2014-2015学年高中英语 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions Workbook Reading task课件 新人教版选修8.pptVIP

* Reading and listening Unit 3 Do you know about the world famous painting “Mona Lisa? Do you know who painted the great picture? Leading in Do you think Leonardo da Vinci is really a good painter? What else do you know he is famous for? 《最后的晚餐》 《圣安娜与圣母子》 《圣母与圣婴》 Was Leonardo da Vinci just a painter? Reading Read the passage and answer these questions: 1. Why did Leonardo need to design things for his employer when he was such a great painter? 2. Why were Leonardo’s designs different? 3. How did painting help him invent things? 4. Which skill do you think was more important: his drawing for the inventions or his understanding of machines for his painting? Give a reason. 1. The rulers of the small Italian states needed military inventions to help in their wars with each other. They only needed paintings in times of peace. Leonardo lived at a time of great instability, so military inventions were his best way of earning money. 2. His designs were different because he took things apart and then improved them. So his designs were accurate and could be built and used. 3. While he was studying under Verrochio, Leonardo observed and used a variety of machines, by studying and drawing the machines, Leonardo gained knowledge about their design and structure. His drawing skill enable him to produce clear drawings of his mechanical ideas easily, many of which can still be used to create perfect working machines. the use of mechanical gears was his most interesting part and he came up with numerous inventions based on the gear . 4. His understanding of machines for his painting was more important because by understanding how each separate machine part worked, he could improve them and combine them in different ways to improve existing machines, which lead to a lot of inventions. One of the remarkable things about Leonardo da Vinci was his natural ability in so many subjects. Are you as clever as Leonardo? Find out by filling in