Unit 4 Understanding ideas ppt课件-（2019）新外研版高中英语选择性必修第一册高一下学期.pptx

1、Unit 4 Meeting the museUnderstanding ideas新标准新标准英语英语高中选择性必修第一册高中选择性必修第一册Activity 1 Tick what you think are the most Tick what you think are the most important sources of inspiration for important sources of inspiration for artists.artists. Listen to the tape and tell whether the following statements

2、 are true(T)orfalse(F). (1)Tan Dun is known for composing music for the 2012 Olympics. (2）Florentijn Hofman found inspiration from the huge Floating Fish. (3) The Dai people think the peacock represent beauty of nature.Activity 2 Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. 1. We can learn

3、 from the passage that A.Florentijn Hofman has lived in Wuzhen in his life. B. Hofmans inspiration for Rubber Duck came fromhis childrens toys. C.Tan Dun only creates Chinese music. D.Yang Liping is one of the Dai people. 2. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The famous Floating Fish was

4、created earlier than the Rubber Duck. B.Tan Dun created the famous film Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon. C.Tan Dun is trying to make Chinese music recognized by the world. D.Yang Liping raised a lot of peacocks. 3. What inspires Florentijn Hofman to create Floating Fish ? A. His childrens toys. B. His

5、 work-the famous Rubber Duc. C. Chinese folk tales. D. The beauty of Wuzhen. 4. Whats the passage mainly about? A.Yang Liping likes living with the Dai people. B. Hofman is fond of his childrens toys. C.Tan Dun is good at producing nice music. D. Something that inspires the three artists to create t

6、heir works.Activity 3 After reading the passage, please fill in the following blanks. Every artists wish is 1. _(create) something that expresses an idea. Florentijn Hofman is a Dutch artist and his large sculptures are on display all over the world. One way for him to find inspiration is 2._(turn)

7、to his childrens toys. These objects have given him ideas 3._ his animal sculptures,such as the famous Rubber Duck. Hofmans inspiration for Floating Fish came from Chinese folk tales 4._ (pass）down through the generations.When he visited Wuzhen,the sights he 5._ (see）set his idea for Floating Fish i

8、n motion.Tan Dun is most 6._( wide) known for composing music for the film Crouching Tiger ,Hidden Dragon and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. To listen to Tan s music is to experience 7._ mix of Chinese musical traditions and Western influences.In his opinion, Chinese music should carry “ universal 8._(e

9、xpress) of the human spirit: 9._(recognize）by the whole world. Yang Liping has been known as “the Peacock Princess”.The inspiration for her famous dances has come from the time she spent in Xishuangbanna. In her opinion, her dance comes from the Dai peoples traditional belief 10._ aims to bring out

10、the Dai womens beauty.to createto createturningturningforforpassedpassedsawsawwidelywidelya aexpressionexpressionto be recognizedto be recognizedandandActivity 4 Activity 5 Read the passage and find out what inspires each artist.Hofman gets inspiration from his childrens toys, Hofman gets inspiratio

11、n from his childrens toys, Chinese folk tales, Wuzhen and the way people lived Chinese folk tales, Wuzhen and the way people lived there.there.Tan Dun gets inspiration from Chinese musical Tan Dun gets inspiration from Chinese musical traditions and Western influences.traditions and Western influenc

12、es.Yang Liping gets inspiration from her life in Yang Liping gets inspiration from her life in Xishuangbanna,Xishuangbanna,the peacock, and the dance style of the Dai people.the peacock, and the dance style of the Dai people.Activity 6 Choose where you would most likely Choose where you would most l

13、ikely find the passage and give your find the passage and give your reasons.reasons.1 An art magazine.1 An art magazine.2 An artist biography.2 An artist biography.3 An online art forum.3 An online art forum.4 A poster for an art festival.4 A poster for an art festival.Activity 7Complete the diagram

14、.Activity 81 Floating fish2 Chinese folk tales3 Wuzhen and the way people lived there4 composing music for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the 2008 Beijing Olympics5 Nine Songs6 Chinese musical traditions7 Spirit of the Peacock8 the peacock9 the dance style of the Dai peopleComplete the

15、diagram.Activity 9Read the quotes from the passage and answer the Read the quotes from the passage and answer the questions.questions.1 Can you use reported speech to rewrite the quotes?1 Can you use reported speech to rewrite the quotes?2 Why do you think the author chose to use quotes instead of r

16、eported 2 Why do you think the author chose to use quotes instead of reported speech in the reading passage?speech in the reading passage?Activity 91 Can you use reported speech to rewrite the quotes?1 Can you use reported speech to rewrite the quotes? During the walk and his stay there in the town,

17、 he had seen the fish being fed by people. .There was no territory in the world of music in Tan Duns eyes. She felt very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna, .2 Why do you think the author chose to use quotes 2 Why do you think the author chose to use quotes instead of reported speech in the rea

