教材试题 Unit 3 (Workbook) Reading Task 的习题

Unit 3 Inventors and inventions(Workbook)READING TASK1 Read the passage and answer these questions. Why did Leonardo need to design things for his employer when he was such a great painter?Why were Leonardos designs different?How did painting help him invent things?Which skill do you think was more important：his drawing for the inventions or his understanding of machines for his painting? Give a reason. 2 One of the remarkable things about Leonardo da Vinci was his natural ability in so many subjects. Are you as clever as Leonardo? Find out by filling in this chart. Possible skillsEvidence from LeonardoEvidence from youartistengineerarchitectteacherdoctorinventorscientist3 Discuss these questions in pairs. 1 How many ways was Leonardo able to earn his living?2 How many areas are you familiar with?3 Which areas of knowledge are you least happy with? Does this worry you? How might you put this right?Answer key for Exercise 1：l The rulers of the small Italian states needed military inventions to help in their wars with each other. They only needed paintings in times of peace. Leonardo lived at a time of great instability, so military inventions were his best way of earning money. 2 His designs were different because he took things apart and then improved them. So his designs were accurate and could be built and used. 3 Painting helped him with his inventions because while painting he had learned to observe things closely and draw accurately. 4 This question has no correct answer. It encourages Ss to give an opinion of their own and requires them to give a reason for their choice. Answer key for Exercise 2：Possible skillsEvidence from LeonardoEvidence from you artist famous paintings such as Mona Lisa engineer designed canals and bridges architect designed cities teacher had his own school with apprentices of his own as an established artist did doctor learned about the anatomy of the humanbody by cutting it up inventor designed many new things such as the bicycle, a helicopter and an “automobile”, etc scientist took things apart and found out how they worked in order to design a better oneAnswer key for Exercise 3：1 Leonardo earned money in three ways: as a teacher, a military inventor and an artist. Although not mentioned in the text it was common for apprentices to pay to learn from established artists like Leonardo，we know from writings that he did have his own school of students; as a military inventor（because the Italian rulers paid him for his ideas）; for his paintings（because he was paid to paint the pictures）. 2 This question allows Ss to evaluate their own skills against Leonardos. 3 This is also an evaluative que