1. Unit 6 Design
江苏省睢宁高级中学 高一外语组

2. Lesson 3
Chinese Paper Art
The Art of Paper

3. Have you ever tried paper-cutting ? On what
occasions would you use paper cuts.

4. Background
Paper-cutting is one of China’s most popular forms of visual
Art .Paper and scissors are the usual materials utilized,but sometimes
an engraving knife is also used. Paper-cutting has been a
traditional art form for hundreds of years . It can be traced back to
the 6th century ; but only became apparent a few centuries after
paper cuts are mainly used as decorations for religious and ornamental
purposes.

5. A short paper cut movie .

6. Listen to tape carefully and at the same time pay attention to the
pronunciation and intonation.
Read the following statements. Are they true or false? Write “T” for “ true” , and write “F” for “false”.
( ) 1. Mr chen learned paper cutting from an early age.
( ) 2. Paper-cutting has a long history in China.
( ) 3. Paper cuts of animals have been found in tombs dating
back to the Song Dynasty.
( ) 4. The young lady would look at the man’s paper-cutting
skills to choose her husband.
( ) 5. People like to use paper cuts to decorate things and hope
they can bring good luck.
( ) 6. At wedding celebrations we can often see the paper cuts
of a phoenix. T T F F T F

7. Scan the text and find the topic sentence or main meaning
of each Paragraph.
Para1
Para2
Para3
Para4
Para5
Para6
Para7
Types of paper-cutting
Conclusion
Introduction of Chen Zijiang
The history of paper-cutting
Paper cuts used for decoration
Paper cuts used for religious purpose
Paper cuts for making patterns
or designs

8. Answer the following questions :
How many types of paper cuts do people
like to make ? What are they?
How do we know that there is a long tradition of
paper-cutting in China?
Which Chinese character often appears in
wedding paper cuts?
4. How is paper-cutting related to fashion?
5. Why is the writer going to see Mr.Chen again?

9. Paper cuts for decorations, for religious
How many types of paper cuts do people like to make ? What are they?
Three .
Paper cuts for decorations, for religious
purpose and for design patters

10. How do we know that there is a long tradition of
paper-cutting in China?
We know that because paper cuts of animals have
been found in tombs dating back to the time of
the Northern and Southern Dynasty.

11. 3.Which Chinese character often appears in wedding paper cuts?
The Chinese character of double happiness often
appears in wedding paper cuts.

12. 4.How is paper-cutting related to fashion?
By using paper-cutting like a pattern in clothing
or on a jewellery box

13. To learn paper cutting from him.
5. Why is the writer going to see Mr.Chen again?
To learn paper cutting from him.

14. Study language points
Read part IV (Important points ) on your paper quickly.
Then try to make sentences using the following words.
….paper cuts for decoration, for religious purposes …….
……can be found in tombs which date bake to the time…..
People to whom the dead person was related would make ….
(relate to)
4. I was also ready to try out paper-cutting for myself.

15. to 1 I can’t _________what he does _______(联系，涉及) what he says. relate
Complete the following sentences:
1 I can’t _________what he does _______(联系，涉及) what he says.
All things _____ ______ ________(和……有联系) other things.
3. 我到那儿去是为了跟我的父母呆在一起。
I went there ______ _____ ____ _____ staying with my parents.
4. 我们下个月将试验新的机器。
We’ll ____ _____ the new machine next month. to
relate
are related to
for the purpose of
try out

16. Grammar
Relative Clauses (1)

17. Find these relative pronouns in the text :
Who, that, which, whose, whom,
Which of them :
can refer to people?
can refer to things?
refer to possession?

18. Look at these expressions from the text:
1.a paper cutting expert (whom) I interviewed
2.something (that) he learned
3.a young farmer who wanted a wife
4.paper cuts which show the Chinese
character.
5.parents whose child has recently been
born

19. 关系代词 语法学习（ 定语从句） 指代（先行词） 充当从句的成分 who 人 主、宾（不在介词之后） whom 宾 whose 人或物 定作用 类型
指代（先行词）
充当从句的成分
who 人
主、宾（不在介词之后）
whom 宾
whose
人或物 定
that
主、宾（不在介词之后）表
which 物
主、宾 as
主、宾、表
when 时间 状
where 地点
why 原因
that \
in which
such \so…as
the same …as
关系代词
语法学习（ 定语从句）
关系副词
way 其它
人或物

20. Try to pick out all the attributive clauses
in the text with your partners and study
them by yourselves . Then try to finish the
exercises on your papers.

21. Home work : 3.Preview the new lesson. 4.Try making a paper cut.
1.Finish off the rest exercises.
2.Go over what’ve learned.
3.Preview the new lesson.
4.Try making a paper cut.

22. See you!