外研版高中英语选择性必修第一册Unit4-Understanding-ideas课件

1、What inspires you?1What inspires you?1Tick what you think are the most important sources of inspiration for artists.childhood media family and friends books and films other artists history travelnature social issues private feelingsculture and traditionsimagination2Tick what you think are the mo Eve

2、ry artists wish is to create something that expresses an idea. But where do artists get their ideas from? Who or what inspires them? Here we find out more about the influences behind the successes of three very different artists.What inspires you?3 Every artists wish is tFlorentijn Hofman, visual ar

3、tist from DutchHofmans well known works:Rubber DuckFloating Fish4Florentijn Hofman, visual artiSources of inspiration for Hofman: 1 his childrens toys2 Chinese folk tales3 Wuzhen and the way people lived there5Sources of inspiration for Hof“During the walk and my stay here in the town, I saw the fis

4、h being fed by people. You see also some fish sculpted on the wall”. These sights set Hofmans idea for Floating Fish in motion.6“During the walk and my stay hTan dun, composer from ChinaTan Duns well known works:3 Nine Songs1 composing music for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon2 composing mus

5、ic for the 2008 Beijing Olympics7Tan dun, Tan Duns well knownSources of inspiration for Tan Dun:Chinese musical traditionsWestern influences Tan Dun s music is to experience a mix of Chinese musical traditions and Western influences. Since his first opera, Nine Songs Tan Dun has been using a combina

6、tion of Chinese music and sounds from all over the world to tell stories.8Sources of inspiration for Tan Chinese music should carry “universal expression” of the human spirit so as to be recognised by the whole world.9 Chinese music should carry “uYang liping , dancer from ChinaYang lipings well kno

7、wn works:Spirit of the Peacock10Yang liping , Yang lipings weSources of inspiration for Yang liping:1 her life in Xishuangbanna2 the peacock3 the dance style of the Dai people11Sources of inspiration for Yan Yang liping has been known as the “Peacock Princess”after winning a national competition in

8、1986 with her Spirit of the Peacock dance.12 Yang liping has been known“Our ethnic groups , especially the Dai people, admire the peacock. They think the peacock represents the beauty of nature.”13“Our ethnic groups , especiall“I especially like the dance style of the Dai people and it gives me lots

9、 of inspiration. My dance comes from their traditional belief and aims to bring out the Dai womens beauty.”14“I especially like the dance sInspiration comes from lives and experiences!15Inspiration comes from lives aRead the quotes from the passage and answer the questions.1 Can you use reported spe

10、ech to rewrite the quotes? During the walk and his stay there in the town, 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, .16Read the quotes from the passa2 Why do you think the author c

11、hose to use quotes 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

12、72 Why do you think the author Florentijn Hofman is a Dutch artist, 1_ large sculptures are on display all over the world. One way for him 2_(find) inspiration is turning to his childrens toys. These 3_(object) have given him ideas for his animal sculptures, such 4_the famous Rubber Duck. A more rec

13、ent work of him is the huge Floating Fish, which was set among the beautiful landscape of Wuzhen West Scenic Zone. Hofmans inspiration for Floating Fish came from Chinese folk tales 5_(pass) down through the generations . He was 6_(particular) interested in the old story about 7_ fish jumping through the “Dragon Gate” . This story 8_(come) to life for Hofman when he visited Wuzhen and saw 9_ people lived there. “ During the walk and my stay 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 idea for Floating Fish 10_