1、Unit 1,Art,Using language (1),Have you ever been to any art galleries? What can you see there?,Beijing 798 Art Zone,Guggenheim Museum,Metropolitan Museum of Art,Whitney Museum of American Art,The Frick Collection,Museum of Modern Art,Read the text quickly and answer the questions. How many galleries

2、 are featured in this text? 2. What do you think the purpose of this text is?,Five.,To give people information about various art galleries in New York and to show them where they are.,Tourists and art gallery visitors.,Possibly in a guide book.,3. Who do you think the text was written for? 4. Where

3、might you see such a text?,1. Read the text again and match the numbers on the map with the names of the museums.,2,3,4,5,1,2. Read the text again and complete the chart.,Whitney Museum of American Art,945 Madison Ave near 75th Str.,20th -21st centuries,53rd Str (between 5th and 6th Ave),19th -21st

4、century,Western art,Metropolitan Museum of Art,5th Ave. and 82nd Str.,All over the world,5th Ave. and 88th Str.,20th -21st century,5th Ave. and E. 70th Street,pre-20th century,Useful phrases,1. at the same time 2. all the time 3. every two years 4. admission price 5. be well worth a visit 6. appeal

5、to 7. would rather than 8. have a preference for 9. lie in,preference： 優(yōu)先權(quán)；愛好；首選項；優(yōu)先，優(yōu)惠 Which is your preference, tea or coffee However, I always had a preference for willow complex.,2. Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his house, furniture and art collection to the American

6、 People.,動詞-ing形式作狀語時，可表示時間、原因、結(jié)果、條件、讓步、行為方式、伴隨狀況等，通常情況下句子的主語與該動詞之間是邏輯上的主動關(guān)系，表示時間關(guān)系的分詞短語有時可由when及while引出。如： Both of his parents died in the war, leaving him alone.,1) 她的父母親搬到了上海，把房子留給了她。 2) 那猴子露出牙齒對著我們大喊大叫。 3) 她在經(jīng)理辦公室工作，處理信件和文件。 4) 過街時要小心。,Her parents moved to Shanghai, leaving the house to her.,The

7、 monkey shouted at us，showing its teeth.,She works in the managers office, dealing with letters and documents.,Be careful when crossing the street.,3. The best way to see the paintings is to start from the top floor and walk down to the bottom.,不定式作表語常表示將來的動作，主語常常是表示意向、打算、計劃的詞，如wish, idea, task, pur

8、pose, duty, job等。 The most important thing for ones health is to have plenty of exercise.,My chief purpose is to point out the difficulties of the matter. The purpose of the organization is to greet all new comers to the city and to provide them with any necessary information. What I wanted was to g

9、et the work done as quickly as possible.,appeal to: 對有吸引力The company is appealing to everyone to save power and water.Do these films appeal to you?Do these paintings appeal to you ?Bright colours appeal to children.Try to play music that will appeal to them.To increase its vote, the party must appea

10、l to the farmers.We trust this new product of ours will appeal to your market.,4. It is amazing that so many great works of art from the late-19th century to the 21st century could be contained in the same museum,這是一個由形式主語it引導的句子，其句型結(jié)構(gòu)為：It is +adj. +that clause., 真正的主語是后面的that從句。 It is possible that

11、 it will rain tomorrow. 明天可能會下雨。It was clear that they hadnt made a decision. 很明顯，他們還沒作出決定。,知識拓展 It is + adj. +從句 =Its of + n. + that（should） Its important that you should apologize to her for your rudeness. =Its of much importance that you should apologize to her for your rudeness.,Listening and sp

12、eaking,Gao Yan, John and Susan are on holiday in New York, and they are discussing which art galleries to visit.,Do you think they will agree at the beginning of the tape which galleries they will visit? What kind of differences of opinion might they have?,Discussion,Listen and answer these question

13、s.,1. Who first suggested they visit art galleries?,John.,2. Who does not like large museums?,Susan.,3. Why is Gao Yan interested in visiting the Metropolitan Museum?,Because he wants to see art from all over The world, including some from China.,Visit the Frick Collection in the morning and the Met

14、ropolitan Museum of Art in the afternoon.,4. What is their plan for the first day?,5. What do they do to make Susan happy?,They suggest that Susan go back in the afternoon from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the hotel if she has had enough. John and Gao Yan stay at the museum till it closes.,The

15、Whitney first and then the Guggenheim.,6. Why doesnt Susan want to go to the Museum of Modern Art? 7. Which two galleries do they decide to visit on Saturday?,She thinks a monkey could pain better pictures than modern artists.,Listen again to Part 2 and in pairs discuss the characters of Gao Yan, Jo

16、hn and Susan. What are their attitudes to modern art?,Which galleries do you prefer to visit and why?,Sample dialogue,S1: I think Id like modern art. It sounds fun and thats my first choice. So lets go to the Museum of Modern Art. S2: Must we? Id prefer to see the Chinese pottery in the Metropolitan

17、 Museum. Im not fond of abstract art.,S3: Me, either! Id rather not spend hours trying to work out what a painting is about. We shouldnt miss an opportunity to see examples from our homeland. S1: OK. If it was u to me, Id spend all day in the Museum of Modern Art but I understand how you feel. Would

18、 you like to go to the Metropolitan Museum first and then spend a short time in the Museum of Modern Art?,S2: Sounds good to me. Whats your preference? Tom? S3: Its OK with me. As long as I can see the Chinese pottery Ill be happy. Does that suit you, Ruth? S1: Suits me. Whats your preference, Claud

19、? S2: Thatll be fine by me! Lets go to bed now so well be fit for those visits in the morning.,Writing,Write a letter,A business letter is a letter that is written to conduct some kind of business. The business may be an application for a job, a complaint about a product or service, an inquiry, or a

20、 letter requesting some kind of action. It is different from a friendly letter in both its format and content.,A letter of suggestion usually includes: 1. reasons for writing the letter; 2. suggestions; 3. conclusion; 4. formal end to the letter.,Sample writing,Dear Committee Members, I wish to make a suggestion about the kind of art we can put into our new art gallery. Our district is well-known for paper-cutting and the people are very sk