weddingcelebrationpapercuttingaformoftraditionalartpapercuttingBeautyinCommonThingsEachdifferentpartofChinahasitsownspecialformsoftraditionalart.Theseusuallytrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlife,suchaslove,beautyandfamily.Themostcommonthings,frompapertoclaytobamboo,areturnedintoobjectsofbeauty.AccordingtoChinesehistory,skylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongming.Hesentthemouttoaskforhelpwhenintrouble.Today,skylanternsareusedatfestivalsandothercelebrations.Theyaremadeofbambooandcoveredwithpaper.Whenthelanternsarelit,theyslowlyriseintotheairlikesmallhot-airballoonsforalltosee.Theyareseenasbrightsymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishes.Papercuttinghasbeenaroundforover1,500years.Papercuttingsoundsveryeasybutitcanbedifficulttodo.Thepaper,usuallyred,isfoldedbeforeitiscutwithscissors.Themostcommonpicturesareflowers,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.Duringthespringfestival,theyareputonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyear.Chineseclayartisfamousbecausetheclaypiecesaresosmallbuttheylookveryreal.ThepiecesareusuallycutechildrenorlivelycharactersfromaChinesefairytaleorhistoricalstory.Thepiecesarecarefullyshapedbyhandfromaveryspecialkindofclayandthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterdrying,theyarefiredataveryhighheat.Theyarethenpolishedandpainted.Ittakesseveralweekstocompleteeverything.ThesesmallpiecesofclayartshowthelovethatallChinesepeoplehaveforlifeandbeauty.FastReading:

skylanternspapercuttingChineseclayartBeautyinCommonThingsEachdifferentpartofChinahasitsownspecialformsoftraditionalart.Theseusuallytrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlife,suchaslove,beautyandfamily.Themostcommonthings,frompapertoclaytobamboo,areturnedintoobjectsofbeauty.AccordingtoChinesehistory,skylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongming.Hesentthemouttoaskforhelpwhenintrouble.Today,skylanternsareusedatfestivalsandothercelebrations.Theyaremadeofbambooandcoveredwithpaper.Whenthelanternsarelit,theyslowlyriseintotheairlikesmallhot-airballoonsforalltosee.Theyareseenasbrightsymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishes.

Papercuttinghasbeenaroundforover1,500years.Papercuttingsoundsveryeasybutitcanbedifficulttodo.Thepaper,usuallyred,isfoldedbeforeitiscutwithscissors.Themostcommonpicturesareflowers,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.Duringthespringfestival,theyareputonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyear.

Chineseclayartisfamousbecausetheclaypiecesaresosmallbuttheylookveryreal.ThepiecesareusuallycutechildrenorlivelycharactersfromaChinesefairytaleorhistoricalstory.Thepiecesarecarefullyshapedbyhandfromaveryspecialkindofclayandthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterdrying,theyarefiredataveryhighheat.Theyarethenpolishedandpainted.Ittakesseveralweekstocompleteeverything.ThesesmallpiecesofclayartshowthelovethatallChinesepeoplehaveforlifeandbeauty.FastReading:

Howmanypartscanthepassagebedividedinto?BeautyinCommonThingsEachdifferentpartofChinahasitsownspecialformsoftraditionalart.Theseusuallytrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlife,suchaslove,beautyandfamily.Themostcommonthings,frompapertoclaytobamboo,areturnedintoobjectsofbeauty.AccordingtoChinesehistory,skylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongming.Hesentthemouttoaskforhelpwhenintrouble.Today,skylanternsareusedatfestivalsandothercelebrations.Theyaremadeofbambooandcoveredwithpaper.Whenthelanternsarelit,theyslowlyriseintotheairlikesmallhot-airballoonsforalltosee.Theyareseenasbrightsymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishes.

Papercuttinghasbeenaroundforover1,500years.Papercuttingsoundsveryeasybutitcanbedifficulttodo.Thepaper,usuallyred,isfoldedbeforeitiscutwithscissors.Themostcommonpicturesareflowers,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.Duringthespringfestival,theyareputonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyear.

Chineseclayartisfamousbecausetheclaypiecesaresosmallbuttheylookveryreal.ThepiecesareusuallycutechildrenorlivelycharactersfromaChinesefairytaleorhistoricalstory.Thepiecesarecarefullyshapedbyhandfromaveryspecialkindofclayandthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterdrying,theyarefiredataveryhighheat.Theyarethenpolishedandpainted.Ittakesseveralweekstocompleteeverything.ThesesmallpiecesofclayartshowthelovethatallChinesepeoplehaveforlifeandbeauty.1234AgeneralintroductionSomeexamplesanddetailsPart1:Part2:MOVINGFROMGENERALTOSPECIFICAgeneralintroductionofthetopicisusuallyfollowedbyspecificdetailsandexamples.ReadingStrategyPart1(1)WhatdotraditionalChineseartformstrytoshow?Theyusuallytrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlifesuchaslove,beautyandfamily.CarefulReading:

Themostcommonthings,frompapertoclaytobamboo,areturnedinto

objectsofbeauty.

