高中英语第二册上Unit3ArtandarchitectureTheFirstPeriodWord格式文档下载.docx

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usedasObjectplement.

4.Writeareviewofapainting.

III.TeachingTime:

Fourperiods

IV.BackgroundInformation

1.TheGreatWallofChina

In221B.C.theFirstEmperorstartedtobuildagreatwallrightacrossthenorthofhisempire.HewantedtokeepthetribesofHunsandTartarsoutsidehiscountry.TherewereearlierwallsbuiltinsomeplacesbydifferentkingsofChina,buttheFirstEmperor,nowthatheruledallChina,decidedtopletethewall.HedecidedtomakeitrunrightacrossfromTibettothesea,adistanceofover1500miles.Ittooksevenyearstobuild.

TheGreatWallranacrosswild,steep,mountainouscountry,overthemountainsanddownthevalleys.Northandwestofittherewereonlywildmountainsanddeserts,andsouthandeastthereweretherichYellowRiverplains.Itwasbuilthigherthanadouble-deckerbus.Inmostplacesitwaswideenoughforeightmentomarchsidebysidealongthetop.Itwasbuiltofstonesandclay.Therewerehugeblocksofstonesonthesides,andonthetopthereweremorestones.Carscouldtravelalongthetop.

Abouteverytwohundredyardsthereweretall,strongtowerswheresoldierscouldkeepwatchfortheenemy,andwheretheycouldlightfirestosignaltoeachother.Therewerealwayssoldiersinsidethesetowers,winterandsummer,keepingguardagainstattacksfromtheHuns.Therewereafewwell-guardedgatewayswithhugewoodengates,strengthenedwithironnails.TheseconnectedthemainroadsofChinatootherroadsthroughthemountainsandacrossthedesert.

TheGreatWallhasoftenbeenrebuiltthroughthecenturies,andmuchofitisstillstandingtoday.Visitorscanstillseeitrunninglikeasnakeacrossthecountryandcanstillwalkalongthetop.Muchofthetrafficwhichpassesthroughtheancientgatewayshasnotchangedmuch.Buttoday,aswellashorsesandcartstherearemotorcarsandtrucks.

Tobuildsuchanenormouswallacrosssuchwildandmountainouscountrywithoutanymoderntractorsorotherheavymachineswasverydifficult.AlltheEmperor'

sbuilderswerethousandsofmen,oftenprisonersofwar.Theyliftedtheearthinbucketsanddraggedthestonesinteamswithropesovertheirshoulders.Theyworkedinsuchwildanddistantplacesthatitwasdifficulttosupplythemwithenoughfoodortomakepropersheltersinwhichtheycouldsleep.Thousandsofworkersdiedandwereburiedintheclayinsidethewall.ThepeoplehatedtheEmperorforhiscrueltybuthemadethemfinishthewall.Manypeoplewereseizedandforcedtoworkonthewallfarawayfromtheirhomes.Manyofthemnevercameback.

SuperstitiouspeoplewhobelievedinmagicusedtosaythattheEmperorhadriddenacrossthemountainsonmagichorses.Thewallappearedunderhimashewentalong.Whereverthehorsestampeditsfoot,awatch-towerappeared.Butthewallwasnotmadebymagic.Itwasmadebytheworkandlivesofthousandsofmen.

2.TheYellowCraneTower

OnMay20,1985thenewly-rebuiltYellowCraneTower（HuangheTower）waspletedandopenedtothepublic.

Therebuildingofthetowertookfouryearsandcost15millionyuan.

Thisfive-storeyedbuildingstandsonthetopoftheSnakeHill（MountShe）bytheChangjiangRiverinHubeiProvince.Itis51.4metreshigh.Inthehallsofthefirstfourstoreystherearemanypictures,portraitsandwall-paintings.Theyareaboutfairytales,Chinesehistoryandthehistoryofthetower.

Doyouknowwhenthetowerwasfirstbuilt?

Andwhydowecallit“TheYellowCraneTower”?

ThereisalegendthatlonglongagoanoldmannamedWangZhianrodeonthebackofayellowcrane,flewawayfromthetowerandlaterbecameanimmortalbeing.ItisalsosaidthatanothermannamedFeiWenyireturnedtothetowertohavearestwiththehelpofayellowcrane.

