Unit 3 制作 13 2015年上学期

Reporting on a visit to an art exhibition Task Reporting on a visit to an art exhibition 制作 13 2015年上学期 英语学习辅导报 出品

Discussion Do you like visiting art exhibitions? Have you ever visited an art gallery, a museum or an exhibition? 3. Why did you go there? 制作 13 2015年上学期

National Art Museum of China

Beijing 798 Art Zone

798 Art Zone is named after the 798 factory which was built in the 1950s. It is located in the northeast corner of Beijing. The Dashanzi Art District is its another name as it sits in Dashanzi zone. The art zone covers an area of 0.6 square kilometer. Characterized by modern art, it has become the exhibition center of Chinese culture and art, and also the world- famous cultural and creative industries centralized area. It is often compared with New York’s Greenwich Village or SoHo.

Let’s see some museums in New York, USA.

Guggenheim Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Whitney Museum of American Art

The Frick Collection

Museum of Modern Art

When you are listening to instructions to report on a visit, you have to find out the information you will need to include in your report. This will include:

when the visit took place why the visit took place what you saw on the visit who you met on the visit any other interesting information

taking notes to report on a visit Step 1: taking notes to report on a visit Things to include in my report 1. what place I visited 2. _________ I went there 3. _________ I went to see when what

4. _________ for the trip say something about the__________ describe some of the _________ 5. give some specific information about the painter and his________ when and where he was __________ how he _________ painting where he has__________ reason exhibition paintings life born began studied

6. find out why the painter chose the name for the exhibition 7. explain what I _________ the exhibition think of

An exhibition by Zhang Lingdong Student Day: 29 May ( student price: Listen to the tape and fill in the missing information. City Art Galley Chance of Guilin An exhibition by Zhang Lingdong ⑴ _________--- 29 May Student Day: 29 May ( student price: ￥ ⑵________) 22 May 5

Zhang Linghong has been painting for ⑶ _______years and this is an exhibition of his work in Guilin, Guangxi. He shows many beautiful views of the ⑷ ________and the surrounding ⑸ ______, presenting them in a unique way. 20 Li River hills

Step 2: Finding out technical information If you want to know some technical questions, you can use these sorts of questions.

Where did you get the idea from? What did you do first? What did you do next? How did you get this effect? How long did it take you to finish your work? How did you decide what to call it? What do you think of it?

Work in pairs: have an interview. Student: Good morning, Mr. Zhang. Could you spare me a few minutes to answer some questions? Artist: Sure, I’m very glad to. What would you like to know? Student: I enjoy your masterpiece very much. It’s fantastic, but I wonder where you got the idea from. Artist: Well, I got the idea from … Student: What did you do first? Artist: I paid a visit to Guilin and …

Student: What did you do next? Artist: I grouped the photographs, which including … Student: How did you manage to make such an effect? Artist: I made the effect … Student: So how long did it take you to finish your work? Artist: It took me … Student: Wow! That’s such a long time. Then how did you decide what to call it? Artist: In my opinion, no one can ever see all of Guilin, so … Student: What do you think of Guilin heights? Artist: I’m quite … Student: Thank you!

Read the instruction carefully and then write a report. Step 3: writing a report Read the instruction carefully and then write a report.

Possible example Report on the visit to ________________ Introduction _____________________________ ______________________________ _______________________________ Glance of Guilin Place of visit: City Art Galley Date of visit: 29 May What was seen: an exhibition by Zhang Lingdong

The exhibition 1.The collection ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12 paintings created between 2003 and 2004; effect was made with a knife and a fork; a year to take the photographs and two more years to finish all the paintings

2. Guilin Heights _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ over 3m tall, focusing on several steep hills with the Li River flowing below, painted in a unique way; named because it shows the hills around Guilin and because of its size

The artist ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ born in Hangzhou in 1961; gained admission to Beijing School of Art in 1983; set up a studio in Hangzhou after graduation; studied in the USA for 3years in the 1990s; held an exhibition of his work

Conclusion __________________________________________________________ fantastic and impressive, cannot be missed

假如你校成功举办了一次学生艺术作品展览，请你以Art show为题写一篇120词左右短文进行报道。 要点如下： 活动：学生艺术作品展览 目的：展示学生艺术成就，弘扬校园文化 时间：9月5日至9月9日 过程：校长讲话；120件绘画、摄影、雕塑、剪纸等作品参展 地点：学校大厅 结果：非常成功，收到师生好评

Have you ever visited an art show Have you ever visited an art show? I enjoyed a good art show in our school. Now, let me tell you something about it. From September 5th to September 9th, our school has successfully organized a student art exhibition. It was held in the school hall, to show artistic achievements of students and promote school culture.

First, the schoolmaster gave a speech First, the schoolmaster gave a speech. About 120 pieces of painting, photography, sculpture, paper-cut were on show. There were lots of pictures, such as watercolor paintings and traditional Chinese paintings. Some of them were so good that people in the paintings looked just like real. Through the art show, we have got some knowledge, especially something new and wonderful. The art show was very successful and was well received by the teachers and the students.