1、Unit 4 Understanding Ideas - Live from the LouvreLive from the Louvre Sull y Richelie u Denon 1. Where is the Louvre Museum? A. In London. B. In Paris. C. In Berlin. 2. When was the original castle of the Louvre built? A. The 12th century. B. The 15th century. C. The 18th century. 3. How many works
2、of art are there in its collection? A. Around 180,000. B. Around 400,000. C. Around 480,000. 4. Which work of art is among the “Big Three” attractions of the Louvre? A. The Code of Hammurabi. B. Liberty Leading the People. C. Venus de Milo. “Big Three” attractions of the Louvre Venus de Milo Mona Li
3、sa Winged Victory of Samothrace 1.The Louvre Museum Louvre Museum or the Louvre is a historic monument in Paris, France. A central l_ of the city, it is l_ on the right bank of the Seine in the citys 1st district. The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, o_ built as a fortress in the late 12th cen
4、tury. It opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537paintings. Nowadays, a_ 38,000objects from prehistory to the 21st century are e_ over an area of 72,735 square metres. It r_ millions of visitors each year. andmarkandmark ocatedocated riginallyriginally pproximatelypproximately xhibitedexhi
5、bitede eceivedeceived 2. The Big Three attractions of the Louvre The Big Three attractions of the Louvre are g_ believed to be 1）Venus de Milo 2）the Winged Victory of Samothrace 3） Mona Lisa. enerallyenerally 2. The Big Three attractions of the Louvre Venus de Milo Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek
6、s_ and one of the most famous w_ of ancient Greek sculpture. It is well-known for the mystery of her m_ arms. tatuetatue orksorks issingissing 2. The Big Three attractions of the Louvre The Winged Victory of Samothrace The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called Nike of Samothrace, is a marble Hel
7、lenistic s_ of Nike (the Greek goddess of v_) created in about the 2nd century BC. Since 1884, it has been prominently(显眼地，突出地) d_ at the Louvre and is one of the most c_(著 名的) sculptures in the world. culptureculpture ictorictor isplayedisplayed elebratedelebrated 2. The Big Three attractions of th
8、e Louvre Mona Lisa Mona Lisa is a half-length p_ painting by the Italian Renaissance Artist Leonardo da Vinci. It has been d_ as the best k_, the most v_, the most w_ about, the most sung about, the most parodied(拙劣的模 仿） work of art in the world. Mona Lisa is also one of the most v_ paintings in the
9、 world. ortraitortrait escribedescribed nownnown isitedisited rittenritten aluablealuable 3.The Code of Hammurabi The Code of Hammurabi is a well-p_ legal code of Babylonia, d_ back to about1754 BC. It was one of the first forms of law, c_ of 282 laws. It was written on a large stone monument, and p
10、ut in a public place w_ everyone could see it. It was found in1901,and is now in the Louvre Museum in Paris. reservedreserved atingating onsistingonsisting herehere 4. Liberty Leading the People Liberty Leading the People is a painting by Eugene Delacroix, m_ the July Revolution of 1830, which o_ Ki
11、ng Charles X of France. arkingarking verthrewverthrew Activity 3. Choose three tags that best describe the main idea of the passage and give reasons for your choices. Louvre art Mona Lisa exhibition museum selfie fantastic tour guide history live broadcast Louvre art live broadcast Activity 4: Read
12、the passage and complete the route with expressions from the passage. Winged Victory of Samothrace Here at the top of the stairs is this _. Although _ _, you can still imagine her posture. The folded dress shows incredible _. huge sculpture her head and arms skill of the sculptor are missing Mona Li
13、sa This is perhaps the most famous painting here, protected by glass. Its smaller than _. The lady in the painting seems to have _, which makes her so interesting! you would expect a mind of her own Rembrandts self-portrait This is one of the 90 or more self-portraits Rembrandt made in his lifetime.
