1、UNIT 2A lifes work-Understanding ideas1.Students could learn to memorize some words and phrases.2.Students could get the main idea of this passage.3.Students could write sentences about this topic.Learning Aims:LifeBehindthe Lens新单词短语lens/lenz/n.（照相机、摄像机的）镜头 pose/pz/v.（使）摆好姿势 grocery/rs()ri/n.食品杂货店
2、grocery store 超级市场 *fascination/fsne()n/n.着迷，迷恋 New words!新单词短语 fashion/f()n/n.时尚 uncomplicated/nkmplketd/adj.不复杂的，*faraway/frwe/adj.遥远的 celebrity/slebrti/n.名人，明星*craft/krft/n.（某一行业所需的）技能*anthropologist/nrpldst/n.人类学家 New words!What is your understanding of these quotes?Pay special attention to“the
3、price of success”,“stay with problems longer”and“a mere reed shaken in the wind”.重点词汇quotes 引用;mere 仅仅reed 芦苇;簧舌，簧片in the wind 可能发生Sucess is difficult.What qualities does each of these quotes convey?dedication,hard work,and an unremitting devotion;craftsmanship,smart.What differences are there betwe
4、en the two persons?The first one works on the street with a single camera.The second one works in a studio with expensive equipment.What do they want to show through their works?It can be expressed from his works.We can find out it from the colors,the contents of the pictures.Stories that happened i
5、n daily life.LifeBehindthe Lens1 A white-haired old man riding an ordinary bicycle around the streets of New York,always wearing the same blue workers jacket and simple black running shoes.If you saw him,youd never think there was anything remarkable about him.And yet every member of New Yorks wealt
6、hy high society wanted nothing more than to pose for this man.1一位白发老人骑着一辆普通自行车在纽约的街道上转来转去，总是穿着同样的蓝色工人夹克和简单的黑色跑鞋。如果你看到他，你永远不会认为他有什么了不起的地方。然而，纽约富有的上流社会的每一位成员都只想为这个男人摆姿势。2 This ordinary-looking man was Bill Cunningham,one of the most important American photographers of the last 50 years.2.这个长相普通的人就是比尔坎
7、宁安，他是过去50年来美国最重要的摄影师之一。What is main idea of this paragraph?An introduction to Bill Cunningham重点词汇New York 纽约;high society 上层社会;上流社会nothing more than 只不过;仅仅one of 之一3 What made Cunningham so great?It certainly wasnt the use of expensive,technologically advanced equipment.Cunningham always used simple
8、,relatively cheap cameras and took all his pictures on the streets of New York,not in a studio.Nor was it a wide range of contacts and connections.Although he always knew where fashionable parties and events were happening,Cunningham liked to photograph ordinary people in the poor Bronx as much as V
9、IPs in rich Manhattan.He found inspiration where others could not,in simple,everyday scenes,such as aman buying oranges at the local grocery store,or a woman riding home on the graffiti covered subway.These things were real,and it was within their reality that Cunningham saw both beauty and potentia
10、l.Through his fascination with what people were wearing,and not who they were,he opened the doors of fashion to everyone fashion as he saw it belonged to the people,not just to high society and big brands.3是什么让坎宁安如此伟大？这当然不是使用昂贵的、技术先进的设备。坎宁安总是使用简单、相对便宜的相机，在纽约的街道上拍摄所有的照片，而不是在工作室里。这也不是一个广泛的接触和联系。尽管坎宁安一
11、直知道时尚派对和活动在哪里举行，但他喜欢拍摄贫穷布朗克斯的普通人，就像拍摄富裕曼哈顿的贵宾一样。他在其他人无法从简单的日常场景中找到灵感，比如一个男人在当地杂货店买橙子，或者一个女人坐在涂鸦覆盖的地铁上回家。这些事情都是真实的，坎宁安正是在他们的现实中看到了美丽和潜力。通过对人们穿着的着迷，而不是对他们是谁的着迷，他向每个人打开了时尚的大门他认为时尚属于人民，而不仅仅是上流社会和大品牌。grocery store 杂货店advanced equipment 先进的设备 4 Moreover,what made Cunningham great was his devotion to photo
12、graphy,and the hours and hours of sheer hard work he put into his work.Cunningham would go out onto the streets of New York each and every day,regardless of the weather.He would even stay outside in a storm,not coming back until he knew he had the right photos.He hardly ever took a day off and not o
