1、Module 2The Renaissance Reading and Writing(2)&VocabularyWhat do you know about Holland?Reading and Writing 2-1 Look at the following pictures and say what you know about them.荷兰西部鹿特丹港是进港航道海口北岸的港口。冬季东1区标准时；夏季采用东2区标准时。最大吃水6.6米，水的载重密度为1025。潮差变化与最小低潮的潮位有关：平均高潮最小低潮11.4米，平均低潮最小低潮0.75米。盛行西风。强制引航。通讯方式参见鹿特丹
2、港。没有港口节假日。工作时间24小时。入口处水深，平均低潮时16.15米，无沙洲。高潮时水深18.9米，无入港限制。港口服务设施有修船、加燃料、医疗、淡水、给养、遣返，无干船坞、小艇、牵引、排污。港内有一个滚装船泊位，但目前仅供到哈里奇航线上的渡船使用(昼夜服务)。泊位上安装有1架35吨的梯升。建有1座100平方米的统一货物仓库。泊位前沿水深已疏浚到最小低潮时的6.6米。Amsterdam main train station is the real heart of the city-central not only by the name,but also as the biggest p
3、ublic transport transfer spot,serving not only visitors to Amsterdam,but also city inhabitants.Every day 2,500,000 people go through the Amsterdam Central Station.Van Gogh(1853 1890)was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work,notable for its rough beauty,emotional honesty,and bold color,had a
4、far-reaching influence on 20th-century art.Van Gogh 荷兰人，后期印象画派代表人物1853年3月30日生于津德尔特，1890年7月29日在法国瓦兹河畔因患精神病自杀身亡。早年经商，后热衷于宗教，1880年以后开始学习绘画。曾在巴黎结识E.贝尔纳、P.西涅克和P.高更等画家。早期作品受印象主义和新印象主义画派影响，代表作有食土豆者、塞纳河滨等。曾两次在咖啡馆和饭馆等劳工阶层场所展出自己的作品。不久厌倦巴黎生活，来到法国南部的阿尔勒，开始追求更有表现力的技巧；同时受革新文艺思潮的推动和日本绘画的启发，大胆探索自由抒发内心感受的风格，以达到线和色彩的
5、自身表现力和画面的装饰性、寓意性。代表作向日葵、邮递员鲁兰、咖啡馆夜市、包扎着耳朵的自画像、星光灿烂、梵高在阿尔勒卧室、欧韦的教堂等，都包含着深刻的悲剧意识以及强烈的个性和形式上的独特意识以及强烈的个性和形式上的独特追求。当时他的作品虽很难被人接受，却对西方20世纪的绘画艺术有深远的影响。法国的野兽主义、德国的表现主义以及20世纪初出现的抒情抽象主义等，都从他的主体在创作过程中的作用、自由抒发内心感情、意识和把握形式的相对独立价值、在油画创作中吸收和撷取东方绘画因素等方面，得到启发，形成了各自不同的绘画流派。梵高摒弃了一切后天习得的知识，漠视学院派珍视的教条，甚至忘记自己的理性。在他的眼中，只
6、有生机盎然的自然景观，他陶醉于其中，物我两忘。他视天地万物为不可分割的整体，他用全部身心，拥抱一切。梵高很晚才作为一位极具个性化的画家而崭露头角，距他去世时只有八年。Van Gogh Museumcontaining the largest collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh in the world梵高美术馆建于1973年，其原设计是由建筑师里尔维德（18881964）规划，收藏包括梵高和知交土鲁斯、高更、马奈的多幅作品。戴帽的自画像、朱尔夫和一双靴子都在楼展出。其中，最知名的应属群鸽与向日葵。到1999年增建了由日本建筑师黑川纪章设计的新
7、馆。梵高美术馆收藏的作品，展示 梵高各个时期的画作，随着他飘泊的一生，每一阶段都可发现当时的生活环境融入了作品之中，让参观者更深切了解这位印象派大师的创作历程，展出品除了丰富的绘画作品、素描还包括他的信件。美术馆内还展出其它著名印象派画如，莫内、高更等人的精彩作品。1.Has the writer been to Amsterdam before?No,he hasnt.2.Why does he say its not easy to find ones way around the town?Because the streets follow the canals and are hor
8、seshoe shaped.Reading and Writing 2-2 Work in pairs and answer the questions.3.Why are houses narrow but tall?Because owners were taxed on the width of their houses.4.What does the writer think about Van Goghs art?He thinks its astonishing.5.Does the writer have a positive impression of the city?Yes
9、,he does.6.Is the style formal or informal and how do you know?Informal.Because it has phrases like“I reckon”and“I told Claire I thought”in it,which are mostly used in casual spoken English.1.Decide which sentences(or parts of sentences)in each paragraph give you important information and which sent
10、ences give you extra information.2.Use the important information to write a summary of each paragraph.3.Make each summary about 50 words and write it in the style of a postcard to a friend.Reading and Writing 2-3 Read the passage again and follow these instructions:Paragraph 1:SummaryIt is not easy
11、to find your way in Amsterdam because the streets follow the canals and are shaped like horseshoes.You can easily end up near where you started.However,most people dont walkthey use bikes,buses and trams.There are boats on the canals,some of which are for tourists and others of which are for people
12、to live on.Paragraph 2:SummaryIn the Middle Ages there was a fire inAmsterdam and the old wooden houses were burnt.The new houses were built of brick,with a fantastically ornateRenaissance appearance.They are also very tall and high,because the owners were taxed on the width of their houses.Paragrap
