Section BPeriod Two

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adj. 它的n. 形式；类型n. 黏土；陶土n. 庆典；庆祝活动n. 气球剪纸n. (pl.) 剪刀adj. 生气勃勃的n. 童话故事adj. （有关）历史的n. 热；高温； v. 加热；变热v. 磨光；修改；润色v. 完成

Words Review

To learn to use new words and expressionsTo learn to talk about traditional art

1.What does the passage may talk about?

2.What kind of arts can you see in the picture?

1.It may talk about some Chinese traditional art.

2.They’re sky lanterns, paper cutting and Chinese clay.

Before you Before you readread

1Look at the title and the pictures on page 38. Then answer the questions.

Read the passage and complete the chart.2b P38

Traditional art form Materials used

sky lanterns

paper cutting

Chinese clay

bamboo and paper

paper

a very special kind of clay

1.What do traditional Chinese art forms try to show?

2.What were sky lanterns used for before and what are they used for now?

3. What kinds of pictures are usually found on paper cuttings?

4. How do people use paper cuttings during the Spring Festivals?

5. What are the steps for making clay art pieces?6. Which art form do you think is the most

interesting? Why?

1. They try to show the things that are important in life, such as love, beauty and family.2. They’re first used to ask for help, but now used at festivals and celebrations.3. The most common pictures are flowers, animals, and things about Chinese history.4. During the Spring Festivals, they’re put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.5. The pieces are carefully shaped by hand and then allowed to air-dry. Then fired, polished and painted.

Read the passage again and answer the questions.

2c P38

1. Why did Zhuge Kongming send sky lanterns?

2. What is a sky lantern made of?

He did so to ask for help when in trouble.

It is made of bamboo and covered with paper.

Read Paragraph 2 and answer the questions.

While you While you readread

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Paper cutting has been ________for over 1,500 years. It is ________ to do paper cutting. We ____ scissors ______paper. The paper was _________ flowers, animals, andthe things about Chinese history. They’re the ________ of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.

Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.

arounddifficult

to cutcut into

symbols

use

1.What are clay art made of?

2. Why Chinese clay art is special?

They are made of a very special kind of clay.

Because these small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and happy.

Read Paragraph 4 and answer the questions.

1.People used to _________ sky lanterns when they were in trouble. But today, people light the lanterns and watch them ___________ the sky with their wishes.

2.The art of paper cutting _________ a simple thing like a piece of paper ________ a beautiful piece of art. People often _________ these art pieces the doors, windows and walls of their homes to celebrate the Spring Festival.

3.To make Chinese clay art, the clay is shaped by hand into things _______ cute children or characters from Chinese fairy tales and stories. They’re then ____________ paint.

send out

rising into

turnedinto

put on

such as

covered with

Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the phrases in the box.

2d P38

1.Which art form do you think is the easiest? Which is the most difficult? Why?

2.Which art form would you like to learn? Why?

2e

P39

1. Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art.

* its adj. 它的• it’s ： it is 或 it has 的缩写形式The horse raised its head. 马抬起头。It’s stopped raining. 雨已经停了。

Playing basketball is one form of physical exercise.

打篮球是体育活动的一种形式。Ice, snow and steam are different forms o

f water. 冰、雪、蒸汽是水的不同形式。We will send you the money each week in

the form of a cheque. 我们每周将以支票的形式将钱寄给你。

* form n. 形式；类型

知识拓展 form n. 表格 ; 良好的健康状态 ; 表现状态He is filling in a form. 他正在填写一张表格。David was certainly out of form. 大卫那时竞技状态确实不好。 v. 形成；建立A plan began to form in his head. 一项计划在他脑子中形成。His courage formed an example to us all.

他的勇敢给我们大家树立了榜样。

good / bad form ( 不 ) 礼貌的举动 , ( 不 )礼貌的行为in / out of form 竞技状态良好 / 不佳in the form of 以…的形式 off / on form 竞技状态不佳 / 良好

2. The most common things, …, are turned into objects of beauty.turn into （使）变成The whole thing turned into a quarrel. 整件事酿成了争吵。The icy rain seemed like to turn into snow. 渐渐地冻雨又有变成雪花的模样。

turn into = change intoturn 的常见短语：turn up 调高turn down 调低turn on 打开turn off 关掉turn to 转向；翻到 ( 某页 ) ；求教于turn around 环顾四周

3. According to Chinese history, sky lanterns were first used by …according to 按照；根据1) according to 一般不能与 opinion, view 等表示“意见”“看法”的名词连用。2) according to 不能用来引述自己或某人的言语 , 因而其宾语不能是人。Fill up the form according to theinstructions. 按照说明将表填好。

4. … lively characters from a Chinese fairy tale …

lively adj. 生气勃勃的； ( 色彩 ) 鲜艳的He may be eighty, but he is still lively. 他可能已有八十岁 , 但是仍然充满朝气。She made a lively dog out of the clay. 她用泥做了一只栩栩如生的狗。

知识链接live ， lively ， living ， alive 区别

live 做形容词时，读作 [laiv] ，表示“现场的；活着的”，只用于物，可以做前置定语；lively 表示“生动的，活泼的”，可以做定语、表语或宾补；living 表示“活着的”，可以作表语或前置定语 , 可修饰人 , 也可修饰物；alive 表示“活着的”，多用于人 , 与 dead相对；可以做表语、后置定语或补足语。

4. Paper cutting has been around for over 1,500 years.

around : exciting 存在着That jokes been around for years.那个笑话有年头了。Manson has a reputation as one of the most stylish designers around.曼森被誉为如今最有格调的设计师之一。

单项选择1. It’s a bird. ________ name is Happy. A. It’s B. It C. Its D. His 2. The boy is sleeping. Please _____ the radio. A. turn up B. turn down C. turn on3. It's getting dark. Please ______ the light. A. turn on B. turn off C. turn down D. turn around

C

B

A

4. Please _______ Page 54 and read Lesson Twelve.　　 A. turn to B. turn into C. turn in D. turn on 5. The _______ people must continue what those de

ad didn't finish. A. living B. alive C. lively D. live6. The World Cup in France was the biggest _____

__ football match in the world. A. alive B. live C. lively D. living

A

A

B

7. Mr Brown always makes his class ______ and keeps his students ______ in class. （ 2010江苏省镇江市）

A. alive; interesting B. lively; interesting C. alive; interested D. lively; interested

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Phrases:its; form; according to ; turn into; lively

1. Review the new words and expressions you’ve learned today.

2. Read the articles in Learning English.3. Preview the new words and expressions.4. Preview 3a-3b on page 39-40.