7高等学校研究生英语系列教材-综合教程(下)主编熊海虹-教学课件第单元.ppt

1、高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程（下）综合教程（下）INTEGRATED COURSEUnit 7 Art,Architecture and Beauty Content Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final ProjectTask 1Read the following paragraph,and discuss with your partner what art there is in architecture.(Page 193)Starting outS

2、tarting out Architecture is both the process and the product of designing and constructing spaces that reflect functional,aesthetic and environmental considerations.Architecture requires the use of materials,technology,textures,light,and shadow.As a process,architecture also includes the pragmatic e

3、lements of design,such as planning,cost and construction.Starting outTask 1Starting outTask 1Task 2 The following are some quotes or sayings about beauty.Do you agree with them?Explain your reasons with examples.(P.193)Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.Beauty is not in the face;beauty is a light

4、in the heart.By plucking her petals,you do not gather the beauty of the flower.Beauty and folly are generally companions.Starting outTask 2Starting outTask 2LouvreLouvre Museum is quite famous worldwide.Listen to an introduction about it carefully and complete the blank-filling exercise.Starting out

5、Starting outThe Glass Pyramid in Louvre:The Egyptian pyramid is enormous,number one,secondly its solid,its _.Its a place for the dead.This pyramid at the Louvre is just the opposite its glass,its _.The transparency is very important here,not only for the functional reason of _ into the reception at

6、the hall,but also to be able to _,so that you can see the _ of the Louvre.a stonetransparentbringing lightsee throughentire complexStarting outStarting outWhat people see in Louvre:What are these people doing here,what are they looking for?A _ by Michelangelo,or an occasion for courtship?Are they _

7、the Venus de Milo as an example of late Hellenistic Greek art,or as _ of feminine beauty recognisable from twentieth century _?Are they here just to say theyve seen the Mona Lisa,or to _ as an example of an early Renaissance portrait?disturbing masterpieceinterested inan iconStarting outStarting out

8、popular cultureevaluate itWhat People Can Get in Louvre:Well part of the deal one gets from going to a museum is to get _,to confirm ones claims of _.Part of being cultured seems to involve _,being able to identify and give _ of the most beautiful and significant works.some culturesophisticationknow

9、ing about artsome accountStarting outStarting outHow the most beautiful and significant works of art are decided(I):bought and soldown authorityexamples of beautyStarting outStarting outThese antique statues have been copied,collected,_ since antiquity.And this long process adds its _,an authority w

10、hich tells us to admire these works not only as antiquities,but also as _.In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries,_ were kings and their advisors,choosing or commissioning paintings for personal reasons.Alternatively,they were commissioned as _ statements,to make a point,or impress visitors.Other

11、s were archaeologists or _,primarily interested in understanding past cultures.the selectorspropagandaart historiansStarting outStarting outHow the most beautiful and significant works of art are decided(II):Starting outStarting out How the most beautiful and significant works of art are decided(III

12、):Later,especially after eighteen hundred,there were professional _ trying to fill out the collection,as if to illustrate the pages of a history of art.Or there were _,offering the fruits of a lifetimes taste to the nation.museum curatorsdealersThe Poetry of ArchitectureReading FocusReading Focus Gl

13、obal Understanding 2Detailed Information3Critical Thinking4Language Points5Reading FocusReading FocusVocabulary in Action6Background Information1Listen to a paragraph from The Poetry of Architecture written by John Ruskin and fill in the blanks.The ornaments employed in the decoration of the Swiss c

14、ottage do not demand much attention;they are usually formed in a most _,by thin laths,which are carved into any fanciful form,or in which _ are cut,generally diamond shaped;and they are then nailed _ to give the carving depth.Pinnacles are never raised _,though carved spikes are occasionally suspend

15、ed from it at the angles.No ornamental work is ever employed to _ the beams of the projecting part of the roof,nor does any run along _.The galleries,in the canton of Uri,are occasionally supported on arched beams which have a very pleasing effect.Background InformationBackground Informationsimple m

16、annerrows of holesone above anotheron the roofdisguiseits edgesReading FocusReading Focus Global Understanding1The authorsopinion aboutthe science ofarchitecture2The authorspurpose inwriting thearticle3The importanceof the authorstask4The reasons for the status of architecture in England5The authors

17、opinion of theprinciple ofarchitecturePart I It is not merely a science of the _,it does not consist only in the observation of _;it is a science of _.The authors opinion about the science of architectureReading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingPart II The authors purpose in writing the articl

18、eHis purpose is to illustrate and discuss the _.rule and compassrule or fair proportionfeeling more than of rulepoetry of architecturePart IIIA.Architecture is at _ in England.B.The consequence of the miserably low ebb:buildings are placed together at random.Examples:a._ beside pilasters of no order

