Focus on the topic of this module

Based on the adequate preparation by the students

Purpose: to lead the students to review what has been learned by themselves

Reading Comprehension: Warming up of the lesson

Purpose: Some basic skills of doing reading comprehension exercises

Writing preparation: Language and Background Information

Purpose: Collect the topical vocabulary (relevant words, phrases), get familiar with the expressions of likes or dislikes

Writing Practice: Write the composition

Purpose: Practice and consolidate what they have learned from the module

Bluetooth technology to transfer the students works to the computer

Learning Plan of Module 4, Book II, Fine Arts—Western, Chinese and Pop Arts

Reading Comprehension and Writing Practice

Pre-class Exercises (课前任务) :

1.       朗读第四单元的单词和课文，复习以前的课堂笔记。

2.       记录你仍然感觉陌生的重点词汇、短语，思考记住这些单词的方法。

3.       阅读下面短文，并完成后面的阅读练习，课上老师要进行检查。

4.       为课上的写作训练进行一些必要的准备。具体要求请见第三页。

※What we are going to do might be a bit different from your normal method of learning English. But just have a try and see if you can get adapted to my teaching approach and achieve more.

Reading Practice

The Johnson High School Art Festival (★★★)

Come and see the amazing art exhibitions the students have designed for you this year. There’s a wide range of exhibits from sculpture through painting, drawing, calligraphy and handcrafts. We think this year’s selection of artworks is the best ever. The signatures of the Kings and Queens of England, a sculpture powered by wind and sun, a mural showing the school’s history and an embroidery of the school are among the highlights this year. There’s something for students and parents, young and old, and everyone’s welcome.

Sculpture Exhibition—All Visitors Welcome

Time: 9am—7pm

Place: Gallery No 2, Art Department

Date: July 7^th—9^th

This year our school’s Sculpture Exhibition is going to be better than ever. Visitors will see the best sculptures this school has ever produced. You will be surprised and amazed by the students’ works of art. This year for the first time you can see a moving sculpture powered by wind and solar energy. Also new this year is a huge sculpture which has taken four months to complete. It’s called “Reflections” and shows the reflections of buildings in a pool of water (3). Paint, paper, plastic and l are used to produce an unusual effect. It looks exciting and interesting. Traditional sculpture is represented too. This year students have produced sculptures of each other’s heads, and some of them are very lifelike. Come and see if you can recognise the faces.

Painting and Drawing Exhibition—Skill with Brush and Pencil

Time: 9am—7pm

Place: the School Meeting Hall

Date: July 2^nd—4^th

We are very proud of this year’s magnificent display of students’ paintings and drawings. The students have worked day and night over the last three months to make sure this year’s selection of paintings and drawings is the best ever. The highlight of this year is the mural showing the history of our school through the ages. You will see a painting showing the school as it grows from small beginnings one hundred and thirteen years ago (4) into the great place of learning it is today. Also on show is a series of drawings of nature from around the school. Students have produced drawings of animals, insects and plants from quiet corners of the school grounds. You may not have noticed these before. Try to guess where they come from (2). There are prizes for successful guesses.

Handcraft Exhibition—Designed to be Beautiful

Time: 9am—7pm

Place: the Sports Hall

Date: July 10^th—12^th

Come and see some new and exciting handcrafts in our school sports hall in July. Every year there is something new to show you, and this year is no exception. We have been working on some exciting new projects this year. Perhaps the most interesting is a series of models of Olympic Stadiums though the ages, from the Beijing Olympics of 2008 back to the very first stadium at Olympia in Greece. Other interesting exhibits include an embroidery of the school which will be displayed in the Head Teacher’s office after the exhibition (5).

Calligraphy Exhibition—Citizens and Kings

Time: 9am—7pm

Place: the School Library

Date: July 4^th—6^th

“The History of the English Language” is the theme of this year’s calligraphy exhibition. Students have produced calligraphy showing writing styles from the beginnings of the English language right up to the present day (6). You will see Shakespeare’s poems written using his calligraphic style. Another highlight is the calligraphy of the Kings and Queens of England from Elizabeth I (1533-1603) to Elizabeth II (1953 to the present day). You can see examples of their handwriting and signatures.

I. Choose the best answer to the following questions.

1. This passage is most probably taken from ______________.

A. a school textbook                                            B. an arts magazine

C. an exhibition poster                                         D. a book review

2. Visitors who want to try their luck by doing some guessing games can go to ______________.

A. the Sports Hall for the Handcraft Exhibition

B. Gallery No 2, Art Department for the Calligraphy Exhibition

C. the School Library for the Sculpture Exhibition

D. the School Meeting Hall for the Painting and Drawing Exhibition

3. What is the possible reason that the sculpture “Reflections” is so named?

A. Because it shows the reflections of buildings in a pool of water.

B. Because it uses paint, paper, plastic and l to produce an unusual effect.

C. Because it takes four months to complete.

D. Because it looks exciting and interesting.

4. It can be inferred that ______________.

A. many students will be able to win the prizes              B. the school is at least over 100 years old

C. the mural will attract the most visitors               D. the exhibition will last three months

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Just like the others, the Handcraft Exhibition is also held in July.

B. Models of Olympic Stadiums is one of the new projects this year.

C. You can observe the Bird Nest Model at the exhibition in the school.

D. An embroidery of the school will be displayed in the Sports Hall.

6. From the Calligraphy Exhibition, we can learn that ______________.

A. it intends to reflect the development of English calligraphy

B. Shakespeare’s poems exhibited were written by Shakespeare himself

C. the Kings and Queens play a dominant role in calligraphy development

D. Elizabeth had been Queen of England for over 70 years

II. Fill in the blanks with the proper words in the box below to complete the following sentences, using their right forms.

1.       Picasso’s paintings __________ the features of Cubism, one of the most important of all modern art movements.

2.       As we know, a painter’s works are often the __________ of his feelings and moods.

3.       He successfully ______________ it was Qi Baishi’s style of painting.

4.       We saw some new concept cars which are _____________ by solar energy.

5.       He still figured out that painting was a fake even though it had the artist’s __________.

6.       Use your mouse to ____________ the links, right click and select Copy.

7.       Chinese ____________ is a special art which needs a lot of practice.

8.       The painter tried some mixed colors and produced a very special ___________.

9.       There you can see many traditional Chinese paintings, ___________ those by Qi Baishi and Xu Beihong.

10.   Among the foreign artists, I think Da Vinci was an ___________, who was also a scientist as well as an architect.

II. 1. represent 2. reflection 3. recognized 4. powered 5. signature     6. highlight 7. calligraphy 8. effect 9. including  10. exception

Writing Task (课前不必完成写作,但需要做一些准备，如：找到你可能在写作中用到的词汇、短语、句型和相关的背景知识，并填在作文题后面的表格中。其中已经给你提供了一些例子作为参考。你可以从课本中或者其他地方甚至也可以从本讲义中寻找，完成后同学之间可以相互交流、借鉴。)

Post-Class Extended Reading and Writing Tasks

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