1、SB1U4 Meeting the museVocabulary-Listening(page 55-57）Have you ever visited an art exhibition?Posters of art exhibitionsTask 1:Look at this poster,what information can you get about the exhibition?Task 2:Read the comments and answer the questions.Pay attention to the compound adjectives in bold.1 Wh
2、at is the exhibition about?What artworks might you see in it?The exhibition is about abstract art.We can see Storm and Superhighway in it.2 Which comment makes the greatest impression on you?Give your reasons.3 Do you want to go to this exhibition after reading the comments?Why or why not?Match the
3、compound adjectives in Activity 5 to their meanings.1 _:extremely impressive so as to take ones breath away2 _:known by a lot of people3 _:making you feel great respect and admiration,and sometimes fear4 _:very good at doing something5 _:innovative,using new methods or achieving new results6 _:very
4、expensivebreathtakingwell-knownawe-inspiringhighly-skilledground-breakingover-pricedThink of more compound adjectives to describe an art exhibition or an artwork.Read the passage and answer the questions.(P56)1.What else do you know about Pablo Picasso and Feng Zikai?2.What other artists are famous
5、for representing war and peace?What are their best-known artworks?Listen to the audio guide and find out the main passage of each artwork.(P57)The tragedy of warHopes in warGuernicaThe Battlefield in Spring 延伸阅读文本：The title of this painting is Guernica.It was painted by the well-known Spanish artist
6、,Pablo Picasso.Picasso painted this huge,breathtaking painting after the attack on the town of Guernica by the Nazis.It measures about 3.5 metres in height and almost 8 metres in width,and contains many different elements.In the centre of the painting,we can see a bull,a horse,a light bulb and a dea
7、d or wounded man lying on the ground.There have been endless debates about the meaning of these images,but Picasso insisted that it wasnt up to the painter to define them.He said that people must interpret the images as they understand them.Through these images,I can see the tragedy of war,and feel
8、the peoples fear as well as Picassos anger towards the fighting.In the painting,Picasso uses only three colours:black,white and grey.In my opinion,this makes its effect more powerful than using a full range of colours.延伸阅读文本：Lets take a look at The Battlefield in Spring by Feng Zikai,who was one of
9、the pioneers of modern Chinese cartoons.His illustrations deal with complex social issues in a simpleand lively way,and are widely loved by Chinese people.This Chinese cartoon is painted in protest of Japanese aggression against China.In this cartoon,you can see a small section ofa battlefield,made
10、up of sandbags,an army cap and a wire fence.On one of the sandbags grows some grass leaves.The lifeless objects together with the grass leaves create a strong contrast.Unlike Guernica,I personally think this cartoon delivers quite an optimistic message.It shows that the destruction of war is only te
11、mporary,and that the power of life is everlasting.I can feel the strong spirit and hope in this cartoon.It is widely believed that the grass shows Feng Zikais encouragement to the Chinese people as well as his hope for peace.Through his war cartoons,he wanted to express his belief that Chinese peopl
12、e would win the war and bring peace back to the country.Step1.Who and when was it painted?Step2.What is it about?Step3.How do you feel?How to introduce an artwork?Listen again and complete the notes.1 the attack on the town2 3.5 metres in height and almost 8 metres in width3 dead or wounded man4 a m
13、ore powerful effect5 in protest of6 some grass leaves7 the lifeless objects and the grass leaves8 encouragement to the Chinese people as well as his hope for peaceGuernicaThe Battlefield in SpringTask 2:Discuss which artwork makes the greater impression on you and why.Listen again if necessary.Compl
14、ete the table with the expressions from the audio guide.About an artworkBasic informationWhat you seeHow you feel Through.,I can feel.In my opinion,this makes.create a strong contrast.I personally think.by the well-known.It measures.It is widely believed.In the centre of thepainting,we can see.Throu
15、gh.,I can see.Choose an art exhibition,or an artwork from an exhibition you like,and write about it using the words and expressions in this section.Useful expressionsPair work:Make improvements to your partners writing and share it!1.Think of more compound adjectives to describe an art exhibition or an artwork.2.Use the expressions learnt in this section to modify your writing.
