Unit3TheworldofcoloursandlightReading1Teachingaims:Afterlearningthisperiod,thestudentswillbeableto:1.understandthegivenemailintroducingfivefamousmastersofartinEurope;2.learnaboutthestrategyof“readingatravelogue”;3.retelltheworld-famousartistsmentionedaboveandtheirmajorworks.Step1Lead-in(PPT4-9)1)Begintheclassbyaskingstudentswhatdifferenttypesofarttheyhavelearnt,andwhattheyare.Fromtheiranswers,makeasummarybysayinglike:“Thankstothemastersofthesepaintings,wecanliveinaworldfullofcoloursandlight”.“Supposeyouhaveachancetogoonatriptovisitthem,whichone/oneswouldyouprefertogoto?”Helpstudentstocollectinformationaboutsomefamouspainterssuchas:Xubeihong,Fubaoshi,Chendanqing,Qibaishi,Chenyifei,Rodin,Picasso,daVinci,VanGogh,Monet,Rembrandt,etc.Afterthat,askthestudentsquestionslike:(1)Whosepaintingsdoyoulikebest?Why?(2)Whichschool(流派)does/didhebelongto?2)PlayaclipofvideoshowabouttheintroductiontothefilmTheDaVinci’sCode(PPT)andasktwoquestions:Doyouknowthenameofthefilm?Whichfamousartistandhismasterpiecearementionedinthefilm?Step2SkimmingandscanningforgeneralideaAllowthestudentstwoorthreeminutestogothroughthetextquicklytofindtheanswerstothequestionsinPartA.Andhelpthestudentstofindouthowthetextisorganizedandhowtograspthemaininformationquickly(PPT10-13).Step3Carefulreadingfordetailedinformation(PPT14-20)Readingstrategy:readingatravelogueAllowthestudentsaboutfiveminutestoreadthroughthetextandcompleteExerciseC1.Itissuggestedthatthestudentsworkinpairstocomparenoteswitheachotherabouttheiranswerstothequestions.Askthestudentstoworkingroupsandintroduceeachartistmentionedinthepassagetoothergroupmemberswiththehelpofthetableonthescreen.Oraskthestudentstocompletethefollowingcardsabouteachmastermentionedinthetext.Name:Birthplace:__________________________Nationality:__________________________Numberofhisartworks:______________________Masterpiece:________________________________Characteristic/Styleofhispainting:______________________Step4ListeningandsummarizingPlaythetapeandaskthestudentstodealwithPartC2byunderliningtheinformationaboutthelifestoryofeachmaster.(PPT21-24)Step5Consolidation(PPT25-26)1)Retellingofthelifestoryoftheartists:Getthestudentstoformgroupsoffourandintroducethepainterstoeachother.2)Groupdiscussion:Useyourownwordstointroduceeachartistmentionedinthepassagetoothergroupmembers.Supposeyouhaveachancetointerviewoneoftheartists,whowouldyouprefertointerviewandwhatquestionswouldyouprepare?3)Focusonnewvocabulary:Askthestudentstoreadthroughtheemailandunderlinetheunknownwordstheymeetwithandtrytoguesstheirmeaningsfromtheircontexts.Aftertheactivity,checkupPartDwiththewholeclass.Step6Open-endeddiscussion(PPT27)1.Isthereanartmuseuminyourcityortown?Ifthereisone,haveyouvisitedit?Ifyouhave,whatdoyouthinkoftheartthere?2.Doyouthinkweneedartmuseums?Whyorwhynot?3.Doyouthinkartisimportant?Whyorwhynot?(Note:Thestudentscanchooseoneofthethreetopicsandexpresstheirownopinions.)