M8 unit 3 Reading Visiting the masters Reading words and phrases Pip from No. 27 High School

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There have been many _______European painters, whose paintings ______from the 13 th to the 19 th century. One of the earliest was Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian painter. He had an _______ for life and enjoyed exploring the workings of objects and animals. His great artistic masterpiece was Mona Lisa, a painting whose value cannot be________.The Netherlands is another country with many famous artists, including Van Gogh. He was known for a style called Impressionism. He was never successful, though he ________ his whole self to painting. His younger brother tried hard to ________ Van Gogh paintings to buyers, but he was never able to _________ a successful sale.I cant help ________ at the news that he killed himself at last. Spanish artist Pablo Picasso was a great who produced more than 20,000 pieces of art. He __________ the accepted styles and rules of painting and developed cubism. appetite calculated devoted distribute talented negotiate weeping abandoned ranged ranged appetite calculated devoted distribute negotiate weeping abandoned talented

Key sentences in the text 1. They are very talented artists, and Im thinking about starting painting myself after I get back. (Page 34, lines3-4) 2. This painting is so valuable that it is difficult to calculate what its price would be if the museum wanted to sell it.(page 34, lines 19-20) 3.Besides the works of da Vinci, the Louvre Museum has more than 6,000 other European paintings, ranging from the 13 th century to the 19 th century.(page 34, lines 23-24) 4. She almost wept because we missed it this time. (page 35, lines 31-32) 5. The sad thing is that although Van Gogh devoted his whole self to painting, he only sold one painting before he died in 1890.(page 35, lines 44-45) 6. His younger brother,Theo, tried hard to sell and distribute Van Gogh paintings to buyers, but he was never able to negotiate a successful sale. (page 35, lines 46-47) 7. He had an appetite for life and enjoyed exploring the workings of objects and animals. (page 37, part E lines 4-5)

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Who is the most beautiful woman in the world? Mona Lisa Xi shi Lady Feng

Result: Lady Feng cant help crying at the news. She cant help _______(weep) at the news. She ______ for her failure. She stood there with her friend,_______. weep/wept/wept weeping wept weeping

Result: Lady Feng cant help crying at the news. She cant help _______(weep) at the news. She ______ at the news. She stood there with her friend,_______. weep/wept/wept weeping wept weeping She wept for joy.

Who is responsible for the painting Mona Lisa? Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci created the masterpiece between 1503 and He has a talent for painting. He is ________(talent) in painting. He has a gift for painting. He is ______(gift) in painting. talented gifted (have a talent/gift for= be gifted/talented in

Where is the painting Mona Lisa now? Louvre Museum ['lu ː vr]. Besides the works of da Vinci, the Louvre Museum has more than 6,000 other European paintings, ranging from the 13th century to the 19th century. (page 34, lines 23-24) range from…to…

the elderly/ the old people/ the senior citizens teenagers All the people, ranging from_______ to _________, adore Jay Chou.

His show had a large number of audience, which ________from children to grandparents. A. range B. ranging C. ranged D. ranges

It is difficult to _________what its price would be if the museum wanted to sell it.(page 34, lines 19-20) calculate calculate v. calculator /calculation n. It is __________ that the direct loss of the earthquake in Japan could reach about 300 billion US dollars. work out /figure out calculated

Guess who he is ? Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh never received any formal training in painting. But he began to spend a lot of time and energy _____ (paint) when he was 27 years old. He began to devote his whole self to _____(paint). prep.+doing Our teachers devote themselves to________(teach). Students should devote their time to_______(learn) knowledge. painting teaching learning devote oneself/ ones time/ ones life to (doing) sth.

His younger brother, Theo, tried hard to His younger brother, Theo, tried hard to sell and distribute van Goghs paintings to sell and distribute van Goghs paintings to buyers, but he was never able to negotiate buyers, but he was never able to negotiatenegotiate a successful sale. (P 35, L 45-47) a successful sale. (P 35, L 45-47) distribute sth. to / among sb. give out/ pass out Before class I distributed the papers to you. Clothes and food were distributed ______ the refugees after they suffered from the earthquake in Japan. among

1.South Korea will _________with North Korea for peace. 2.South Korea and North Korea will have a __________for peace. 2.South Korea and North Korea will have a __________for peace.3. negotiate negotiation The peace talk between South Korea and North Korea is under_____________. negotiation negotiate with sb. for/ about sth. =discuss with sb for / about sth. formally under negotiation

under repair under discussion under attack

Consolidation

Competition Round 1 Answering questions Rules: 1.Take turns (3 questions) 2.Choose a lucky number and a member to help you. (cant ask the same one to answer two questions or more) 3. Keep silent when someone is answering the question.

1.When he was three years old, the boy showed a great interest in music and he is _________ in learning music. talented

2.There are 23 students in our class. Some of them are 16 years old, while some others are 17 or 18 years old. Thats to say: There are 23 students in our class _________from 16 to 18. ranging

3. After several months discussion, we ______ a deal successfully at last. A. proved B. negotiated C. determined D. begged

No question! I am happy to tell you that you can get one point.

5. The doctor _______ the medicine to the people in the flooded area. A. contributed B. distributed A. contributed B. distributed C. separated D. distinguished C. separated D. distinguished

6.Make a sentence devote…to…

To have a heart that is clean, a goal that is high; to learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; to reach into the future, yet never neglect the past.

8.When we say We like something very much, also we can say We have an ___________ for something. appetite

9. Make a translation: The teacher distributed the papers to his students.

10.Translate the sentence into Chinese. The house is so expensive. The price of the house is beyond our range.

11.At that time, people feared that Fukushima was within the range of nuclear explosion(. What is the meaning of within the range of in Chinese?

12.Whats the meaning of under construction in Chinese?

experience Peoples comments Round 2 Making a report about Xu beihong What phrases can we use in this report? In 5 minutes, try to use the phrases you have collected to write the sentences as many as you can. The group which makes the most correct sentences will get 3 points.

Homework Recite 7 key sentences. Write a composition about Xu beihong (Try to use the words weve learnt as many as possible.) No pains,no gains!

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