1、Understanding ideasUnderstanding ideas P38-40 Unit 4 Amazing art Pre-reading the Louvre The Louvre Museum in Paris, France, is one of the oldest, largest and most famous art galleries and museums in the world. The Louvre was originally a royal palace, until Louis XIV moved his court to Versailles in
2、 1682. It became a public museum in the late 18th century, and has since built one of the greatest collections of art in the world including da Vincis Mona Lisa Delacroixs Liberty Leading the People and Alexandross Venus de Milo. Enjoy a video Read and complete 1 Where is the Louvre Museum? a In Lon
3、don. b In Paris. c In Berlin. 2 When was the original castle of the Louvre built? a The 12th century. b The 15th century. c The 18th century. MUSEE DU LOUVRE What do you know about the Louvre? 3 How many works of art are there in its collection? a Around 180,000. b Around 400,000. c Around 480,000.
4、4 Which work of art is among the “Big Three” attractions of the Louvre? a The Code of Hammurabi. b Liberty Leading the People. c Venus de Milo. MUSEE DU LOUVRE Read and complete What do you know about the Louvre? While-reading Read the passage and find out what Zack is doing in the Louvre. Zack is d
5、oing a live broadcast in the Louvre. He is introducing three treasures of the great museum and inviting the audience to subscribe his live broadcast. Now choose three tags that best describe the main idea of the passage and give reasons for your choices. Louvre art Mona Lisa exhibition museum selfie
6、 fantastic tour guide history Live broadcast Read & Analyze What is the genre of the article? a live broadcast the new media discourse Introduction Para. _ Main body Para. _ Conclusion Para. _ What is the structure of the article? 1 2-4 5 Winged Victory of Samothrace Here at the top of stairs is thi
7、s _. Although, _ _, you can still imagine her posture. The folded dress shows incredible _. Complete the route to better understand the main body of the broadcast. head and arms are missing huge sculpture skill of the sculptor her Mona Lisa This is perhaps the most famous painting here, protected by
8、 glass. Its smaller than _. The lady in the painting seems to have _ _, which makes her so interesting! Complete the route to better understand the main body of the broadcast. you would expect mind of her own a Rembrandts self-portrait This is one of the 90 or more self-portraits Rembrandt made in h
9、is lifetime. We dont know why he made so many perhaps it was his way of _ _! Or maybe it was just _ _? Complete the route to better understand the main body of the broadcast. taking a 17th- century selfie cheaper to paint himself than to pay for a model After-reading Think and share 1 Which of the t
10、hree artworks makes the greatest impression on you? Why? Language pointsLanguage points P38-39 Unit 4 Amazing art 课文回顾： greeting 1 broadcast battle sculptor portrait selfie Find and match a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person a fight between two armies in a war a programme on the radio or o
11、n television an acknowledgement or expression of good will, especially on meeting an artist who makes sculpture a photograph you take of yourself, that usually is put on a social networking site Read and complete the sentences with the new words above in the right forms. He took a _ in front of the
12、Summer Palace. Today his picture goes on show at the National _ Gallery. There is an exhibition of the _ work in the museum. The President will make a special _ from the White House this evening. The Prime Minister _ him at the airport. selfie Portrait sculptors broadcast greeted This broadcast is b
13、eing brought to you from the largest museum on Earth - the Louvre! 2 句意：本次直播地点是地球上最大的博物馆- 卢浮宫。 Paraphrase： Im bringing the broadcast to you from the largest museum on Earth - the Louvre! be being done是现在进行时被动语态的基本 结构，表示说话时或现阶段正在进行或发生的 被动动作，强调主语是动作的承受者。 Im being pushed around quite a bit, in fact. 此外
14、，文中类似结构的句子还有：此外，文中类似结构的句子还有： And just look at how her dress is being folded by the wind! About 35,000 works are currently being displayed in over 300 rooms in the Louvre, and it would take a lifetime to see everything! 拓展拓展：现在进行时的被动语态也可表示经常性 的行为。 eg: He is always being praised by the teacher. You sh
15、ould get a load of pants. 你应该多穿点裤子。 The car is awesome.Can I get a load of it? 这车真是帅呆了。我可以骑骑看吗？ Now, at the top of these stone stairs. get a load of that! 3 句意：现在，我们到了这段石头阶梯的顶 端台阶实在是太多了。 get a load of.: used to tell someone to look at or listen to something that is surprising or enviable 注意仔细看（常用于表示
16、惊讶或羡慕） When I look into her eyes it seems she has a mind of her own! 4 句意：当我与她对视的时候，我觉得她好像有 自己的思想。 have a mind of ones own: to have strong opinions and the ability to make ones own decisions. 性格果断，有自己的主见、想法 奥利维亚一定很有主见。 Olivia certainly _. has a mind of her own 【一题一练】 One moment she seems to be laugh
17、ing at me, but then again I catch a sense of sadness in her smile. 5 句意：上一刻她仿佛还在取笑我，而下一刻我 却能从她的微笑中捕捉到一丝悲伤。 but then again: used for introducing a statement that makes what you have just said seem less true, or that is the opposite of what you have just said. 但在那时，话说回来 我想伊莱恩可能会帮忙，但话说回来， 她可能不会。 I suppose Elaine might help but then again, she might not. Thank you!
