Unit 7 Art
Lesson 1 Masterpieces
【学习目标】
You will be able to
1. read and talk about paintings and masterpieces
2. read for general understanding
3. read for specific information and understanding words in context
4. read for similarities between three different paintings
5. learn about and practise noun clauses
6. learn about and practise subject clauses, object clauses and predicative clauses
【学习重难点】
1. reading for specific information
2. Using noun clauses in context
【学习过程】
1. What do you see in the paintings?
2. Read the descriptions and find out what each painting is about.
The Starry Night The Scream The Empire of Light
3. Read again, take notes and talk about each painting.
1. What does the painting show?
2. What may have inspired the painter?
3. What did the artist think or say about the painting?
4. Sort the expression on page 10 and then use them to practice introducing the paintings.
5. After reading the descriptions, do you like or dislike them more? Give your reasons.
Vocabulary you might need: artistic beauty originality emotional atmosphere color scheme dramatic contrast highlights the painting makes me feel uneasy/inspired, dark and troubling failure powerful
6. Group Work: Suppose you are a volunteer at an art exhibition. Introduce one of the three paintings to the visitors.
7. Noun clauses, subject clauses, object clauses, and predicative clauses.
A noun clause is a dependent clause that acts as a noun. Noun clauses can act as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, or objects of a preposition.
Example:
(1) Whichever restaurant you pick is fine with me. (subject—a subject clause)
(2) Do you know what the weather will be like? (direct object—an object clause)
(3) Be sure to send?whoever interviewed you a thank-you note. (indirect object—an object clause)
(4) The focus of our work is how we can satisfy customers most effectively. (a predicate nominative—an predicative clause)
(5) It’s important to think about why we make certain decisions. (an object of a preposition—an object clause)
8. Combine the two expressions using a subject clause, an object clause or a predicative clause.
(1) I don’t know
What kind of a battery is this
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(2) Scientists claim
They will cure cancer
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(3) The news has been confirmed
He is still alive
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(4) Our proposal
You should join in
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(5) The only reason for my coining
because I hoped to see you again
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9. Group Work Read the quotes. Discuss the features of good paintings.
A man paints with his brain and not with his hands.
— Michelangelo, an Italian painter
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.
— Plutarch, an ancient Greek writer
Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted but not explained.
— Maurice de Vlaminck, a French painter
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Unit 7 Art
Lesson 2 Beijing Opera
【学习目标】
You will be able to
1. read and talk about Beijing Opera
2. listen for understanding
3. recall information previously heard
4. express and discuss emotions
【学习重难点】
1. talking about Beijing Opera
2. expressing and discussing emotions
【学习过程】
1. Have you ever watched Beijing Opera? Share your experience.
2. What are some important elements of Beijing Opera?
3. What are the major roles?
4. Listen to a radio programme and answer questions.
(1) When did Beijing Opera start?
(2) What forms of performance are combined together in Beijing Opera?
(3) How many roles can be found in Beijing Opera? What are they?
(4) What are some of the special features of Beijing Opera?
5. Listen, take notes and answer the questions.
(1) Why is Beijing Opera a national treasure of China?
(2) Why do performers sing in very high voices?
(3) Why are the costumes in bright colors?
6. Listen again. What key phrases did Dr. Liu use to give reasons?
7. Introduce Beijing Opera to a group of students from another country.
8. Is there anything confusing you when you watch Beijing Opera?
9. Listen to a dialogue about Beijing Opera. Answer the questions.
(1) Who went to see Beijing Opera?
(2) How did the person feel about it?
(3) What didn’t the person understand?
10. Pair Work: Act it out.
Act out a dialogue between a Chinese student and a foreign student after watching a local opera.
Student A: a Chinese student who understands the different elements of opera
Student B: a foreign student, who does not understand opera and asks questions
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Unit 7 Art
Lesson 3 A Musical Genius
【教学目标】
Students will be able to
1. read and talk about Ludwig van Beethoven
2. read for deep understanding
3. summarise information
4. learn about and practise word building
【教学重难点】
1. reading for deep understand
2. summarising information
【教学过程】
1. Do you know any famous musicians? Who is your favourite?
2. What do you know about Ludwig van Beethoven?
3. Scan the story and answer questions.
(1) What is Beethoven most famous for?
a. His piano performances. b. Conducting orchestras. c. Composing music.
(2) Where was Beethoven born?
a. In Germany. b. In Canada. c. In France.
(3) What big challenge did Beethoven face?
a. He became deaf. b. He became blind. c. He was unable to walk.
(4) How many pieces of music did Beethoven write?
a. More than 100. b. More than 200. c. More than 300.
