Reading

Watch the video and answer the Watch the video and answer the questions.questions.

1. Do you know the name of the film?

2. Which famous artist and his masterpiece are mentioned in the film?

Would you like to name any other artists?

Pablo PicassoVan Gogh

Fast readingFast reading Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the following questions.

1.1. How many masters has Li Ming How many masters has Li Ming visited on his trip?visited on his trip?

2.2. Which countries has Li Ming visited Which countries has Li Ming visited on his trip?on his trip?

ListeningListening

Listen to the e-mail carefully and try to finish the following table.

ArtistArtist NationalityNationality MasterpieceMasterpiece School and type of School and type of artart

Pablo Picasso

Spanish Self-portrait Cubism

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian Mona Lisa

Van Gogh

Claude Monet

French lotus flowers

DutchThe Potato Eaters Starry Night

Impressionism abstract artwork

Rembrandt Dutch The Night Watchman

Read the e-mail carefully and answer the

following questions.

1. What is Cubism?

2. Was Leonardo da Vinci just a famous painter?

3. Why did Claude Monet build a special garden at his home?

4. What’s the sad of Van Gogh’s life?

Detailed readingDetailed reading

Group work:

1. Use your own words to introduce each artist mentioned in the passage to other group members. 2. Suppose you have a chance to interview one

of the artists, who would you prefer to interview and what questions would you prepare?

What have you learned from Van What have you learned from Van Gogh’s experiences?Gogh’s experiences?

Language points

1. talent: noun [C or U] (someone who has) a natural ability to be good at something, especially without being taught:

Her talent for music showed at an early age.她的音乐天赋在很小的年龄就显示出来了。

His artistic talents were wasted in his boring job.

他的艺术才能浪费在他的令人厌烦的工作上了 .

talented    adjective

a talented footballer/pianist

一个有才能的足球运动员 /钢琴家

2. amaze    verb [T]

to cause someone to be extremely surprised:

他看上去气色很好我感到很惊异 .

I was amazed by how well he looked.amazement    noun [U]

3. represent: verb [T]

(1) to speak, act or be present officially for another person or people:

They chose a famous barrister to represent them in court.

他们选择了一个著名的律师代表他们出庭。

(2) to be a sign or symbol of something:

In this dictionary the word ‘noun’ is represented by the letter n.

representation  noun [U]

representative    noun [C]

4. calculate: verb [T]

to judge the number or amount of something by using the information that you already have, and adding, multiplying, subtracting or dividing numbers:

At some stage we need to calculate when the project will be finished.

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: noun

1) [C] a set of similar things:

I offered her a range of options.我给了她很大的选择范围。

2) verb [I usually + adverb or preposition]

价格在 50美圆到 250美圆之间变化。Prices range between $50 and $250.

in the range of =within the range of

out of / beyond range

6. distribute: verb [T] to give something out to several people, or to spread or supply something:

The books will be distributed free to local schools.

这些书被免费送给了当地的学校。

distribution   noun [C or U]

an unfair distribution of wealth财富的不公平分布

7. negotiate: verb [I or T]

I’m negotiating for a new contract.我正在谈判签一个新的合同。

negotiation noun [C or U]

在一系列的艰难的谈判之后终于达成了这一协议。The agreement was reached after a series of difficult negotiations.

8. adore: verb [T not continuous] FORMAL

(1) to worship:

We adore him for all his works.我们崇拜他所有的作品。

(2) to love someone very much, especially in an admiring or respectful way, or to like something very much:

我非常喜欢吃巧克力。I absolutely adore chocolate.adoration  noun [U]

9. appetite: noun [C or U]

a desire for food:

The children all have healthy/good appetites (= they eat a lot).

孩子们都有好的胃口。

noun [C] a strong desire or need:

她冒险的欲望her appetite for adventure

10. abandon: verb [T] to stop doing an activity before you have finished it:

他们不得不放弃了爬山的尝试。They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain.

abandonment  noun [U]