ReadingWatchthevideoandanswertheWatchthevideoandanswerthequestions.questions.1.Doyouknowthenameofthefilm?2.Whichfamousartistandhismasterpiecearementionedinthefilm?Wouldyouliketonameanyotherartists?PabloPicassoVanGoghFastreadingFastreadingGothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.1.HowmanymastershasLiMingHowmanymastershasLiMingvisitedonhistrip?visitedonhistrip?2.2.WhichcountrieshasLiMingvisitedWhichcountrieshasLiMingvisitedonhistrip?onhistrip?ListeningListeningListentothee-mailcarefullyandtrytofinishthefollowingtable.ArtistArtistNationalityNationalityMasterpieceMasterpieceSchoolandtypeofSchoolandtypeofartartPabloPicassoSpanishSelf-portraitCubismLeonardodaVinciItalianMonaLisaVanGoghClaudeMonetFrenchlotusflowersDutchThePotatoEatersStarryNightImpressionismabstractartworkRembrandtDutchTheNightWatchmanReadthee-mailcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatisCubism?2.WasLeonardodaVincijustafamouspainter?3.WhydidClaudeMonetbuildaspecialgardenathishome?4.What’sthesadofVanGogh’slife?DetailedreadingDetailedreadingGroupwork:1.Useyourownwordstointroduceeachartistmentionedinthepassagetoothergroupmembers.2.Supposeyouhaveachancetointerviewoneoftheartists,whowouldyouprefertointerviewandwhatquestionswouldyouprepare?WhathaveyoulearnedfromVanWhathaveyoulearnedfromVanGogh’sexperiences?Gogh’sexperiences?Languagepoints1.talent:noun[CorU](someonewhohas)anaturalabilitytobegoodatsomething,especiallywithoutbeingtaught:Hertalentformusicshowedatanearlyage.她的音乐天赋在很小的年龄就显示出来了。Hisartistictalentswerewastedinhisboringjob.他的艺术才能浪费在他的令人厌烦的工作上了.talentedadjectiveatalentedfootballer/pianist一个有才能的足球运动员/钢琴家2.amazeverb[T]tocausesomeonetobeextremelysurprised:他看上去气色很好我感到很惊异.Iwasamazedbyhowwellhelooked.amazementnoun[U]3.represent:verb[T](1)tospeak,actorbepresentofficiallyforanotherpersonorpeople:Theychoseafamousbarristertorepresentthemincourt.他们选择了一个著名的律师代表他们出庭。(2)tobeasignorsymbolofsomething:Inthisdictionarytheword‘noun’isrepresentedbythelettern.representationnoun[U]representativenoun[C]4.calculate:verb[T]tojudgethenumberoramountofsomethingbyusingtheinformationthatyoualreadyhave,andadding,multiplying,subtractingordividingnumbers:Atsomestageweneedtocalculatewhentheprojectwillbefinished.在某个阶段我们需要估计一下这项工程将在什么时候完成。5.range:noun1)[C]asetofsimilarthings:Iofferedherarangeofoptions.我给了她很大的选择范围。2)verb[Iusually+adverborpreposition]价格在50美圆到250美圆之间变化。Pricesrangebetween$50and$250.intherangeof=withintherangeofoutof/beyondrange6.distribute:verb[T]togivesomethingouttoseveralpeople,ortospreadorsupplysomething:Thebookswillbedistributedfreetolocalschools.这些书被免费送给了当地的学校。distributionnoun[CorU]anunfairdistributionofwealth财富的不公平分布7.negotiate:verb[IorT]I’mnegotiatingforanewcontract.我正在谈判签一个新的合同。negotiationnoun[CorU]在一系列的艰难的谈判之后终于达成了这一协议。Theagreementwasreachedafteraseriesofdifficultnegotiations.8.adore:verb[Tnotcontinuous]FORMAL(1)toworship:Weadorehimforallhisworks.我们崇拜他所有的作品。(2)tolovesomeoneverymuch,especiallyinanadmiringorrespectfulway,ortolikesomethingverymuch:我非常喜欢吃巧克力。Iabsolutelyadorechocolate.adorationnoun[U]9.appetite:noun[CorU]adesireforfood:Thechildrenallhavehealthy/goodappetites(=theyeatalot).孩子们都有好的胃口。noun[C]astrongdesireorneed:她冒险的欲望herappetiteforadventure10.abandon:verb[T]tostopdoinganactivitybeforeyouhavefinishedit:他们不得不放弃了爬山的尝试。Theyhadtoabandontheirattempttoclimbthemountain.abandonmentnoun[U]
