外研版第八册模块二ReadingandVocabularyStep1PresentationTheteacherswords:Lookatthetitle.Renaissanceusuallymeansanewgrowthofsomething,especiallyart,literatureormusic.Judgingfromthetitle,whatdoyouthinkRenaissancewillrefertointhisarticle?Whattime,whatplaceandwhatpersonsdoyouguesswillbementionedhere？Onthisbasis,finishtheactivity1.1.Classical(c)refertoancientGreeceandRome2.Medieval(a)referstotheMiddleAges(fromabout1100to1500)3.Gothic(d)referstoatypicalstyleofartandarchitectureintheMiddleAges4.Renaissance(b)referstotheperiodwhichfollowedtheMiddleAgesStep2Gothrougheachparagraph.ReadthefirstparagraphCheckthefollowingsentencesarefacts(F)oropinions(O)…theMonaLisaisamysteriousmasterpiece.(O)Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?theintroductionoftheMinaLisaPara21.Questions1)WhywastheRenaissancegiventhisname?Becauseithastheconceptof“rebirth”2)WhenandwheredidtheRenaissancebegin?Ittookplaceinthe14th---16thcenturyinItaly.2.ItwasasifEuropewaswakingupafterthelongsleepoftheMiddleAges.(factsoropinions)3.Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?TheimplicationoftheRenaissancePara3WhatdoesitmeanthatEuropewasgettingricher,too?Thismeansthatpeoplehadmoneytospendonthearts;anditbecameeasierforartiststofindpeoplewhocouldaffordtobuytheirworksoremploythem.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?ThedevelopmentoftradebecomesoneofthefactorsoftheRenaissancePara41.Whatwasnewabout(a)painting(b)music(c)architecture?(a)perspectiveandeffectsoflight(b)polyphonicmusic(c)lighterbuilding2.RenaissanceartistsfoundnewideasfortheirworkinclassicalGreeceandRome.(factsoropinions)Whatisthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?1Theyformedthenewideasonpanting,music,andarchitecture.Para5Howdidphilosophychangeatthistime?People,notreligion,wereatthecenteroftheuniverse.Whatisthemainideaofthefifthparagraph?AchangeinideasaboutreligionFindoutthefactorsthatmadetheRenaissancepossible.1.betterlivingconditions2.thediscoveryofthenewworld3.internationalbusiness4.achangeinideasaboutreligion5.achangeinclimateThekey:2,3,4Para6TheRenaissancewasatimeofscientificinvention,too.(factsoropinions)WhydopeoplethinkLeonardowasanextraordinarygeniusaswellasagreatartist？Besidesbeingafamouspainter,hewasalsoaskilledworkerinventor,whowaswell-knownforhisastonishingdrawingsofaeroplanes,parachutes,tanksandsubmarine.Whatisthemainideaofthefifthparagraph?somethingthatLeonardodidasaskilledinventor.Para7ButevenifhisonlycontributiontohistoryhadbeentheMonaLisa,itwouldhavebeengeniusenoughforalltime.(factsoropinions)Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?Hisinfluencetohistory.Step3Finishactivity3.TheKey:1.architecture2.philosophy3.contribution4.employ5.trade6.art7.literature8.talentStep4Finishactivity4.1.mysterious2.perspective3.cathedral4.motivate5.gohandinhand2
