Module 2 Reading & vocabulary

Read the passage and answer the question: What does the Renaissance mean?

f. Meaning of the Renaissance and the most representative work of the Renaissance Read the passage again and match the mainings of each paragraph. b. Financial background of the Renaissance Paras 1-2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 Para.7 a. Art developments of the renaissance c. Philosophical trend of the Renaissance d. Scientific inventions of the Renaissance e. Leonardo, an extraordinary genius Paras 1-2 f Para.3 b Para.4 a Para.5 c Para.6 d Para.7 e

Read Paras 1--3 carefully and fill in the blanks with the information in the text. The Renaissance TimeDuring the 1. ____________ century Birthplace2.________ Origin of the word Renaissance is a French word which means 3. “_______”. Factors that made the Renaissance possible 4. __________________________ __________________________ 14th to 16th rebirth the discovery of the new world international business a change in ideas about religion Italy

Achievements Arts Painters discovered how to use 5. ___________ and the effects of light. Composers put different voices together and created 6. ___________. Architects preferred designing buildings with 7. _____________. Philosophy8. Put________ as the center of the universe. Scientific invention a time of scientific invention perspective polyphony more light people Read Paras 4—5 carefully and fill in the blanks with the information in the text.

Read Para6-7 and describe Leonardo da Vince: His masterpiece is ________Besides being a famous__________,Leonardo da Vince was also a skilled________, who was well-known for his ________ ________ of aeroplanes, parachutes,_____and __________ painter inventor astonishing drawings tanks submarines Mona lisa

Sentences: 1. It is believed to be the best example of a new lifelike of painting that amazed people when it was first used. 蒙娜丽莎被认为是一种新的形象逼真型绘 画的最好代表，这种绘画风格一经使用就 使人们惊叹不已。

2. But they looked forward, too, by opening new frontiers in the arts. 3. The sense of exploration which motivated the artists went hand in hand with a new type of philosophy. 4. Wherever he went he carried a notebook around with him, in which he wrote down his ideas. 而他们也通过开辟新的艺术领域来展望未来。 这种激发艺术家的探索意识与 一种新型的 人生哲学携手共进。 不管走到哪里他都随身携带一个笔记本, 以便随时记录下自己的想法.

5. After centuries of accepting a medieval world view in which human life was considered of little Value compared with the greatness of God, philosopher began asking questions like But even if his only contribution to history had been the Mona Lisa, it would have been genius enough for all time. 几个世纪以来，哲学家们都持有中世纪的世界观， 认为与上帝的伟大相比人的生命很渺小。现在他们提出 诸如 “ 人为何物 ?” 以及 “ 我为何存在 ?” 这样的问题。 但即使他对历史的贡献仅仅是一副《蒙娜 · 丽莎》, 这也已经是恒久的天才作品。

Writing: The Renaissance 1.common knowledge of the Renaissance 2.meaning of “ Renaissance ” and why 3.developments in different areas 4.an example

Renaissance means 14th to 16th century and the developments in art and architecture, music and literature which took place at that time. From Italy,the idea of Renaissance rapidly spread throughout Europe. The word Renaissance is a French word which means “ rebirth ”,because at that time artists found new ideas in classical Greece and Rome. But they opened news frontiers, too. For example... An example of Renaissance man is Leonardo da Vinci, who was interested in everything and with many talents. His masterpiece Mona Lisa is known to everybody.

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