1、Unit 3 The art of painting Reading (II) n Compared to Peppers, Amante is quiet. n Like Amante, Peppers offers fresh garlic as a topping. n Despite their different locations (downtown Chapel Hill and downtown Carrboro), Peppers and Amante are both fairly easy to get to. How to make comparisons by usi
2、ng some cue words and structures? n Although the paintings had very different settings, it was their similarities that stayed with me long after I left the Muse dOrsaysimilarities which can be seen throughout the Impressionists paintings. Monet and Renoir, along with other like-minded artists, sough
3、t liberation from the rules of the old style. Everyday subject matter was the main focus of their works, as opposed to the history paintings that had traditionally dominated European art. They employed free brushwork and used colours to show the effect of light on things, creating paintings that wer
4、e far less realistic than the works that came before. (Line 28-35, page 31) n to show your transitions and topic sentences are especially strong The purpose n to keep track of where you are in the comparison 1. Describe similarities n Shes as tall as her brother. n Its as nice today as it was yester
5、day. n Their family life is similar to ours, and they enjoy the same food and hobbies. n Palmisano and Rometty share the same birthday, 29 July. 2. Describe differences n As opposed to black, white usually has a positive connotation (内涵内涵). n Unemployment in Germany is also falling, in contrast to t
6、he trend in France. n The new vaccine, which is different from the annual flu vaccine, is available ahead of expectations. n Unlike most Disney animations, Frozen lacks a proper villain (反派反派). Change the extent of the similarity n almost as as, not quite as as, (not) nearly as as, nowhere near as a
7、s, twice as as and half as as uShes almost as good as you! uHes not quite as confident as Susie. uIm not nearly as intelligent as her! uThis painting is nowhere nearly as famous as the first. uShes twice as old as him! uHes half as interesting as you! Change the extent of the difference n a lot, muc
8、h, a little, slightly or far is used before more/less than uShes a lot more intelligent than him. uThis car is much faster than the other one. uHes a little taller than his sister. uShes slightly less interested in football than him. uWe are far more involved in charity than they are. Words and stru
9、ctures to make comparisons n Describing similarities: share, be similar to, like, as as n Describing differences: as opposed to, in contrast to, be different from, than, unlike . n Improve the sentences below by making comparisons with some words and structures. The Louvre Museum is located in Paris
10、. It houses more than 7,500 paintings ranging from the 13th century to 1848. The Muse dOrsay is also located in Paris. It is mainly devoted to French art between 1848 and 1914. Both the Louvre Museum and the Muse dOrsay are located in Paris. As opposed to the Louvre Museum which houses more than 7,500 paintings ranging from the 13th century to 1848, the Muse dOrsay is mainly devoted to French art between 1848 and 1914.
