(
课件网) Unit 4 Chinese folk art Reading one Step 1 Lead in: Watch and guess. What is she doing Step 1 Lead in: Watch and guess. She is making paper-cutting. Do you know the steps of paper cutting What are the steps of making paper-cuts Match. 1 2 4 3 Fold the paper Draw cutting lines Open the paper - cut Cut the paper What do you know about Chinese paper-cutting Paper-cutting Tools (What to use to make paper-cutting) Shapes (What shapes to make paper-cutting) Functions (When and why to make paper-cutting) Meanings of making paper-cutting Paper-cutting 1. What’s the main idea of the article 2. What’s the type of the article It’s about a master of paper-cutting. It’s a feature article(人物特写). In a feature article, it is flowers, birdsmon to use the present tense to make the description(描写) more vivid(生动的). Tip 1 Step 2 Pre-reading: Think and answer. The art of paper - cutting Sandy wants to learn about the art of paper - cutting. She found a feature article about a master of paper - cutting. Before reading, think about the questions below. a. Zhao Yue, a great master of paper-cutting b. An example of paper-cuts and its meaning c. Zhao Yue’s ideas about paper-cutting d. The use of paper-cuts Step 3 While-reading: Read and match the main idea. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Paper - cutting—an art full of life Zhao Yue’s hands move quickly. She is working on a picture of bamboo. “I love paper - cutting,” she says. “You don’t need much to start working—just a pair of scissors or a knife and some paper. Anyone can try it,” she adds. After years of practice, Zhao Yue is now a great master of paper - cutting. Her works on the walls in her home are beautiful. They are in the shape of flowers, birds, fish and landscapes. “Paper - cuts are not just beautiful. We use them to express our wishes. At the Spring Festival, we put them up on windows and doors for good luck,” says Zhao Yue. “And at weddings, we put up ‘double happiness’ in the new couple’s home for good wishes.” Zhao Yue makes the last cut. She hands me the bamboo picture, smiling, “This is called zhubaoping’an. It means ‘I wish you a safe and healthy life’.” The bamboo seems to be alive and the leaves look like they are dancing. I feel the warmth and life of this traditional folk art. Read Para.1 and answer the questions. 1. What tools do we need to do paper-cutting A pair of scissors or a knife and some paper. 2.What do you think of Zhao Yue from the underlined sentence She is a skilful(熟练的) master of paper-cutting. Zhao Yue’s hands move quickly. She is working on a picture of bamboo. “I love paper - cutting,” she says. “You don’t need much to start working—just a pair of scissors or a knife and some paper. Anyone can try it,” she adds. Read Para.2 and answer the questions. 1.How does Zhao Yue become a great master of paper-cutting Through years of practice. patient persistent(坚持不懈的) “Practice ma ... ...
