Unit 1 Art Using Language THE BEST OF MANHATTAN’S ART GALLERIES

Task 1 Warming ups

The Frick Collection 弗 里克收藏馆 Henry Clay Frick

Home of Frick

Guggenheim Museum 古根海姆博物馆

Metropolitan Museum Of Art 大都会博物馆

Museum of Modern Art 现代艺术博物馆

Whitney Museum of American Art 惠特尼美国艺术博物馆 Whitney Museum of American Art 惠特尼美国艺术博物馆

Task 2 Scanning

Scan the text and locate them out on the map Match the number on the map with the names of the museums.

Number on map Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Whitney Museum of American Art The Frick Collection Museum of Modern Art Guggenheim Museum Comprehension 1

Task 3 Scanning

Make an information card about the 5 museums. Use 2 to 3 sentences to describe each museum. Task 3

Name Address Type of Art Which centuries? What countries? Museum of Modern Art From Ancient to modern times Guggenheim western Museum countries The Frick western Collection countries America Whitney museum of American Art 945 Madison Avenue (near 75th St.) Contemporary (mainly art by living artists) 53rd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue) Late 19th century to the 21st century Western countries Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Avenue and 82ndStreet All over the world 5th Avenue and 88th Street Modern (from late 19th century onwards) 5th and Madison Avenue Before the 20th century Comprehension

Task 4: Listening Number the galleries in the order that you hear about them. The First Collection Guggenhein Museum Metropolitan Museum Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art

Number the galleries in the order that you hear about them Metropolitan Museum The First Collection Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art Guggenhein Museum

Listen again and then answer the questions: 1. Who first suggested they visit art gallery? 2. Who is the least interested in visiting art galleries? 3. Who is Gao Yan interested in visiting the Metropolitan Museum? 4. Does Susuan prefer larger or small galleries? 5. Why doesn’t Susan want to go to the Mueum of Modern Art? 6. What kind of art does Susan dislike? 7. Which two galleries do they decide to visit on Friday and which two galleries on Saturday?

Key for Listening 1. Johnson. 2. Susan. 3. Gao Yan wants to see the exhibition of Chinese art. 4. Small galleries. 5. It is big, crowded and too expensive. 6. Modern art. 7. On Friday, they decide to visit the Frick collection and the Metropolitan Museum. On Saturday, they decide to visit the Whitney Museum and the Guggenheim Museum.

Suppose you have only one day in New York, which museum will you choose? Useful expressions: I’d like…. Which would you prefer…? I’d prefer… Would you rather…? I’d rather… Would you like… or…? Task 5 Talking about preference