Anotherstorygoeslikethis:

awindowbythenameofXinsetupapublichousebytheSnakeHillinWuchang.ATaoistoftencametodrinkhere.Eachtimehewasallowedtodrinkwithoutpayment.Oncebeforeleaving,theTaoistdrewayellowcraneonthewallwithapieceoforangeskin.Theyellowcraneflewdownoffthewallanddancedhappilyimmediatelyafterthepeopleclappedtheirhands.Onhearingthenewsmany,manypeoplecamehereforadrink.MrsXingotricherandricher.Soshedecidedtobuildatowerinmemoryofthecrane.ItwasnamedtheYellowCraneTower.

Infact,theYellowCraneTowerwasfirstbuiltmorethan1600yearsago.ThatisintheearlyyearsoftheThree-KingdomPeriod.ItstoodonthesouthbankoftheChangjiangRiverinWuchang.

Inthebeginning,thetowerwasonlyusedbythearmies,butafteracertainperiodoftimeitwasopentothepublic.Thetowerhasbeendestroyedandrebuiltmanytimes,andithasbeenawell-knownhistoricalbuildingforcenturies.Manypoetswroteexcellentpoemsinpraiseofthetower.

However,beforeliberation,theYellowCraneTowerwasnotwellprotected.WhenWuhanwasliberated,onlyaveryshabbytowerremained.

InOctober1981,thegovernmentdecidedtorebuildtheYellowCraneTower,andnowonthetopoftheSnakeHillstandsanewmagnificentfive-storeyedYellowCraneTower,overlookingthebeautifulrivercityofWuban.

WhosaysthattheYellowCranehadflownawayandwouldnevereback?

Withtherapiddevelopmentofoursocialistcountry,theYellowCraneTowerisreborn!

SeeingthegreatYellowCraneTower,everyChineseshouldcertainlyhaveasenseofnationalpride.

TheFirstPeriod

TeachingAims:

1.Improvethestudents'

listeningability.

2.Improvethestudents'

speakingability.

3.Learnandmastersomeusefulwordsandexpressions.

TeachingImportantPoint:

Trainthestudents'

listeningandspeakingabilities.

TeachingDifficultPoints:

1.Howtohelpstudentstoimprovetheirlisteningability.

2.Howtohelpstudentstolearntoexpresspreferences.

TeachingMethods:

1.Discussiontomakethestudentstalkaboutartandarchitecture.

2.Individualorpairworktomakethestudentspractisetheirspeakingability.

3.Listeningpracticetoimprovethestudents'

TeachingAids:

1.ataperecorder

2.aprojector

3.theblackboard

TeachingProcedures:

StepIGreetingsandWarming-up

Greetthewholeclassasusual.

T:

（Walktoonestudent）WangJing,

wheredoyoulive?

S:

IliveatNo.26ZhonghuaStreet.

Whatkindofhousedoyoulivein?

Atraditionalhouseoranapartment?

Iliveinanapartment.

Doyoulikelivinginanapartment?

Yes.

T:

Canyoutelluswhy?

It'

scleanandsafe,andit'

seasytokeepwarminwinter,sinceithasthe

heatingsystem.

What'

sthedisadvantageoflivinginanapartment?

snotconvenientforyoutocarrythingshomeandit'

snoteasyforyou

togetsunlight.

OK.Pleasesitdown.（Walktoanotherstudent.）LiXiao,whatkindofhouse

doyoulivein?

Doyouliveinanapartment,too?

No.Iliveinatraditionalhouse.

Doyoulikelivinginatraditionalhouse?

S2:

Notverymuch.Becauseit'

snotsafewhenthereisnobodyathome,anditgivesyoumuchtroubletokeepwarminwinter,butithassomeadvantages.It’sconvenientforyoutocarrythingshome,andyoucantakeexerciseintheyard.Ifyoulike,youcankeepsomepets,suchasadog,acatandsoon.Andyoucangrowsomeflowers,too.It'

sveryinteresting.

Good.Imustpayavisittoyourhouseoneday.Now,lookatthequestionson

thescreenandhaveadiscussioninpairs.

（Showthefollowingonthescreen.）

Questions:

Ifyouwerefreetodesignyourowndreamhouse,whatwouldyourhouselooklike?

Whatmaterialswouldyouuse?

Explainwhyyoumadecertainchoicesaboutyourdreamhouse.

（Afterthediscussion,collecttheiranswers.）

S3:

lfIwerefreetodesignmyowndreamhouse,Iwouldlikeittolookmodernandfortable.Iwouldlayawoodenfloorintherooms.Iwouldhaveaglassteatableplacedinthekitchen.Iwouldlikesomemodernsteelchairsdesignedinspecialstyles.Iwouldhaveasetofleathersofainthelivingroom.

S4:

Ihaveadifferentopinion.Iwouldlikemydreamhousetolooktraditional.Ilikewoodenfurnitureverymuch.Iwou