1、Unit 4 Meeting the museUnderstanding ideas目录页contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsIVFast readingIIHomeworkIntensive readingIIIVIPost-readingIPre-readingDiscussion:Pre-reading:Lead-inPablo Picasso(1881-1973)was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.Born in Spain,Picassos artistic tale
2、nt was evident from a very early age.His works are often categorised into periods,for example the Blue Period and the Rose Period.Among his most famous paintings are the cubist,Les Demoiselles dAvignon,and Guernica.Picassos later works often combined elements of his earlier styles.Do you know this g
3、reat artist?Pre-reading:Lead-inDo you know this great writer?Mo Yan was born in Gaomi,Shandong Province.He is a novelist and short story writer.He is well-known for his imaginative and humanistic fiction.In 2011,Mo Yan received the Mao Dun Literature Prize.In 2012,Mo Yan became the first Chinese wri
4、ter to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.His writing often uses older Chinese literature and popular oral traditions as a starting point,combining these with contemporary social issues.Every artists wish is to create something that expresses an idea.But where do artists get their ideas from?W
5、ho or what inspires them?Here we find out more about the influences behind the successes of three very different artists.What inspires you?Pre-reading:Lead-inIIFast readingTick what you think are the most important sources of inspiration for artists.Fast reading:Skim for gist/main idea childhood fam
6、ily and friends books and films other artists history travel nature social issues private feelings culture and traditions imagination What inspires him?Hofman gets inspiration from his childrens toys,Chinese folk tales,Wuzhen and the way people lived there.Fast reading:Skim for gist/main ideaWhat in
7、spires him?Tan Dun gets inspiration from Chinese musical traditions and Western influences.Fast reading:Skim for gist/main ideaWhat inspires her?Yang Liping gets inspiration from her life in Xishuangbanna,the peacock,and the dance style of the Dai people.Fast reading:Skim for gist/main ideaIIIIntens
8、ive reading Choose where you would most likely find the passage and give your reasons.1)An art magazine.2)An artist biography.3)An online art forum.4)A poster for an art festival.Intensive reading:Find detailed information Guidance for your choiceA magazine is a large thin book with a paper covertha
9、t contains news stories,articles,photographs,etc,and is sold weekly or monthly.A biography is a book concerning someones life,written by someone else.A forum is focused on many peoples discussion ordebate on a certain issue.A poster is a large printed notice,picture,or photograph,used to advertise s
10、omething or as a decoration.Intensive reading:Guidance for your choiceArtists and their inspirationFlorentijn HofmanWell-known works:Rubber Duck 1._Sources of inspiration:his childrens toys 2._ 3._ Intensive reading:Find detailed informationOrganise information from the passage and complete the diag
11、ram.Wuzhen and the way people lived thereChinese folk talesFloating FishArtists and their inspirationTan DunWell-known works:4._ _ 5._Sources of inspiration:6._ Western influences Intensive reading:Find detailed informationOrganise information from the passage and complete the posing music for the f
12、ilm Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon and the 2008 Beijing OlympicsNine SongsChinese musical traditionsArtists and their inspirationYang LipingWell-known work:7._Sources of inspiration:her life in Xishuangbanna 8._ 9._ Intensive reading:Find detailed informationOrganise information from the passage and
13、complete the diagram.Spirit of the Peacock the peacockthe dance style of the Dai people“During the walk and my stay here in the town,I saw the fish being fed by people.”“There is no territory in the world of music.”“I feel very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna,”Intensive reading:Find detailed
14、 informationNow work in pairs.Read the quotes from the passage and answer the questions.Intensive reading:Find detailed information1.Can you use reported speech to rewrite the quotes?During the walk and his stay there in the town,he had seen the fish being fed by people.There was no territory in the
15、 world of music in Tan Duns eyes.She felt very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna,.Now work in pairs.Read the quotes from the passage and answer the questions.2.Why do you think the author chose to use quotes instead of reported speech in the passage?The author chose to use quotes in the passag
16、e to tell readers how the three artists get their inspiration or muses for their artworks,and by adding these quotes,the passage appears more believable and more convincing.Intensive reading:Find detailed informationNow work in pairs.Read the quotes from the passage and answer the questions.IVPost-r
17、eading 1.What does the three artists inspiration have in common?2.What do you think is the“universal expression”of the human spirit?3.What might inspire you to create an artwork?4.What difficulties have you encountered in understanding this passage?Post-reading:Think and shareShare them with the cla
18、ss and ask for their advice.1.What does the three artists inspiration have in common?Post-reading:Think and shareFor the three artists,their inspiration all comes from their lives and experiences.2.What do you think is the“universal expression”of the human spirit?Post-reading:Think and shareBy sayin
19、g“universal expression”,Tan Dun means Chinese music should carry not only the Chinese human spirit but also that of the whole world.In that way,Chinese music can have international recognition.3.What might inspire you to create an artwork?4.What difficulties have you encountered in understanding thi
20、s passage?Post-reading:Think and shareShare them with the class and ask for their advice.Various answers are possible.Show your own answers to Exercise 3&4.Language pointsV 1.inspire v 启发；给灵感；激发；唤起，激励；鼓舞 inspired adj 备受鼓舞的inspiring adj 鼓舞人心的inspiration n 灵感，鼓舞人心的人/事 Language points:Important wordsin
21、spire sb to do sth 激励某人做某事Language points:Important words译：Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.天才就是1%的灵感加上99%的汗水。Her trust in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined possible.她对我的信任激励着我去尝试本以为不可能的事。This piece of music was inspired by dolphin sounds.这首乐
22、曲的创作灵感来自海豚的叫声。(1)feed with 喂养 feed on 以为食 (2)(be)fed up(with)（对）感到厌烦(be bored with)feed back(into/to)反馈；反过来对起作用2.feed v(fed-fed)喂养；饲养；养活 Language points:Important wordsLanguage points:Important words蝙蝠在夜间飞行，以昆虫为食。我讨厌这种下雨天。Im fed up with this wet weather.Bats fly at night and feed on insects.译：Please
23、 dont feed the monkeys with anything you may have brought with you.请不要给猴子喂你们自带的食物。pose v【不用进行时】构成；组成；创作；撰写 composition n 组成；构成；创作；写作；作文；作品be composed of 由组成/构成the chemical composition of the soil 土壤的化学成分a composition for the piano 钢琴曲 Language points:Important wordsLanguage points:Important words他擅长写短篇小说。He is good at the composition of short stories.译：What is water composed of?水是由什么构成的？VIHomeworkHomework What might inspire you to create an artwork?Write your inspiration and share it with your classmates.
