Unit4MeetingthemuseUsinglanguageWhatispredicative?Predicativecomesafteraverbsuchasbe,become,get,seem,looketc.Ittellswhatissaidaboutthesubject.1.

Everyartist’swishistocreatesomethingthatexpressesanidea.2.

Onewayforhimtofindinspirationisturning

tohischildren'stoys.3.

Hewasparticularlyinterestedintheoldstoryaboutafishjumping

throughthe“DragonGate”.4.TolistentoTan’smusicistoexperience

amixofChinesemusical

traditionsandWesterninfluences.

5.YangLiping’spassionisdancing.A1P54-Lookatthesentencesfromthereadingpassageandanswerthequestions.1.Apartfromnounsandadjectives,whatotherwordformscanserveaspredicative?2.Can“interested”insentence(b)bereplacedby“interesting”?Whyorwhynot?Apartfromnounsandadjectives,to-infinitive,-ed,-ingcanserveaspredicative.No,itcan’t.because“interested”usuallyindicatesaperson’sinterestinsomethingwhile“interesting”usuallyindicatessomethingmakingapersoninterested.Insentence(b),thesubjectis“he”,whichreferstoaperson.Lookformoresentenceswiththesestructuresinthereadingpassage,andsummarisetheirusesinyourownwords.1Onewayforhimtofindinspirationisturningtohischildren’stoys.2Heismostwidelyknownforcomposingmusicforthefilm...3TolistentoTan’smusicistoexperienceamixofChinesemusicaltraditionsandWesterninfluences.A2P54-Readthepassageandunderlinethepredicatives.OneofmybiggestdreamshadalwaysbeentoseethepaintingGirlwithaPearl

Earing,bytheDutchartistVermeer.

Itwasn'tuntilwewentonatriptoTheHaguelastyearthatthisdrearmcametrue.TherewerelotsofpeoplewaitingtoentertheMauritshuis.Althoughmylegsweretiredfromwalkingaroundthecity,Iwasdeterminedtoseethepaintirg,whichisoftencalledthe"MonaLisaoftheNorth".Nobodyissureoftheidentityofthegirlinit.Andthereshewas.Itwasamazingtobestandinginfrontofheratlast!

Thegirlislookingoverhershoulder.Hereyesarewideandhermouthisparted,justasifshewereabouttospeak.Iwouldlovetoknowwhatshewasgoingtosay!Mauritshuis荷蘭海牙莫瑞泰斯皇家美術(shù)館JohannesVermeer`sworksA3P54-Completethepassagewiththecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets.ChineseartistWuGuanzhongis___________(know)forhispaintingsusingoilsandalsoforthoseusingthemoretraditionalChinesemethodofink.AccordingtoWuGuanzhong,hisgoalasanartistwas____________(combine)WesternprinciplesofartwithChinesespirit,andhispassionis__________(seek)apointatwhichthetwocouldmeet.Tohim,theimportantvalueofanartworkwas____________(reflect)theartwithinthelifeofChinesepople,and_____________(express)loveofandresponsibilitytohismotherland.WuGuanzhongremained___________(interest)inexploringwaysofexpression,withhisstylechanginganddevelopingthroughouthiscareer.Hislife'sworkisnow___________(inspire)artistsnotonlyinChinabutacrosstheworld.WuGuanzhongknowntocombinetoseektoreflecttoexpressinterestedinspiringWuGuanzhong`sworksA4P54-Thinkofanartistyouadmireandtalkabouthisorherinspirationandartworksusingto-infinitive,-ingand-edaspredicativewhereappropriate.Listtheexperienceandachievementoftheartistyouadmire;Findoutwherehis/herinspirationcomesfrom;Writedownthesentencestomakeupyourdraft;Thinkcarefullyaboutwhereyoucanuseto-infinitive,-ingand-edaspredicative,accordingtowhatyouhavelearntinlaststep.1.HispaintingistotellalovestoryinChinesefolktale.2.Hewassomovedthathepickeduphisbrushandbeganhis

