1) 墙上挂着一幅毕加索画的自画像.

　　On the wall hangs an oil painting Picasso painted.

　2) 在山顶上有一座古庙,庙的前面有一棵百年大树.

　　At the top of the hill there is an old temple, in front of which stands a hundred-year-old tree.

a. The water from the top of the mountain came down.

= Down came the water from the top of the mountain.

b. The body of the famous robber Jesse James lies here.

= Here lies ____________________________________.

(2) By popular consensus, this is the most valuable painting in the world-it is impossible to calculate what price it would fetch if it ever came on the market.

Help the students to recall the structure of the above underlined part. (Subjunctive mood)

And give them more practice like: If you were an talented artist, what type of painting would you choose? If you had enough money and time, what would you do?

(3) Besides the works of da Vinci, the Louvre Museum has more than 6,000 other European paintings, ranging from the 13th century to the 19th century.

a. Various school courses are designed and arranged, _____________(offer) students an ample selection.

b. The man, ________________ (disturb) so badly, almost lost his memory.

c. The new supermarket provides a variety of goods, __________________(range) from stationery to electronic products.

Answers: offering; having been disturbed; ranging

Step 3 Practice and consolidation (Part E)

Allow the students about two minutes to complete the passage and check answers with each other. After that, ask the class to read together the passage to have a further understanding of the vocabulary as well as the content of the text.

Step 4 Language in use (PPT32)

Suppose you were a journalist from your local newspaper, you would like to write a report about Li Ming's visit to some of the famous artists in Europe. Please design some questions for an interview in pairs and practice your dialogue.