SectionB2a-2e
ObjectivesTolearntoreadthepassageabouttraditionalart.Tolearntomasterthereadingskills.Ifyoulike,yougivesomemorefolkortraditionalart.
PostreadingDoyouknowaboutanyChinesetraditionalarts?
shadowfiguresBeijingOpera
skylanternFace-ChanginginSichuanOpera
papercuttingchina
Whichartformwouldyouliketolearn?Why?
—Doyouknowwhattheyare?—Yeah.TheyareChinesepapercuttings.It’soneoftheChinesetraditionalarts.2aWhatdoyouknowaboutfolkortraditionalart,likepapercutting?Tellyourpartneraboutit.
PapercuttingisoneofthemostpopulartraditionalfolkartsinChina.DuringtheSpringFestivalandweddingcelebrations,theyareusedtodecoratedoors,roomsandwindows.Thecolormostfrequentlyusedisred.Chinesepapercuttingisverypopulararoundtheworld,whichisoftenusedasbethegiftforforeignfriends.
2bReadthepassageandcompletethechartbelow.MOVINGFROMGENERALTOSPECIFICAgeneralintroductionofthetopicisusuallyfollowedbyspecificdetailsandexamples.ReadingStrategy
BeautyinCommonThingsEachdifferentpartofChinahasitsownspecialformsoftraditionalart.Theseusuallytrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlife,suchaslove,beautyandfamily.Themostcommonthings,frompapertoclaytobamboo,areturnedintoobjectsofbeauty.
AccordingtoChinesehistory,skylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongming.Hesentthemouttoaskforhelpwhenintrouble.Today,skylanternsareusedatfestivalsandothercelebrations.Theyaremadeofbambooandcoveredwithpaper.Whenthelanternsarelit,theyslowlyriseintotheairlikesmallhot-airballoonsforalltosee.Theyareseenasbrightsymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishes.
Papercuttinghasbeenaroundforover1,500years.Papercuttingsoundsveryeasybutitcanbedifficulttodo.Thepaper,usuallyred,isfoldedbeforeitiscutwithscissors.Themostcommonpicturesareflowers,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.Duringthespringfestival,theyareputonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyear.
Chineseclayartisfamousbecausetheclaypiecesaresosmallbuttheylookveryreal.ThepiecesareusuallycutechildrenorlivelycharactersfromaChinesefairytaleorhistoricalstory.Thepiecesarecarefullyshapedbyhandfromaveryspecialkindofclayandthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterdrying,theyarefiredataveryhighheat.
Theyarethenpolishedandpainted.Ittakesseveralweekstocompleteeverything.ThesesmallpiecesofclayartshowthelovethatallChinesepeoplehaveforlifeandbeauty.
Read3aandmatcheveryparagraphwiththetraditionalart.A.theskylanternsB.PapercuttingC.ChineseclayartParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3WhilereadingParagraph4D.Theformsandmeaningofthetraditionalart
ReadPara.1andfillintheblanks.WhatdotraditionalChineseartformstrytoshow?TraditionalChineseartformstrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinthelife,suchas_______,_________and_______.lovebeautyfamily
ReadPara2andcompletethemindmapaboutskylanterns.madeofusedforSkylanternsfirstusedbysymbolsofZhugeKongmingbamboosandpaperhappinessandgoodwishesaskingforhelpinthepast;forcelebrationsnow
ReadPara.3andfillintheblanks.PapercuttingHistory:________________Thecolorofpaper:___________________beforeitiscutwith________.Where:_______________________________Symbols:___________________________________________________Thecommonpictures:______________________________________________over1500yearsflowers,animalsandthingsaboutChinesehistoryscissorsItisfoldedbeputonwindows,doors,andwallswishesforgoodluckandahappynewyearred
ReadPara.4andnumberthestepsofmakingclaypieces.Clayart
Thepiecesarecarefullyshapedbyhand.Theyarepolishedandpainted.Theyarefiredataveryhighheat.Theyareallowedtoair-dry.Repeatthestepsofmakingclayartpieces.
TraditionalartformMaterialsused1.2.3.skylanternsbamboo,paperpapercuttingpaperChineseclayartclay
1.WhatdotraditionalChineseartformstrytoshow?Theytrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlife,suchaslove,beautyandfamily.2.Whatwereskylanternsusedforbeforeandwhataretheyusedfornow?Theywereusedforaskingforhelpbefore,andtheyareusedformakingwishesatfestivalsandothercelebrationsnow.2cReadthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.
3.Whatkindsofpicturesareusuallyfoundonpapercuttings?Onpapercuttings,themostcommonpicturesareflowers,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.HowdopeopleusepapercuttingsduringtheSpringFestival?Peopleputpapercuttingsonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyear.
