1、To learn to get the main idea of the passage from the title and the given pictures To learn to understand the main idea of each paragraph by getting the key informationTo understand the craftsmans spiritFind out the structure of the textLearn the important language pointsLook at the photos and answe
2、r the questions.1.What differences are there between these two photographers?The photographer in the first picture is working on the street with a single,easy-to-carry camera.The second photographer is working in a studio with expensive,technologically-advanced equipment.2.What do you think they eac
3、h want to show through their works?What a photographer wants to show usually can be expressed from his/her works.You can find out his/her feelings from the color,the structure of the works.3.What does the first picture tell you about the photographer?The first picture tells us about the photographer
4、s approach to his work and his interest in peoples day-to-day lives.Now read the passage and check your answers.Read the title and guess what may be talked about in the passage;Read to get the main idea of the passage;Read to get how the writer organizes the passage.The passage will tell us stories
5、that happened when the photographer took the photos.Bill Cunningham(19292016)was an American fashion photographer famous for his candid photography,in particular that taken on the streets of New York.As a fashion journalist in his early career,his photography caught the attention of an American news
6、paper,for which he reported from 1978 until his death in 2016.Read the topic sentences to get the main idea of the passage.Match the main idea with its corresponding paragraph.Paragraph 1 A.Cunninghams devotion to photography and hard work made him great.Paragraph 2 B.Cunninghams photographs style.P
7、aragraph 3 C.Cunninghams passion for photography lasted throughout his life.Paragraph 4 D.Cunningham lived a simple life.Paragraph 5 E.A plainly dressed old man was widely admired by New York people.Paragraph 6 F.Cunninghams attitude towards money.Paragraph 7 G.A brief introduction to Bill Cunningha
8、m.Introduction to CunninghamLife Behind the LensWhat makes Cunningham so great?Cunninghams life philosophyCunninghams passion for photographyParas.1-2Paras.3-4Paras.5-6Para.7Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.1.Social Butterfly2.Art and Devotion3.Follow of Fashion4.A
9、 Life in photographsRead the passage againto know what makes Bill Cunningham great;to find out what Bill Cunningham thought was valuable;and think what in Bill Cunningham attracts you most.What makes Bill Cunningham so great?He focused on the ordinary people in daily life.He devoted much time and ha
10、rd work to his work.What makes Bill Cunningham so great?Cunninghams approach to lifeBill Cunningham valued simple life and freedom.Organize information from the passage and complete the diagram.Belief about fashionFashion is not restricted to _.It belongs to _.It is about what people are wearing,not
11、 _.high society and big brands the people who they are Devotion to photographyRegardless of the weather,he would _.He wouldnt come back until _.He hardly ever _.go out onto the streets of New Yorkhe knew he had the right photos took a day off and not once stayed home sick Life philosophyHe lived in
12、_ _.He ate _ _.He never accepted _ _ and valued _ _.a small apartment with athe same meal of sausages,eggsthe benefits offered to his integrity and would not be be bought by anyoneshared washroom and coffee him for being a fashion photographerNow come up with five words or expressions to describe Bi
13、ll Cunningham.Give your reasons.determineddedicatedstraightforwardsimpleindifferent to fame and fortuneHow the author organized the passageWho is Bill Cunningham?What makes him great?Why did he choose his approach to life?IntroductionOuter presentationInner mindshallowdeepweather,inspiration,self-in
14、terest,passion,fashion,apartmentBelow is a summary of the text with some content missing.Choose the right item from the box and make the summary complete.Change the form if necessary.Bill Cunningham,an ordinary-looking old man,was one of Americas most influential photographers for over half a centur
15、y.He always used simple,cheap cameras and took ordinary people on the streets of New York.He found 1._ in simple,everyday scenes.inspirationweather,inspiration,self-interest,passion,fashion,apartmentHe believed that 2._ was about what people were wearing,not who they were.In addition,his devotion to
16、 photography and hard work made him great.He would go out onto the streets of New York every day in all 3._,and he would not come back until he had the right photos.Although he was a world-famous fashion photographer,he lived in a small 4._ with a shared washroom and usually had the same meal in a s
17、imple restaurant.fashionweathersapartment This lack of 5._ and promotion kept him focused on his craft and enabled him to capture New Yorks unique street style.Cunninghams 6._ for photography lasted throughout his life,making him a“cultural anthropologist”rather than just a fashion photographer.weat
18、her,inspiration,self-interest,passion,fashion,apartmentpassionself-interest 1.What is your understanding of Bill Cunninghams words“Moneys the cheapest thing”?2.Why is Bill Cunningham called a“cultural anthropologist”?Bill Cunningham is called a“cultural anthropologist”because his photography capture
19、d and created an everlasting record of the life of New York and its people over half a century.3.What can you learn from Bill Cunningham?Share your thoughts with the class.You can find out the proof in the passage to make your opinions much clearer and more convincing.4.What text types have you learnt about to help you describe people?If you were to write about Bill Cunningham,which would you choose?storiesevaluations from other peopleWrite a short passage about Bill Cunningham in 80 words.
