新外研版高中英语选择性必修一Unit4 what inspires you课件.pptx

Unit 4 Meeting the museStarting out and Understanding ideas新标准《英语》高中选择性必修第一册 Activity 1 1 Which artist is the video about? Which of his works are mentioned?2 What inspired the artist?1 The video is about Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Mona Lisa and many drawings and notes of his ideas for his inventions including a parachute, a form of helicopter and a strange flying machine with flapping wings2 The natural world, such as birds and their mysterious power of flight. Activity 2 Look at the pictures and read the quotes.1 What do you know about these people? Richard Wagner was a world-famous German composer; Mo Yan is the first Chinese writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature; Auguste Rodin was a world-famous French sculptor; Pablo Picasso was a world-famous Spanish painter.2 What is your understanding of the words “imagination”, “inspiration” and “rediscover”? How do they help your understanding of the quotes?3 Which quote do you most or least agree with? Give your reasons. Activity 1 Tick what you think are the most important sources of inspiration for artists. Para 1on displayturn to west scenic zone Para 2pass downa fish jump through the “Dragon Gate”come to life Para 3feedset hofman’s idea forin motion Para 4 5be known fora mix ofcarryuniversal expression Para 6 7a national competitionbe known asbe grateful forgo deeper intoethnic groupsrepresentDai peopletraditional belief Activity 2 Read the passage and find out what inspires each artist.Hofman gets inspiration from his children’s toys, Chinese folk tales, Wuzhen and the way people lived there.Tan Dun gets inspiration from Chinese musical traditions and Western influences.Yang Liping gets inspiration from her life in Xishuangbanna,the peacock, and the dance style of the Dai people. Activity 3 Choose where you would most likely find the passage and give your reasons.1 An art magazine.2 An artist biography.3 An online art forum.4 A poster for an art festival. Activity 4Complete th