14、 We dont know why he made so many - perhaps it was his way of _! Or maybe it was just _ _? taking a 17th-century selfie cheaper to paint himself than to pay for a model The structure of the passage: Part 1: Paragraph 1 What the broadcast is about Part 2: Paragraph 24 2: An introduction to the Winged
15、 Victory of Samothrace 3: An introduction to Mona Lisa 4: An introduction to one of Rembrandts self-portraits Part 3: Paragraph 5 A summary of the broadcast. Activity 2 Read the passage and find out what Zack is doing in the Louvre. Zack is doing a _ in the Louvre. He is _ and _. live broadcast intr
16、oducing three treasures of the museum inviting the audience to subscribe his live broadcast Paragraph 1: Hi, its Zack! Greetings from Paris, everyone! 常用复数形式 greetings, 表示“问候语, 贺词”。 exchange greetings = greet each other 互相问候 send greetings to sb. 向某人致意 This broadcast is being brought to you from the
17、 largest museum on Earth - the Louvre! This broadcast is being brought to you Im bringing the broadcast to you be being done 是现在进行时被动语态的基本结构,表示说话时 或现阶段正在进行或发生的被动动作,强调主语是动作的承受者。 Paragraph 1: This broadcast is being brought to you from the largest museum on Earth - the Louvre! be being done 是现在进行时被动语态
18、的基本结构, Im bringing the broadcast to you This broadcast is being brought to you 表示说话时正在进行或发生的被动动作 Tony is being scolded by his father over there. 表示现阶段正在进行或发生的被动动作 A new station is being built. 表示经常性的一些行为 He is always being praised by the teacher. 表示将来意义 A party is being held tonight. 注意：一些表示状态、心理活动、
19、拥有、存在等的动词，一般不用现在进 行时的被动语态，而用一般现在时的被动语态表示此时此刻或目前主语正 承受的动作。 Mary, come here. You are wanted on the phone. 找出文中其他三处现在进行时被动语态的句子， 并试着将他们变为主动语态表述。 1. And just look at how her dress is being folded by the wind! 2. Im being pushed around quite a bit, in fact. 3. About 35,000 works are currently being displ
20、ayed in over 300 rooms in the Louvre. Paragraph 1: Today were going to find out about some of the Louvres most amazing treasures. find out (vi./vt.) 了解 find out about (vi.) I need to find out about her plan. find out sth. about sth. (vt.) We must find out more about these courses. find out (if/wheth
21、er/who/what/how, etc.) (vt.) Did you find out whether there are any seats left? Has anyone bothered to find out how much all this is going to cost? Paragraph 1: treasure n(c). (具体的一件) 珍宝，宝贝 n(u). (总称) 财宝 hidden treasure vt. 珍惜，珍藏 treasure sth. Here we go! (used when you are starting to do sth. or wh
22、en sth. is starting to happen) 好了， 开始了！ Paragraph 2: Now, at the top of these stone stairs get a load of thatthat! at the top of/ on the top of 在的顶端 /上 on top of 1)在上面；2)除此之外(还有) On top of everything else, I have to go to work every Saturday! get a load of : used to tell someone to look at or listen
23、 to someone or something that you think is funny or interesting used to show surprise or admiration 仔细看！/ 仔细听！ Get a load of Dicks new car! Paragraph 2: sculpture sculptor the Winged Victory of Samothrace (Nike of Samothrace) 萨摩色雷斯的胜利女神 像 I cant even begin to tell you how amazing this is! cant begin
24、 to do (Its difficult for me to do) Paragraph 2: It looks like she has just flown down out of the sky and is standing on a ship. it looks like It looks like they are happy with the result. it looks as if It looks as if it may rain later. Paragraph 2: Her head and arms are missing but you can imagine
25、 her holding her arms up high, celebrating the result of an ancient battle . imagine + sth. / doing/ (sb) doing 想像 Can you imagine life without electricity? I cant imagine living without TV. I can hardly imagine Peter sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in five days. Paragraph 2: Her head and arms are
26、 missing but you can imagine her holding her arms up high, celebrating the result of an ancient battle . hold vt. 使处于某种位置 Hold the picture up so we can see it. 短语动词hold up The roof is held up by massive stone pillars. 1) 支撑某物 Sorry Im late-I was held up at work. 2)耽搁，阻延 (=delay) The bus got held up
27、in traffic. 3) 使停顿，停止下来 Paragraph 2: look at ( (how her dress is being folded by the wind) )! incredible adj. 难以置信的;极好的 (=unbelievable) I find it incredible how much he has changed. Paragraph 3: move on After a few minutes, the bus moved on again. 继续前进 I think weve talked enough about that subject;
28、lets move on. 转换话题 She ran this shop for ten years before deciding to move on to fresh challenges. (结束某活动后）改做别事 Paragraph 3: Im being pushed around quite a bit, in fact. youre really going to love whats coming up next. come up 走近，走到跟前 He came up to me and said, “Come on, John.” 即将发生，即将到来(be about to
29、 happen or take place) We do have exams coming up. 突然发生 （happen unexpectedly) I was delayed-something came up at home. 被提及，被讨论 （be mentioned or discussed) The name Lin Shuhao comes up a lot on TV. sb. come up with sth. 提出，想出, 提供 Although against my opinion, the old professor didnt come up with his o
30、wn. They want to buy the house, but they couldnt come up with the cash. Paragraph 3: Its the one and only Mona Lisa! the one and only 绝无仅有的；独一无二的 The painting is a lot smaller than you would expect. a lot, much, far, even, still + adj.er Paragraph 3: But from here I can get a good view to show you.
