课件25张PPT。P5
Listening & WritingModule 2
The RenaissanceRead the interview and guess what the questions were.Now listen and check.Can I ask you a question? Can you tell me why the Mona Lisa is smiling.What do you mean?P19 ①Listen to four more interviews with people talking about the Mona Lisa. Check the sentences which summarise their ideas.P19 ②Interviewer 1
INT:?Excuse me — you’ve just _____ ____
__ the Louvre???
Man: Yes, that’s right.??
Woman: And did you see the Mona
Lisa? ? ??
Man:?Of course.??
Woman:?Can I ask you a question? Can
you tell me why she is _______???ofcome outsmilingListen again and fill in the blanks.Man:?Well, that’s not an easy question to
answer. But I have an idea. It’s because
you can’t ____ _____ from her.??
Woman:?What do you mean???
Man:?I mean, ________ you are, she’s
always looking at you. She has you
__ ____ _____. That’s why she’s pleased.
So she’s smiling.get awaywhereverin her powerInterview 2
Woman: I think it’s _____ _______ why
she’s smiling. It’s a typical satisfied
smile of a mother to be. She’s pregnant,
________. She’s just found out that
she’s going to _____ __ ____. quite obviousbasicallyhave a babyListen again and fill in the blanks.Interview 3
Student: Well, I’ve read __ ____ ___
about this, and __________ the most
likely answer is that it’s __ ____ __ joke
by Leonardo. If you take the famous self-
portrait of Leonardo as an old man, and
you put it over the Mona Lisa — you can
do that with a computer ________. You
put one portrait on top of another — a fair bitapparentlysomehowa sort ofyou discover that the two pictures are very
______. I mean the shape of the head. In
fact the eyes and the nose and mouth
______ completely.
INT: You mean, the Mona Lisa is really a
___________?
Student: That’s right. It’s a portrait of the
artist as a young man. matchsimilarself-portraitInterview 4
AC: There are lots of _______ about why
Mona Lisa is smiling. Most of them are
complete ________. The most _______ of
them seems to be the theory about the
young man.
INT: And what’s that?
AC: Well, nobody has ever been able to
say with ________ who Mona Lisa is. theoriesnonsensecrediblecertaintyAnd that’s because she isn’t a woman.
Mona Lisa is really a young man,
probably about 15 years old, ______ ___ as
a woman. ____ ___, cross dressing was
very common in Renaissance times. Just
think about Shakespeare — all the female
parts were played by _____ actors.
INT: So the smile ...
AC: It’s the ______ enjoying the joke—
he’s a boy, but everybody’s going to think
he’s a young woman ... dressed upAfter allmodelmaleInterview 5
INT: Can you tell me why Mona Lisa is
smiling?
Student: Well, _______ I don’t think she is
smiling. I think she’s just thinking, and the
smile is really just __ ______ __________ of
someone thinking hard about something.
INT: And what’s she thinking about?
Student: I don’t know exactly. But whatever
it is, it’s very ______. It looks as if she has
the whole world __ ____ __________. actuallya normal expressionintenseon her shouldersLook at the painting the Mona Lisa again and discuss the questions in groups.P20 ③The RenaissanceGuided Writing【话题分析】
文艺复兴时期的主要成就涉及文学、艺术、建筑等方面的大发展,出现了一大批艺术天才和巨人。他们的艺术作品风格独特,对当时的生活、文化、艺术等进行了淋漓尽致的表达和体现,风靡世界,流行古今。
有关该话题的写作主要是介绍艺术家的思想和成就,同时要描述其作品的特点和影响。写作时要搜集相关信息,进行适当的整合,按照一定的顺序进行描述,必要时可添加适当的细节。【写作任务】
下面是关于米开朗基罗的简要介绍。请根据以上信息,写一篇英语短文,短文内容要包括:
1. 人物简要介绍;
2. 主要作品描述;
3. 作品及人物评价等。
注意:
1. 要求词数:120-150;
2. 可根据需要适当添加细节,以使行文连贯。【写作分析与指导】
第一步:审题
本文是一篇说明文,要求根据表格提示信息,描述意大利著名的画家、建筑师米开朗基罗及其作品《大卫》。写作时需要仔细审题,整合提示信息,展开想象。
文章要用第三人称,动词时态以一般过去时态为主。第二步:列提纲
1. 作者介绍:
1) 米开朗基罗,16世纪欧洲文艺复兴时期意大利著名画家和建筑师,1475年3月生于佛罗伦萨。
2) 童年时代生活艰难,这也展示在自己的作品中。
2. 作品介绍:
1) 代表巨作:大型石雕《大卫》,向世人展示了一个强壮、勇敢的人物形象;
2) 作者将自己的感情和梦想融入作品,风格奇特,无与伦比3. 评价:
1) 因为对艺术和建筑发展的奉献,米开朗基罗深受人们爱戴和怀念;
2) 作品《大卫》流行于同时代艺术家及古今世人之间。第三步:优化句子
1. 米开朗基罗,16世纪欧洲文艺复兴时期意大利著名画家和建筑师,1475年3月生于佛罗伦萨。
Michelangelo was born in the city of Florence in March, 1475, and he was a famous Italian artist and architect during the time of the Renaissance in Europe in the 16th century.
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(改为含有定语从句的复合句)Michelangelo, who was born in the city of Florence in March, 1475, was a famous Italian artist and architect during the time of the Renaissance in Europe in the 16th century.2. 童年时代生活艰难,这也展示在自己的作品中。
He was living a hard and uneasy life during his childhood, and he showed it in his works.
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(改为含有定语从句的一个复合句) During his childhood he was living a hard and uneasy life, which was well shown in his works.3. 作者将自己的感情和梦想融入作品,风格奇特,无与伦比。
He also put his feelings and dreams into this stone sculpture, and it was excellent and wonderful in a fancy and special style. In fact, no one could compete with him at that time.
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(改为含有非谓语动词作状语和such ... that引导的结果状语从句的一个复合句)He also put his feelings and dreams into this stone sculpture, making it excellent and wonderful in such a fancy and special style that no one could compete with him at that
time.4. 作品《大卫》流行于同时代艺术家及古今世人之间。
The sculpture of the David is very popular
among the artists in his time, and common
people both in ancient and modern times are also fond of it.
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(改为not only ... but also连接的一个长句)The sculpture of the David is very popular not only among the artists in his time but also among common people who like art both in ancient and modern times.【范例展示】
Michelangelo, who was born in the city of Florence in March, 1475, was a famous Italian artist and architect during the time of the Renaissance in Europe in the 16th century. During his childhood he was living a hard and uneasy life, which was well shown in some of his works. For example, the sculpture of the David, one of his greatest works, shows the world a strong and brave man. He also put his feelings and dreams into this stone sculpture, making it excellent and wonderful in such a fancy and special style that no one could compete with him at that time.
Michelangelo is respected and loved by people for his great contributions to the development of the world’s art and architecture. And the sculpture of the David is very popular not only among the artists in his time but also among common people who like art both in ancient and modern times.Homework1. Do the listening exercises in
Learning English.
2. Finish the writing task on P23.