Cultural corner and writing

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Read the passage. Answer the question. 1. What do we learn about Picasso’s blue period? He painted the pictures in France from Blue was the most important colour. They were pictures of poor, unhappy people.

2. What do we learn about Picasso’s pink period? These pictures were done from , and pink was the most important colour; the subjects were happier.

3. What do we learn about Picasso and Cubism? Picasso started the Cubist movement with George Braque. His first cubist painting were all brown and grey. Guernica is his greatest cubist painting.

Read the text again and write down the facts about Picasso according the time clues. 1. In 1881 ___________________ 2. At the age of ten______________ _______________ 3. At the age of 16 ___________________ he was born in Spain he was already an excellent artist had his first exhibition

4. In his early twenties _______________ 5. From1902 to 1904 __________________ 6. From1904 to1906 __________________ 7. In1937_________________________ ________________________ 8. In 1973_______ moved to France Picasso’s blue period Picasso’s pink period his greatest Cubist painting GUERNICA was painted he died

Language points 1. a series of pictures 一副又一副的画 a series of good harvests 接连的丰收 a series of brilliant leaders 一个接一 个的接触领袖 2. In his early twenties 在他二十初头的 时候 in one’s early twenties 二十初头

3. In this painting, Picasso showed his feelings about what had happened to the town. 在那副画里，毕加索展示出了他对那 小城发生的一切的情感。 feeling [u] 知觉 [c] 态度，看法；感情

Writing Topic sentences What is topic sentences ？ 主题句则是指表达文章中心思想的句子. 一般而言, 每个段落都有一个主题句, 而大 多数主题句被安排在每一段的开头, 有时 在结尾, 偶尔在段落中间, 只要抓住了主题 句就抓住了该段的意思。中心思想

Look at the passage in Reading and vocabulary again, and find the topic sentences for every paragraph. The first sentences of paragraphs A-D are topic sentences.

Look at the sentences below. Put them into the right order to make a paragraph. Find the topic sentence first. 1.Their paintings were realistic, but the painters also wanted to show their feelings about the landscape.

2. These artists painted with water colours and inks, using soft brushes. 3. Chinese landscape painting was at its best over a thousand years ago, in the time of the Song landscape artists. 4. They were very successful in achieving both aims.

Answers: The topic sentence is 3.

The relationships between topic sentences and supporting sentences. 主题句服务于文章的主题, 成为段落 的中心, 受支撑句的阐述, 解释 ; 支撑句 直接服务于段落的主题, 间接服务于文 章的主题。