3. literature n. 文学 Tom studies classical literature.

4. gift n. 天才，天赋 Einstein is a gift. There are lots of marks on his T-shirt. mark n. 污点，斑点 He has a gift for physics

5. encourage vt. 鼓励，劝告 Mr Wu often encourages me to study hard

6. praise vt. 赞扬，表扬 The little boy was praised by her mother

7. literature praise Gift Have a gift for.. mark encourage 文学 赞扬，表扬 天赋，才能 对 …. 有天赋 污点，斑点 劝告，鼓励

8. painting different art forms drama

9. photography paper cut

10. film sculpture

12. 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? _________________________________ I like Art Complete the questionnaire

13. A: What art form do you like best ? B: I like…best. My favourite art form is … A: Why do you like it? B: I like it because ….

14. 1.Why did Sandy dislike art lessons once? 2.When was Sandy crazy about painting? Sandy’s story about how she became interested in painting. Because she could not draw very well. After the teacher encouraged her.

15. Read and answer more questions. 1. What was Sandy doing as usual at Ms Luo’s art lesson one day? She was playing with some paint. 2.What did Sandy do after she dropped some paint onto the paper? 3.What did Ms Luo encourage Sandy to do? She decided to blow it. She encouraged Sandy to keep trying and make more wonderful pictures.

16. The art form I like best Sandy The art form Sandy likes(1)_____________ Opinions from others She has (2) _____________ it. Her designs for the art festival were (3) _______. In the pastShe didn’t like it because she could not (4) _______________. Sandy’s story about this art form (5) She ______ the paint _____water. (6) She ________ some paint ______ the paper. (7) She _______ the paint and it began to _____. The paint ran (8) ______________ and made a very interesting picture. Ms. Luo (9) __________ her to keep trying. She has (10) _________________ crayons and paints since then. Sandy’s feelingShe (11) _____________ in the world of colours. Read and complete

17. a real gift for The art form I like best Sandy The art form Sandy likes Opinions from others She has (2) _____________ it. Her designs for the art festival were (3) _______. In the pastShe didn’t like it because she could not (4) _______________. Sandy’s story about this art form (5) She ______ the paint _____water. (6) She ________ some paint ______ the paper. (7) She _______ the paint and it began to _____. Read and complete (1)___________ praised draw very well mixed with droppedonto blew run painting

18. The art form I like best Sandy Sandy’s story about this art form The paint ran (8) ______________ and made a very interesting picture. Ms. Luo (9) __________ her to keep trying. She has (10) _________________ crayons and paints since then. Sandy’s feelingShe (11) _____________ in the world of colours. Listen and complete in all directions encouraged been crazy about enjoys herself

19. 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

20. 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. she has a gift for dancing.

21. 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

22. 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。

23. All my teachers and classmates praised my designs for the art festival. They think I have a real gift for painting. However, I once did not like art lessons because I could not draw very well. One day, I was playing with some paint as usual in Ms Luo’s art lesson. I mixed the paint with water. As I took the brush away, I dropped some paint onto the paper. Looking at the mark, I decided to blow it. The paint began to run, so I blew harder. The paint ran in all directions and made a very interesting pictures! I forgot that I was in class until Ms Luo came by my desk. “That’s a very good picture, Sandy,” said Ms Luo. She encouraged me to keep trying and make more wonderful pictures. I did make some wonderful pictures later. Since then, I have been crazy about crayons and paints. I enjoy myself in the world of colours every time I paint. The art form I like best Sandy Useful expressions

24. All my teachers and classmates praised my designs for the art festival. They think I have a real gift for painting. However, I once did not like art lessons because I could not draw very well. One day, I was playing with some paint as usual in Ms Luo’s art lesson. I mixed the paint with water. As I took the brush away, I dropped some paint onto the paper. Looking at the mark, I decided to blow it. The paint began to run, so I blew harder. The paint ran in all directions and made a very interesting picture! I forgot that I was in class until Ms Luo came by my desk. “that’s a very good picture, Sandy.” said Ms luo. She encouraged me to keep trying and make more wonderful pictures. I did make some wonderful pictures later. since then, I have been crazy about crayons and paints. I enjoy myself in the world of colours every time I paint. Para 1. Para 2. Para 3. Art form Story Influence when who what How (past) Let’s enjoy Sandy’s story

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

26. 假如音乐是你最喜欢的艺术形式，请据此写一篇 90 词 左右的文章。内容提示如下： 1. 你最喜欢的艺术形式是音乐，我对古典音乐有兴趣！ 因为他有持久的价值！但是你曾经不喜欢唱歌，因为 过去我害怕在许多人面前唱歌。 2. 我的朋友 Tom 经常鼓励你要自信。后来，我参加了学 校艺术节，受到了同学和老师的赞扬 …. 3. 自那以后，你就痴迷于唱歌。你的父母认为你有唱歌 的天赋。 4. 每一次歌唱，你都在音乐的世界里感到非常愉快。 Writing The art form I like best is music 注意： 1. 文章须包括所给的内容要点，要求字迹工整，语句通顺、 2. 第四要点讲述让你改变的故事，展开合理想象，作适当 发挥。

27. The main idea of each paragraph Introduce how important this art form is to me. Introduce which art form I like best. Introduce the story about this form. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 The art form I like best is... I have a real gift for... I once did not like… because… I became interested in… when I was… I forgot…until… …encouraged me (not) to… … praised me for… Since then, I have been crazy about… I enjoy myself…every time… Useful expressions Writing The art form I like best

28. 1. Improve your story according to others’ advice. 2. Finish off the relevant exercises.