1、Using LanguageUnit1 ArtThe Best of Manhattans Art GalleriesFast reading1.Whats the main idea of this passage?2.Who do you think the text was written for?The passage introduces some best art galleries of Manhattan.Tourists and art gallery visitors.12345The Frick CollectionGuggenheim MuseumMetropolita
2、n Museum of ArtMuseum of Modern ArtWhitney Museum of American ArtstreetavenueMatch the numbers on the map with the museums.nameWhich centuries?What countriesArt collections The Frick Collectionwestern countriesGuggenheimMuseumwestern countriesmodern(from late 19th century onwards)pre-twentieth centu
3、rypre-twentieth century Western paintingsImpressionist and Post-Impressionist paintingsMetropolitan Museum of Artfrom ancient to modern timesMuseum of Modern ArtWhitney Museum of American Art Americacontemporary(mainly living artists)late 19th century to the 21st centurywestern countriescontemporary
4、 American painting and sculpturewestern paintings by famous artistsCountries all over the worldthe visual delights of art and ancient ways of livingMultiple choice1.The passage may probably come from _.A.a newspaper B.a magazineC.a tourist guide book D.a text book2.You must walk all the way instead
5、of taking a lift if you visit _.A.Metropolitan Museum of ArtB.Whitney Museum of American ArtC.Museum of Modern ArtD.Guggenheim MuseumCD3.If you want to see Van Goghs paintings,you may go to _.A.The Frick CollectionB.Guggenheim MuseumC.Museum of Modern ArtD.Metropolitan Museum of Art4.You can expect
6、to see videos in_.A.Metropolitan Museum of ArtB.Museum of Modern ArtC.The Frick CollectionD.Whitney Museum of American ArtCD5.If you want to know how people lived 5,000 years ago,you should visit _.A.Metropolitan Museum of ArtB.Whitney Museum of American ArtC.Museum of Modern ArtD.Guggenheim Museum6
7、.Which museum does number 4 in the map stand for?A.Metropolitan Museum of ArtB.The Frick CollectionC.Museum of Modern ArtD.Whitney Museum of American ArtABDiscussionEnjoy the following pictures and discuss.Which of the five galleries would you choose to visit?Why?Guggenheim MuseumMetropolitan Museum
8、 of ArtWhitney Museum of American ArtThe Frick CollectionMuseum of Modern Art1.Henry Clay Frick,a rich New Yorker,died in 1919,leaving his house,动词-ing形式作状语时，可表示时间、原因、结果、条件、让步、行为方式、伴随状况等，通常情况下句子的主语与该动词之间是逻辑上的主动关系，表示时间关系的分词短语有时可由when及while引出。如：Both of his parents died in the war,leaving him alone.To
9、buy some salt,the careless housewife went downstairs,_ the fish _over the gas.A left;cooked B leaving;being cookedC leaving;cooking D left;being cookedB2.It is amazing that 句型结构：It is+adj.+that clause.真正的主语是后面的that从句。It is possible that it will rain tomorrow.It was clear that they hadnt made a decis
10、ion.知识拓展It is+noun+从句Its a pity/shame that（should）竟然Its important that you should apologize to her for your rudeness.=Its of much importance that you should apologize to her for your rudeness.3.The best way to see the paintings is to startfrom the top floor and walk down to the bottom.不定式作表语常表示将来的动作
11、，主语常常是表示意向、打算、计划的词，如wish,idea,task,purpose,duty,job等。The most important thing for ones health is to have plenty of exercise.The purpose of the organization is to greet all new comers to the city and to provide them with any necessary information.What I wanted was to get the work done as quickly as possible.1.Retell the text.2.Master the language points in the text.Homework
