1. Complete the following sentences 1. Someone who draws pictures especially for books or magazines is called_____________. 2. The __________boy hid himself behind the door to frighten his mother. 3. Our teacher told the story so ________in a simple way that we all showed strong interest in it. 4. The final examination is ___________ so we are busy with our lessons. 5. Michelangelo is still considered to be a _________ painter and sculptor. illustrator naughty vividly drawing near well-known

2. Michelangelo Beethoven musician Norman Rockwell illustrator and cover artist

3. Brief introduction to Norman Rockwell Norman Rockwell was a 20th century American illustrator and cover artist. He was born in New York in 1894 and died in 1978, when he was 84 years old. His paintings have enjoyed high popularity in America. In most of his life he produced cover paintings for one famous magazine which is called “The Saturday Evening Post”. In his life he created a number of cover pictures.

4. THE SATURDAY EVENING POST

6. Cover One

7. Comprehension exercises 1.Which sentence in this paragraph can describe the cover painting best ? 2. The word “ present ” in this paragraph probably means ___________ show

8. Next Cover Two

9. Comprehension exercises 1.What does this cover picture tell us ? 2.“it”in the last sentence refers to______ ________________________________. 3. “They” in Line 7 refers to __________ ________________________________. 4. Translate the last sentence into Chinese. an old story of school children these last days of schoolwork 这是一个关于小学生的老生常谈的话题，但是罗克韦尔 却用简单的方法把它 说活了 。 next

10. Cover Two go fishing a fishing pole wait for impatiently be busy with draw near after

11. next Cover Three

12. Comprehension exercises Comprehension exercises 1. “the Rockwells” in Line 8 refer to _____ _________________________. 2. What is the mother going to do to her naughty child ? Spank or spare ? And why ? Rockwell and his wife

13. Assignment : 1. Find more information about Norman Rockwell through the Internet : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman _Rockwell 2. Recite Cover Two