Unit 5
What are the shirts made of?
its
form
clay
celebration
balloon
paper cutting
scissors
lively
fairy
historical
heat
polish
complete
adj. 它的
n. 形式；类型
n. 黏土；陶土
n. 庆典；庆祝活动
n. 气球
剪纸
n. (pl.) 剪刀
adj. 生气勃勃的
n. 童话故事
adj. （有关）历史的
n. 热；高温； v. 加热；变热
v. 磨光；修改；润色
v. 完成
shadow figures
Beijing Opera
sky lantern
Chinese martial arts
Clay Figurines Zhang
paper cutting
cloisonne
new year paintings
embroidery
Dunhuang Murals
lion dance
Do you know any folk or traditional arts in your hometown?
Objectives
To learn to use new words and expressions
To learn to talk about traditional art
What does the passage may talk about?
2.What kind of arts can you see in the picture?
1.It may talk about some Chinese traditional art.
2.They’re sky lanterns, paper cutting and Chinese clay.
Before you read
1
Look at the title and the pictures on page 38. Then answer the questions.
Read the passage and complete the chart.
2b
P38
Traditional art form
Materials used
sky lanterns
paper cutting
Chinese clay
bamboo and paper
paper
a very special kind
of clay
What do traditional Chinese art forms try to show?
What were sky lanterns used for before and what are they used for now?
3. What kinds of pictures are usually found on paper cuttings?
4. How do people use paper cuttings during the Spring Festivals?
5. What are the steps for making clay art pieces?
6. Which art form do you think is the most interesting? Why?
1. They try to show the things that are important in life, such as love, beauty and family.
2. They’re first used to ask for help, but now used at festivals and celebrations.
3. The most common pictures are flowers, animals, and things about Chinese history.
4. During the Spring Festivals, they’re put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.
5. The pieces are carefully shaped by hand and then allowed to air-dry. Then fired, polished and painted.
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
2c
P38
Why did Zhuge Kongming send sky lanterns?

What is a sky lantern made of?
He did so to ask for help when in trouble.
It is made of bamboo and covered with paper.
Read Paragraph 2 and answer the questions.
While you read
2
Paper cutting has been ________for over
1,500 years. It is ________ to do paper
cutting. We ____ scissors ______paper. The
paper was _________ flowers, animals, and
the things about Chinese history. They’re
the ________ of wishes for good luck and a
happy new year.
Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.
around
difficult
to cut
cut into
symbols
use
What are clay art made of?

Why Chinese clay art is special?
They are made of a very special kind of clay.
Because these small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and happy.
Read Paragraph 4 and answer the questions.

People used to _________ sky lanterns when they were in trouble. But today, people light the lanterns and watch them ___________ the sky with their wishes.
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.
To make Chinese clay art, the clay is shaped by hand into things _______ cute children or characters from Chinese fairy tales and stories. They’re then ____________ paint.
send out
rising into
turned
into
put on
such as
covered with
Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the phrases in the box.
2d
P38
Which art form do you think is the easiest? Which is the most difficult? Why?
Which art form would you like to learn? Why?
2e
P39
Discuss
Language points 部分供教师根据学生学习理解的实际程度
穿插选择讲解
1. Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art.
* its adj. 它的
it’s ： it is 或 it has 的缩写形式
Language points
The horse raised its head.
马抬起头。
It’s stopped raining.
雨已经停了。
Playing basketball is one form of physical exercise.
打篮球是体育活动的一种形式。
Ice, snow and steam are different forms of water.
冰、雪、蒸汽是水的不同形式。
We will send you the money each week in the form of a cheque.
我们每周将以支票的形式将钱寄给你。
* form n. 形式；类型
知识拓展
form n. 表格; 良好的健康状态; 表现状态
He is filling in a form.
他正在填写一张表格。
David was certainly out of form.
大卫那时竞技状态确实不好。
v. 形成；建立
A plan began to form in his head.
一项计划在他脑子中形成。
His courage formed an example to us all.
他的勇敢给我们大家树立了榜样。
good / bad form (不)礼貌的举动, (不)礼貌的行为
in / out of form 竞技状态良好/不佳
in the form of 以…的形式
off / on form 竞技状态不佳/良好
2. The most common things, …, are turned into objects of beauty.
turn into （使）变成
The whole thing turned into a quarrel.
整件事酿成了争吵。
The icy rain seemed like to turn into snow.
渐渐地冻雨又有变成雪花的模样。
turn into = change into
turn 的常见短语：
turn up 调高
turn down 调低
turn on 打开
turn off 关掉
turn to 转向；翻到(某页) ；求教于
turn around 环顾四周
3. According to Chinese history, sky lanterns were first used by …
according to 按照；根据
1) according to一般不能与opinion, view等表示“意见”“看法”的名词连用。
2) according to不能用来引述自己或某人的言语, 因而其宾语不能是人。
Fill up the form according to the
instructions.
按照说明将表填好。
4. … lively characters from a Chinese fairy tale …
lively adj. 生气勃勃的；(色彩)鲜艳的
He may be eighty, but he is still lively.
他可能已有八十岁,但是仍然充满朝气。
She made a lively dog out of the clay.
她用泥做了一只栩栩如生的狗。
知识链接
live，lively，living，alive区别
live做形容词时，读作[laiv]，表示“现场的；活着的”，只用于物，可以做前置定语；
lively 表示“生动的，活泼的”，可以做定语、表语或宾补；
living 表示“活着的”，可以作表语或前置定语,可修饰人, 也可修饰物；
alive 表示“活着的”，多用于人,与dead相对；可以做表语、后置定语或补足语。
4. Paper cutting has been around for over 1,500 years.
around : exciting 存在着
That jokes been around for years.
那个笑话有年头了。
Manson has a reputation as one of the most stylish designers around.
曼森被誉为如今最有格调的设计师之一。
Quiz
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单项选择
1. It’s a bird. ________ name is Happy.
A. It’s B. It
C. Its D. His
2. The boy is sleeping. Please _____ the
radio.
A. turn up B. turn down C. turn on
3. It's getting dark. Please ______ the light.
A. turn on B. turn off
C. turn down D. turn around
C
B
A
4. Please _______ Page 54 and read Lesson Twelve.
　　A. turn to B. turn into
C. turn in D. turn on
5. The _______ people must continue what those dead didn't finish.
A. living B. alive
C. lively D. live
6. The World Cup in France was the biggest _______ football match in the world.
A. alive B. live
C. lively D. living
A
A
B
7. Mr Brown always makes his class ______ and keeps his students ______ in class. （2010江苏省镇江市）
A. alive; interesting
B. lively; interesting
C. alive; interested
D. lively; interested
D
Review
Phrases:
its; form; according to ; turn into; lively
1. Review the new words and expressions you’ve learned today.
2. Read the articles in Learning English.
3. Preview the new words and expressions.
4. Preview 3a-3b on page 39-40.
Homework