1、Developing ideasreading Unit 2 A lifes work目录contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsFast readingIIHomeworkIntensive readingIIIPost-readingIPre-reading Pre-reading1.Who was the Forbidden City built for?2.When did it become home to the Palace Museum?3.How many works of art are there in the Palace Museum?4
2、.What do you think makes the Palace Museum unique in the world?Watch the video and answer the questions.Pre-reading1.Who was the Forbidden City built for?Watch the video and answer the questions.2.When did it become home to the Palace Museum?The Forbidden City was built for emperors,their families a
3、nd servants in the Ming and Qing dynasties.It became home to the Palace Museum in 1925.Pre-reading3.How many works of art are there in the Palace Museum?Watch the video and answer the questions.4.What do you think makes the Palace Museum unique in the world?There are around 1.8 million works of art.
4、Show your own answers.Look at the title and the pictures.Predict what the passage is about.Pre-readingShow your own answers.Pre-reading The Forbidden City is located in the heart of Beijing.Built during the early Ming Dynasty,it is one of the largest imperial palaces in the world.The magnificent hal
5、ls and walls proudly display the essence and culmination ofBackground InformationPre-readingtraditional Chinese architecture.The Palace Museum was built in it in 1925 and in 1987 the former imperial residence was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Background InformationIIFast readinga.Why is Wan
6、g Jin optimistic about the future of the timepieces in the Palace Museum?b.Why is it painstaking for Wang Jin and his students to repair the collection of timepieces in the Palace Museum?Fast readingMatch the questions to the paragraphs and find out the answers.c.What has been done to the clocks tha
7、t date back to the time of Emperor Qianlong?d.Who is Wang Jin and where does he work?e.What qualities do Wang Jin and his colleagues display in their work?Fast readingMatch the questions to the paragraphs and find out the answers.f.What was special about Wang Jin and his student Qi Haonan?Fast readi
8、ngMatch the questions to the paragraphs and find out the answers.a.Why is Wang Jin optimistic about the future of the timepieces in the Palace Museum?Fast reading(Para.5)Because he has passed on his skills to a new generation of artisans,who will not only help preserve traditional skills but also br
9、ing innovation to the art of clock repairing so that it stands the test of time.b.Why is it painstaking for Wang Jin and his students to repair the collection of timepieces in the Palace Museum?Fast reading(Para.3)Because repairing such a large and important collection of timepieces involves complex
10、 work,unique methods of restoration and sourcing difficult-to-find materials,which take a lot of time,care and attention to detail.c.What has been done to the clocks that date back to the time of Emperor Oianlong?Fast reading(Para.4)Wang Jin has spent eight months adjusting the gigantic clock,which
11、is about to be wound up and brought back to life.d.Who is Wang Jin and where does he work?Fast reading(Para.1)He is a clock restoration master,working in Xi San Suo in the Forbidden City.e.What qualities do Wang Jin and his colleagues display in their work?Fast reading(Para.6)They display qualities
12、of skill,patience,modesty and devotion in their work.f.What was special about Wang Jin and his student Qi Haonan?Fast reading(Para.2)They used to be the only two timepiece restorers in the Palace Museum.IIIIntensive reading Intensive reading1.What is your understanding of the title,“Masters of Time”
13、?What figure of speech does the author use?2.What is your understanding of the sentence,“This is a race against time that can never be won”?Do you agree with this?Give your reasons.Discuss and answer the questions.Intensive reading3.What do Bill Cunningham and Wang Jin in the two reading passages in
14、 this unit have in common?4.What can you do to help to pass on traditional skills and the spirit of craftsmanship?Discuss and answer the questions.1.What is your understanding of the title,“Masters of Time”?What figure of speech does the author use?One possible answer:The title shows us that those m
15、entioned in the text are all experts skilled at the art of clock repairing.Intensive readingI think the author uses the figure of speech（修辞手法）metaphor（比喻）.2.What is your understanding of the sentence,“This is a race against time that can never be won”?Do you agree with this?Give your reasons.Intensi
16、ve readingOne possible answer:The sentence means that the restoration of the clocks will be unlikely to be ever complete.Answer 1:I agree with this because there is always so much work of clock repairing to do.Answer 2:I dont agree with this because the new generations have grown up.Maybe one day,th
17、e work will be complete.3.What do Bill Cunningham and Wang Jin in the two reading passages in this unit have in common?They are both devoted,motivated,passionate and skilled masters in their fields of work.Intensive reading4.What can you do to help to pass on traditional skills and the spirit of cra
18、ftsmanship?Intensive readingPossible answers:Pay more attention to traditional skills and cherish the spirit of craftsmanship.Call on more people to protect and learn the traditional skills.(Show your own answers).HomeworkVIHomework1.Search the Internet to know more people with the spirit of craftsmanship.2.Write down your ideas about how to pass on traditional skills and the spirit of craftsmanship.thank youVI