13、h 3:SummaryVan Goghs paintings are kept in the Van Gogh Museum.In the last 70 days before he shot himself,he produced 70 paintings,and yet he only ever sold one painting in his life.He was a genius in painting both portraits and landscapes.Reading and Writing 2-4 Choose the correct picture for each
14、of your postcards above.Para 1Para 2Para 3your arrival in the town your general impression of the town the architecture your plans for tomorrowReading and Writing 2-4 Imagine you were a visitor to the town where you live.Write a Passage for your diary.Write about:Language points1.So you can walk alo
15、ng a street for half an hour or so and end up five minutes from where you started.那么你有可能沿街走了半小时左右，结果离你出发的地点实际仅有五分钟的路程。or so 大约当我更年轻些的时候，大约14岁左右，我浪费了很多时间。When I was younger,14 or so,I wasteda lot of time.end up 最终成为，最终处于如果你继续这样下去，你最终会锒铛入狱的。If you go on like this,youll end up in prison.2.She reminded
16、me that we were leaving for Paris tomorrow,wherewe were going to see the most famous painting in the world.他提醒我明天我们要出发去巴黎，在那里我们将会看到世界上最著名的绘画。remind v 提醒，使想起 remind sb of/that 使某人回想起这张图使我想起我与祖父母居住在小村庄里的幸福时光。The picture can remind me of the good days when I lived in the small village with my grandpare
17、nts.有人提醒乘客这列火车上禁止吸烟Passengers are reminded that no smoking is allowed on this train.leave for 动身去某地我们下周将动身去伦敦。We are leaving for London next week.where引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是Paris,where是引导词，在从句中作地点状语。他让他陷入飞机差点儿失控的险境。He got him into a dangerous situation where he was likely to lose control over the plane.Voc
18、abularyAdjectives to describe feelings about a work of artVocabulary-1 Go through the reading passages in this module and complete the word-map.mysterious/skilled/astonishing/dull/uninteresting/interestingNounsPeopleStyles of artVerbspainting/masterpiece polyphony/cathedral philosophy/inventionresea
19、rch/talents/houseartist/scientist/philosopher/architect/composer/masterClassical/Medieval/Gothic/Renaissancepaint/motivate/design/discoverWays of seeingWords for a work ofartWords to describe an artistlight/perspective/heavinesspicture/architecture/music/literature/drawing/portrait/landscapebrillian
20、t/genius/astonishingVocabulary 2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.astonishing;beautiful;dull;genius;houses;light;masterpiece;medieval;motivated;mysterious;painting;perspective;picture;portrait;remarkable;Renaissance;shade;uninteresting The Mona Lisa is one of the greatest_ of the Ren
21、aissance.It is a(n)_ of a young woman smiling.Look at the expression in her eyesits quite _.Everyone agrees that Leonardo was a(n)_,not only as an artist but also as an engineer and inventor.He also _ many other artists.paintingspaintingastonishinggeniusmotivated The Renaissance was the first time t
22、hat artists began to use _ in their paintings.They also experimented with _ and _._ means you cant quite understand the meaning of something.I didnt really like that painting,I thought it was _ and_.perspectivelight shadeMysteriousdull uninteresting The cathedrals of the Renaissancewere much lighter than the heavy buildings of the _ period.Amsterdam has very unusual _.All the buildings are very tall and thin and a lot of them were built during the _ period.medievalhousesRenaissanceHomework1.Revise what you have learnt during this period of class.2.Get ready for the next period.
