
Unit 4 Chinese folk art Reading one 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? 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 common 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. 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 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. 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 makes perfect.” “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Read Para.2 and fill in the blanks. Paper-?cuts are in the shapes of _____ _____. After years of practice, Zhao Yue is now a great master of paper-cuttings. Her works on the walls in her home are beautiful. They are in the shapes of flowers, birds, fish and landscapes. flowers birds fish landscapes flowers, birds, fish and landscapes. flowers, birds, fish Do you know other shapes of paper-cuts? Chinese characters Chinese animal signs Read Para.3 and answer the questions. 1. When do we put up paper-cuts? "Paper-cuts are not just beautiful. We use them to express ourwishes. 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." At the Spring Festival and weddings. On the windows and doors, and in the new couple's home. 2. Where do we put up paper-cuts? What other occasions(场合) do we use paper-cuts? On the birthdays of the elderly When moving into a new house During the baby’s 100th-day celebration "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." 3.What wishes do these paper-cuts express? A) Love for nature and animals B) For good luck and wishes C) Memories of historical events Read Para.3 and choose. Read Para.4 and answer the questions. 1.What’s the meaning of zhubaoping’an? Zhao Yue makes the last cut. ... ...
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