1、UNIT 2A lifes work-Understanding ideas1.Students could learn some words and phrases.2.Students could get the main usage of this grammar-LifeBehind the Lens.3.Students could write some a passage by using this grammar-Life Behind the Lens.Learning Aims:What is your understanding of this title？Share wi
2、th others镜头下的生活Life Behind the LensLifeBehind the Lens1.camera 2.life3.LifeBehind the LensAnswer the questions.1 A white-haired old man riding an ordinary bicycle around the streets of New York,always wearing the same blue workers jacket and simple black running shoes.If you saw him,youd never think
3、 there was anything remarkable about him.And yet every member of New Yorks wealthy high society wanted nothing more than to pose for this man.2 This ordinary-looking man was Bill Cunningham,one of the most important American photographers of the last 50 years.An introduction to Bill CunninghamWhat i
4、s main idea of this paragraph?Take notes quickly！重点词汇New York 纽约;缩写词为NYmember of 的成员;成员;会员;high society 上层社会;上流社会nothing more than 只不过;仅仅pose for 姿势;为摆好姿势;one of 之一most important 重要的;What is main idea of this paragraph?3 What made Cunningham so great?It certainly wasnt the use of expensive,technolog
5、ically_x0002_advanced equipment.Cunningham always used simple,relatively cheap cameras and took all his pictures on the streets of New York,not in a studio.Nor was it a wide range of contacts and connections.Although he always knew where fashionable parties and events were happening,Cunningham liked
6、 to photograph ordinary people in the poor Bronx as much as VIPs in rich Manhattan.He found inspiration where others could not,in simple,everyday scenes,such as aman buying oranges at the local grocery store,or a woman riding home on the graffiti_x0002_covered subway.These things were real,and it wa
7、s within their reality that Cunningham saw both beauty and potential.Through his fascination with what people were wearing,and not who they were,he opened the doors of fashion to everyone fashion as he saw it belonged to the people,not just to high society and big brands.His fashion beliefs to photo
8、graphyTake notes quickly！重点词汇advanced equipment 先进的设备;先进设备New York 纽约;缩写词为NYwide range 数量繁多ordinary people 平常人as much as 多达VIPs 要人，贵宾(全写为Very Important Person);such as 例如;grocery store 杂货店;食品杂货店What is main idea of this paragraph?His devotion to photography4 Moreover,what made Cunningham great was h
9、is devotion to photography,and the hours and hours of sheer hard work he put into his work.Cunningham would go out onto the streets of New York each and every day,regardless of the weather.He would even stay outside in a storm,not coming back until he knew he had the right photos.He hardly ever took
10、 a day off and not once stayed home sick.This devotion and hard work is what we see reflected within his photos.This is what makes them so special.Take notes quickly！重点词汇hard work 难苦的工作put into注入;入港New York 纽约;缩写词为NYeach and every 每个;每一个regardless of 不管，不顾，不理会coming back 回来;回去hardly ever 几乎没有;What i
11、s main idea of this paragraph?His life style and philosophy5 Although he was a world-famous fashion photographer,Cunninghams approach to life was uncomplicated.He lived in a small apartment with a shared washroom.A simple restaurant was where he usually had the same meal of sausages,eggs and coffee.
12、6 Cunningham never accepted the benefits offered to him for being a fashion photographer.He valued his integrity and would not be bought by anyone,no matter how many free clothes or flights to faraway destinations he was offered.And if he went to a celebrity party,he was there to work ratherthan hav
13、e fun.“Moneys the cheapest thing,”he once said,then added:“.freedom is the most expensive.”This lack of self-interest and promotion kept Cunningham focused on his craft,enabling him to capture New Yorks unique street style.Take notes quickly！重点词汇world-famous 举世闻名的;世界著名的approach to 接近uncomplicated 简单
14、的;率真的;washroom 洗手间;厕所sausages 香肠;腊肠;sausage的复数no matter 不管怎样faraway 遥远的;远方的;choose the correct words7 Cunninghams passion for photography lasted throughout his life.He was 87 when he passed away,and had been working right up until his last illness.Nothing ever stopped him from getting the photo he w
15、anted.His hard work made him more than a fashion photographer he was a“cultural anthropologist”,who we can thank for recording the life of a whole city and its people over half a century.Bill Cunningham was an observer,and not one of the observed,a worker not a star and this was how he wanted it.His
16、 passion for photography and peoples opinions.What is main idea of this paragraph?Take notes quickly！重点词汇Cunningham 坎宁安;康宁安lasted 持续;继续 right up 向上;一直等到，直到hard work 难苦的工作anthropologist 人类学家over half 超过一半observer 观察者one of 之一Look at the title and choose another suitable title for the passage.1.Social
17、 Butterfly2.Art and Devotion3.Follower of Fashion4.A Life in PhotographsBill CunninghamBeliefs about fashion Fashion is not restricted to 1.It belongs to 2.It is about what people are wearing,not 3.high society and big brandsthe peoplewhat people are wearingwho they areHe opened the doors of fashion
18、 to everyone.go out onto the streets of New Yorkhe knew he had the right photostook a day off and not once stayed home sickDevotion to photography Regardless of the weather,he would 4.He wouldnt come back until 5.He hardly ever 6.a small apartment with a shared washroomthe same meal of sausages,eggs
19、 and coffee the benefits offered to him for being a fashion photographer his integrity and freedomMoneys the cheapest thing,freedom is the most expensive.Life philosophy He lived in 7.He ate 8.He never accepted 9 and valued 10.Part 1 Para_ Part 2 Paras_ Part 3 Paras_Part 4 Paras_ An introduction His
20、 fashion beliefs and devotion to photographyHis life style and philosophy.His passion for photography and peoples opinions.1-23-45-67Matching!Why is Bill Cunningham called a“cultural anthropologist”?Now come up with five words or expressions to describe Bill Cunningham.your opinionsblack running shoeswearing the same blue jacket ordinary-lookingaround the streets of New YorkTry to think about othersQuestionTalk with others.1.2.3.Thank you!
