高二英语 第一单元learning about language 课件选修6.pptVIP

A. All the audience focused their eyes on the speaker. B. A photographer should know how to focus the camera. C. She likes to be the focus of public attention. D. Keep focused on whatever you are doing! * * Paper-cut, whose designs usually concentrate on animals and human life, is considered as one of the signs of Chinese folk art. At the beginning, it was used mainly for religious reasons with the purpose of driving off evils while at present people use it to decorate their houses and their possessions esp. during festivals. However, as many young people care little about paper cut, it is in the danger of dying out in the future. As a result, many famous people are trying to persuade the public to protect it, holding the belief, “if we did not protect this valuable form of art, it would be a huge disaster for the whole nation”. Luckily, more and people have been persuaded of its value and joined in the campaign. One form of art Consequently aim focused on symbols nowadays attempting to convinced Sunflowers, painted by Van Gogh, is _________ (believe) to be one of most valuable ____________ (possess) in the Gallery. For centuries, people have ________ (focus) more on her smile and less on the painting itself and ___________ (attempt) to discover the secret of her mysterious smile. People are __________ (convince) of her beauty even though the statue, Venus, has no arms. believed possessions focused attempted convinced believe, consequence, aimless, symbolic, valuable, focus, convinced, attemptable, prediction Today I went to London with the ____ to visit the National Gallery, where many paintings of great _______ are kept. Ian, my friend, _________ it would be crowded with tourists there as it is the ________ of London. I knew little about painting. ______________, I had to _______ on several that are familiar to me. The gallery is huge with paintings in different times. I had ___________ to finish the visit in 2 hours but soon gave up, ____________ t