外研版高中英语book2 module 4 cultural corner

1、 Module 4 Fine Arts - Western, Chinese and Pop arts Cultural Corner & Task 高一外研版必修二高一外研版必修二Cultural CornerCultural corner 1. Warming up-2 Read the text and answer the following questionsCultural corner 2. Fast Reading Read the text and guess in which period were the following pictures painted.Bl

2、ue period pink periodCultural corner 3. Careful Reading 1- Read the text and write down the facts about Picasso according to the time clues1. In 1881 _2. At the age of ten_.3. At the age of 16 _he was born in Spain.he was already anhis first exhibition.excellent artist4. In his early twenties_5. Fro

3、m1902 to 1904_6. From1904 to1906_7. In1937_.8. in1973_moved to FrancePicassos blue periodPicassos pink periodhis greatest Cubist paintinghe died.GUERNICA was painted Name Country PeriodWorks and Works StyleCultural corner 3. Careful Reading 2-Read the text and fill in blanks. PicassoSpainblue period

4、showed poor, unhappy peoplepink periodpainted much happier picturesIn 1937Guernica, showed his feelings about what had happened to the townLanguage Points Picasso studied art in Spain, but moved to France, in his early twenties. 年龄表示法年龄表示法(1). 表示某人几岁的确切年龄，用表示某人几岁的确切年龄，用“基数词基数词years old”或或“基数词基数词of a

5、ge”或者或者“at the age of基数词基数词”，也可直接用基数词。，也可直接用基数词。如：孩子们通常如：孩子们通常7岁开始上学岁开始上学。Children usually start school at (the age of) seven. 她她70岁了。岁了。Shes thirty years old.= Shes thirty years of age.(2). 表示某人几十多岁这样的大约年龄，用表示某人几十多岁这样的大约年龄，用“in ones+基数词的复数基数词的复数(如如tens, twenties, thirties 等等)”来表达。如：来表达。如：他他30多岁时去了美

6、国。多岁时去了美国。 He went to America in his thirties.他在五十岁出头、接近六十岁时开始有规他在五十岁出头、接近六十岁时开始有规律的进行体育锻炼。律的进行体育锻炼。He started to take regular exercise in his early/ late fifties.(3). 表示年代表示年代表示在某个世纪的几十年代，用表示在某个世纪的几十年代，用“in the +基数词的复数基数词的复数”。基数词的复数若用阿拉。基数词的复数若用阿拉伯数字表示，可直接加伯数字表示，可直接加 s，也可加也可加s。如如 “在在20世纪世纪80年代年代” 是

7、是 in the 1980s或或 in the 1980s，读作读作 in the nineteen eighties。注注意：不要漏掉意：不要漏掉 the。这条铁路建于这条铁路建于20世纪世纪70年代。年代。The railway was built in the 1970s. 2. From 1902 to 1904 he painted a series of pictures where the main color was blue. a series of 一系列，一连串一系列，一连串如：厂方的态度可能会引起一系列的罢工。如：厂方的态度可能会引起一系列的罢工。The managem

8、ents attitude may spark off a series of strikes.宇航员在太空期间将进行一系列的实验。宇航员在太空期间将进行一系列的实验。 Astronauts will carry out a series of tests while they are in space. 3. People agreed that Picassos greatest Cubist painting is Guernica, which was painted in Madrid in 1937. agree vt. vi. (1) 单独使用，表示同意、答应等。单独使用，表示同

9、意、答应等。 如：我请求他帮忙，他答应了。如：我请求他帮忙，他答应了。 I asked him to help me and he agreed. 经过了短暂的讨论，这项计划大家都同意经过了短暂的讨论，这项计划大家都同意了。了。 After a short time of discussion, the program was agreed. (5) 跟不定式作宾语，表示跟不定式作宾语，表示“同意做某同意做某事事”。例如：例如： 他同意找人来帮我们的忙。他同意找人来帮我们的忙。 He agreed to get someone to help us. 她同意在我到来之前把一切都准备她同意在我到

10、来之前把一切都准备好。好。 She agreed to get everything ready before I come. (6) 跟从句，表示跟从句，表示“一致认为、同意一致认为、同意”。例如：大多数科学家一致认为，计算机例如：大多数科学家一致认为，计算机不能完全代替人。不能完全代替人。Most scientists agreed that computers cannot completely take the place of human beings. Task1. What kind of art do you know?2. Which kind of art do you like most? Why?3. Why dont you like other forms of arts?4. Do you usually go to the art galleries?5. How long do you usually spent your time on a