Unit5Whataretheshirtsmadeof?SectionB(2a-SelfCheck)學(xué)習(xí)目標Keywords&phrases:its,form,clay,balloon,scissors,lively,fairytale,heat,polish,completeKeysentences:1.Themostcommonthings,frompapertoclaytobamboo,areturnedintoobjectsofbeautify.2.AccordingtoChinesehistory,skylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongming.WritingPracticeDoyouknowaboutanyfolkortraditionalartsinyourhometown?FreeTalkLeadin—Doyouknowwhattheyare?—Yeah.TheyareChinesepapercuttings.It’soneoftheChinesetraditionalarts.Whatdoyouknowaboutfolkortraditionalart,likepapercutting?Tellyourpartneraboutit.2aPapercuttingisoneofthemostpopulartraditionalfolkartsinChina.DuringtheSpringFestivalandweddingcelebrations,theyareusedtodecoratedoors,roomsandwindows.Thecolormostfrequentlyusedisred.Chinesepapercuttingisverypopulararoundtheworld,whichisoftenusedasthegiftforforeignfriends.TraditionalartformMaterialsusedReadthepassageandcompletethechartbelow.skylanternsChineseclayartbambooandpaperpapercuttingpaper,scissorsclayWhile-reading2bBeautyinCommonThingsEachdifferentpartofChinahasitsownspecialformsoftraditionalart.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.Readthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.1.WhatdotraditionalChi