选修八 Module 2 Introduction.ppt

* 外研版 高二 (8) Module 2 Introduction 1. Have you ever seen the painting of the Mona Lisa? 2. What do you think of the painting? 3. Do you think it’s a work of genius? 4. Are you interested in it? 5. What do you think about its light? 6. Do you understand what the painting tells us? 1. “It’s a masterpiece!” 2. “I find it mysterious, and perhaps even a little disturbing; I don’t know who the subject is, and I find the background strangely unreal.” Read what people say about the painting and decide which opinions are positive. 3. “I’ve never understood what people see in this picture. It’s too dark, too dull, and basically uninteresting.” 4. “It’s a work of genius. The effect of the light, the combination of light and shade, is astonishing.” Keys: 1 4 are positive background combination effect light shade subject astonishing dark disturbing dull masterpiece mysterious Look at the words in the boxes. Decide which boxes contains: words to describe what you think about a work of art 2. words to describe technical aspects of a painting astonishing dark disturbing dull masterpiece mysterious background combination effect light shade subject Work in pairs. Look at the painting of the Mona Lisa and describe: the subject of the picture what she is wearing what she is doing the background the effect of the light in the picture Language points 1. masterpiece 1) 杰作, 名作 It is one of the greatest masterpieces of European art. 它是欧洲艺术最杰出的作品之一。 2) (个人或团体的)最杰出的作品 Robinson Crusoe is Defoe’s masterpiece. 《鲁宾逊漂流记》是笛福的杰作。 2. mysterious 1) 神秘的;不可思议的 the mysterious universe奥秘的宇宙 A mysterious light came from the deserted house. 废弃的房屋里亮起了神秘的灯光。 2) 诡秘的 He is being very mysterious about his future plans. 对自己未来的打算, 他显得十分诡秘。 3. illustrate 1) (用图,实例等)说明, 阐明(+with) The teacher illustrated his lesson with pictures. 这位教师用图片来讲解课文。 He illustrated his point by relating his ow