Unit 3 The world of colors and light Task 教学设计.doc

Unit 3 The world of colors and light Task 教学案Skills building 1: listening to instructions to report on a visit1. Id like to ask you some questions:Have you ever visited an art gallery, a museum or an exhibition?Where and when did you go?Why did you go there？What did you see there？Did you see someone like the organizer of the exhibition， the artist or the photographer there？Did you learn anything new by going？ If so， please explain. Lets have a discussion about the following questions: If you are going to report on a visit to an exhibition， what information do you need to include？2. Read the guidelines on page 42. Please focus on the most important information such as where， when， why， what and who， as well as any other interesting information.Step 1: taking notes to report on a visitYou will listen to an art teacher talking， and then complete the notes about the information included in the report. Then you will use the information you gathered to report on a visit to an art exhibition.1. Read the notes in this part. The notes are not complete， but we can still predict the information that is missing. Discuss what you are going to listen and what you need to pay attention to while listening. 2. Listen to Part A and complete the notes on page 42. If necessary， Ill play the recording several times for you to write down your answers.TapescriptTeacher: As you know， we have arranged a trip to the art gallery. We are going to visit the newest exhibition there， which is open to students for one day only. You are going to write a report about the visit after we return. So， while you are on the trip， you will need to collect some information. There are certain things you will need to include in the report. Obviously， you will need to say what place you visited and when you went. You will also need to explain what you went to see and the reason for the trip. That means you will need to describe some of the paintings. You should also say whether you liked them or not. You will need to give some details about the painter and his life as well. This will include where he grew up and how he became interested in painting. You also need to find out where he has studied. Did he study overseas？ The name of the painter is Zhang Linghong. He is a Chinese artist and I think you will find his work very interesting. A few years ago， he completed a masterpiece and as this is the focus of the exhibition， I would like you to find out about it. The exhibition has a very interesting name and it would be good if you could find out why Zhang Linghong called the exhibition by this name. I have a copy of the advertisement for the exhibition here. I will read it out in a minute. It will help you get some background information about the exhibition. Now， does anyone have any questions？Student: Can I just check what we should include in our report？Teacher: Yes， of course. Why dont you tell me what you think should be included？Student: Well， I think you said to include the place of the visit， and the date. Explain what we went to see and the reason. We should describe some of the paintings and say what we thought about them. We need to give some details about the painter and his life， like where he grew up and how he became interested in painting. We should also include where he studied. Finally， we need to find out about his masterpiece and why he chose the name of the exhibition. Is that right？Teacher: Yes， well done. Of course， also include anything else you find out that will make your report more interesting！AnswersA 2 when 3 what 4 the reason； paintings； liked 5 life； grew up； interested； studied 6 masterpiece3. First study the advertisement for the exhibition in Part B on page 43 and then listen to Part B to fill in the missing information.TapescriptTeacher: The ad says that at the City Art Gallery， there is an exhibition called Glance of Guilin by the artist Zhang Linghong. The exhibition runs from the twenty-second of May until the twenty-ninth of May. There is a special price of five yuan on Student Day， which is on the twenty-ninth of May. The ad also says Zhang Linghong has been painting for twenty years and this is an exhibition of his recent work in Guilin， Guangxi Province. His paintings show many beautiful views of the Li River and the surrounding hills， and they are presented in a unique way.AnswersB (1) 22nd (2) 5 (3) 20 (4) Li River (5) hills 4. Read Part C and underline any useful information that is not mentioned in the advertisement in Part B. Choose different information that you think is useful for you to complete the writing in Step 3.AnswersCZhang Linghong was born in Hangzhou in 1961.In 1983， he was admitted to the Beijing School of art. His early works were traditional Chinese style watercolours that reflected the scenery of eastern China.He later set up a studio in his hometown of Hangzhou.In the 1990s， he won a scholarship to study in the USA.Glance of Guilin is a collection of 12 paintings that were painted between 2003 and 2004.The first painting in the Glance of Guilin collection has been called a masterpiece. It is called Guilin Heights and it is over three metres tall.Skills building 2: asking technical questionsThis part aims to help you ask technical questions. You are expected to ask technical questions to find out how something is done.1. Suppose you are at a photographic exhibition and you happen to see the photographer. Think about what questions you would like to ask him or her. You may discuss your questions in pairs.2. Read the guidelines on page 44 to make sure you know what to do. Compare them with your own questions.Step 2: finding out technical informationThis part aims to improve your speaking skills. By interviewing an artist， you will practise how to find out technical information.1. Read the guidelines and go through the nine points on the top of page 44. Make sure you know what to do.2. Work in pairs. One acts as the artist and the other as the student who interviews the artist. You may refer to the questions and the answers listed. List as many questions you want to ask the artist as possible.Possible exampleStudent: Good morning， Mr Zhang. Could you spare me a few minutes to answer some questions？Artist: Sure， Im very glad to. What would you like to know about？Student: I enjoy your masterpiece very much. It is fantastic， but I wonder where you got the idea from？Artist: Well， I got the idea from a photographic exhibition. Once， I went to a photographic exhibition in Guilin. I was deeply impressed or even shocked by the beauty of scenes in Guilin in the photos.Student: What did you do first？Artist: I paid a visit to Guilin and traveled around the city. I took lots of photographs at different times of the day and at different times of the year. Actually， I paid fifteen trips there and it took me over a year to cover the city.Student: What did you do next？ Artist: I grouped the photographs， including the most popular views of the river， according to different areas in Guilin.Student: How did you get this effect？Artist: I had to decide on how big to make the first painting and what to put in the other paintings in the collection. I also used some material to press a print into it. Effect was made with a knife and a fork. As a result， the marks made by the blade could be seen， just as you see in the paintings.Student: So how long did it take you to finish your work？Artist: It took me a year to take the photographs and two more years to finish all the paintings.Student: Wow！ Thats such a long time. Then how did you decide what to call it？Artist: In my opinion， no one can ever see all of Guilin， so I decided to call the collection of paintings Glance of Guilin. Besides， paintings Guilin Heights was named because it shows the hills around Guilin and because of its size.Student: What do you think of your masterpiece？Artist: Im quite proud of the piece Guilin Heights because it is unique.Student: Thank you very much， Mr Zhang. This helps me a lot in understanding your art.Artist: Glad you enjoy it.Skills building 3: writing a report on a visitIn this part， you will learn how to write a report on a visit and how to organize information properly for a report. You will discuss the structure of a report to an exhibition with information gathered in Steps 1 and 2.1. Read the guidelines at the top of page 45. Make sure that you know what each point means. You will learn what should be included in a report.2. Work in groups of four to write an outline of the report. Each group member must be responsible for a particular section.Step 3: writing a reportThis part requires you to write a report on a visit to the art gallery based on the information you have collected in Steps 1 and 2. You are expected to practise the skills you have learnt in Skills buildings 1 and 2.1. Read the instructions in S