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课件网) Unit 4 Unit 4 Meeting the muse Art exhibitions To read the comments and learn the compound adjectives To know the characteristics of Picasso’s and Feng Zikai’s artworks; To listen and learn to know how artists communicate with viewers by means of their artworks; To be able to express your views about an artwork. Read the three people's comments and find out what they think of the exhibition. Which words can show their opinions Underline them. Pay attention to the compound adjectives in bold. Can you guess their meanings In English, you can create compound adjectives by joining two or more words together. You can guess the meaning of compound adjectives by looking at the individual words that make them up. You can even try creating your own compound adjectives! well-known 好; 相当;完全地 知名的；出名的 著名的；众所周知的 Meimei’s comment. Because with the development of science and technology, art forms have changed. Now answer the questions according to the comments. 1. What is the exhibition about What artworks might you see in it The exhibition is about abstract art. We can see Storm and Superhighway in it. 2. Which comment makes the greatest impression on you Give your reasons. 3. Do you want to go to this exhibition after reading the comments Why or why not Yes, I do. Because I think this exhibition is very interesting after reading the comments. As a saying goes, there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people’s eyes. Different people read an artwork in different ways. You may find out the one who has a similar opinion to yours from his / her comment about an artwork. Match the compound adjectives in Activity 5 to their meanings. Think of other words and expressions that can express the same meanings. 1. _____ : extremely impressive so as to take one’s breath away 2. _____ : known by a lot of people 3. _____ : making you feel great respect and admiration, and sometimes fear breathtaking well-known awe-inspiring 4. _____: very good at doing something 5. _____: innovative, using new methods or achieving new results 6. _____: very expensive highly-skilled ground-breaking over-priced Now work in groups and think of more compound adjectives to describe an art exhibition or an artwork. Some compound adjectives are made up of “adv. + -ing / -ed”. newly-built recently-discovered hard-working bravely-fighting widely-accepted 新建的 最近发现的 努力工作的 勇敢战斗的 广泛接受的 Some compound adjectives are made up of “num. + n.”. a five-year-old boy 一个五岁的男孩 a four-hour trip 一个四小时的旅行 a 100-metre dash 百米短跑 Some compound adjectives are made up of “adj. + n.-ed” . a white-haired old man a warm-hearted woman a near-sighted man 一个白头发的老人 一位热心妇女 一个近视的男人 Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. What are some benefits of bringing artworks together into an exhibition Bringing artworks together into an exhibition enables many people to experien ... ...
