1. Steady / familiar / systematic / mechanical / marvellous / acknowledge / demonstrate / numerous 1.The fireman demonstrated great courage in saving the child. 2. I can testify to the marvellous effect of this medicine. 3. The example is too numerous to mention individually 4. What I plan to do is to make a systematic study of maths 5. Your face looks familiar. I've probably met you here in the old days. 6. The mechanical power may come from various sources: water, wind, steam, or gas. 7.Most parents like their children to have a steady job. 8. We hope you can acknowledge your mistake in public

2. Name :___________ ___________ Nationality :________ Period : ___________ Famous for :________ Leonardo Da Vinci Italian the Renaissance painting

3. Mona Lisa (1503)

4. The Last Supper ( 1495 )

5. Was Leonardo Da Vinci Just A Painter? Scan the whole passage and match the paragraphs with their main ideas: _______ : Leanardo’s designs _______ : His new attitude towards machines as an artist _______ : The development of his designing ability while studying painting _______ : His drawing study and how he began designing _______ : Other people’s comments on him _______ : Conclusion Para.4 Para.3 Para.2 Para.1 Para.5 Para.6

6. What’s the main idea of this passage? A. Leonardo was a great painter. B. Leonardo was a inventor. C.Leonardo was not only a painter but also an invnetor. D.Leonardo’s various inventions and designs.

7. Detailed reading Read para. 1 and answer the following questions: 1.When and where was Leonardo born? 2.What made it possible for him to study under Verrochio? 3.When did he begin to produce his own paintings ? 4.Why did he need to design things for his employer when he was such a great painter? He was born in Italy in 1452. His drawing ability allowed him to study under Verrochio, a famous artist in Florence. By the 1480s he had begun to produce his own paintings. Because at that time painting couldn’t provide a steady income, so he had to design things to make money.

8. 1.Leonardo’s early interests in machines can be proved by _____________________________ 2. Leonardo gained his knowledge about machines by ____________________________________ 3. Artists in Leonardo’s time knew __________________________________, but didn’t ______________________ Read para.2 and complete the following sentences: some of his early drwaings studying and drawing them. how to build and repair many familiar machines think about inventing new ones.

9. Read para.3—4 and write “true” or “false” for the following statements: 1.Leonardo combined each separate machines part in different ways to improve exising machines. 2.He was the first person to explain how machines work and how the parts of a machine are combined in the whole. 3.His drawing ability had nothing to do with his designs. 4.Leonardo invented and made a helicopter. T T F F

10. Read para.5—6 and try to translate the words that describe Leonardo: Pay attention to the meanings of these words: gift marvellously individual acknowledge in the case of demonstrate grace turn one’s attention to be skilled in 1. present 2. natural talent or ability ad. extremely well 不可思议地 n. A single person adj. single or separate v. Accept the truth of sth. or admit sth. 在... 的情况 v. to show n. quality of simple elegant beauty 优美 把注意力转向 ……

11. Thinking : 1.How did painting help Leonardo invent things? 2.Which skill do you think was more important: his drawing for the inventions ohis understanding of machines for his painting? Give a reason.

12. Discussion : Was Leonardo Da Vinci just a painter? What else was he ? Find evidence to support your ideas. Painter : famous paintings such as Mona lisa Inventor: desined many new things such as the bicycle Scientist: took things apart and found out how they worked in order to design a better one Engineer: designed canals and bridges Architect: designed cities Teacher: had his own school Doctor: learned about the anatomy of the human body by cutting it up

13. Assignment : Write a brief introduction to Leonardo leonardo da Vinci is a famous Italian painter who, at the same time,…