1、外研选择性必修第一册 Unit 4Period 1Starting out&Understanding ideas(I)教学目 Lead-inTick what you think are the most important sources of inspiration for artistschildhoodfamily and friendsbooks and filmsother artistshistorytravelnaturesocial issuesprivate feelingsculture and traditionsimagination学习目标学习目标12 To kn
2、ow four great people by watching video or looking at the picturesTo find out the famous works and inspiration of three artists and talk about how we can get inspiration in study and life and achieve success目标一：目标一：To know four great people by watching video or looking at the picturesActivity 1:Watch
3、 the video and answer the questions.1 Which artist is the video about?Which of his works are mentioned?2 What inspired the artist?The video is about Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.Mona Lisa and many drawings and notes of his ideas for his inventions including a parachute,a form of helicopter and a
4、 strange flying machine with flapping wings.The natural world,such as birds and their mysterious power of flight.Activity 2:Look at the pictures and read the quotes.1 What do you know about these people?Richard Wagner was a world-famous German composerMo Yan is the first Chinese writer to win the No
5、bel Prize in Literature;Auguste Rodin was a world-famous French sculptor;Pablo Picasso was a world-famous Spanish painter.Richard Wagner(18131883)was a German composer best known for his operas.Wagner began learning the piano when he was very young,and was soon able to write musical compositions.Wag
6、ners music is renowned for its complex nature,its harmonies and the way in which individual characters,places,ideas or plot elements in his operas are associated with musical themes.Imagination creates reality.Richard Wagner Mo Yan was born in Gaomi,Shandong Province.He is a novelist and short story
7、 writer.He is well-known for his imaginative and humanistic fiction.In 2011,Mo Yan received the Mao Dun Literature Prize.In 2012,Mo Yan became the first Chinese writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.His writing often uses older Chinese Literature and popular oral traditions as a startin
8、g point,combining these with contemporary social issues.If we want to be struck by inspiration,we must go deep into our lives.Mo Yan Auguste Rodin(18401917),was a French artist,whose work had a great influence on modern art.His most original sculptures are of the human body.They show realism and cel
9、ebrate characteristics of the individual.Rodins first original human sculpture was inspired by a visit to Italy in 1875.Later he explored his personal style and gained his reputation as a sculptor at the age of 40.Today,Rodin remains one of the few sculptors widely known worldwide.I invent nothing,I
10、 rediscover.Auguste Rodin Pablo Picasso(18811973)was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.Born in Spain,Picassos artistic talent was evident from a very early age.His works are often categorised into periods,for example the Blue Period and the Rose Period.Among his most famous pai
11、ntings are the cubist,Les Demoiselles dAvignon,and Guernica.Picasos later works often combined elements of his earlier styles.Inspiration exists,but it has to find you working.Pablo Picasso2 What is your understanding of the words“imagination”,“inspiration”and“rediscover”?How do they help your under
12、standing of the quotes?Their inspiration and imagination all come from their lives and experiences.Our life is the source of art.When you discover something,its life.While you rediscover something,its art!3 Which quote do you most or least agree with?Give your reasons.目标二目标二:To find out the famous w
13、orks and inspiration of three artists and talk about how we can get inspiration in study and life and achieve success Activity 1:Predict what the passage is mainly about according to the title“What inspires you?”and the words in the picture.It is about where the artists get their inspiration.Activit
14、y 2:Read the passage and find out what inspires each artist.Hofman gets inspiration from his childrens toys,Chinese folk tales,Wuzhen and the way people lived there.Tan Dun gets inspiration from Chinese musical traditions and Western influences.Yang Liping gets inspiration from her life in Xishuangb
15、anna,the peacock,and the dance style of the Dai people.Activity 3: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 festival.Activity 4:Organise information from the passage and complete the d
16、iagram.Artistsand their inspiration Florentijn Hofman Well-known works Rubby Duck _ Sources of inspiration:His childrens toys _ _TanDuncanWell-known works _ _Sources of inspiration:_ Western influencesYang LipingWell-known works _Sources of inspiration:Her life in Xishuangbanna _ _Floating FishChine
17、se folk talesWuzhens sightsCrouching tigger,hidden dragon2008 Beijing OlympicsChinese musical traditionsSpirit of the Peacockthe dance style of the Dai peoplethe peacock Activity 5:Now work in pairs.Read the quotes and answer the questions.“During the walk and my stay here in the town,I saw the fish
