1、Whatinspiresyou?museM e e t i n g t h e m u s e -u n d e r s t a n d i n g i d e a s B o o k 4 U n i t 4Meeting the museWhat is Muse？In what situation do we need muse?Muse:(in ancient Greek and Roman stories)one of the nine goddesses who encouraged poetry,music and other branches of art and literatu
2、re 缪斯(古希腊和罗马神话中执掌诗歌、音乐和其他文学艺术分支的九位女神之一)现指 a person or spirit that gives a writer,painter,etc.ideas and the desire to create things(作家、画家等的)灵感；创作冲动的源泉 inspiration?Which artist is the video about?What works arementioned?What inspired the artist?The video is about Leonardo da Vinci.Italian artist Mona
3、Lisa and many drawings and notes of his ideas for his inventions including a parachute（降落伞）（降落伞）,a form of helicopter and a strange flying machine with flapping wings（煽动翅膀）（煽动翅膀）.What inspired the artist?The natural world,such as birds and their mysterious power of flight.Tick what you think are the
4、 most important sources of inspiration for artists.childhood family and friends books and films other artists history travel nature social issues private feelings culture and traditions imagination p r e -r e a d i n g Predict what the passage is mainly about according to the title“What inspires you
5、?”and the words in the picture.It is about where the artists get their inspiration.p r e -r e a d i n g 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 festivalp r e -r e a d i n g Read the
6、passage and find out what inspires each artist.w hile-r eading Florentijn Hofman is a Dutch artist,whose large sculptures are on display all over the world.One way for him to find inspiration is turning to his childrens toys.These objects have given him ideas for his animal sculptures,such as the fa
7、mous Rubber Duck.A more recent work of his is the huge Floating Fish,which was set among the beautiful landscape of Wuzhen West Scenic Zone.Florentijn Hofman,visual artist w h i l e -r e a d i n g w h i l e -r e a d i n g Hofmans inspiration for Floating Fish came from Chinese folk tales passed down
8、 through the generations.He was particularly interested in the old story about a fish jumping through the“Dragon Gate”.This story came to life for Hofman when he visited Wuzhen and saw how people lived there.Florentijn Hofman,visual artist w h i l e -r e a d i n g Wuzhen and the way people lived the
9、reChinese folk talesFloating Fish w h i l e -r e a d i n g There is no territory in the world of music.These are the words of Chinese composer Tan Dun.He is most widely known for composing music for the film Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon and the 2008 Being Olympics.To listen to Tans music is to expe
10、riene a mix of Chinese musical traditions and Western influences.Since his first opera,Nine Songs,Tan Dun has been using a combination of Chinese music and sounds from all over the world to tell stories.As Tan once said,Chinese music should carry universal expression of the human spirit so as to be
11、recognised by the whole world.Tan Dun,composer w h i l e -r e a d i n g music for the film Crouching Tiger,Hidden DragonNine SongsChinese musical traditionsand the 2008 Beijing Olympics w h i l e -r e a d i n g Yang Lipings passion is dancing.After winning a national competition in 1986 with her Spi
12、rit of the Peacock dance,she has been known as tbe Peacock Princess”.The inspiration for her famous dances has come from the time she spent in Xishuangbanna,Yunnan Province.I felt very grateful for the years in Xishuanghanna,says Yang.“It gave me a chance to go deeper into the lives of various ethni
13、c groups.Our ethnic groups,especially the Dai people,admire the peacock.They think the peacock represents the beauty of nature.I especially like the dance style of the Dai people and it gives me lots of inspiration.My dance comes from their traditional belief and aims to bring out the Dai womens bea
14、uty:Yang Liping,dancer w h i l e -r e a d i n g Spirit of the Peacock the peacockthe dance style of the Dai people w h i l e -r e a d i n g Can you use reported speech to rewrite the quotes?Why do you think the author chose to use quotes instead of reported speech in the passage?Read the quotes from
15、 the passage and answer the questions.p o s t -r e a d i n g 1 During the walk and his stay there in the town,he had seen the fish being fed by people.2 There was no territory in the world of music in Tan Duns eyes.3 She felt very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna,.Can you use reported speech to rewrite the quotes?p o s t -r e a d i n g 1.1.展览展览2.2.求助于；转向求助于；转向3.3.传递传递4.4.变得逼真；苏醒过来变得逼真；苏醒过来5.5.使使.开始开始 6.6.为了为了7.7.深入探讨深入探讨 8.8.使显现；表达；发布使显现；表达；发布 on displayturn topass downcome to lifeset.in motionso as togo deeper intobring out p o s t -r e a d i n g THANK YOU
