1. Unit1 Art Using language 李波

2. Art gallery

3. The Best of Manhattan's Art Galleries Go through the passage and answer the following questions. How many galleries are mentioned in the passage? What are they?

4. B • The text is mainly about___________. • A. Manhattan’s art galleries. • B. the introduction of five Manhattan’s art galleries. • C. how you can choose Manhattan’s art galleries. • D. what you can see in the five Manhattan’s art galleries.

5. 1. How many galleries mentioned in this test? What are they? 2. What do you think the purpose of this text is? 1. How many galleries mentioned in this test?What are they? Five. The Frick Collection, Guggenheim Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art. To give people information about various art galleries in New York and to show them where they are.

6. Guggenheim Museum The Frick Collection Whitney Museum of American Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art

7. Match the number on the map with the names of the museum. Number on map Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art 2 Whitney Museum of American Art 3 The Frick Collection 4 Museum of Modern Art 5 Guggenheim Museum 1

8. Read the passage again and complete the chart with the information from the reading passage.

9. Whitney Museum of American Art 惠特尼美国艺术博物馆 Address: Which centuries? What countries? 945 Madison Avenue, (near 75th St.) 20th-21st centuries America

11. Museum of Modern Art 现代艺术博物馆 Address: Which centuries? What countries? 53rd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue) late 19th-21st centuries Western countries

12. Metropolitan Museum of Art 大都会博物馆 Address: Which centuries? What countries? 5th Avenue and 82nd Street From Ancient to modern times All over the world

14. Guggenheim Museum 古根海姆博物馆 Address: Which centuries? What countries? 5th Avenue and 88th Street 20th-21st centuries Western countries

15. The Frick Collection 弗里克收藏馆 Address: 5th Avenue and E.70th Street Which centuries? What countries? Pre-20th century Western countries

16. 1. Which of the galleries can visitors have meals in? • The Frick Collection. • Guggenheim Museum. C. Metropolitan Museum of Art. D. Museum of Modern Art. • 2. If a visitor is interested in the civilization of • the world in ancient times, he’d better visit___. • The Frick Collection • Guggenheim Museum. • C. Metropolitan Museum of Art. • D. Museum of Modern Art.

17. 3. What does the word “permanent” mean in the last paragraph? • Not expected to change. • Change sometimes. • Change often. • Change at last.

18. 4. Which of the following statements is true according to the text? A. Visitors can explore beautiful home and garden in all five museums. B. Art works displayed in the five museums are always changing. C. The admission price of Museum of Modern Art is cheap but the museum is often very crowded. D. Visitors can see exhibitions of new art by living artists in Whitney Museum of American Art.

19. Language Points 1. Many art lovers would rather visit this small art gallery than any other in New York. would rather…than…= prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. e.g. I would rather have noodles than (have) rice. I would rather go to work by bike than by bus. 我宁可在家看电视而不愿去看电影。 他喜欢喝红葡萄酒而不喜欢喝啤酒。 I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema. He would rather drink wine than beer.

20. Language Points 2. … and garden which are well worth a visit. be (well) worth (doing) worth, worthy, worthwhile 北京是一个值得参观的城市。 Beijing is _______ visiting / a visit. It is ___________to visit Beijing. It is ___________ visiting Beijing. Beijing is _________ to be visited. Beijing is _________ of a visit. worth worthwhile worthwhile worthy worthy

21. 2. This museum owns 5,000 modern paintings, sculptures and drawings. own: ① to possess sth. 谁拥有这房子？ Who owns this house? ②pron.that belongs to oneself of one’s own 属于某人自己的 她宁愿有一间(真正)属于她自己的房间而不愿和她的 妹妹一起睡。 She would rather have a room of her own than sleep with her sister. on one’s own:alone; without help独自地，独立地 I can’t carry it on my own; it’s too heavy.

22. 3. It will appeal to those who love Impressionist… • appeal to = attract • 这部电影不能引起我的兴趣。 • This film doesn’t appeal to me. • 让我们选择那些吸引我们的画廊。 • Let’s choose the gallaries that appeal to us. • I appealed to my parents for help. • I intend to appeal to a higher court. • Our school is appealing to everyone to • donate money to Sichuan. ask 上诉 call on

23. 学校呼吁学生为玉树灾民捐出身上的零花钱。 • The school appeals to all the students to donate their pocket money to the victims of the Yushu earthquake. • 这部电影对青少年有吸引力。 • The film appeals to the teenagers. • The film is appealing to the teenagers.

24. 4. The museum displays more than just the visual delights of art. • ①display v. = • on display ( ) = • ②more than: • more than +n./ clause • 主题公园给我们展示的不只是乐趣。 • Theme parks show us more than just fun. • 父母无法用语言来表达对我们的爱。 • Parents love us more than they can say. show n. on show beyond

25. 5. 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.= It is surprising that… 令人吃惊的是，这么小的孩子可以背起40公斤的米。 It is amazing that so little a child can carry two score kilogrammes of rice.

26. Translation 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.

27. Monet

28. Matisse French painter

29. Thank you! Goodbye!