(共55张PPT)
Have you ever been to any art
galleries?
What can you see there?
art museum
National Art Museum of China
Beijing 798 Art Zone
798 Art Zone is named after the 798 factory which was built in the 1950s. It is located in the northeast corner of Beijing. The Dashanzi Art District is its another name as it sits in Dashanzi zone. The art zone covers an area of 0.6 square kilometer. Characterized by modern art, it has become the exhibition center of Chinese culture and art, and also the world- famous cultural and creative industries centralized area. It is often compared with New York’s Greenwich Village or SoHo.
Let’s see some museums in New York, USA.
Guggenheim Museum
Metropolitan
Museum of Art
Whitney
Museum of
American Art
The Frick Collection
Museum of
Modern Art
Things to see in an art gallery
sculptures
photograph
sketch
calligraphy
gouache
traditional painting
oil painting
watercolor
prints
lacquer
painting
tempera
art gallery
furniture
18th May is International Museum Day. Every year since 1977, it is celebrated all over the world.
What is the title of the text?
What does the map show?
What do you think the numbers on the map are for?
Reading
Read the text quickly and answer the questions.
How many galleries are featured in this text?
2. What do you think the purpose of this text is?
Five.
To give people information about various art galleries in New York and to show them where they are.
3. Who do you think the text was written for?
4. Where might you see such a text?
Tourists and art gallery visitors.
Possibly in a guide book.
1.Read the text again and match the numbers on the map with the names of the museums.
Number Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Frick Collection
Museum of Modern Art
Guggenheim Museum
2. Read the text again and complete the chart.
Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Ave near 75th Str.
20th -21st centuries
53rd Str (between 5th and 6th Ave)
19th -21st century
Western art
Name Address Which century What countries
America
Museum of Modern Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave. and 82nd Str.
All over the world
5th Ave. and 88th Str.
20th -21st century
Name Address Which century What countries
From ancient to modern times
Guggenheim Museum
Western countries
5th Ave. and E. 70th Street
pre-20th
century
Name Address Which century What countries
The Frick Collection
Western countries
Useful phrases
1. at the same time
2. all the time
3. every two years
4. admission price
5. be well worth a visit
6. appeal to
7. would rather … than
8. have a preference for
9. lie in
1. Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his house, furniture and art collection to the American People.
动词-ing形式作状语时，可表示时间、原因、结果、条件、让步、行为方式、伴随状况等，通常情况下句子的主语与该动词之间是逻辑上的主动关系，表示时间关系的分词短语有时可由when及while引出。如：
Both of his parents died in the war, leaving him alone.
Language points
1) 她的父母亲搬到了上海，把房子留给了她。
2) 那猴子露出牙齿对着我们大喊大叫。
3) 她在经理办公室工作，处理信件和文件。
4) 过街时要小心。
Her parents moved to Shanghai, leaving the house to her.
The monkey shouted at us, showing its teeth.
She works in the manager’s office, dealing with letters and documents.
Be careful when crossing the street.?
2. You can also explore Frick’s beautiful home and garden which are well worth a visit.
worth adj. 值得的，值钱的
The exhibition is worth a visit.
The movie was definitely worth seeing.
The house is worth a lot of money.
This necklace is worth 1,000 US dollars.
worthy和 worthwhile
worthy：
be worthy of + n.
be worthy to be done 某事值得被做
The question is not worthy to be discussed again and again.
worthwhile
be worthwhile to do sth. 值得做某事
It is worthwhile doing sth.
知识拓展
3. It will appeal to those who love Impressionist and …
appeal to 引起……的兴趣；对……产生吸引力
Do these paintings appeal to you?
Does the idea of working for a venture company appeal to you?
Bright colours appeal to small children.
appeal to 还有“呼吁；上诉；诉诸，求助”之意
The government is appealing to everyone to save water.
The victims’ families of the murder have appealed to the Supreme Court to have a definitive answer.
He appealed to me for help.
We will appeal to a great variety of sources of information.
4. The reputation of this museum lies in the variety of its art collection.
lie in （问题、事情等）在于
The secret lies in the cooking method.
The cure for stress lies in learning to relax.
The chief proof of a man's real greatness lie in his perception of his own smallness.