painting.3.Hisexperienceisinspiring.4.Hisnextgoalistohaveanexhibitionabroad.5.Iamexcitedaboutmyvisittohisexhibition.6.Hisworksareamazing.ArtexhibitionsHaveyouevervisitedanartexhibition?PostersofartexhibitionsA5P55-Readthecommentsandanswerthequestions.Payattentiontothecompoundadjectivesinbold.1Whatistheexhibitionabout?Whatartworksmightyouseeinit?Theexhibitionisaboutabstractart.WecanseeStormandSuperhighwayinit.2Whichcommentmakesthegreatestimpressiononyou?Giveyourreasons.3Doyouwanttogotothisexhibitionafterreadingthecomments?Whyorwhynot?InEnglish,youcancreatecompoundadjectivesbyjoiningtwoormorewordstogether.Youcanguessthemeaningofcompoundadjectivesbylookingattheindividualwordsthatmakethemup.Youcaneventrycreatingyourowncompoundadjectives!A6P56-MatchthecompoundadjectivesinActivity5totheirmeanings.Thinkofotherwordsandexpressionsthatcanexpressthesamemeanings.1.____________:extremelyimpressivesoastotakesomeone'sbreathaway2.____________:knownbyalotofpeople3.____________:makingyoufeelgreatrespectandadmiration,andsometimesfear4.____________:verygoodatdoingsomething5.____________:innovative,usingnewmethodsorachievingnewresults6.____________:veryexpensivebreathtakingwell-knownawe-inspiringhighly-skilledground-breakingover-pricedThinkofmorecompoundadjectivestodescribeanartexhibitionoranartwork.A7P56-Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.Sincetheearliestcavepaintings,humanshavebeenexhibitingartonwalls.Therehasalwaysbeenaconnectionbetweenartistsandtheirworks,their

pointsofview,andtheviewers.Bringingartworkstogetherintoanexhibitionenablesallofustoexperiencetheworks,torespondto,toenjoyandtoconnectwiththem.Artexhibitionscanhavemanythemes,suchasahistoricalperiod,alocationoratrend.Ofthemall,oneeverlastingsourceofinspirationiswarandpeace.Countlessartistshavebeenprotestingwarsandpromotingpeaceviatheirworks,includingSpanishartistPabloPicassoandChineseartistFengZikai,tonamejustacouple.WhatelsedoyouknowaboutPabloPicassoandFengZikai?Whatotherartistsarefamousforrepresentingwarandpeace?Whataretheirbest-knownartworks?PabloPicasso（1881-1973PabloPicassoisthefounderofmodernart,themainrepresentativeofWesternmodernpainting,andthemostcreativeandinfluentialartistinthecontemporaryWest.Heisoneofthegreatestartistictalentsinthe20thcentury.Essayist,painter,writer,artandmusiceducatoriswidelyrecognizedas

the"father"ofChinesecomicshisessayalsohasagreatinfluenceonthenewhistoryofChineseliteratureFengZikai

(1898—1975)

ArtistChenJian（陳堅(jiān)）workedonfor10years,depictsthesolemnsceneofJapan'ssurrenderaftertheWarofResistanceagainstJapaneseAggression.阿·普拉斯托夫《法西斯飛機(jī)飛過(guò)》oneofthemostimportantRussiansocialistrealistpainters.⑧Listentotheaudioguideandfindoutthemainmessageofeachartwork.GuernicabyPabloPicassoTheBattlefieldinSpringbyFengZikaiGuernica—Picassotragedyofwarthepeople’sfearPicasso’sangertowarsthefightingTheBattlefieldinSpring—FengZikaioptimisticmessagefeelthestrongspiritandhope⑨Listenagainandcompletethenotes.1theattackonthetown23.5metresinheightandalmost8metresinwidth3deadorwoundedman4amorepowerfuleffect5inprotestof6somegrassleaves7thelifelessobjectsandthegrassleaves8encouragementtotheCh