unit1-art-Using-language

ReadingPage6.Whatdoyouthinkthepurposeofthetextis?Whodoyouthinkthetextwaswrittenfor?ReadingITogivepeopleinformationaboutvariousartgalleriesinNewYorkandtoshowthemwheretheyare.Tourists,artgalleryvisitors.Readthetextandtrytofindtheanswersoffollowingquestions1.Thepassagemayprobablycomefrom___.A.anewspaperB.amagazineC.atouristguidebookD.atextbook2.Youmustwalkallthewayinsteadoftakingaliftifyouvisit___.A.MetropolitanMuseumofArtB.WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArtC.MuseumofModernArtD.GuggenheimMuseumReadingII3.IfyouwanttoseeVanGogh’spaintings,youmaygoto_____.A.TheFrickCollectionB.GuggenheimMuseumC.MuseumofModernArtD.MetropolitanMuseumofArt4.Youcanexpecttoseevideosin_____.A.MetropolitanMuseumofArtB.MuseumofModernArtC.TheFrickCollectionD.WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt5.Ifyouwanttoknowhowpeoplelived5,000yearsago,youshouldvisit_____.A.MetropolitanMuseumofArtB.WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArtC.MuseumofModernArtD.GuggenheimMuseum6.Whichmuseumdoesnumber4inthemapstandfor?A.MetropolitanMuseumofArtB.TheFrickCollectionC.MuseumofModernArtD.WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArtGuggenheimMuseumMetropolitanMuseumofArtWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArtTheFrickCollectionMuseumofModernArtavenuestreet①②④③⑤MatchthenumberonthemapwiththenamesofthemuseumReadingIIIICarefulreadingReadthepassagemorecarefullyandcompletethechartbelow.nameaddressWhichcenturies?Whatcountries?AmericaMuseumofModernArtWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt945MadisonAvenue(near75thSt.)53thSt.(between5thand6thAvenues)Contemporary(mainlyartbylivingartists)late19thcenturytothe21stcenturyWesterncountriesFromancienttomoderntimesGuggenheimMuseumWesterncountriesTheFrickCollectionWesterncountriesModern(fromlate19thcenturyonwards)pre-twentiethcentury5thandMadisonAvenues5thAvenue&88thStreet5thAvenue&82ndStreetMetropolitanMuseumofArtallovertheworldDiscussionEnjoythefollowingpicturesanddiscuss.Whichofthefivegallerieswouldyouchoosetovisit?Why?TheFrickCollection弗里克收藏馆HenryclayFrickShowtheSssomefamousartistsandarts.MuseumofModernArt53rdStreet(between5thand6thAvenue)GuggenheimMuseum古根海姆博物馆MetropolitanMuseumOfArt大都会博物馆MuseumOfModernArt现代艺术博物馆MatisseFrenchpainterWhitneyMuseumOfAmericanArt惠特尼美国艺术博物馆TheFrickCollection5thandMadisonAvenueManyartloversconsiderthistobethebestsmallartgalleriesinNewYork.HenryClayFrick,arichNewYorker,diedin1919,leavinghishouse,furniture,andartcollectiontotheAmericanpeople.AtthisGallery,youwillnotonlyseeanexcellentcollectionofpre-twentiethcenturyWesternpaintingsbutyouwillalsobeabletoexploreFrick’sbeautifulhouse.Thegardenofthislovelymansionisalsowellworthavisit.HomeofFrickGuggenheimMuseum5thAvenueand88thStreetMetropolitanMuseumofArt5thAvenueand82ndStreetFrenchpainterMatisseFrenchpainterWhitneyMuseumOfAmericanArt惠特尼美国艺术博物馆WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt945MadisonAvenue(near75thSt.)TheWhitneyholdsanexcellentcollectionofcontemporaryAmericanpaintingandsculpture.Therearenopermanentdisplaysinthismuseumandexhibitionschangeallthetime.Everytwoyears,theWhitneyholdsaspecialexhibitionofnewartbylivingartists.Themuseumalsoshowsvideosandfilmsbycontemporaryvideoartists.ListeningAnswerkeyforExercise1onpage7:1.John.2.Susan.3.Hewantstoseeartfromallovertheworld,includingsomefromChina.4.VisittheFrickCollectioninthemorningandtheMetropolitanMuseumofArtintheafternoon.5.TheysuggestthatSusangobackintheafternoonfromtheMetropolitanMuseumofArttothehotelifshehashadenough.JohnandGaoYanstaytthemuseumtillitcloses.6.Shethinksamonkeycouldpaintbetterpicturesthanmodernartists.7.TheWhitneyfirstandthentheGuggenheim.Page7.Whataretheirattitudestomodernart?Ex.2onPage7.GaoYan•Helpful:hemakessuggestions•Reasonable:hetriestoaccommodateSusan’snotwantingtostaytoolongatthemuseums•Organized:hesortsouttheprogrammeforthenextdayJohn•Interestedinart:suggeststhattheygotoamuseum•Reasonable:preparedtoaccommodateSusan’swishes•Independentthinker:argueswithSusanoverherideaaboutmodernart•Accommodating:fitsinwiththeplansofothersSusan•Notaccommodating:onlyfitsinwiththeothersunwillingly•Complaining:grumblesalotaboutsomethingthatisunimportant•Irritating:eventhoughtheothersmakeconcessionstohersheisnothappyI’dprefer…I’drather…I’dlike…Iwantto…Wouldyourather…?Wouldyoulike…or…?Whichwouldyouprefer…?Ifitwasuptome,I’dchoose…Weshouldn’tmiss…That’smyfirstchoice.I’mnotfondof…Idon’tlike…What‘syourpreference?Discussion(8ms)YouhaveonlyonedaytovisitartgalleriesinNewYork.Inasmallgroupreadtheguidebookagainanddecidetogetherwhichgalleriesyoupreferandwhy.Useexpressionsaboutpreferencelikethefollowingonesinthebox.