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课件网) Meeting the muse Look at the pictures of the panda. How were they created they were painted with pen,pencil, paper,paint, paintbrush the pictures were taken by camera. the video was created by using photo editing software and apps. Can technology be seen as art Developing ideas 1.Figure out the genre and structure of the passage by skimming and scanning to develop the ability to grasp the whole passage. 2.Comprehend the text content, extract key information about the evolution of art forms with technological development. 3.Master the format and language features of invitation letters, and apply linguistic knowledge to write a formal invitation letter for an art exhibition 4.Through the transfer of scenarios, master the application of language scenarios by completing the exercises. Learning Objectives Think “art”. What comes to your mind Is it Greek or Roman sculptures in the Louvre, or Chinese paintings in the Palace Museum Or maybe, just maybe, it’s a dancing pattern of lights Paragraph 1 adj. 希腊的 adj. 罗马的 故宫 n. 图案 模型 While-reading Read for details Para.1-2: What’s art Think “art”. What comes to your mind Greek or Roman sculptures in the Louvre Chinese paintings in the Palace Museum Floating sculptures in the sky Janet Echelman The artworks by American artist Janet Echelman look like colourful floating clouds when they are lit up at night. Visitors to one of her artworks in Vancouver could not only enjoy looking at it, they could also interact with it—literally. They did this by using their phones to change its colours and patterns. Exhibits such as these are certainly new and exciting, but are they really art Paragraph 2 珍妮特 艾克曼 看起来像... light up 点亮 温哥华 not only... (but) also... 不仅...而且... v. 互动 adv. 根据字面意思 n. 图案 模型 adv. 无疑 当然 故宫 点亮 与...互动 _____ KEY PHRASES the Palace Museum light up interact with... Think Why does author raise three questions at the beginning of the passage 开篇提出一个问题让读者进行思考的目的通常是吸引读者的注意力或引出下文 Think & Choose Why does author mention the work of Janet Echelman in para 2 To introduce the topic by presenting a specific example To prove the writer’s opinions To arouse readers’ interests To ask readers’ opinions 开篇提到某种事物、列举某个例子或提及某种现象的目的通常是引出主题或话题 While-reading Read for main idea Read quickly and match the main idea of each part. Para. 1-2 Para. 3 Para. 4-5 Para. 6-7 A. Where technology will take art next is unexpected. B. The positive effects of the combination of art and technology. D. Art is different from technology. E. What’s art Para. 8 C. The possible problems of the combination of art and technology. Whatever your opinion, people have been expressing their thoughts and ideas through art for thousands of years. To do this, they have used a variety of tools and technologies. Yet Michelangelo and others have been labelled as “artists ... ...
