M8U3reading

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课题
M8U3Reading1 Visit the masters
StepⅠPre-reading(Reading a travelogue -- a record that someone makes of his or her trip)
He is not only a painter but also a sculptor, an architect an engineer and a scientist, who designed many new __5__, including a primitive form of a helicopter and a tank.
3. What did Monet love to paint when he was older?_______________________________________
Activity2:Scanning
1).How many famous artists are mentioned in the email? Who are they?
Van Gogh was not well received and ___9___ only one painting during his life, but his works are abored today.
Rembrant
Another museum in
Amsterdam
He lived in the __10__ century, the painting Night Watchman painted in 1642.
Monet
Musee d’Orsay
inParis,France
He enjoyed __6__ water lilies very much and even built a special garden to keep water lilies.
Van Gogh
The Van Gogh
Museum in
1. Which countries has Li Ming visited on his trip?________________________________________
2. How many days did they spend inParis?______________________________________________
3. What did Li Ming do inParis? _______________________________________________________
4. What is the most valuable painting in the world?
_______________________________________________________________________________
7. What was the sad thing about van Gogh?
_______________________________________________________________________________
8. In which city will Li Ming see Rembrandt’s paintings?
5. What did da Vinci do besides painting? ________________________________________________
6. In which museum can you see Monet’s work?
_______________________________________________________________________________
Amsterdam, the
Netherlands
Van Gogh painted about 800 oil paintings and 1,600 drawings on everything __7__ from people to nature.
He early paintings used Impressionism, but later he created more __8___ artwork.
StepⅤHomework
1.Is there an art museum in your city or town? If there is one, have you visited it? If you have, what do you think of the art there?
2.Do you think we need art museums? Why or why not?
Picasso produced over 20,000 pieces of art during his lifetime.
__3___ being a painter, he was also a sculptor a photographer.
da Vinci
The__4___MuseuminParis,France.
StepⅢDetailed reading
Famous art museums and great artists in _____1______
Picasso
A museum inMalaga,Spain, which ___2___ to be the house where Picasso was born
3.Do you think art is important? Why or why not?
Artist
Nationality
Masterpiece
School and type of art
2).How many museums are mentioned? What are they?
________________________________________________________________________________
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StepⅡWhile-reading
Activity 1:Skimming(The passagecan be divided into four parts)
Whenwe read a travelogue,what should we pay special attention to?
Weshould we pay special attention tothe _________of the trip,where the author went,__________
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Activity 4: Further reading
________ _______ _______ the works of da Vinci, it has more than _________ other European paintings, which ________ _________ the 13th_________the 19th________. We can’t find any _________ in it. If you want to see the modern painting, you will have to go to another museum_________ Musee d’ Orsay
StepⅣDiscussion (Pair work)
1. Use your own words to introduce each artist mentioned in the passage to other group members.
2. Suppose you have a chance to interview one of the artists, who would you prefer to interview and what questions would you prepare?
Activity 3: Fast reading
1.What did Li Ming think aboutMalaga? ________________________________________________
2. What is Cubism? _________________________________________________________________
Keys: 1.____________ 2. ____________ 3.______________ 4. _____________ 5. _____________
6.____________ 7. ____________ 8.______________ 9. _____________ 10. ____________