13、nce stayed home sick.This devotion and hard work is what we see reflected within his photos.This is what makes them so special.4此外，坎宁安之所以伟大，是因为他对摄影的热爱，以及他在工作中投入的一小时又一小时的辛勤工作。坎宁安每天都会走上纽约的街道，不管天气如何。他甚至会在暴风雨中呆在外面，直到他知道自己有合适的照片才回来。他几乎没有休息过一天，也没有一次生病呆在家里。我们在他的照片中看到了这种奉献和努力。这就是它们如此特别的原因。regardless of 不管，不
14、顾 What is main idea of this paragraph?His devotion to photography 5 Although he was a world-famous fashion photographer,Cunninghams approach to life was uncomplicated.He lived in a small apartment with a shared washroom.A simple restaurant was where he usually had the same meal of sausages,eggs and
15、coffee.5尽管坎宁安是世界著名的时尚摄影师，但他的生活方式并不复杂。他住在一间共用洗手间的小公寓里。在一家简单的餐厅里，他通常会在那里吃同样的香肠、鸡蛋和咖啡。world-famous 举世闻名的 approach to 接近uncomplicated 简单的 6 Cunningham never accepted the benefits offered to him for being a fashion photographer.He valued his integrity and would not be bought by anyone,no matter how many
16、free clothes or flights to faraway destinations he was offered.And if he went to a celebrity party,he was there to work rather than have fun.“Moneys the cheapest thing,”he once said,then added:“.freedom is the most expensive.”This lack of self-interest and promotion kept Cunningham focused on his cr
17、aft,enabling him to capture New Yorks unique street style.6坎宁安从来没有接受过作为一名时尚摄影师给他的好处。他重视自己的正直，无论有多少免费衣服或飞往遥远目的地的航班，他都不会被任何人买。如果他去参加名人聚会，他在那里是为了工作而不是娱乐。“金钱是最便宜的东西，”他曾说过，然后补充道：“自由是最昂贵的。”晋升让坎宁安专注于自己的技艺，使他能够捕捉到纽约独特的街头风格。7 Cunninghams passion for photography lasted throughout his life.He was 87 when he pa
18、ssed away,and had been working right up until his last illness.Nothing ever stopped him from getting the photo he wanted.His hard work made him more than a fashion photographer he was a“cultural anthropologist”,who we can thank for recording the life of a whole city and its people over half a centur
19、y.Bill Cunningham was an observer,and not one of the observed,a worker not a star and this was how he wanted it.坎宁安对摄影的热情贯穿了他的一生。他去世时87岁，一直工作到最后一次生病。没有什么能阻止他得到他想要的照片。他的辛勤工作使他不仅仅是一名时尚摄影师，他还是一名“文化人类学家”，我们要感谢他记录了半个多世纪以来整个城市及其人民的生活。比尔坎宁安是一个观察者，而不是被观察者中的一员，一个工作者，而不是明星这就是他想要的。anthropologist 人类学家 Look at t
20、he title and choose another suitable title for the passage.a.Social Butterflyb.Art and Devotionc.Follower of Fashiond.A Life in Photographsd.What makes Bill Cunningham so great?Bill Cunningham focused on the ordinary people in daily life and He devoted much time and hard work to his work.What is Cun
21、ninghams approach to life?He cherishes simple life and freedom.Life Behind the LensIntroduction Cunninghams passion to photographyParas.1-2Paras.3-4Paras.5-6Para.7Things makes Cunningham so great.the philosophy of Cunninghams life Try to write down the main idea of each paragraphs?para.1para.2para.3
22、para.4para.5para.6para.7Cunningham lived a simple life.Cunninghams attitude towards money.Cunninghams photographs style.Cunninghams devotion to photography.Cunningham lived a simple life.Cunninghams attitude towards money.Cunninghams passion for photography lasted throughout his life.Bill Cunningham
23、Beliefs about fashion Fashion is not restricted to 1._ It belongs to 2._ It is about _what people are wearing,not 3.high society and big brandsthe peoplewhat people are wearingwho they arego out onto the streets of New Yorkhe knew he had the right photostook a day off and not once stayed home sickDe
24、votion to photography Regardless of the weather,he would 4._ He wouldnt come back until 5._ He hardly ever 6._ Bill Cunningham Bill Cunninghama small house with a shared polietsausages,eggs and coffee the benefits offered to him for being a fashion photographer freedom and integrityLife philosophy He lived in 7._ He ate 8._ He never accepted 9 _and valued 10._ Why is Bill Cunningham called a“cultural anthropologist”?Because his photography created an everlasting record of the life and its people over half a century.Try to talk your ideas with others1.2.3.Thank you!