5.Whatarethestepsformakingclayartpieces?First,theyarecarefullyshapedbyhandfromaveryspecialkindofclayandthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterthat,theyarefiredataveryhighheatandthenpolishedandpainted.6.Whichartformdoyouthinkisthemostinteresting?Why?Chineseclayart.Becausetheyaresosmallbuttheylookveryreal.
2dCompletethesentencesusingthecorrectformsofthephrasesinthebox.suchasturn...intosendoutcoverwithriseintoput...onPeopleusedto_________skylanternswhentheywereintrouble.Buttoday,peoplelightthelanternsandwatchthem_________theskywiththeirwishes.sendoutriseinto
2.Theartofpapercutting______asimplethinglikeapieceofpaper_____abeautifulpieceofart.Peopleoften_____theseartpieces____thedoors,windowsandwallsoftheirhomestocelebratetheSpringFestival.3.TomakeChineseclayart,theclayisshapedbyhandintothings________cutechildrenorcharactersfromChinesefairytalesandstories.Theyarethen_____________paint.turnsintoputonsuchascoveredwith
2eDiscussthequestionsinyourgroup.Whichartformdoyouthinkistheeasiest?Whichisthemostdifficult?Why?Ithinkpapercuttingistheeasiest,becausewejustcutaapieceofpaperintowhatwewantwithscissors.IthinkChineseclayartisthemostdifficult,becausetherearetoomanystepstomakeaclaypiece.
2.Whichartformwouldyouliketolearn?Why?Iwanttolearnpapercutting,notonlybecauseitiseasytolearn,butalsobecausewecandoitatanytime.
Whichartformdoyouthinkistheeasiest?Inmyopinion,papercuttingistheeasiest.BecauseI’mgoodatdrawingandusingscissors.Postreading
Whichisthemostdifficult?Why?Ithinktheskylanternisthemostdifficult.Becausetheskylanternmustbelightenoughandit’sdifficulttokeepitsbalance.
Whichartformwouldyouliketolearn?Why?I’dliketolearntheChineseclayart.BecauseIcanhavefunmakingsomecutecharactersbymyself.
1.EachdifferentpartofChinahasitsownspecialformsoftraditionalart.中国每个不同的地区都有各自独特的传统艺术形式。form(sort;kind)此处用作可数名词，意为“形式；类型”。►Thesearetwodifferentformsofthesamething.这是同一事物的两种不同形式。LanguagePonits
2.Theseusuallytrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlife,suchaslove,beautyandfamily.suchas常用来列举同类人或事物中的多例子。►Ilikeanimals,suchasdogs,bearsandpandas.我喜欢动物，如狗、熊、熊猫。
suchas和forexample都有“例如”的意思，但是它们的用法有所不同。forexample一般只以同类人或事物中的“一个”为例。►Hehaseverbeentomanycountries,forexample,Australia.他曾经去过许多国家，如澳大利亚。
3.Themostcommonthings,frompapertoclaytobamboo,areturnedintoobjectsofbeauty.最普通的东西，从纸到黏土再到竹子,都变成了美丽的物品。turn...into…是动词短语，意为“把……变成……”。►Thefarmersareturningwastelandintoricefields.农民们正把荒地变成稻田。
turnon打开turnoff关闭turnup调大(音量)turndown调小(音量)turnagainst背叛turnin上交turnover翻转拓展
4.Hesentthemouttoaskforhelpwhenintrouble.当遇到麻烦的时候，他就放孔明灯以寻求帮助。(1)sendout意为“发出；放出；发送”，是“动词+副词”短语，代词作宾语时，要放在两者之间。但如果名词作宾语，可以放在短语后面，也可放在短语中间。►Thesunsendsoutlightandheat.太阳发出光和热。
(2)whenintrouble是状语从句的省略句，当主句主语和从句主语相同且从句中有be动词时,可以把从句中的主语以及be动词省略。►Isawhimwhile(Iwas)waitingforthebus.等公共汽车的时候我看见他了。►Hefellasleepwhen(hewas)onduty.他值班的时候睡着了。
5.Theyaremadeofbambooandcoveredwithpaper.它们由竹子制成，外面被糊上纸。becoveredwith意为“被……覆盖”。是被动语态结构，而becoveredwith是系表结构，侧重于事物的状态，可译为“到处都是”。►Thewholelandiscoveredwithwhitesnownow.现在整个大地都被白雪盖住了。►Mostoftheearthiscoveredwithwater.地球的大部分被水覆盖着。
