mona Lisa is looking at a boy.
(b) She is really a “he”.
(c) The Mona Lisa was painted by
Shakespeare.4. (a) The Mona Lisa is just thinking, not
smiling.
(b) She’s smiling at the world.
(c) She’s smiling because her shoulders
are too round.3. Look at the painting the Mona Lisa again and discuss the questions in groups.1) What kind of a person do you think
Mona Lisa can be?
2) What do you believe Mona Lisa is
thinking about?
3) What strikes you most looking at the
painting?4) Can you think of any other explanation
for the Mona Lisa smile?
5) Whose ideas do you agree with in
Activity 2?
6) In your opinion, why did the Renaissance produce so many of the greatest works of art in human history?(a) quite a lot
(b) she has a lot of problems
(c) stupid ideas
(d) a woman who is going to have a baby
(e) concentratingMatch the phrases with the correct meanings. It’s a typical satisfied smile of a mother
to be.
2. I’ve read a fair bit about the
Mona Lisa.
3. Most of the theories about the Mona
Lisa are complete rubbish.(d)(c)(a)4. The smile is really just a normal
expression of someone thinking hard
about something.
5. It looks as if she has the whole world
on her shoulders.(e)(b)Try to find some information about the following terms: Classical, Medieval, Gothic, and Renaissance.