2017_2018学年高中英语Module2TheRenaissanceSectionⅠIntroductionamp;Reading_Pre_reading教学案外研版选修.docVIP

Module 2 The Renaissance Section Ⅰ Introduction amp; Reading-Pre-reading She is widely seen as proof that good looks can lastfor ever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time iscatching up withthe Mona Lisa. The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum where it is housed. “The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape” the museum said. Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the worlds most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the ltalian artist used and their current chemical state. Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mysteryof her smile.“It is very interesting that when youre not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops，” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “Its because direct vision (视觉) is excellent atpicking up detail, but less suited tolooking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smilein shadows.” In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre. During World War ll, France hid the painting in small towns to keep it out ofthe hands of German forces. Section_ⅠIntroduction Reading — Pre-reading [原文呈现] The Renaissance① For many people, the Renaissance means 14th to 16th century Italy, and the developments in art and architecture, music and literature which took place there at that time②. But there is one work which, perhaps more than any other, expresses the spirit of the Renaissance③： the Mona Lisa. It is believed to be the best example of④ a new lifelike⑤ style of painting that amazed⑥ people when it was first used⑦. Painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the years 1503－1506⑧， the Mona Lisa is a mysterious⑨ masterpiece⑩. People want to know who Mona Lisa is, and why she is smiling?. Even if people do not know much about the Renaissance?， they have heard of this painting. [读文清障] ①renaissance/rIneIs?ns/n.(文艺的)