19、 at all,surmounted by monstrosified pepper-boxes.b.Swiss cottages are _ round the metropolis.c._ are rising on the woody promontories of Derwent Water.C.Architecture is debased while painting is still at a high position.The importance of the authors taskReading FocusReading Focus Global Understandin

20、ga miserably low ebbCorinthian columns are placeddropped in the brick-fieldsStaring square-windowed,flap-roofed gentlemens seatsReading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingPart IVThe reasons for the status of architecture in EnglandA.There are more _ than those of painting,but they are less capab

21、le.B.The power _.a.Every citizen may have a house which _;the architect is his servant,and must permit him _.b.The owner of houses of good taste has no command _,and the possessor of every 30 acres around him _.patrons of architectureis diffused suits his taste or inclinationnot only to criticize bu

22、t also to perpetrateover the adjacent sceneryhas him at his mercyPart V It is of unity of feeling,_,the essence of all beauty.Reading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingThe authors opinion of the principle of architecturethe basis of all graceTask 2Work in groups to decide whether the statements

23、 are true or false according to the passage.(P199)Key:1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 1112 FTFTFTTFFTReading FocusReading Focus Detailed InformationTFCritical ThinkingReading Focus1.According to the author,architecture“is not merely a science of the rule and compass,it does not consist only in the observation o

24、f just rule,or of fair proportion;it is,or ought to be,a science of feeling more than of rule,a ministry to the mind,more than to the eye”.Do you agree with his idea?In your opinion,what is architecture?2.The author mentions in Paragraph 2:“It is this peculiarity of the art which constitutes its nat

25、ionality.”What is“this peculiarity of the art”?How do you understand the whole statement?Work together with your partner to answer the following questions based on the text youve just read.Reading FocusCritical ThinkingReading FocusCritical ThinkingDiscuss in groups the following questions.1.Accordi

26、ng to the author,buildings in England are in a state of a“clashing of different tastes”.Have you noticed similar problem in China?Give examples to illustrate your point.2.Nowadays in the world,there is a tendency to design sustainable buildings.This design practice emphasizes efficiency of heating a

27、nd cooling systems,alternative energy sources such as solar power and reused or recycled building materials,etc.What do you think of this?You may consider the issue from economic,environmental and other aspects.1.If we consider how much less the beauty and majesty of a building depend upon its pleas

28、ing certain prejudices of the eye,than upon its rousing certain trains of meditation in the mind,it will show in a moment how many intricate questions of feeling are involved in the raising of an edifice.(Para.1)Paraphrase:If we understand that the beauty and impressiveness of a building depends mor

29、e on the fact that it can cause people to think more deeply,rather than it will please peoples eyes,well soon find that the construction of a building will involve many questions related to feelings.翻译：翻译：如果我们明白，一座建筑的美和雄伟，很大程度上取决如果我们明白，一座建筑的美和雄伟，很大程度上取决于它能引发心灵的一系列沉思，而非来自于它能满足视觉上于它能引发心灵的一系列沉思，而非来自于它能

30、满足视觉上的某种偏爱，我们很快就会发现，一座建筑的兴建会涉及多的某种偏爱，我们很快就会发现，一座建筑的兴建会涉及多少错综复杂的情感问题。少错综复杂的情感问题。Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 2.to trace in the distinctive characters of the architecture of nations,not only its adaptation to the situation and climate in which it has arisen,but its strong similarity to,an

31、d connection with,the prevailing turn of mind by which the nation who first employed it is distinguished.(Para.2)Paraphrase:Architecture not only fits in well with its surroundings and climate,but also is closely related to the nature of the nation which first built it.These can be traced in the spe

32、cial features of the architecture of a nation.Its interesting and useful to do that.翻译：翻译：建筑不仅与其周围的环境和气候相适应，也与率先采建筑不仅与其周围的环境和气候相适应，也与率先采用这种风格的民族的主流性情极其相似，密切关联，这些用这种风格的民族的主流性情极其相似，密切关联，这些都可以从各民族的建筑特征中得以追溯，我们会发现，这都可以从各民族的建筑特征中得以追溯，我们会发现，这种追溯既有益，亦有趣。种追溯既有益，亦有趣。Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point

33、Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point turn of mind:the particular way that someone usually thinks or feelse.g.1)He is one of those youngsters _ _.(有独立的习性)2)Very often students _ can be useful at such formats,and they will largely be absent.(创造性的天性)with an independent turn of mindinventive turn of mind3.I consider the task I have imposed upon myself the more necessary,because this department of