高中英语Unit3InventorsandinventionsWorkboReadingtask选修

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Doyouknowabouttheworldfamouspainting“MonaLisa?

Doyouknowwhopaintedthegreatpicture?LeadinginDoyouthinkLeonardodaVinciisreallyagoodpainter?Whatelsedoyouknowheisfamousfor?《最后的晚餐》《圣安娜与圣母子》《圣母与圣婴》WasLeonardodaVincijustapainter?ReadingReadthepassageandanswerthesequestions:1.WhydidLeonardoneedtodesignthingsforhisemployerwhenhewassuchagreatpainter?2.WhywereLeonardo’sdesignsdifferent?3.Howdidpaintinghelphiminventthings?4.Whichskilldoyouthinkwasmoreimportant:hisdrawingfortheinventionsorhisunderstandingofmachinesforhispainting?Giveareason.1.TherulersofthesmallItalianstatesneededmilitaryinventionstohelpintheirwarswitheachother.Theyonlyneededpaintingsintimesofpeace.Leonardolivedatatimeofgreatinstability,somilitaryinventionswerehisbestwayofearningmoney.2.Hisdesignsweredifferentbecausehetookthingsapartandthenimprovedthem.Sohisdesignswereaccurateandcouldbebuiltandused.3.WhilehewasstudyingunderVerrochio,Leonardoobservedandusedavarietyofmachines,bystudyinganddrawingthemachines,Leonardogainedknowledgeabouttheirdesignandstructure.Hisdrawingskillenablehimtoproducecleardrawingsofhismechanicalideaseasily,manyofwhichcanstillbeusedtocreateperfectworkingmachines.theuseofmechanicalgearswashismostinterestingpartandhecameupwithnumerousinventionsbasedonthegear.4.Hisunderstandingofmachinesforhispaintingwasmoreimportantbecausebyunderstandinghoweachseparatemachinepartworked,hecouldimprovethemandcombinethemindifferentwaystoimproveexistingmachines,whichleadtoalotofinventions.OneoftheremarkablethingsaboutLeonardodaVinciwashisnaturalabilityinsomanysubjects.AreyouascleverasLeonardo?Findoutbyfillinginthischart:PossibleskillsEvidencefromLeonardoEvidencefromyouartistfamouspaintingssuchasMonaLisa.Icoulddrawnicepictureswhenveryyoung.engineera.Someofhisearlydrawingsshowedclearlyhowvariousmachinepartsworked.b.Inthiswayhebegantodesignmachinesnoonehadeverseenbefore.Isometimeslookatbooksaboutdifferentmachinesandtrytodesignperfectworkingmachines.architectHelearnttodesignwhateverhisemployerwanted:cities,canals,bridgesorweapons.Iaminterestedinmodernarchitecture.teacherhadhisownschoolwithapprenticesofhisownasanestablishedartistdid.Ilovechildrenandenjoymakingfriendswiththem.doctorlearnedabouttheanatomyofthehumanbodybycuttingitupIfeelmercifulforthosesickpeoplewhosuffergreatpain.inventordesignedmanynewthingssuchasthebicycle,ahelicopterandan“automobile”,etcNotimespentonmakinginventionsscientistTookthingsapartandfoundouthowtheyworkedinordertodesignabetterone.MaybetherewillbesomeevidenceafterIgraduateandmajorincertainsubjectintheuniversity.Discussthesequestionsinpairs.1.HowmanywayswasLeonardoabletoearnhisliving?2.Howmanyareasareyoufamiliarwith?3.Whichareasofknowledgeareyouleasthappywith?Doesthisworryyou?Howmightyouputthisright?Readthepassageagainandtrytofindsomeusefulphrasesandmakesomesentenceswiththem.allowsb.todosth.,becomeinterestedin,avarietyof,setouttodosth.,beusedtodosth.,basedon,includingsth.,thinkofsb.as…,appreciatesb.as…ListeningonPage67

Listentothetapeanddecideifyouagreewiththepeopleonthetape.Whatdoyouthinkitwas?Fillinthechartbelowwiththeideasofthetwogirlsandthenmakeyourownsuggestions.Thegirls’suggestionsReasonsforReasonsagainst1.

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wheelsgoforwardsandbackwards,notroundandroundThegirls’suggestionsReasonsforReasonsagainst2.3.canmove,bigenoughtocarryafamilynoroomtosleepinit,noteasytoparkatnighttheappearancemadeofmetalandnotclothacaravanatentIthinkLeonardodesignedan________because_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________earlycarthepictureseemstoshowavehiclethatcanmovebackwardsandforwards,hasfourwheelsandcantakepeopleforaride.Itdoesnothavebedsorroomforbeds,soitcannotbeacaravan.Itismadeofmetalsoitcannotbeatent.Itdoesnotgoroundandroundsoitcannotbearoundabout.WHATCANITBE?ElliesmithisdiscussingwithoneofherfriendsTangLing,whatthisinventionbyLeonardomightbe.ListeningtextES:Lookatthisdrawings!Whatdoyouthinkthisissupposedtobe?TL:Idon’tknow!Itdoesn’tsay,but let’sseeifwecanworkoutwhat itis.ES:OK.Nowlet’ssee.Itlooksabitlikeatentbuthasfourwheelsunderneath.TL:You’rerightbutwhenyoulookatthesecondpicturewiththewheelsyoucanseethatithadafloortostandonandwheelsbelowthat.Doyouthinkitwasaroundaboutforchildren?ES:Goodthinking.Butthewaythatheplacedthewheelsshowsthatitmusthavebeenforgoingforwardsandbackwards,notroundandround.No,Idon’tthinkitwasaroundabout.TL:Let’slookatitagain.Doyouthinkit’smadeofmetal?Thewheelsseemtohavehandlestomovethem.ES:Inthatcaseitmusthavebeenlargeenoughformorethanoneperson.Youwouldhaveneededfourpeople—onetomoveeachwheel.Soitcannotbeatentasthatismadeofcloth.TL:Yes,Ithinkyou’reright.ES:ItalsoseemstohavesomethinglikestickscomingoutofthebodyDoyouthi