Unit 3 The world of colours and light

Reading 2

Teaching aims:

After learning this period, the students will be able to

1. further understand the text;

2. understand and use the words, expressions and sentences listed below;

3. apply the target language to practical use and in certain contexts.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 A brief revision over the content of the text with some key phrases (PPT4-5)

1. 考虑做某事

2. 惊讶地做

3. 尝试不同风格绘画

4. 锐角

5. 定居在某地

6. 对......印象深刻

7. 一位带着神秘微笑的夫人

8. 面市

9. ......的原型

10. 从......到......

11. 是......的典型

12. 浮在池塘的水面上

13. 各种各样的

14. 油画

15. 几乎没收到回报

16. 充当;担任

17. 尽力去做某事

18. 全身心地投入......

19. 价值高达数百万美金

20. 动身去...

1. think about doing

2. be amazed to do

3. experiment with different styles of painting

4. acute angle

5. settle in some place

6. be impressed by sth.

7. a lady with a mysterious smile

8. come on the market

9. the primitive form of sth.

10. range from ... to ...

11. be typical of

12. float on the surface of a pond

13. a wide variety of

14. oil paintings

15. receive little reward

16. act as

17. try hard to do sth.

18. commit one's whole being to doing

19. be worth upward of millions of dollars

20. be off to ...