Unit7ArtTopicTalk1.Lookatthefollowingpictures,canyouspeakoutthenamesoftheseartforms?LeadinLeadinBeijingoperabandperformanceexhibitiondanceperformance2.Canyouthinkofotherartforms?whichformdoyoulikebest?giveyourreasons.wonderfulamazingcolourfulenergeticexcitingeleganttalentedmodernspecialtraditionalinterestingclassical/pop/country/jazz/rockmusic/dance/bandperformance,drama/comedy/ballet/calligraphy/exhibitions/sculpture/poetry/crosstalk...Example:Ilikegoingtorockconcerts,becausetheyarereallyenergeticandexciting.ReadtheTextBuildercarefully.Thenlistentothedialogueandcomplete

itbyunderliningthewordsorexpressionsyouhear.

TextBuilderArtIreallyenjoy________The________arejustamazing.Theyareallvery______Andthebestpartisthe

ArtFormsclassical/pop/country/jazz/rockmusic,dance/bandperformance,drama,comedy,BeijingOpera,ballet,art/calligraphyexhibitionsArtists/Performersmusicians,singers,actors/actresses,dancers,painters,bandstalented/professional/fantastic/creativeComponentsmusiccomposition,tune,stagedesign,constume,story,painting,shade,atmosphere,performance,instruments1ReadtheTextBuildercarefully.Thenlistentothedialogueandcomplete

itbyunderliningthewordsorexpressionsyouhear.

TextBuilderArtIreallyenjoy________The________arejustamazing.Theyareallvery______Andthebestpartisthe

ArtFormsclassical/pop/country/jazz/rockmusic,dance/bandperformance,drama,comedy,BeijingOpera,ballet,art/calligraphyexhibitionsArtists/Performersmusicians,singers,actors/actresses,dancers,painters,bandstalented/professional/fantastic/creativeComponentsmusiccomposition,tune,stagedesign,constume,story,painting,shade,atmosphere,performance,instruments1atmosphereattheconcerthall.(W=WomanX=XiaoWu)

W:Hey,XiaoWu,youlikeart,don’tyou?

X:Yes,Ido.

W:Whattypesofartareyouinto?

X:Well,I’mafanofmosttypes.IreallyenjoydanceandbandperformancesandIoftenwatchBeijingOpera.Ialsopaintinmysparetime,butmyfavouritethingisclassicalmusic.

W:That’sinteresting!Doyouoftengotoconcerts?

X:Yes.Itrytogomonthly.

W:Whatdoyouenjoymostaboutthem?

(W=WomanX=XiaoWu)

X:Themusiciansarejustamazing.Theyareallverytalentedandprofessional.Andthebestpartistheatmosphereattheconcerthallandtheperfectcombinationofallthedifferenttypesofinstruments.Forafewhours,youcanjustrelaxandenjoytheupliftingperformances.

W:Itsoundsgreat!Ireallylikeclassicalmusictoo,butI’veneverbeentoaconcert.Wecouldgotogethernexttime.

X:Yeah,sure!Greatidea.

Listentothedialogue.Answerthequestions.

21.WhatisEricgoingtoseeonSaturdayafternoon?WhatwillDaisydo?2.Whatarethereasonsfortheirchoices?EricisgoingtoseeBeijingOperaDaisyisgoingtoanexhibitionofmodernart.Ericlikesthecostumes,thestagedesignandtheperformanceofBeijingOpera.Daisyreallylikestheartistsintheshow.Eachpaintingtellsastoryandeachpersonmayseeadifferentstoryinit.(E=EricD=Daisy)

E:WhatareyoudoingonSaturdayafternoon,Daisy?IhaveticketsforBeingOpera!Ithinkit’sgoingtobeafantasticshow!

D:Thankyouforinvitingme,Eric,butI’mterriblysorry.Ican’t.I’mgoingtoanexhibitionofmodernart.Ithinkit’sgoingtobewonderful.Ireallyliketheartistsinthisexhibition.

E:Modernart?Iusuallydon’tunderstandthepaintings!

D:Well,eachpaintingtellsastoryandeachpersonmayseeadifferentstoryinit.

(E=EricD=Daisy)

E:Interesting!NexttimeIshouldgowithyouandyoucantellmethestories.

D:Noproblem.HopeyouenjoyyourBeijingOpera.

E:Oh,yes.Ilovethecostumes,thestagedesignandtheenergeticperformance.It’sreallyexciting!ExtensionHowdoyouunderstandthefollowingquoteswrittenbysomefamousartists?Extension

Artisnotwhatyousee,butwhatyoumakeotherssee.—EdgarDegas藝術不是你自己看見的東西，而是你讓別人看見的東西。埃德加·德加（1834–1917），法國人，印象派重要畫家，代表作品：《舞蹈課》《調整舞鞋的舞者》《貝利尼一家》等。ExtensionThepurposeofartiswashingthedustofdailylifeoffoursouls.

—PabloPicasso藝術的使命在于洗刷我們靈魂中日積月累的灰塵。巴勃羅·畢加索（1881–1973），西班牙畫家、雕塑家，是現代藝術的創(chuàng)始人，西方現代派繪畫的主要代表。畢加索是當代西方最有創(chuàng)造性和影響最深遠的藝術家，是20世紀最偉大的藝術天才之一。

ExtensionAllartistsmustbehalf-poethalf-craftsman.—ZhuGuangqian凡是藝術家都須有一半是詩人，一半是匠人。

—朱光潛《談美》朱光潛（1897–1986），現當代著名美學家、文藝理論家、教育家、翻譯家，20世紀中國美學奠基人之一。Extensi