18、ding passage?instead of reported speech in the reading passage?The author chose to use the quotes in the reading passage to tell readers how the three artists get their inspiration or muses for their artworks, and by adding these quotes, the passage appears more believable and more convincing1 For t

19、he three artists, their inspiration all comes from their lives and experiences.2 By saying “universal expression”, Tan Dun means Chinese music should carry not only the Chinese human spirit but also that of the whole world. In that way, Chinese music can have international recognition.你的灵感从哪儿来?每位艺术家

20、都希望通过创作表达自己的理念。而这些理念从何而来?是谁，抑或是什么启发了他们?下面，我们进步发掘了三位大不相同的艺术家成功背后的因素。Every artists wish is to createsomething that expresses an dea. But where do artists get their ideas from?Who or what inspires them? Here wefind out more about the influences behind the successes of three very different artists.Flore

21、ntijn Hofman, visual artist1 Florentijn Hofman is a Dutch artist,whose large sculptures are on display all over the world.One way for him to find inspiration is turning to his children s toys.Theseobjects have given him ideas for his animal sculptures,such as the famous RubberDuck. A more recent wor

22、k of his is the huge Floating Fish, which was set among thebeautiful landscape of Wuzhen West Scenic Zone.弗洛伦泰因霍夫曼是一位荷兰艺术家,他创作的大型雕塑在世界各地进行展出。他的孩子们的玩具是他的一个灵感来源。霍夫曼从这些玩具身上得到启发，从而创作出动物形状的雕塑，比如著名的“大黄鸭”。他最近的新作是一条巨大的“浮鱼”，位于风景宜人的乌镇西栅景区内。2.Hofmans inspiration for Foating Fish came from Chinese folk tales pa

23、ssed down through the generations.He was particularly interested in the old story about a fish jumping through the Dragon Gate”.This story came tolife for Hofman when he visited Wuzhen and saw how people lived there.“我住在镇上期间，当我散步的时候，看到人们在喂鱼。墙上还有鱼形的浮雕。”这些画面让霍夫曼渐渐浮现创作“浮鱼”的念头。3“During the walk and my s

24、tay here in the town, I saw the fish being fed by people.You see also some fish sculpted on the wall.”These sights set Hofmans idlea for Floating Fisb in motion.“我住在镇上期间，当我散步的时候,看到人们在喂鱼。墙上还有鱼形的浮雕。”这些画面让霍夫曼渐渐浮现创作“浮鱼”的念头。Tan Dun, composer4“There is no territory in the world of music.”These are the wor

25、ds of Chinese composer Tan Dun. He is most widely known for composing music for the filmCrouchinag Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.“音乐的世界没有边界。”中国作曲家谭盾如是说。这位著名的作曲家曾为电影卧虎藏龙配乐，并为2008年北京奥运会创作音乐。5 To listen to Tans music is to experience a mix of Chinese musical traditions and Western

26、influences.Since his first opera,NineSongs,Tan Dun has been using a combination of Chinese musicand sounds from all over the world to tell stories.As Tan oncesaid, Chinese music should carry “universal expression” of thehuman spirit so as to be recognised by the whole world.欣赏谭盾的音乐,就是在感受中国音乐传统和西方影响的

27、交融。从他的第一部歌剧九歌开始，谭盾一直在用中国音乐和来自世界各地的乐音讲述故事。他曾说过，中国音乐要承戟人文精神的“共同理念”，才能被世界认可。Yang Liping, dancer6 Yang Lipings passion is dancing.After winning a national competition in 1986 with her Spirit of the Peacock dance, she has been known as thePeacock PrincessThe inspiration for her famous dances has come fro

28、m the time she spent in Xishuangbanna,Yunnan Province.杨丽萍热爱舞蹈。1986年,她凭借雀之灵在全国舞蹈大赛上折桂。此后，她成为了家喻户晓的“孔雀公主”。她许多著名舞蹈作品的灵感都来源于她在云南西双版纳度过的一段时光。7“I feel very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna, says Yang.“It gave me a chance to go deeper into the lives of various ethnicgroups. Our ethnic groups, especi

29、ally the Dai people , admire thepeacock.They think the peacock represents the beauty of nature.l especially like the dance style of the Dai people and it gives melots of inspiration.My dance comes from their traditional belief andaims to bring out the Dai womens beauty.杨丽萍说:“我很感激在西双版纳的那些年，它让我有机会深入到各个民族的生活里面我们的少数民族,特别是傣族人民,特别喜爱孔雀。他们认为孔雀展现了自然之美。我特别喜欢傣族人的舞蹈风格，这给了我很多灵感。我的舞蹈源自他们的传统信仰，同时也致力于展现傣族女性的美。”