6.Whenthelanternsarelit,theyslowlyriseintotheairlikesmallhot-airballoonsforalltosee.孔明灯被点燃后会慢慢上升到空中,像小型的热气球,能被所有人看见。(1)时间状语从句中，谓语arelit是被动语态结构，意为“被点燃”。light作及物动词时，意为“点燃”，过去式和过去分词都是lit。►Helitacigaretteandbegantosmoke.他点着了一支烟开始抽起来。
(2)riseinto意为“上升到；升人”。►Chang’e-4roseintospacewithinseconds.短短几秒钟之内，“嫦娥四号”升入太空。
7.Theyareseenasbrightsymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishes.它们被看作是幸福和美好祝福的光明的象征。as介词，意为“作为；当作”。►Heworksintheschoolasateacherofmath.他在学校里担任数学教师。
(1)as意为“因为；由于”引导原因状语从句。►Youmusthurryupasthereislittletimeleft.你必须快点，因为剩下的时间不多了。(2)as意为“像；按照”引导方式状语从句。►YoumustdoeverythingasIaskedyouto.你必须按我要求的那样做每件事。(3)as意为“当……的时候；一边……一边……”引导时间状语从句。►Shesingsasshewalks.她边走边唱歌。拓展
8.Thepaper,usuallyred,isfoldedbeforeitiscutwithscissors.通常是红色的纸,在用剪刀裁剪之前要先折叠。scissors意为“剪刀”，是名词复数形式，常用表达：apairofscissors一把剪刀。“apairof+复数名词”做主语时，谓语动词与pair形式一致。►Apairofscissorscostsalittle,infact.一把剪刀实际上花不了几个钱。
9.ThepiecesareusuallycutechildrenorlivelycharactersfromaChinesefairytaleorhistoricalstory.这些工艺品通常是可爱的孩子，或者是源自中国童话故事或者历史故事中的活泼的人物形象。lively(fulloflifeandenergy)，形容词，意为“生气勃勃的；活泼的；(色彩)鲜艳的”。►Shemaybe80,butshe’sstilllively.她也许有八十岁了，但仍精力充沛。
lively生气勃勃的；精力充沛的”，可作定语或表语。alive活着的”，常作表语或后置定语。living活着的”，常作定语。辨析
►Whoisthelivelyboyinthepicture?照片中那个活泼的男孩是谁？►Luckily,thedogisstillalive.幸运的是，这只狗仍然活着。►Heisoneoftheoldestmenaliveintheworld.他是世界上仍健在的最老的人之一。►Theriverissodirtythatnolivingthingscanliveinit.河水这么脏，以至于没有生物能在里面生存。
10.Afterdrying,theyarefiredataveryhighheat.干了以后它们被高温烧制。heat(hightemperature)n.“热；高温”ataveryhighheat意为“通过高温”，heat虽是不可数名词，但前面有修饰成分时，要用冠词a。►Youcanfeeltheheatofthesun.你可以感觉到太阳的热气。heat还可作动词，意为“加热；变热”。►Heatsomewater!烧些水吧！
11.Ittakesseveralweekstocompleteeverything.完成每件作品需花费好几个星期。(1)该句为“Ittakes(sb.)+一段时间+todosth.”句型，意为“做某件事花费（某人）多长时间”。►Ittookhimanhourandahalftowritetheletter.写这封信花了他一个半小时。
(2)complete(tofinishdoingormakingsomething)动词，意为“完成”。►Thebuilderswillcompletethenewsportscenternextyear.建筑工人将在明年建成这个新的运动中心。complete(withnopartsmissing)还可作形容词，意为“完整的；完全的”。►Isthisacompletestory.这是一个完整的故事吗？
Steps:Printoutdesign.2.Onanothersheetofpaper,traceoutthedesign.3.Usingscissors,cutoutthetraceddesign.Howtocutoutabutterfly?拓展
Ⅰ.根据中文提示拼写单词。1.Thereisapairof(剪刀)inthebox.2.(根据)totheradio,itwillraintomorrow.3.Thebeautifulchinaisfiredataveryhigh(热度).4.Ithinktheworkwillbe(完成)intwohours.5.The(庆祝活动)willbeheldonSundaymorning.celebrationAccordingheatfinishedscissorsExercises
Ⅱ.句型转换。1.LongjingTeaisproducedinHangzhou.(对画线部分提问）__________LongjingTea__________?2.Heseemsveryangry.(改为同义句）_____________heisveryangry.3.Ourschoolholdsasportsmeetingeveryyear.(改为被动语态）Asportsmeeting_________inourschooleveryyear.WhereisproducedItseemsthatisheld
4.Thefoodiscookedwithveryhightemperature.(改为同义句）Thefoodiscooked_____________________.5.DopeoplegrowriceinSouthChina?(改为被动语态）___rice_______bypeopleinSouthChina?ataveryhighheatIsgrown
Ⅲ.根据中文提示完成句子。1.完成这一切需要花费几周的时间。__________severalweeks___________everything.2.最为普通的东西，从纸张到陶土再到竹子，都变成了精美的物品。Themostcommonthings,frompapertoclaytobamboo,objectsofbeauty.3.按照中国历史，孔明灯最早被诸葛孔明使用。Chinesehistory,skylanternswerefirstZhugeKongming.IttakestocompleteareturnedintoAccordingto
Previewthewritingin3b.Masterthewordsandexpressionsinthisunit.Homework
