Section B Period 2 ( 2a—2e )

paper cutting one of the traditional Chinese art forms

Face-Changing in Sichuan Opera Beijing Opera sky lantern clay art piece shadow play lion dance What other traditional Chinese art forms do you know?

1.What common things are mentioned in the reading? 2. How many traditional art forms are mentioned? What are they?

Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paper cutting has been around for over 1,500 years. Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art. Chinese clay art is famous because the clay pieces are so small but they look very real. According to Chinese history, sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming. Read the passage and match the main ideas with each paragraph.

Moving From General To Specific A general introduction of the topic is usually followed by specific details and examples. 1. Which part gives a general introduction? 2. Where can you find specific details? Paragraph 1. Paragraphs 2 — 4.

Read the passage and complete the chart. Tradition al art form Materials used Sky lanterns Traditional art form Materials usedSymbolic meaning Paper cutting Clay art Bamboo paper Paper Clay Happiness and good wishes Wishes for good luck and a happy new year Love for life and beauty 2b

Read Paragraph 1 and tell True or False. 1.Each different part of China has the same form of traditional art. 2. Traditional Chinese art forms try to show the things that are unimportant in life. 3. Common things like paper and bamboo can be turned into objects of beauty. F F T

First used by __________________ Before : sent out to ________ ________________________ Now: used at_____________ ________________________ Made of ________and __________ paper Look like_________________ seen as ____________ of _________________ __________________ sky lanterns Read Paragraph 2 and fill in the mind map. Zhuge Kongming ask for help when in trouble festivals and other celebrations bamboo covered with small hot-air balloons bright symbols happiness and good wishes

Read Paragraph 3 and answer the questions. 1. How long has paper cutting been around? Paper cutting has been around for over 1, 500 years. 2. What things do we usually need when we make a paper cutting? We usually need pieces of red paper and scissors. Sometimes we may need pencils and knives. 3. What kinds of pictures are usually found on paper cuttings? 4. How do people use paper cuttings during the Spring Festival? The pictures usually found on paper cuttings are flowers, animals and things about Chinese history. The paper cuttings are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.

Read Paragraph 4 and tell the steps of making clay art pieces. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 The pieces are carefully shaped by hand. Then they are allowed to air-dry. After drying, they are fired at a very high heat, They are then polished and painted.

2d Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the phrases in the box. 1.People used to ____________ sky lanterns when they were in trouble. But today, people light the lanterns and watch them _____________ the sky with their wishes. 2.The art of paper cutting ________ a simple thing like a piece of paper _______ a beautiful piece of art. People often ______ these art pieces ______ the doors, windows and walls of their homes to celebrate the Spring Festival. 3.To make Chinese clay art, the clay is shaped by hand into things ______________ cute children or characters from Chinese fairy tales and stories. They are then _____________ paint. such as turn…into send out cover with rise into put … on such asturn…into send out cover withrise intoput …on turns into puton covered with

1.Which art form do you think is the most interesting? Why? 2.Which art form do you think is the easiest? Which is the most difficult? Why? 3. Which art form would you like to learn? Why?

Wenling played the drums Daxi Temple Xianju lantern stone carving Traditional art forms in Taizhou

Taizhou LuanWu Zixiong glass art stone window Xianju pyramid

假如你是李磊，你的美国笔友 Tom 对中国传统艺术很感兴趣。请你用英语给 他写一封 80 词左右的电子邮件，介绍一或两个中国传统艺术形式。 要求 : l 、所给词不计人总词数。 2 、语句通顺，表达准确，内容连贯。 3 、文中不能出现真实校名、姓名等相关信息。 Dear Tom ， I’m glad to hear that you are interested in traditional Chinese art. Now let me tell you something about it. There are many traditional art forms in my country, _______________ ______________________________________________________________ Looking forward to your coming to China! Best wishes! Yours, Li Lei

Level A: Read the passage as freely as possible. Level B: 1. Finish the composition. 2. Work in groups and find out the key points in the passage.