1、Activity 1 Watch a video and complete the quiz.1.Where is the Louvre Museum?a.In London.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.3.How many works of art are there in its collection?a.Around 180,000.b.Around 400
2、,000.c.Around 480,000.4.Which work of art is among the“Big Three”attractions of the Louvre?a.The Code of Hammurabi.汉谟拉比法典汉谟拉比法典 b.Liberty Leading the People.自由引导人民自由引导人民 c.Venus de Milo.米洛的维纳斯米洛的维纳斯Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5A.The introduction B.Mona LisaC.Rembrandts self-portraitD.The Winged Vic
3、tory of SamothraceE.ConclusionActivity 2 Match the main idea with each paragraph.Activity 3 Read Para.1 and find out what Zack is doing in the Louvre.He was giving a live broadcast from the Louvre.This broadcast is being brought to you from one of the largest museums on Earth.Winged Victory of Samot
4、hraceHere at the top of the stairs is this _.Although _,you can still imagine her posture.The folded dress shows incredible _.huge sculptureher head and armsskill of the sculptorare missingActivity 4 Complete the route with expressions from the passage.Mona LisaThis is perhaps the most famous painti
5、ng here,protected by glass.Its smaller than _.The lady in the painting seems to have _,which makes her so interesting!you would expecta mind of her ownRembrandts self-portraitThis is one of the 90 or more self-portraits Rembrandt made in his lifetime.We dont know why he made so many-perhaps it was h
6、is way of _!Or maybe it was just _ _?taking a 17th-century selfiecheaper to paint himselfthan to pay for a modelLouvreartMona Lisaexhibitionmuseumselfiefantastictour guidehistorylive broadcastmuseumarttour guideActivity 5 Choose three tags that best describe the main idea of the passage.I choose“art
7、”because the three pieces of work mentioned in the passage all belong to art.The reason why I pick the tag“museum”is that the whole thing happens in a museum.And judging from what the author does in the passage,Id say that he behaves as a“tour guide”.1.Which of the three artworks makes the greatest
8、impression on you?Why?Id say the artwork that makes the greatest impression on me is Mona Lisa,because one can always have a different view of her when looking at this painting in a different way.2.Which galleries and museums have you visited?Share your experience with the class.I once visited the P
9、alace Museum,and the experience left a deep impression on me.The royal buildings,which are so magnificent,caught my sight immediately when I stepped into the front gate.Travelling through the palaces,I was quite shocked to see the elegance of the collections.They really touched me.I hope you can all visit the museumyourself.Read the passage again and try to underline the words and expressions used to describe the two art works in Para.3 and Para.4,and then form a general opinion about how the broadcaster introduced them.
