M6 U1 Using language

Numbers on the map

Name

The Frick Collection

Guggenheim MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art

Museum of Modern ArtWhitey Museum of American Art

Match

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③

④

⑤

The Frick Collection

what collection?of when?of where?What features?other special things?

Other Information

pre-20th

Western countries

paintings

beautiful home and garden

be named after…

small but excellent

Other Information

Guggenheim Museum

what collection?

of when?of where?What features?other special things?

large /changing

world-famous building

excellent restaurant

modern (impressionist and post~) Western countries

5000 paintings, paintings sculptures, drawings

Metropolitan Museum of Art

what collection?of when?of where?What features?other special things?

Other Information

visual delights of art

from ancient to today all over the world

various

ancient ways of living(…)

Museum of Modern Art

what collection?of when?of where?What features?other special things?

Other Information

works of art (paintings by…)

late 19th -21st

Western countries

many /great

not cheap /crowded

Whitney Museum of American Art

what collection?of when?of where?What features?other special things?

Other Information

paintings and sculptures

contemporaryAmerica

excellent /changing

special exhibition every two years

videos/films

Which gallery is the sentence each describing?• These are well-represented in this excellent

collection.• This museum owns 5000 superb modern …• This covers more than 5000 years of civilization…• The museum displays/introduces …• many great works of art from … to…are housed

in…• The collection of Western art includes…• The Whitney holds an excellent collection of…

different verbs/sentence patterns

4.

1.2.2.5.

5.3.

China National Art Museum

An example of art gallery:

① covers/has ② owns/houses/holds ③ typical/representative ④ great/excellent ⑤ include/cover ⑥ donated ⑦ appeals to/attracts

China National Art Museum (Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing)The building, with 17 exhibition halls in its 5 stories, __________ an area of more than 18,000 square meters. The museum __________ more than 100,000 pieces of various collections, most of which are __________ works of different periods and __________ artworks of Chinese art masters from the end of the 19th century till today. Collections also __________ some ancient paintings and calligraphy works, foreign artistic works as well as plentiful folk art works. German collectors Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ludwig __________ 117 pieces of foreign works to the museum in 1999, including 4 oil paintings of Picasso. The museum __________ thousands of art lovers

Who do you think the text was written for?

Exx.

• Julia, Li Qiong, Nagata 和 Tony 在讨论各自的周末打算。请仔细阅读课文，并从五个画廊中选出符合各自要求的选项。

• A. Julia is a junior student from Britain and is energetic. She hopes to have a look at some excellent contemporary French paintings and sculptures. She doesn’t want to spend too much money.

• B. Li Qiong is an exchange student from China. She wants to acquire some materials for her research into modern American paintings. What’s more, she is dying to see the film Avatar.

• C. Nagata is a retired engineer form Japan. He would like to appreciate some twentieth century Western paintings. Since he is old, he doesn’t like walking a lot. But he doesn't care about the cost.

• D. Tony is a history teacher from Colombia. He is interested in the various styles of Asian and African artworks. He also wants to know what a typical European house looks like.

I would have a preference for…, because…I’d prefer/like to do…, because…I’d rather do …, because…

Speaking

Prepare for school art gallery:Suppose our school were to open a school art gallery. If you were asked to select three paintings, what would you choose? Write your art teacher a letter, including your paintings and reasons for your choice.

Start your letter with an introductory paragraph that explains why you are writing the letter.Briefly describe your chosen paintings and why you choose them. Start a new paragraph for each painting.End your letter with your wish that your choices would be considered.Try to use the vocabulary and sentence patterns in this unit.

Presentation time:

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is a speaking picture.

画是无言的诗 , 诗是有声的画。

Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained

好的画犹如佳肴，可以品其美味，却无法解释。

appeal  

=to interest or attract 吸引The idea of camping has never appealed to me.

= make an earnest request 恳求，呼吁He appealed to his friends for support.

Organizers appealed to the crowd not to panic.

appeal   noun They're launching an appeal to raise money for famine victims.The police have issued an appeal to the public to stay away from the centre of town at the weekend.The new fashion soon lost its appeal.

appealing   adj. attractive or interesting, 吸引人的，打动人心的 The idea of not having to get up early every morning is rather appealing (to me).He had a nice smile and an appealing personality.

If we have a chance to visit Beijing, we….

The reputation …

The items held …

The things you do…

• 故宫博物馆（ Imperial Palace/National Palace Museum) 藏品繁多 , 总计 71 余万件

• 向我们展示了古中国的文明 , 主要是以明清两代收藏的基础上建成的。给参观者以视觉和心灵的冲击。

• 同时，参观者可以游览 the Forbidden City, 御花园， 皇帝居住的宫殿等。值得一游。