1、Unit 4 Meeting the museUnderstanding ideasPredict what the passage is mainly about according to the title“What inspires you?”and the words in the picture.Tick what you think are the most important sources of inspiration for artists.childhood family and friends books and films other artists history t
2、ravel nature social issues private feelings culture and traditions imaginationEvery artists wish is to create something that expresses an idea.But where do artists get their ideas from?Who or what inspires them?Here we find out more about the influences behind the successes of three very different a
3、rtists.What inspires you?Pre-reading:Lead-inFlorentijn Hofman visual artistTan DunRead the passage and find out what inspires each artist.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 ideaWha
4、t inspires 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 idea1.on
5、display _ 2.turn to _ 3.through the generations _ 4.be grateful for _ 5.universal expression_6.bring out_ 展出展出转向；求助于转向；求助于历经世代历经世代感激感激共同的表现力共同的表现力Language points:Important lexical chunks展示展示 Choose where you would most likely find the passage and give your reasons.1)An art magazine.2)An artist biogr
6、aphy.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 coverthat contains news stories,articles,photographs,etc,and is sold weekly or monthly.A biography is a book concerning someones
7、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 something or as a decoration.Intensive reading:Guidance for your choice“During the walk and my stay here in the town,I saw
8、 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 informationNow work in pairs.Read the quotes from the passage and answer the questions.1.Can you use reported speech to rewrite the quote
9、s?During the walk and his stay there in the town,he had seen the fish being fed by people.“There is no territory in the world of music.”He said that there was no territory in the world of music.“I feel very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna,.”She said that she felt very grateful for the years
10、in Xishuangbanna,.”When stating a truth,we do not need to change the tense.1.inspire v 启发；给灵感；激励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 wordsinspire sb to do sth 激励某人做某事Yang Liping feed with 喂养 feed on 以为食 2.feed v(fed-fed)喂养；饲养；养活 3.various adj 不同的；各
11、种各样的 vary v 相异，不同；变化，改变 variety n 多样性，变化；种类a variety of 种种；各种各样的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。Please dont feed the monkeys with cucumbers.请不要给猴子喂你们自带的食物。出于种种原因她决定搬到乡下去。She decided to move to the countryside for various reasons.青蛙以昆虫
12、为食。Frogs feed on insects.1.Hofmans inspiration for Floating Fish came from Chinese folk tales passed down through generations.霍夫曼创作霍夫曼创作浮鱼浮鱼的灵感来自世代相传的中国民间故事。的灵感来自世代相传的中国民间故事。非谓语动词非谓语动词被动关系被动关系过去分词过去分词pass down:传递传递eg They often use folksongs to pass down their history.see sb/sth doing sth“看见正在做某事（或某
13、事正在被做）”即动作正在进行。在本句中，现在分词短语beingfed by people 作 the fish 的补语，表示“（鱼）正在被投食”。2.During the walk and my stay here in the town,I saw the fish being fed by people.例如：When I entered the classroom,I saw the wall being painted。当我走进教室的时候，我看见墙正在被粉刷。3.Since his first opera,Nine Songs,Tan Dun has been using a comb
14、ination of Chinese music and sounds from all over the world to tell stories.has been using 是现在完成进行时；即动作从过去开始一直持续到现在，且还在进行中，并可能持续下去。例如：It has been raining for three days in a row.When will it stops?（已经连续下了三天的雨了，什么时候停呢？）grateful 在此句中表示“感谢的，感激的”，固定搭配为 feel/be grateful(to sb)for sth，意为“因感激（某人）”。例如：I felt very grateful to you for everything youve done for me.（我非常感谢您为我做的一切。）4.“I feel very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna,”says Yang.VIHomework
