八年级下册英语牛津深圳版Unit 3《Traditional skills》Listening

Unit3ListeningTraditionalSkillWarmingup

Papercuttingisafolkculturewithsolongahistory.WhenChineselunarNewYeariscoming,itisacustomfornorthernpeopletopastethepapercuttingonwindow.Gradually,itdevelopsintoanartform.Theoldestsurvivingpapercutoutisasymmetricalcirclefromthe6thcenturyfoundinXinjiang.PaperCutting

Paper-cuttingoriginatedduringtheNorthernandSouthernDynastiesperiod（南北朝420-589）。Fromthe7thto13thcentury,papercuttingbecamepopularespeciallyduringChineseholidayfestival.Tangdynastyisagreatdevelopmenttimeofpapercutting.IntheSongdynasty,Thepatternswereabundantandcolourful:phoenix,characterswiththemeaningofluckandhappiness.Redisthemostcommonlyusedcolour.Someweremadeforpresents'decorationsandsomewerecutforpostingon.WhentimecametoMingdynasty,papercuttingwithpatternsofbamboo,flowersandbirdswasinsertedbetweentwopiecesofvoilesandcolouredwithbatikstomakelanterncovers.Patternsappearedthroughthecandlelight.Thiswasanotherdailyapplicationofpapercuttings.纹样：鸟兽、器具、鱼类、花木、果菜、昆虫、山水、世界珍奇、现代器物。寓意：纳吉、祝福、驱邪、除恶、劝勉、警戒、趣味。用途：①装饰类：贴于它物之上以供欣赏或增加它物之美的剪纸，如窗花。②俗信类：用于祭祀、祈福、祛灾、避邪、驱毒的剪纸，如门神。③稿模类：用于版模、印染的剪纸，如绣稿。④设计类；能增加它物之美，或能宣扬它物的剪纸，如电影或电视的开头。

Asthenameindicates,scissorcuttingarefashionedwithscissors.Severalpiecesofpaper-uptoeightpieces-arefastenedtogether.Themotifisthencutwithsharp,pointedscissors.

剪纸，一般是将一张彩纸对折，然后勾勒出图案，再用剪刀剪去图案中的空白，展开以后就会呈现出一幅图案左右对称的剪纸作品。Revision在左边在右边在—前面在—后面在—旁边在—对面ontheleftontherightin(the)frontofbehindnextto/besides/closetointheoppositeofToptipListeningskill

Tocorrectmistakesinapicture,youshoulddothefollowing:Lookatthepicturecarefullybeforelistening.Useyourcommonsense.Forexample,$500istooexpensiveforapaperpicture.

YourfriendMarkshowsyouthefollowingpicture.Listentohisdescriptionandfindthesevenmistakesinit.Drawacirclearoundeachmistake.APaperCuttingListeningtotherecordingagainandgiveshortanswerstothequestionsbelow.(1)Whattimeisit?______________________________________________(2)Wherearethepeople?______________________________________________(3)Whatisthemanwiththecapdoing?_________________________________________________(4)Whoistheyounggirllookingupat?_________________________________________________(5)Howmuchisapaperpicture?__________________