31、Standing at the top of the hill, I could have a good view of the city. When I look into her eyes it seems (that) she has a mind of her own! look into ones eyes (凝望) look sb. in the eye (直视，正视) have a mind of ones own 有自己的思想 Paragraph 3: One moment she seems to be laughing at me, but then again I cat
32、ch a sense of sadness in her smile. one moment, but then again one moment, the next 一会儿, 又一会 儿 I guess thats ( (why she attracts so many visitors every day) ) . I guess thats _ makes her such an attraction to visitors every day. Thats why he was absent from the meeting today. ? Paragraph 4: its time
33、 to get up close and personal with one of historys greatest artists - Rembrandt! get up close and personal with sb. /sth. 近距 离接触了解 up close 接近，近距离 He painted this self-portrait about 400 years ago. throughout his life 表时间：throughout history/ones life 表地域：throughout the country/world Paragraph 4: Per
34、haps it was his way of taking a 17th-century selfie? Or was it simply cheaper to paint himself than to pay for a model? It was simply cheaper to paint himself than to pay for a model. Paragraph 5: display vt. n. on display it would take a lifetime to see everything! Ill say bye for now, and hope you
35、 can all visit this fantastic place one day to feel the power of these great works of art for yourselves. the power of 的力量 do sth for oneself 亲身 Id like to see the exhibition for myself after hearing your description. Paragraph 5: They really do reach out to us across the centuries as if time itself
36、 were nothing. do v. aux. 用于加强语气，要重读。 有人称、时态的变化。 动词还原为原形。 For the happiness of your family, obey traffic rules. He speaks well. Tony went to the party. Paragraph 5: reach out 1) 到达，出现在面前 2) to try and communicate your ideas to sb. 愿意 倾听 Parents need to reach out to their children and find out about
37、their problems. 3) to ask sb. for help When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. 4) to offer help to sb. We are reaching out to the most vulnerable members of the community. Paragraph 5: across: prep. 1) 与表示时间的词搭配 “越过” 2) 与表示地点的词搭配，“从一边到另一边，穿过， 越过; 在另一边/对面” The lake was frozen,
38、 so we walked across the lake. France faces the United Kingdom across the English Channel. Paragraph 5: as if: conj. 仿佛，好像 1) 其后从句常用过去的时态表示虚拟语气 e.g. He talks as if he were a king. e.g. H speaks English perfectly as if he had lived in England for many years. 2) 根据实际情况，有时也不用虚拟 e.g. It looks as if it i
39、s going to rain. Paragraph 5: if you have enjoyed this live broadcast, subscribe to find out where Im visiting next. subscribe 订阅 在卢浮宫向你们直播 探索探索 奇珍异宝 在这些石头阶梯的顶端 注意看那个注意看那个 高举双臂 庆祝一场古老战役的胜利 把她的裙子弄出褶皱 是石头做的 雕刻家令人难以置信的技艺 往前走往前走 把某人挤来挤去把某人挤来挤去 接下来是什么? 比你想象的要小得多 可以很清楚地看见 与她对视与她对视 有她自己的思想有她自己的思想 从她的微笑中捕捉到
40、一丝悲伤 吸引很多游客 画自画像 终其一生 花钱请模特 目前正在备展出的作品 今天先到这里 亲身感受这些伟大艺术作品的魅力亲身感受这些伟大艺术作品的魅力 出现在我们面前出现在我们面前 跨越几个世纪跨越几个世纪 直播 点击订阅关注我们下一站的目的地 1. 1. 现在我们正在从世界上最大的博物馆卢浮宫为您播现在我们正在从世界上最大的博物馆卢浮宫为您播 送此次节目。送此次节目。 2. Her head and arms are missing, but you can 2. Her head and arms are missing, but you can imagine her holding
41、her arms up high, imagine her holding her arms up high, celebrating the result of an ancient battle.celebrating the result of an ancient battle. 3. And just look at how her dress is being folded by the wind! 4. 事实上，此刻我正在被人群挤来挤去。 5. One moment she seems to be laughing at me, 5. One moment she seems t
42、o be laughing at me, but then again I catch a sense of sadness in but then again I catch a sense of sadness in her smile.her smile. 6. 6. 我想这就是她每天吸引这么多游客的原因。我想这就是她每天吸引这么多游客的原因。 7. 或者仅仅是画自己比花钱请模特更便宜？ 8. 目前，在卢浮宫的300多个房间里，大约有3.5万件 作品正在展出，要看完所有的作品，可能需要一辈子 的时间。 9. They really do reach out to us across the 9. They really do reach out to us across the centuries as if time itself were nothing.centuries as if time itself were nothing.