Howtoshow?TraditionalareformMaterialsusedskylanternsbamboopaperpapercuttingpaperChineseclayartclayPart2(2,3,4)Scanning:尋讀

BeautybamboopaperhappinessandgoodwishespaperwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyearclayloveforlifeandbeautyinCommonThingsChinesetraditionalartformsturn…

into…Doyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthem?skylanternsChineseartclaypapercuttinghot-airballoonsDoesithavethesamemeaningwhenpeoplesendoutskylanternsinhistoryandnowadays

skylanternsarelit/riseintoPara.2Closereading:細(xì)讀

Para.2hot-airballoonssend(sent)outinhistorynowadaysWhoWhyWhatWhenWhyZhugeKongmingaskforhelpbambooandcoveredwithpaperatfestivalsandothercelebrationssymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishesarelit/riseintoPara.3papercuttingClosereading:細(xì)讀

Para.3PapercuttingHistory:How:Themostcommonpictures:Where:When:Why:hasbeenaroundforover1500yearsredpaper,isfolded,iscutwithscissorsflowers,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistoryareputonwindows,doorsandwallsduringtheSpringFestivalassymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyearPara.4Chineseclayartpieces作品cutechildrenlivelycharactersofChinesefairytalesandhistoricalstoriesClosereading:細(xì)讀

Para.4Whatarethestepsofmakingclayartpieces?Howlongdoesittaketocompleteaclaypiece?…arecarefullyshapedbyhandfroma…andthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterdrying,…arefiredataveryhighheat.…arethen

polishedandpainted.Ittakesseveralweekstocompleteeverything.Whydopeoplemakethesesmallpiecesofclayart?Theyshow

thelove

forlifeandbeauty.BeautyinCommonThingsEachdifferentpartofChinahasitsownspecialformsoftraditionalart.Theseusuallytrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlife,suchaslove,beautyandfamily.Themostcommonthings,frompapertoclaytobamboo,areturnedintoobjectsofbeauty.AccordingtoChinesehistory,skylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongming.Hesentthemouttoaskforhelpwhenintrouble.Today,skylanternsareusedatfestivalsandothercelebrations.Theyaremadeofbambooandcoveredwithpaper.Whenthelanternsarelit,theyslowlyriseintotheairlikesmallhot-airballoonsforalltosee.Theyareseenasbrightsymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishes.

Papercuttinghasbeenaroundforover1,500years.Papercuttingsoundsveryeasybutitcanbedifficulttodo.Thepaper,usuallyred,isfoldedbeforeitiscutwithscissors.Themostcommonpicturesareflowers,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.Duringthespringfestival,theyareputonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyear.

Chineseclayartisfamousbecausetheclaypiecesaresosmallbuttheylookveryreal.ThepiecesareusuallycutechildrenorlivelycharactersfromaChinesefairytaleorhistoricalstory.Thepiecesarecarefullyshapedbyhandfromaveryspecialkindofclayandthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterdrying,theyarefiredataveryhighheat.Theyarethenpolishedandpainted.Ittakesseveralweekstocompleteeverything.ThesesmallpiecesofclayartshowthelovethatallChinesepeoplehaveforlifeandbeauty.Readafterthetape.Chinaisacountrywithalonghistory.Besidesthesethreetraditionalartforms,whatelsecanyouthinkof?

Whatspecialmeaningsdotheyhave?

Whatcommonthingsaretheymadeof?Discussingroups.Groupwork:DoyouknowaboutothertraditionalartsinChinaface-changinginSichuanOperaChineseknotting

liondancesugarsculpturesCompletethesentencesusingthecorrectformsofthephrasesinthebox.2dsuchasturn…intosendoutcoverwithriseintoput…on1.Peopleusedto________skylanternswhentheywereintrouble.Buttoday,peoplelightthelanternsandwatchthem________theskywiththeirwishes.sendoutriseinto2.Theartofpapercutting________asimplethinglikeapieceofpaper______abeautifulpieceofart.Peopleoften_____theseartpieces______thedoors,windowsandwallsoftheirhomestocelebratetheSpringFestival.turnsintoputon3.TomakeChineseclayart,theclayisshapedbyhandintothings_________cutechildrenorcharactersfromChinesefairytalesandstories.Theyarethen____________paint.

suchas

coveredwith

Readthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.1.Whatdotraditi