SectionB2a-2eObjectivesTolearntoreadthepassageabouttraditionalart.Tolearntomasterthereadingskills.Ifyoulike,yougivesomemorefolkortraditionalart.PostreadingDoyouknowaboutanyChinesetraditionalarts?shadowfiguresBeijingOperaskylanternFace-ChanginginSichuanOperapapercuttingchinaWhichartformwouldyouliketolearn?Why?—Doyouknowwhattheyare?—Yeah.TheyareChinesepapercuttings.It’soneoftheChinesetraditionalarts.2aWhatdoyouknowaboutfolkortraditionalart,likepapercutting?Tellyourpartneraboutit.PapercuttingisoneofthemostpopulartraditionalfolkartsinChina.DuringtheSpringFestivalandweddingcelebrations,theyareusedtodecoratedoors,roomsandwindows.Thecolormostfrequentlyusedisred.Chinesepapercuttingisverypopulararoundtheworld,whichisoftenusedasbethegiftforforeignfriends.2bReadthepassageandcompletethechartbelow.MOVINGFROMGENERALTOSPECIFICAgeneralintroductionofthetopicisusuallyfollowedbyspecificdetailsandexamples.BeautyinCommonThingsEachdifferentpartofChinahasitsownspecialformsoftraditionalart.Theseusuallytrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlife,suchaslove,beautyandfamily.Themostcommonthings,frompapertoclaytobamboo,areturnedintoobjectsofbeauty.AccordingtoChinesehistory,skylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongming.Hesentthemouttoaskforhelpwhenintrouble.Today,skylanternsareusedatfestivalsandothercelebrations.Theyaremadeofbambooandcoveredwithpaper.Whenthelanternsarelit,theyslowlyriseintotheairlikesmallhot-airballoonsforalltosee.Theyareseenasbrightsymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishes.Papercuttinghasbeenaroundforover1,500years.Papercuttingsoundsveryeasybutitcanbedifficulttodo.Thepaper,usuallyred,isfoldedbeforeitiscutwithscissors.Themostcommonpicturesareflowers,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.Duringthespringfestival,theyareputonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyear.Chineseclayartisfamousbecausetheclaypiecesaresosmallbuttheylookveryreal.ThepiecesareusuallycutechildrenorlivelycharactersfromaChinesefairytaleorhistoricalstory.Thepiecesarecarefullyshapedbyhandfromaveryspecialkindofclayandthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterdrying,theyarefiredataveryhighheat.Theyarethenpolishedandpainted.Ittakesseveralweekstocompleteeverything.ThesesmallpiecesofclayartshowthelovethatallChinesepeoplehaveforlifeandbeauty.Read3aandmatcheveryparagraphwiththetraditionalart.A.theskylanternsB.PapercuttingC.ChineseclayartParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3WhilereadingParagraph4D.TheformsandmeaningofthetraditionalartReadPara.1andfillintheblanks.WhatdotraditionalChineseartformstrytoshow?TraditionalChineseartformstrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinthelife,suchas_______,_________and_______.lovebeautyfamilyReadPara2andcompletethemindmapaboutskylanterns.madeofusedforSkylanternsfirstusedbysymbolsofZhugeKongmingbamboosandpaperhappinessandgoodwishesaskingforhelpinthepast;forcelebrationsnowReadPara.3andfillintheblanks.PapercuttingHistory:________________Thecolorofpaper:___________________beforeitiscutwith________.Where:_______________________________Symbols:_____________________________________________________Thecommonpictures:______________________________________________over1500yearsflowers,animalsandthingsaboutChinesehistoryscissorsItisfoldedbeputonwindows,doors,andwallswishesforgoodluckandahappynewyearredReadPara.4andnumberthestepsofmakingclaypieces.shapedbyhandallowdedtoair-dryfiredpolishedandpaintedClayartThepiecesarecarefullyshapedbyhand.Theyarepolishedandpainted.Theyarefiredataveryhighheat.Theyareallowedtoair-dry.Repeatthestepsofmakingclayartpieces.TraditionalartformMaterialsused1.2.3.skylanternsbamboo,paperpapercuttingpaperChineseclayartclay2cReadthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.1.WhatdotraditionalChineseartformstrytoshow?Theytrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlife,suchaslove,beautyandfamily.2.Whatwereskylanternsusedforbeforeandwhataretheyusedfornow?Theywereusedforaskingforhelpbefore,andtheyareusedformakingwishesatfestivalsandothercelebrationsnow.3.Whatkindsofpicturesareusuallyfoundonpapercuttings?Onpapercuttings,themostcommonpicturesareflowers,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.4.HowdopeopleusepapercuttingsduringtheSpringFestival?Peopleputpapercuttingsonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyear.5.Whatarethestepsformakingclayartpieces?First,theyarecarefullyshapedbyhandfromaveryspecialkindofclayandthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterthat,theyarefiredataveryhighheatandthenpolishedandpainted.6.Whichartformdoyouthinkisthemostinteresting?Why?Chineseclayart.Becausetheyaresosmallbuttheylookveryreal.2dCompletethesentencesusingthecorrectformsofthephrasesinthebox.suchasturn...intosendoutcoverwithriseintoput...on1.Peopleusedto_________skylanternswhentheywereintrouble.Buttoday,peoplelightthelanternsandwatchthem_________theskywiththeirwishes.sendoutriseinto2.Theartofpapercutting_______asimplethinglikeapieceofpaper_____abeautifulpieceofart.Peopleoften_____theseartpieces____thedoors,windowsandwallsoftheirhomestocelebratetheSpringFestival.3.TomakeChineseclayart,theclayisshapedbyhandintothings________cutechildrenorcharactersfromChinesefairytalesandstori