Reading•Readthereadingstrategyandunderstandhowtoreadalifestory1.WhichcountrieshasLiMingvisitedonhistrip?Spanish,France,Netherlands.2.HowmanydaysdidtheyspendinPairs?4days.3.Wherearetheygoingnext?TheyaregoingtoanthermuseuminAmsterdam.Questions:1.WhatdidLiMingthinkaboutMalaga?2.Whatiscubism?Whodevelopedit?3.WhatdidLiMingdoinPairs?4.WhatcanbeseenintheLouvreMuseum?5.WhatdiddaVincidobesidespainting?Detailedreading:6.InwhichmuseumcanyouseeMonet’swork?7.WhereistheVanGoghMuseum?8.InwhichcitydidLiMingseeRembrandt’spaintings?1.WhatdidLiMingthinkaboutMalaga?HethinksMalagaisalovelycityandthatthearchitecturethereisbeautiful.2.Whatiscubism?Whodevelopedit?CubismisatypeofartdevelopedbyPabloPicassothatrepresentsthingsasgeometricshapes.4.WhatcanbeseenintheLouvreMuseum?MonaLisa.5.WhatdiddaVincidobesidespainting?Hewasalsoasculptor,anarchitect,anengineerandascientist.3.WhatdidLiMingdoinPairs?HewenttotheLouvreMuseumandtheMuseed’Orsay.7.WhereistheVanGoghMuseum?ItisinAmsterdam.8.InwhichcitydidLiMingseeRembrandt’spaintings?InAmsterdam.6.InwhichmuseumcanyouseeMonet’swork?Museed’Orsay.1.PabloPicassowasborninEngland.2.Picassowasn’tjustapainter.3.ThepaintingofMonaLisaisintheLouvreMuseum.4.LeonardodaVinciisanItalian.TorFquestionsFTTT5.MonetwasanAmericanpainter.6.VanGogh’searlypaintingswereabstract.7.Rembrandtlivedfrom1606to1669.TFFArtistNationalityDateofbirthanddeathPabloPicasso1881-1973VanGogh1853-1890Completethetablebelowaccordingtothetext:SpanishDutchRembrandtLeonardodaVinci1452-15191606-1669DutchItalianArtistFamouspaintingYearofpaintingPabloPicassoSelf-portrait1972VanGoghRembrandtLeonardodaVinci1885188916421503-1506MonaLisaThenightwatchmanThepotatoeatersstarrynight1.masterpiece2.calculate3.floated4.wept5.abstract6.distribute7.negotiate8.adoreMatchthemwiththecorrectdefinitions:a.anartist’sbestworkofartb.notconcrete,onlyexistinginthemindc.discusstermsofanarrangementd.workout,figureoute.lovegreatlyf.shedtearsbecauseofsadness,angerorpaing.giveout,passout,spreadh.movedonaliquidsurface1.—a2.—d3.—h4.—f5.—b6.—g7.—c8.—e1)Italian2)sculptor3)astronomy4)calculated5)Louver6)nature7)successful8)talented9)created10)abstractPartEanswers:1Isthereanartmuseuminyourcityortown?Ifthereisone,haveyouvisitedit?Ifyouhave,whatdoyouthinkoftheartworkthere?Discussion:2Ifthereisn’tanartmuseuminyourcityortown,doyouthinkyouneedone?Whyorwhynot?3Doyouthinkartisimportant?Whyorwhynot?•LanguagepointsLanguagepoints1.IwasamazedtolearnthatPicassoproducedmorethan20,000piecesofartandthathewasn’tjustapainter.amazedadj.吃惊的，好奇的amazedat吃惊于……e.g:Wewereamazedatthechangeinhisappearance.amazingadj.令人惊异的amazementn.吃惊amazinglyadv.令人惊讶的2Hedevelopeddifferentstylesofpainting,includingcubism,whichisatypeofartwherethingsarerepresentedasgeometricshapes.representvt.表现，描绘，声称，象征e.g.:1)Thepicturerepresentsahuntingscene.这是一幅打猎图。2)TheroserepresentsEngland.玫瑰花是英格兰的象征。3BesidestheworksofdaVinci,theLouvreMuseumhasmorethan6,000otherEuropeanpaintings,rangingfromthe13thcenturytothe19thcentury.representas把……描绘成e.g:Herepresentedhimselfasanexpert.他把自己说成是专家。rangefrom…to…从……到……Shehasalotofhobbies,rangingfromplayingchesstocanoeing.她的兴趣爱好很多，从下国际象棋到划独木舟。4Hisyoungerbrother,Theo,triedhardtosellanddistributevanGogh’spaintingstobuyers,buthewasneverabletonegotiateasuccessfulsale.negotiatev与（某人）商议，谈判等等Theynegotiatedapeacetreaty.他们通过谈判达成和平协议。negotiateabout谈判，协商thenegotiatingtable谈判桌negotiatedcontract协商合同Homework:Readthetextcarefullyandtrytofindsomeusefulphrasesandexpressions.