5. It is amazing that so many great works of art
from the late-19th century to the 21st century
could be contained in the same museum．
这是一个由形式主语it引导的句子，其句型结构为：It is +adj. + that clause，真正的主语是后面的that从句。
It is possible that it will rain tomorrow. 明天可能会下雨。
It was clear that they hadn’t made a decision. 很明显，他们还没作出决定。
It is + adj. + 从句
= It’s of + n. + that … (should) …?
It’s important that you should apologize to her for your rudeness.
= It’s of much importance that you should apologize to her for your rudeness.
知识拓展
Listening and speaking
Gao Yan, John and Susan are on holiday in New York, and they are discussing which art galleries to visit.
Do you think they will agree at the beginning of the tape which galleries they will visit?
What kind of differences of opinion might they have?
Listen and answer these questions.
1. Who first suggested they visit art galleries?
John.
2. Who does not like large museums?
Susan.
3. Why is Gao Yan interested in visiting the
Metropolitan Museum?
Because he wants to see art from all over
The world, including some from China.
Visit the Frick Collection in the morning
and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the
afternoon.
4. What is their plan for the first day?
5. What do they do to make Susan happy?
They suggest that Susan go back in the afternoon from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the hotel if she has had enough. John and Gao Yan stay at the museum till it closes.
The Whitney first and then the
Guggenheim.
6. Why doesn’t Susan want to go to the
Museum of Modern Art?
7. Which two galleries do they decide to
visit on Saturday?
She thinks a monkey could pain better pictures than modern artists.
Listen again to Part 2 and in pairs discuss the characters of Gao Yan, John and Susan. What are their attitudes to modern art?
helpful: he makes suggestions
reasonable: he tries to accommodate Susan’s not wanting to stay too long at the museums
organized: he sorts out the programme for the next day
Name Character with examples
Gao Yan
interested in art: suggests that they go to a museum
reasonable: prepared to accommodate Susan’s wishes
independent thinker: argues with Susan over her idea about modern art
accommodating: fits in with the plans of others
Name Character with examples
John
not accommodating: only fits in with the others unwillingly
complaining: grumbles a lot about something that is unimportant
irritating: even though the others make concessions to her she is not happy
Name Character with examples
Susan
Which galleries do you prefer to visit and why?
Numismatic Museum (钱币博物馆)
Do you know these museums?
Watermelon?Museum (西瓜博物馆)
Honey Museum (蜜蜂博物馆)
Tin Toy Collection (铁皮玩具收藏馆)
museum of vintage cars (老爷车博物馆)
The seasoning bottle Museum in USA Tennessee (美国田纳西州的调料瓶博物馆)
Instant noodles Museum (日本的新横滨方便面博物馆)
Sample dialogue
S1: I think I’d like modern art. It sounds fun and that’s my first choice. So let’s go to the Museum of Modern Art.
S2: Must we? I’d prefer to see the Chinese pottery in the Metropolitan Museum. I’m not fond of abstract art.
S3: Me, either! I’d rather not spend hours trying to work out what a painting is about. We shouldn’t miss an opportunity to see examples from our homeland.
S1: OK. If it was u to me, I’d spend all day in the Museum of Modern Art but I understand how you feel. Would you like to go to the Metropolitan Museum first and then spend a short time in the Museum of Modern Art?
S2: Sounds good to me. What’s your preference? Tom?
S3: It’s OK with me. As long as I can see the Chinese pottery I’ll be happy. Does that suit you, Ruth?
S1: Suits me. What’s your preference, Claud?
S2: That’ll be fine by me! Let’s go to bed now so we’ll be fit for those visits in the morning.
A business letter is a letter that is written to conduct some kind of business. The business may be an application for a job, a complaint about a product or service, an inquiry, or a letter requesting some kind of action. It is different from a friendly letter in both its format and content.
Writing
A letter of suggestion usually includes:
1. reasons for writing the letter;
2. suggestions;
3. conclusion;
4. formal end to the letter.
Sample writing
Dear Committee Members,
I wish to make a suggestion about the kind of
art we can put into our new art gallery. Our
district is well-known for paper-cutting and
the people are very skilled at it. At the
moment these people do not have anything to
display the variety and skill of their
craftsmanship. If the skill is lost there may
be no record of it. The gallery would
Provide them with an opportunity to preserve
this skill. If you were to allow them to display
their expertise here I believe we could make
our district famous and encourage more
tourists to come here.
I hope you will consider my suggestion
favourably.
Yours faithfully,
Liu Xiaoye
You hope that there should be some body-building apparatus in your community. Write a letter to the person in charge.
