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课件网) Understanding ideas Unit 4 Amazing art Pre-reading the Louvre The Louvre Museum in Paris, France, is one of the oldest, largest and most famous art galleries and museums in the world. The Louvre was originally a royal palace, until Louis XIV moved his court to Versailles in 1682. It became a public museum in the late 18th century, and has since built one of the greatest collections of art in the world including da Vinci's Mona Lisa Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People and Alexandros's Venus de Milo. Enjoy a video Enter the Louvre Read and complete 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. MUSEE DU LOUVRE LOUVRE FUN QUIZ What do you know about the Louvre 3 How many works 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. MUSEE DU LOUVRE LOUVRE FUN QUIZ Read and complete What do you know about the Louvre What is the genre of the article Activity 1 a live broadcast the new media discourse A huge stone sculpture. Self-portraits of Rembrndt. The closing remarks . Para 2 Para 4 Para 3 Read the passage on Page 38-39 quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea. Activity 2 Read for structure Para 1 Introduction--a broadcast. The painting Mona Lisa. Para 5 Activity 3 Read for details (Part 1) Decide the following statement is True (T) or False (F). The Louvre Museum is in London . ( ) F Read for details (Part 2) 2.Read the Para2-4 and choose the best answers. (1)What can we learn about the Winged Victory of Samothrace A. It is a huge sculpture made of wood. B. It is based on a ship. C.Its head and arms are very beautiful. D. It is one of Louvre's most amazing treasures. (2)How does the broadcaster like the Winged Vio ry of Samothrace A.Imaginative. B.Incredible. C. Amazing. D.Imperfect. (3)Why did Rembrandt like to paint himself A. He loved taking a 17th-century selfie. B.This was popular at the time. C.It was cheap to paint himself. D.No one really knows why. Read for details (Part 3) 1.Decide the following statement is True (T) or False (F). 1. About 36,000 works are currently being displayed in over 300 rooms in the London. ( ) 2. The Louvre is the place that is worth visiting. ( ) F T Winged Victory of Samothrace Here at the top of stairs is this _____. Although, ___ _____, you can still imagine her posture. The folded dress shows incredible _____. Complete the route to better understand the main body of the broadcast. head and arms are missing huge sculpture skill of the sculptor her Mona Lisa This is perhaps the most famous painting here, protected by glass. It’s smaller than _____. The lady in the painting seems to have ___ _____, which makes her so interesting! ... ...
