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课件网) Suppose you had a foreign friend. He / She would be leaving home. What gift would you give him / her? Choose one from the following gifts and say why. Which object do you think would be the most expensive? If you could have one of these objects as a present, which would you choose? Why? Look at the four pictures and think about the questions. Listen and answer the questions. Where are they? In a shop. 2. Did all three students arrive at the same time? No. 3. Who recommended the art book? Wang Pei. Number the presents 1-4 to show the order in which you hear them discussed. 1 2 3 4 Listen again and answer the questions. 1. Who arrived late? Xiao Wei. 2. Why did they decide not to get the vase for Mr. Hang? It was too expensive. 3. Why did Steve Lee wish they had talked to Mr. Hang’s wife before they went shopping? Mrs. Hang would probably have known what to get Mr. Hang. 4. Which present did Wang Pei prefer? At first he liked the book but later he thought the wall hanging would be best. 5. Which present do you think the students will get? Give a reson. I think they will probably get the wall hanging because the others seem to respect Wang Pei’s opinion. Also, they know Mr. Hang likes that type of wall hanging. meticulous painting (gongbi hua), ink and wash painting, water-colour painting, oil painting, religious painting , flower-bird works , Chinese landscape Can you name some styles of Chinese painting? What is your own preference for particular style of art works? Look at the artworks below. In what period of Chinese history do you think they were created? Discuss with your partner. Listen to Zhang Lin’s talk all the way through. Try and number the artworks 1-6 to show the order in which he talks about them. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Listen again to Parts 1-3 and add the historical period when each was made. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 5000-3000 BC First century AD Tang Dynasty Yuan Dynasty 20th century 20th century Listen to the whole text and complete the chart. Chinese artists started to create art over 7,000 years ago. 1.Architecture, sculpture and painting began to have religious themes. 2. Artists were good at drawing small delicate figures 1. The traditional style of painting was well developed. 2. Humans and scenes of palace life were popular for painting at this time 1. Human figures and pictures of still life became popular. 2. Artists stressed one part of the scenery to show their feelings, thoughts and hopes through their paintings. 1. Artists experiment with Western techniques and styles in their work. 2. Western influence can be seen in some modern paintings. BC After Buddhism Tang Dynasty Yuan Dynasty Modern art Work in groups and talk about your favorite artist or style. Sample dialogue 1 S1: Who are your favorite Chinese artists? S2: I’d prefer the Chinese famous painter Qi Baishi, who is a master of traditional Chinese realistic paintings. He is good at combining two kinds of tech ... ...