18、 being fed by people.”“There is no territory in the world of music.”“I feel very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna,.”1.Can you use reported speech to rewrite the quotes?2.Why do you think the author chose to use quotes instead of reported speech in the reading passage?During the walk and his s
19、tay there in the town,he had seen the fish being fed by people.There was no territory in the world of music in Tan Duns eyes.She felt very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna,The author chose to use quotes in the passage to tell readers how the three artists get their inspiration or muses for th
20、eir artworks,and by adding these quotes,the passage appears more believable and more convincing.Activity 6:Think&Share 1 What does the three artists inspiration have in common?2.What do you think is the“universal expression”of the human spirit?3.What might inspire you to create an artwork?4.What dif
21、ficulties have you encountered in understanding this passage?Share them with the class and ask for their advice.1 For the three artists,their inspiration all comes from their lives and experiences.2 By saying“universal expression,Tan Dun means Chinese music should carry not only the Chinese human sp
22、irit but also that of the whole world.In that way,Chinese music can have international recognition.3 Students own answers.4 Students own answers.外研选择性必修第一册 Unit 4 Period 1Starting out&Understanding ideas(II)Activity 7:Find the important words,phrases,and language points you want to share with your p
23、artner.Then discuss in groups and share their usage with the class.1 compose v.作（曲）；构成【教材原文】He is most widely known for composing music for the film Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.他最广为人知的是为电影卧虎藏龙和2008年北京奥运会作曲。【归纳拓展】(1)composer n.作曲家(2)be composed of 由.构成【即学即练】单句语法填空(1)Th
24、e committee was composed _ professors and engineers.(2)It was the fortieth anniversary of the death of the _(compose).of composer2 various adj.各种各样的【教材原文】It gave me a chance to go deeper into the lives of various ethnic groups.这让我有机会更加深入到各个民族的生活中去.3 turn to（向某人）求助；注意；翻到（某页）【教材原文】One way for him to f
25、ind inspiration is turning to his childrens toys.对他来说，找到灵感的一个方法是求助于他的孩子们的玩具【归纳拓展】turn up 出现，到达；开大，提高，增加；找到，发现 turn off（扭转开关、水龙头等）关掉（煤气、自来水等）turn on（扭转开关）打开（自来水），开（煤气、灯、电视等）turn out 产生（.的）结果，结果弄清楚（是.）；外出turn in 转身进入；交出turn down（扭转形状等）调小（煤气等），关小，调小（收音机等的声音）；拒绝turn over翻过来，翻转4 pass down 传下来；传递【教材原文】Hof
26、mans inspiration for Floating Fish came from Chinese folk tales passed down through the generations.霍夫曼创作浮鱼的灵感来源于世代相传的中国民间故事。【归纳拓展】pass on to 把 传递给 pass away 去世pass.off as.（把某人）改变或冒充成pass by 经过pass through 通过，穿过5 come to life变得更有趣（或使人兴奋）；变得活跃；（仿佛活着）开始动起来【教材原文】This story came to life for Hofman when
27、he visited Wuzhen and saw how people lived there.当霍夫曼访问乌镇并看到那里的人们是如何生活的时候，这个故事对他来说变得更有趣了。【归纳拓展】come to达到某种状态；终于.；结果是.；合计；苏醒；谈到come to a conclusion/decision得出结论/决定come to an end结束come to oneself苏醒过来when it comes to（doing）sth.当提到（做）某事时6 so as to以便；为了【教材原文】As Tan once said,Chinese music should carry“un
28、iversal expression”of the human spirit so as to be recognised by the whole world.正如谭盾所说，中国音乐应该承载着人类精神的“普遍表达”才能得到全世界的认可。【归纳拓展】（1）in order to 和so as to跟动词原形，此时不定式的逻辑主语应与句子的主语保持一致。一般情况下，so as to结构不放在句首。（2）so that 和 in order that 与情态动词 can,could,may,might,will,would 连用，引导目的状语从句。so that和in order that引导目的
29、状语从句时，如果主句主语与从句主语一致，也可以换成so as to do/in order to do 或 to do。so that还可引导结果状语从句，写法上可以是so.that.，表示“如此.以致.”7 bring out出版，生产；使显示；说出【教材原文】My dance comes from their traditional belief and aims to bring out the Dai womens beauty.我的舞蹈源于他们的传统信仰，力求展现傣族妇女的美丽。【归纳拓展】bring up 抚养；培养；教育bring about 引起（事故、变化）；导致bring
30、back 带回bring in 把.拿进来；获利8 During the walk and my stay here in the town，I saw the fish being fed by people.Paraphrase：When I stayed and walked in the town，I saw people feeding the fish.saw the fish being fed.是“动词+宾语+宾补”的结构。在该结构中，谓语动词为感官动词see，宾补的形式可以是动词原形，也可以是动词的现在分词形式，即see sb/sth do/doing sth，see sb/
31、sth doing sth表示“看见正在做某事（或某事正在被做），即动作正在进行。在本句中，现在分词短语 being fed by people 作the fish的补语，表示“（鱼）正在被投食”。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。）9 Since his first opera,Nine Songs,Tan Dun has been using a combination of Chinese music and sounds from all over the
32、world to tell stories.Paraphrase:Nine Songs was Tan Duns first opera.From then on,he has been using a combination of Chinese music and sounds from all over the world to tell stories.has been using是现在完成进行时形式，教师可以请学生结合上下文理解这个时态表达的意思，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
33、in a row.When will it stop？（已经经连续下了三天雨了，什么时候停呢？）I have been teaching for 25 years so far，and will retire in 9 years.（到自前为止我任教已有25年了，9年后将退休。）10 My dance comes from their traditional belief and aims to bring out the Dai womens beauty.Paraphrase：The Dai peoples traditional belief gives a lot of inspira
34、tion to my dance which hopes to draw peoples attention to the Dai womens beauty.此句中有两个并列的谓语动词comes和aims，并且时态一致，均使用一般现在时。其中，aims后接动词不定式，表示“想要做.，打算做.。bring out是固定搭配，意为to make something easier to see，taste，notice，etc.例如：The donation brought out the selflessness of the community.（本次的捐助活动体现了社区的无私精神。）此外，bring out另一个比较常用的意思，即，“推出（新产品、新书、新唱片等）”。例如：Companies are always bringing out improved versions of their products.（公司一直在不断推出改良版的产品。）学习总结学习总结1 Can you introduce Mo Yan to your classmates?2 Can you retell what inspires the three artists in the passage?
