Unit 3 Inventors and inventions Reading task课件.pptVIP

Do you know about the world famous painting “Mona Lisa? Do you know who painted the great picture? 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? Read through the passage and answer the question. 1. Why did Leonardo need to design things for his employer when he was such a great painter? Read the passage again and answer the questions. Leonardo lived at a time of great instability, when paintings did not always provide a steady income. 2. Why were Leonardo’s designs different? His designs were different because he took things apart and then improved them. So his designs were accurate and could be built and used. Painting helped him with his inventions because while painting he had learned to observe things closely and draw accurately. 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. One of the remarkable things about Leonardo da Vinci was his natural ability in so many subjects. What natural abilities do you have? Find out by filling in this chart: Possible skills Evidence from Leonardo Evidence from you artist famous paintings such as Mona Lisa. I could draw nice pictures when very young. engineer a. Some of his early drawings showed clearly how various machine parts worked. b. In this way he began to design machines no one had ever seen before. I sometimes look at books about different machines and try to design perfect working machines. architect He learnt to design whatever his employer wanted: cities, canals, bridges or weapons. I am interested in modern architecture. teacher had his own school with apprentices of his own as an established artist did. I love children and enjoy making friends with them. doctor le