人教版高二英语必修六Unit1UsingLanguage 20页

Unit 1 Art Using Language The Best of Manhattan’s Art Galleries 1. Learn something about Manhattan ’s art galleries ； 2. Learn reading skills :scanning a text for specific information； 3.Learn to mark a map . 4. Grasp the important phrases and sentence patterns: more than It is amazing that--- be worth-- Learning aims 1. Do you know any western art galleries? 2. Have you ever been to any western galleries before? If so, describe your visit. Fast reading 1.Skim the text, and answer the following questions. ( 1 ) What’s the main idea of this passage? The passage introduces some best art galleries of Manhattan. ( 2 ) Where might you see such a passage? Possibly in a guide book. ( 3 ) Who do you think the text was written for? Tourists and art gallery visitors. 2.Read the text and then answer the questions. How many art galleries are introduced in the passage? Five. What and where are they? The Frick Collection : 5th Avenue & E.70th S treet Guggenheim Museum : 5th Avenue & 88th S treet Metropolitan Museum of Art : 5th Avenue & 82nd Street Museum of Modern Art : 53rd Street Whitney Museum of American Art : 945 Madison Avenue 1 2 3 4 5 The Frick Collection Guggenheim Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art street avenue Careful reading 1.Match the numbers on the map with the museums. Henry Clay Frick The Frick Collection 弗里克收藏馆 What can you do in this art gallery? see… explore… visit… pre-twentieth century western paintings Frick’s beautiful house the garden Guggenheim Museum Fill in the blanks. Guggenheim Museum owns ______ superb modern paintings, sculptures and drawings. The exhibition in it is always________. The____________ and ________________ section appeals to lots of visitors. The best way to see the paintings is to start from the ____ floor and walk down to the _______. The museum also has an excellent __________. 5, 000 changing impressionist post-impressionist top bottom restaurant Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art 现代艺术博物馆 1. In which museum can we find Chinese art? Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2. Where can we find the works of Van Gogh, Picasso or Matisse? In Museum of Modern Art. Whitney Museum of American Art 2.Complete the chart with the information from the reading passage. Name Address Which centuries? What countries? America Museum of Modern Art From ancient to modern times Guggen heim Museum 5th Avenue and 88th Street Western countries The Frick Collection 5th Avenue And E.70 th Street Western countries Whitney Museum of American Art Metropolitan Museum of Art 945 Madison Avenue (near 75th St.) 53rd Street between 5th and 6 th Avenues 5th Avenue and 82 nd Street 20 th -21 st centuries 19th -21st century 20th-2 1 st centuries pre-21th century Western countries All over the world Many art lovers would rather visit this small art gallery than any other in New York. 在纽约许多艺术爱好者宁愿参观这家小的艺术馆而不去参观其他的艺术馆。 would rather…than… =prefer to ...rather than ... 宁愿 …… 而不 …… I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema. 我宁可在家看电视而不愿去看电影。 He would rather drink wine than beer. 他喜欢喝葡萄酒而不喜欢喝啤酒。 Language Points 2. You can also explore Frick’s beautiful home and garden which are well worth a visit. 你还可以好好参观一下弗里克美丽的故居和花园，它们是很值得一看的。 n . / pron . be (well) worth+ doing ( 很 ) 值得 …… The 2012 London Olympic Games ______________________. 2012 年伦敦奥运会很值得一看。 was well worth watching 3. This covers more than 5000 years of civilization from many parts of the world,including American... The museum displays more than just the visual delights of art. ① Jason is more than a lecturer；he is a writer，too. 贾森不仅仅是个演说家，还是个作家。 ②Peace is more than the absence of war. 和平不只是意味着没有战争。 more than用法盘点 ① more than＋数词，表示 “ 多于 ” ，相当于over。 ② more than＋动词，表示 “ 十分；不仅仅 ” 。 ③ more than＋形容词或副词，表示 “ 很；非常 ” 。 ④ 一个人或物的两种性质的比较，用more...than...结构意为 “ 与其说……倒不如说……”。 More than one man was killed in the accident. They have to do more than just learn the lines of the play. They were more than willing to help you. The child was more frightened than hurt. 4. It is amazing that so many great works of art from the late 19th century to the 21st century are housed in the same museum. 令人吃惊的是，从 19 世纪后期到 21 世纪的如此众多的艺术名品竟都被同一家博物馆收藏。 I t is amazing that… 令人吃惊的是 …… It is amazing that so little a child can carry two score kilogrammes of rice. 令人吃惊的是，这么小的孩子可以背起 40 公斤 的大米。 汉译英 1. 令人吃惊的是，这样小的孩子能画出如此漂亮的画。 It is amazing that so little a child can draw such a beautiful picture. 2. 他们遭受的不只是痛苦。 They suffered more than just pain. What they suffered is more than pain. 3. 广州非常值得一游。 Guangzhou is well worth a visit. 当堂训练 1 在他很小的时候父母就死了，他成了孤儿。 When he was a little boy, his parents died, leaving him an orphan. 2 中国了日报不仅仅是一份报纸，他还有助于提高我的英语水平。 China Daily is more than a newspaper and it can also help us to improve our English . 3 他偏爱咖啡而不是茶。 He has a preference for coffee rather than tea. 4 令人吃惊的是，他精通二十多门外语。 It is amazing that he has a good knowledge of more than twenty foreign languages. 5 这部电影对年轻人很有吸引力。 The film appealed to the young. 6 政府呼吁公众要保护我们的环境。 The government appeals to the public to protect our environment. 1. Read the text more times. 2. Master the language points in the text. Homework Every cloud has a silver lining. 否极泰来。