1. But there were no _________ ( 非洲的 ) leaders there. 2. I am, as he is, an _________ ( 美国人 ). 3. I also like _________ ( 古典的 ) music and ballet. 4. He plays the _____ ( 吉他 ) as well as you. 5. When will there be _______ ( 持久 的 ) peace in the world? African American classical guitar lasting

Which art form do you like best? Why?

literature n. 文学 He studies classical literature, but also takes an interest in history.

gift n. 天才，天赋 Albert Einstein is a gift. There are lots of marks on you T-shirt. mark n. 污点，斑点

encourage vt. 鼓励，劝告 The more children are encouraged, the more progress they will make.

praise vt. 赞扬，表扬 The little boy was made to praise.

literature praise gift mark encourage 文学 赞扬，表扬 天赋，才能 污点，斑点 劝告，鼓励

There is a questionnaire on the school’s website. Complete the questionnaire and discuss with your classmates the art form you like best.

1. What art form do you like best? Put a tick (√) in the box. □ dance □ literature □ drama □ music □ film □ painting □ photography Others:_____________ 2. Are you good at this art form? _________________________________ 3. What do you think of this art form? ______________________________

4. When did you become interested in this art form? ________________________________ 5. Do you have any stories about this art form? ________________________________ 6. How important is this art form to you? _________________________________

Why did her teachers and classmates praise her designs for the art festival? Listen to Sandy’s story about how she became interested in painting. Because they think she has a real gift for painting.

Read and answer more questions. 1. Why did Sandy dislike art lessons once? 2. Who encouraged Sandy keep trying and make more wonderful pictures? Because she could not draw very well. Ms Luo.

1.All my teachers and classmates praised my designs for the art festival. praise …for 因为某事表扬某人 art festival 艺术节 e.g. His teachers are full of praise for the progress he’s making. 老师们对他的进步赞不绝口。

2. They think I have a real gift for painting. 他们认为我对画画真的有天赋。 have a gift for… 对 …… 有天赋 e.g. You have a surprising gift for seeing into people’s minds. 你有惊人的才能，能看出别人的心 思。

3. Looking at the mark, I decided to blow it. 看看这块水彩印，我决定吹一吹。 looking at the mark 是现在分词短语作 时间状语。 4. The paint ran in all directions and made a very interesting picture. 色彩四处扩散并形成了一幅非常有趣 的图片。 run in all directions 往四面八方跑

5. I did make some wonderful pictures later. 后来我的确创造出一些精彩的画。 句中的 did 表示强调。助动词 do 可以用 于肯定句的动词前以加强语气，其后 动词用原形。如： She does speak English very well. 她英语的确说的非常好。

Translation. 1. 你认为这种艺术形式怎么样？ What do you think of this art form? 2. 你是什么时候开始对这种艺术形式感兴 趣的？ When did you become interested in this art form?

4. 我掉了一些颜料在纸上。 I dropped some paint onto the paper. 3. 然而，我以前不喜欢绘画课，因为我 不能画的很好。 However, I once did not like art lessons because I could not draw very well.

5. 她鼓励我继续努力并且做出一些更好 的图片。 She encouraged me to keep trying and make some more wonderful pictures.

Para. 1Introduce which art form I like best. Para. 2 Introduce the story about this form. Para. 3 Introduce how important this art form to you. Find out the main idea of each paragraph.

Write your story about the art form you like best. Use Sandy’s article as a model. The questionnaire on page 76 may help you.

I have a real gift for... I became interested in … when I was … I once did not like … because … I forget … until … Since then, I have been crazy about … I enjoy myself … every time …