人教九年級上冊Unit5SectionB(2a-2e)Unit5Whataretheshirtsmadeof?What'sthis?WarmingupNewWordsitsadj.它的

formn.形式；類型

clayn.黏土；陶土

balloonn.氣球

scissorsn.

(pl.)剪刀

livelyadj.生氣勃勃的；（色彩）鮮艷的fairy童話故事

historicaladj.（有關）歷史的heatn.熱；高溫

polishv.磨光；修改；潤色 completev.完成NewWords2aWhatdoyouknowaboutfolkortraditionalart,likepapercutting?Tellyourpartneraboutit.Whatkindoffolkartdoyouknow?Iknowshadowplay.Thecharactersintheplayaremadeofcowleather,sheepskinorpaper…EachdifferentpartofChinahasitsownspecialformsoftraditionalart.Theseusuallytrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlife,suchaslove,beautyandfamily.Themostcommonthings,frompapertoclaytobamboo,areturnedintoobjectsofbeauty.AccordingtoChinesehistory,skylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongming.Hesentthemouttoaskforhelpwhenintrouble.Today,skylanternsareusedatfestivalsandothercelebrations.Theyaremadeofbambooandcoveredwithpaper.Whenthelanternsarelit,theyslowlyriseintotheairlikesmallhot-airballoonsforalltosee.Theyareseenasbrightsymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishes.BeautyinCommonThingsPassagePapercuttinghasbeenaroundforover1,500years.Papercuttingsoundsveryeasybutitcanbedifficulttodo.Thepaper,usuallyred,isfoldedbeforeitiscutwithscissors.Themostcommonpicturesareflowers,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.DuringtheSpringFestival,theyareputonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyear.Chineseclayartisfamousbecausetheclaypiecesaresosmallbuttheylookveryreal.ThepiecesareusuallycutechildrenorlivelycharactersfromaChinesefairytaleorhistoricalstory.Thepiecesarecarefullyshapedbyhandfromaveryspecialkindofclayandthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterdrying,theyarefiredataveryhighheat.Theyarethenpolishedandpainted.Ittakesseveralweekstocompleteeverything.ThesesmallpiecesofclayartshowthelovethatallChinesepeoplehaveforlifeandbeauty.Passage2bReadthepassageandcompletethechartbelow.TraditionalartformMaterialsusedskylanternsbamboo,paperpapercuttingpaper(usuallyred)clayartclay1.2.3.Readthepassageagainandanswerquestions.2c1.WhatdotraditionalChineseartformstrytoshow?2.Whatwereskylanternsusedforbeforeandwhataretheyusedfornow?Theytrytoshowthingsthatareimportantinlifesuchaslove,beautyandfamily.BeforetheywereusedbyZhugeKongmingtoaskforhelpwhenintrouble.Nowtheyareusedatfestivalsandothercelebrationsasbrightsymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishes.3.Whatkindsofpicturesareusuallyfoundonpapercuttings?Thepicturesusuallyfoundonpapercuttingsareflowers,animalsandthingsaboutChinesehistory.

5.Whatarethestepsformakingclayartpieces?

6.Whichartformdoyouthinkisthemostinteresting?Why?

4.HowdopeopleusepapercuttingsduringtheSpringFestival?Theyputthemonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyear.Theyarefirstshapedbyhand(fromaveryspecialkindofclay)andthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterdrying,theyarefiredataveryhighheat.Theyarethenpolishedandpainted..Skylanterns.Becauseitcanbelitandriseintothesky.2dCompletethesentencesusingthecorrectformsofthephrasesinthebox.suchasturn...intosendoutcoverwithriseintoput...onPeopleusedto___________skylanternswhentheywereintrouble.Buttoday,peoplelightthelanternsandwatchthem___________theskywiththeirwishes.2.Theartofpapercutting_______asimplethinglikeapieceofpaper______abeautifulpieceofart.Peopleoften______theseartpieces_____thedoors,windowsandwallsoftheirhomestocelebratetheSpringFestival.3.TomakeChineseclayart,theclayisshapedbyhandintothings_________cutechildrenorcharactersfromChinesefairytalesandstories.Theyarethen_______________paint.riseintosendoutturnsintoputoncoveredwithsuchas2eDiscussthequestionsinyourgroup.1.Whichartformdoyouthinkistheeasiest?Whichisthemostdifficult?Why?2.Whichartformwouldyouliketolearn?Why?Exercises一.單項填空Pickupyourpenanddrawyourowninvention.Maybeitwillbe________arealproductoneday!A.turnedonB.turneddownC.turnedoffD.turnedinto2.—HowisLilyinthenewschool?—Sheisdoingverywell.Thereis______toworryabout.A.nothingB.everythingC.somethingD.anythingA

D

3.Weshouldn’tlaughatpeople________.Theyneedhelpandweshouldgivethemahand.A.introubleB.inpublicC.inpersonD.insilence4.It______abouteightminutesforthelighttotravelfromthesuntotheearth.A.paysB.costsC.spendsD.t