人教版高二英语选修六Unit 1 Using Language

1、Unit 1 ArtUsing Language1.Learn something about Manhattans art galleries；2.Learn reading skills :scanning a text for specific information；3.Learn to mark a map.1. Do you know any western art galleries?2. Have you ever been to any western galleries before? If so, describe your visit.The Best of Manha

2、ttans Art GalleriesFast reading1.Skim the text, and answer the following questions.(1)Whats the main idea of this passage?The passage introduces some best art galleries of Manhattan.(2)Where might you see such a passage?Possibly in a guide book.(3) Who do you think the text was written for?Tourists

3、and art gallery visitors.2.Read the text and then answer the questions.How many art galleries are introduced in the passage? Five. What and where are they?The Frick Collection: 5th Avenue & E.70th StreetGuggenheim Museum: 5th Avenue & 88th StreetMetropolitan Museum of Art: 5th Avenue & 8

4、2nd StreetMuseum of Modern Art: 53rd StreetWhitney Museum of American Art: 945 Madison AvenueListen to the tape, and match the numbers on the map with the museums. The Frick CollectionGuggenheim MuseumMetropolitan Museum of ArtMuseum of Modern ArtWhitney Museum of American ArtstreetavenueHenry Clay

5、FrickThe Frick Collection弗里克收藏馆弗里克收藏馆Careful readingWhat can you do in this art gallery? seeexplorevisitpre-twentieth century western paintingsFricks beautiful housethe gardenGuggenheim MuseumGuggenheim Museum owns _ superb modern paintings, sculptures and drawings. The exhibition in it is always _.

6、 The_ and _ section appeals to lots of visitors. The best way to see the paintings is to start from the _ floor and walk down to the _. The museum also has an excellent _.5, 000changingimpressionistpost-impressionisttopbottomrestaurantFill in the blanks. Metropolitan Museum of ArtMuseum of Modern Ar

7、t 现代艺术博物馆现代艺术博物馆1. In which museum can we find Chinese art?Metropolitan Museum of Art.2. Where can we find the works of Van Gogh, Picasso or Matisse?In Museum of Modern Art.Read and answer. 1. Museum of Modern Art has the greatest collection of art in the United States.2. Metropolitan Museum of Art

8、introduces you to ancient ways of living.3. The admission price of Museum of Modern Art is very cheap and it is often crowded.4. Metropolitan Museum of Art covers more than 5,000 years of civilization from many parts of the world including China.FTFTexpensiveTrue or False? Metropolitan Museum of Art

9、Whitney Museum of American ArtMany art lovers would rather visit this small art gallery than any other in New York. 在纽约许多艺术爱好者宁愿参观这家小的艺术馆而不去在纽约许多艺术爱好者宁愿参观这家小的艺术馆而不去参观其他的艺术馆。参观其他的艺术馆。would ratherthan =prefer to rather than 宁愿宁愿而不而不 I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema.我宁可在家看电视而不愿去看电影

10、。我宁可在家看电视而不愿去看电影。 He would rather drink wine than beer.他喜欢喝葡萄酒而不喜欢喝啤酒。他喜欢喝葡萄酒而不喜欢喝啤酒。Language Points2. You can also explore Fricks beautiful home and garden which are well worth a visit. 你还可以好好参观一下弗里克美丽的故居和花园，它你还可以好好参观一下弗里克美丽的故居和花园，它们是很值得一看的。们是很值得一看的。 n. / pron.be (well) worth+ doing(很很)值得值得The 2012

11、 London Olympic Games _.2012年伦敦奥运会很值得一看。年伦敦奥运会很值得一看。was well worth watching3. It will appeal to those who love Impressionist and Post- Impressionist paintings.它将吸引印象派和后印象派作品的爱好者。它将吸引印象派和后印象派作品的爱好者。appeal to sb. 吸引某人吸引某人This film doesnt appeal to me. 这部电影不能引起我的兴趣。这部电影不能引起我的兴趣。【拓展拓展】 appeal to sb. to

12、do sth. 呼吁某人做某事呼吁某人做某事The government is appealing to everyone to save water. 政府呼吁每个人节约用水。政府呼吁每个人节约用水。1.学校呼吁学生为雅安灾民捐出身上的零花钱学校呼吁学生为雅安灾民捐出身上的零花钱。The school _all the students _ their pocket money to the victims of the Yaan earthquake.2.这部电影对青少年有吸引力。这部电影对青少年有吸引力。The film _the teenagers.The film _ the tee

13、nagers. 【即学即练即学即练】完成句子完成句子appeals toto donateappeals tois appealing to4. The museum displays more than just the visual delights of art.这家博物馆展出的不仅仅只是可以看到的艺术品。这家博物馆展出的不仅仅只是可以看到的艺术品。more than 在句中意为在句中意为“不仅仅不仅仅”，后接名词，相，后接名词，相当于当于 not only 。Theme parks show us more than just fun. 主题公园给我们展示的不只是乐趣。主题公园给我们展

14、示的不只是乐趣。Parents love us more than they can say. 父母无法用语言来表达对我们的爱。父母无法用语言来表达对我们的爱。5. It is amazing that so many great works of art from the late 19th century to the 21st century are housed in the same museum. 令人吃惊的是，从令人吃惊的是，从19世纪后期到世纪后期到21世纪的如此众多世纪的如此众多的艺术名品竟都被同一家博物馆收藏。的艺术名品竟都被同一家博物馆收藏。It is amazing t

15、hat 令人吃惊的是令人吃惊的是It is amazing that so little a child can carry two score kilogrammes of rice. 令人吃惊的是，这么小的孩子可以背起令人吃惊的是，这么小的孩子可以背起40公斤公斤的大米。的大米。汉译英汉译英1.令人吃惊的是，这样小的孩子能画出如此漂亮的画。令人吃惊的是，这样小的孩子能画出如此漂亮的画。It is amazing that so little a child can draw such a beautiful picture.2. 他们遭受的不只是痛苦。他们遭受的不只是痛苦。They suff