U6DesignLesson3ChinesePaperArtObjectives■Topractisescanningthetexttoextractspecificinformation.■Topractiseintensivereadingskills.■Topractiseusingrelativeclauses.■Topractisegivingdefinitionsofwordswiththehelpofrelativepronouns.■Topractiseusingvocabularyrelatedtopapercutting.ResourcesusedGrammarSummary6,magazinepicturesofChinesepapercutting.Possibleproblems■Studentsmayconfusetheuseofwho,whom,thatandwhichormayhavedoubtsaboutwhentoomittherelativepronoun.■Studentsmayalsogetconfusedaboutrelativeclausesintroducedbywhose:whyitcanrefernotonlytopersonsbutalsotoobjects;howtouseit.BackgroundChinesepaper-cuttings:Paper-cuttingisoneofChina’smostpopularformsofvisualart.Paperandscissorsaretheusualmaterialsutilized,butsometimesanengravingknifeisalsoused.Paper-cuttinghasbeenatraditionalartformforhundredsofyears.Itcanbetracedbacktothe6thcentury;butonlybecameapparentafewcenturiesafter.Papercutsaremainlyusedasdecorationsforreligiousandornamentalpurposes.Routesthroughthematerial■Ifyouareshortoftime,setsomeoftheexercisesforhomeworkandomitExercise11.■Ifyouhavetime,dotheOptionactivities.■Ifyouhavetwoperiodsforthelesson,asuitablenaturalbreakisafterExercise5LanguagePower:pages80-81.Mini-Grammar:5.ReadingBeforeyoustartExercise1■Studentslookatallthepapercutsandgivetheiropinionsonwhichtheylikethemost.■Encouragestudentstogivereasonsfortheirchoices.Exercise2■ElicitfromstudentsonwhatoccasionstheChineseusepapercuts.Encouragethemtosayasmuchaspossible.Exercise3KeyWordsAnimals:phoenix,dragon,rooster,batColours:red,(dark)green,black,(light)blue,purple,yellow■Checkstudents’knowledgeofanimalsandcolours.Encouragethemtosay用心爱心专心115号编辑more.■Studentsreadtheexamplefirstsothattheyhaveamodeltofollow.■Studentsworkinpairsanddescribeeachpapercut,usingasmanyKeyWordsaspossible.Ifyouwish,haveeachpairdescribetwoofthepapercuts.■Studentsthenreadtheirdescriptionstotheclass.ReadtolearnExercise4■Studentsworkindividually,scanningthetextforinformationaboutwhenandwhypapercutsareused.■Studentslookthroughthequestionsfirstandguessthepossibleanswers.Thenreadthetextcarefullytofindtheanswerstothequestions.■Studentsaskandanswerthequestionsinpairs.Answers1Three.Papercutsfordecorations,forreligiouspurposesandfordesignpatters.2WeknowthatbecausepapercutsofanimalshavebeenfoundintombsdatingbacktothetimeoftheNorthernandSouthernDynasty.3TheChinesecharacterofdoublehappinessoftenappearsinweddingpapercuts.4Byusingpaper-cuttinglikeapatternonclothingoronajewellerybox.5Tolearnpapercuttingfromhim.■Encouragestudentstoaddanyotherinformationthattheyknowaboutpaper-cutting.Writethenewfactsontheboard.Studentsdiscusswhetherthenewinformationcangointotheexistingparagraphsorwhethernewparagraphsareneeded.Exercise5■Ingroups,studentsworkoutthemeaningeachpapercuthasanddiscussit.■Eachgroupreportstheirresultstotheclassandgivesreasons.Haveaclassdiscussionifnecessary.GrammarRELATIVECLAUSES(I)Exercise6■Writeonesentencewitharelativepronounfromthetextontheblackboard.Forexample:ChenZijiangisapaper-cuttingexpertwhomIinterviewed...■Encouragestudentstoworkinpairsandscanthetextforotherexamplesofrelativepronouns.■Inpairs,studentsworkoutwhichrelativepronouncanrefertopeopleorthings.(Betterleave'whose'tolearnlater)■Asyouchecktheiranswers,havethemreadoutthesentencescontainingtheparticularrelativepronouns.■Writethesentence'Apresentforparentswhos...
