1、目录页contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsIVFast readingIIHomeworkVCareful readingIIIVIPost-readingIPre-readingPre-reading:Think&AnswerWork in pairs and complete the quiz.Try to guess if you are not sure of the answers.1.Where is the Louvre Museum?a.In London.b.In Paris.c.In Berlin.2.When was the origin
2、al castle of the Louvre built?a.The 12th century.b.The 15th century.c.The 18th century.Pre-reading:Think&Answer 3.How many works of art are there in its collection?a.Around 180,000.b.Around 400,000.c.Around 480,000.4.Which work of art is among the“Big Three”attractions of the Louvre?a.The Code of Ha
3、mmurabi.b.Liberty Leading the People.c.Venus de Milo.Pre-reading:Background InformationThe Louvre MuseumThe Louvre Museum or the Louvre is a historic monument in Paris,France.A central landmark of the city,it is located on the right bank of the Seine in the citys 1st district.The museum is housed in
4、 the Louvre Palace,originally builtas a fortress in the late 12th century.It opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings.Nowadays,approximately 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an area of 72,735 square metres.It receives millions of visitors each
5、 year.Pre-reading:Background InformationThe“Big Three”attractions of the Louvre The“Big Three”attractions of the Louvre are generally believed to be Venus de Milo,the Winged Victory of Samothrace and Mona Lisa.IIFast readingFast-reading:Read&AnswerRead the passage and find out what Zack is doing in
6、the Louvre.Zack is doing a live broadcast in the Louvre.He is introducing three treasures of the great museum and inviting the audience to subscribe his live broadcast.Fast-reading:Best Description Choose three tags that best describe the main idea of the passage and give reasons for your choices.Lo
7、uvreart Mona Lisaexhibitionmuseumselfiefantastictour guidehistorylive broadcast?Share your choice and reasons with the class.IIICareful readingCareful-reading:Fill in the blanksWinged Victory of SamothraceHere at the top of the stairs is this 1 _.Although 2 _,you can still imagine her posture.The fo
8、lded dress shows incredible 3 _.huge sculptureher head and arms are missingskill of the sculptorComplete the route with expressions from the passage.Mona LisaThis is perhaps the most famous painting here,protected by glass.Its smaller than 4 _.The lady in the painting seems to have 5 _,which makes h
9、er so interesting!you would expecta mind of her ownCareful-reading:Fill in the blanksRembrandts self-portraitThis is one of the 90 or more self-portraitsRembrandt made in his lifetime.We dont know why he made so many perhaps it was his way of 6 _!Or maybe it was just 7 _?taking a 17th-century selfie
10、 cheaper to paint himself than to pay for a modelCareful-reading:Fill in the blanksIVPost-reading1.Which of the three artworks makes the greatest impression on you?Why?2.Which galleries and museums have you visited?Share your experience with the class.Think&SharePost-reading:Group WorkDiscuss the fo
11、llowing questions with your group members and share your ideas with the class.1.Which of the three artworks makes the greatest impression on you?Why?Post-reading:Group WorkThink&ShareYou may start like this:The artwork“”makes the greatest impression on me because it has a wonderful sense of/it is vi
12、vid /it expresses2.Which galleries and museums have you visited?Share your experience with the class.Post-reading:Group WorkThink&ShareVarious answers are welcome.Just speak it out!Share your ideas with the class.Post-reading:Group Work PresentationLanguage pointsV Language Points:Important phrases1
13、.get a load of2.in fact e up4.have a mind of ones own5.but then again6.reach out to7.by the way注意;仔细看注意;仔细看事实上事实上发生;出现发生;出现有自己的主见;不受他人影响有自己的主见;不受他人影响然而;再说然而;再说到达;在到达;在面前出现面前出现顺便说一下顺便说一下_Language Points:Important sentences 1.This broadcast is being brought to you from the largest museum on Earth the
14、Louvre!本句中的谓语动词使用的是现在进行时的被动形式。其结构为:am/is/are+being+及物动词的过去分词。现在进行时的被动语态表示说话时或现阶段正在进行或发生的被动动作,强调主语是动作的承受者。文中使用相同结构的句子还有:And just look at how her dress is being folded by the wind!(Para 2)Im being pushed around quite a bit,in fact.(Para 3)About 35,000 works are currently being displayed in over 300 ro
15、oms in the Louvre,.(Para 5)Language Points:Important sentences 2.Or was it simply cheaper to paint himself than to pay for a model?本句使用了略带调侃的幽默语气。在英语的阅读中要注意感受这样的幽默,并尝试使用。Language Points:Important sentences 阅读并尝试理解下面的文段:A man will pay$2 for$1 item,if he wants it.A woman will pay$1 for$2 item that she
16、 doesnt want because its on sale.A woman marries a man expecting him to change,and he doesnt.A man marries a woman expecting her not to change and she does.Language Points:Important sentences 3.They really do reach out to us across the centuries as if time itself were nothing.l 思考:What does“They”ref
17、er to in this sentence?“They”refers to these great works of art.Language Points:Important sentences l 思考:Why does the author use“do”here?此处用的是do表强调的用法,可理解为“的确;务必”之意。注意:1)用于表示强调的do可以有时态的变化,但其后的动词要用原形。例如:He does speak well!他的确讲得很精彩!2)do和does用于一般现在时,did用于一般过去时。所以能用do强调的时态只能是一般现在时或一般过去时。Language Points:
18、Important sentences do表示强调的用法:主语+do(does/did)+谓语+其他,do放在谓语动词之前。l 短语reach out to sb 原意为“愿意倾听”,在本句中是“到达;在面前出现”的意思。Language Points:Important sentences 3.They really do reach out to us across the centuries as if time itself were nothing.l across常与表示地点的词搭配,表示“从一边到另一边;穿过,越过”,但在本句中across与表示时间的词搭配,across th
19、e centuries意为“跨越了几个世纪”。l as if意为“仿佛,好像”,此处用了虚拟语气的形式。as if/though 引导方式状语从句或表语从句,有时从句的谓语部分要用虚拟语气形式,其形式为:a.一般过去时(从句动作与主句谓语动词所表达的动作同时发生)例如:He looks as if he were an artist.(同时)Language Points:Important sentences 3.They really do reach out to us across the centuries as if time itself were nothing.c.would
20、/could/might+动词原形(从句动作后于主句谓语动词所表达的动作)例如:He learns English so hard as if he would go to the USA.(后于)b.过去完成时(从句动作先于主句谓语动词所表达的动作)例如:She speaks English so fluently as if she had studied English in America.(先于)Language Points:Important sentences VIHomework Homework1.Get more information about the Louvre Museum and the treasures in it;2.Try to introduce some treasures you know well in English.