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课件网) Period 1: Meeting the muse Reading & Learning Unit 4 Book 4 Faster, Higher and Stronger 学习目标任务 了解3位艺术家的基本信息； 提高略读、读读和扫读等阅读技能； 学习用简单英语介绍艺术和艺术家。 What is the most important sources of inspiration for art and artists family and friends; books and films; travel; nature; social issues; private feelings; culture and traditions; imagination; life experience Task 1: Lead in (think and speak) What is the most important sources of inspiration for art and artists family and friends; books and films; travel; nature; social issues; private feelings; culture and traditions; imagination; life experience Task 1: Lead in (think and speak) I think what really matters for an artist is life experience. _____ _____ When Yang Liping lived in with the Dai people the peacock gave inspiration to her dance. 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 3 Task 2: Skim for brief information A magazine (期刊；杂志) is a large thin book with a paper cover that contains news stories, articles, photographs, etc, and is sold weekly or monthly. A biography （传记）is a book concerning someone’s life, written by someone else. A forum （论坛）is focused on many people’s discussion or debate on a certain issue. A poster (海报) is a large printed notice, picture, or photograph, used to advertise something or as a decoration. Task 2: Skim for brief information Task 3: Skip for detailed information Activity 4 Floating Fish Chinese folk tales Wuzhen and the way people lived there Composing music for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the 2008 Beijing Olympics Nine Songs Chinese musical traditions Spirit of the Peacock the peacock the dance style of the Dai people Task 3: Skip for detailed information career nationality type of work his well-known work source of inspiration visual artist animal sculptures Floating Fish Rubber Duck chinese folk tales Wuzhen and the way people lived there Dutch Task 4: Scan for detailed information career nationality type of work composing his well-known work source of inspiration composer Chinese for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon composing for the 2008 Beijing Olympics _____ Chinese musical traditions Western influences Task 4: Scan for detailed information career nationality type of work well-known work source of inspiration Spirit of the Peacock dancer Peacock Princess her life in Xishuangbanna the peacock the dance style of the Dai people Task 4: Scan for detailed information Chinese For the three artists, their inspiration all comes from their lives and experiences. What does the three artists’ inspiration have in common Task 4: Read for thinking 1. Can you use reported speech to rewrite the quotes “During the walk and my stay here in the town, I saw t ... ...