4. What can you find about Beethoven’s composing of Symphony No. 9 and its first performance?
General information
Composing of Symphony No. 9
Performance of Symphony No. 9
5. Take notes and answer the questions.
(1) When and how was Symphony No.9 completed? What was Beethoven thinking when he finished the symphony?
(2) How do you think Beethoven felt while he was conducting the orchestra? Find evidence from the text.
6. Pair Work: Choose one of the following topics to introduce to your partner.
Beethoven as a musician
The performance of Symphony No. 9
7. Group Work: Think and share.
1. The description of Beethoven’s behaviour in the performance shows that he was deaf.
(1) Can you find the hints?
(2) Why did most of the audience have no idea that he was deaf?
2. How did Caroline feel when she said “The one person in the room who didn’t hear the symphony—and never would—was the very man who composed it.”?
8. Pair Work: Which part of the story about Beethoven impressed you most? Why?
9. Find some pieces of Beethoven’s music online. Discuss how you feel when listening to his music.
10. Find information about another musical genius you know of or want to know more about. Share it in class.
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Unit 7 Art——Topic Talk
【学习目标】
You will be able to
1. read and talk about art
2. listen for general understanding
3. read for specific information and understanding words in context
【学习重难点】
1. listening for general understanding
2. reading for specific information
【学习过程】
1. What art forms do you know?
2. Write down the art forms. Have you seen these forms of art? Share your experience with the class.
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3. What art form do you like? Use the Text Builder to help you.
4. Listen and answer questions.
(1) What is Eric going to see on Saturday afternoon? What will Daisy do?
(2) What are the reasons for their choices?
5. Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about your favourite art form. Then share it in groups.
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6. Read the quotes on page 7. What’s your favourite quote? Give reasons.
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Unit 7 Art
Viewing Workshop
【学习目标】
Students will be able to
1. read and talk about two famous paintings
2. view for understanding
3. summarise information
【学习重难点】
understanding and summarising specific information in the videos
【学习过程】
1. What do you remember about the painting The Starry Night?
2. Look at Painting B on page 20. Answer questions.
(1) What’s your first impression?
(2) Describe the painting and tell how you feel about it.
(3) Try to give a name to this painting.
3. Watch the first video and answer questions.
(1) What’s the first thing many people notice in this painting?
(2) What’s the last thing many people notice in this painting?
(3) What’s the bright star just to the left of the centre called?
(4) What is the technique “Impasto”?
(5) How did Van Gogh make the starry night come alive?
4. Pair Work: Watch the second video and write T (true) or F (false).
( ) (1) Mary Cassatt painted The Cup of Tea in 1897.
( ) (2) The effect of the painting is achieved by techniques used in French Impressionism.
( ) (3) Mary Cassatt portrayed herself in many of her paintings.
( ) (4) Impressionism originated with a group of Paris-based artists.
( ) (5) Having afternoon tea was a social ritual for many upper-middle-class women in France.
5. Watch the videos again and answer the questions.
(1) How does the first speaker start her introduction? What about the second speaker? Do they introduce the two paintings in the same way?
(2) What other techniques do they use to introduce a painting?
6. Pair Work: If you are going to introduce a painting, what aspects would you cover in your presentation?
7. Group Work: Introduce your favourite painting.
(1) How does the painting make you feel?
(2) What do you like about the painting?
(3) What caught your eye about the painting first?
(4) Describe the features of the painting.
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Unit 7 Art
Writing Workshop
【学习目标】
You will be able to
1. read and talk about writing a formal email
2. read for writing
3. summarise information
4. write a formal email to ask for more information
【学习重难点】
1. identifying structure and a formal email
2. writing a formal email
【学习过程】
1. Look at the advertisement on a school website on page 18. Which activity would you like to know more about?
2. If you decide to write an email to ask for more information about the activity you are interested in. Is it going to be a formal or informal email? How do you understand “formal” and “informal”?
3. Read the email on page 19. Answer the questions.
(1) Why does Liu Ze write this email?
(2) How does Liu Ze address the receiver of the email?
(3) What information does Liu Ze want to know?
(4) Is the style of the email formal or informal? Can you find some examples?
4. Identify parts of the email.
This email includes ____________________________________________________________.
5. Identify structure and useful language. Complete the table on page 18.
6. Think about your own email that you are going to write. Answer questions.
(1) What is the purpose of your email?
(2) Write two questions you would like to ask.
7. Compose your writing.
(1) Outlining
(2) Drafting
(3) Editing
Edit your email in pairs. Then share what you have written in class.
Use the Peer Editing Sheet on page 93.
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