Unit 1 Art

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Unit 1 Art

• Listening The Best of Manhattans Galleries

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Who is the winner?
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How many galleries or museums are mentioned in
the article?
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If I wanted to have a look at the American
painting and sculpture, which museum would I go?
Whitney Museum of American Art
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Which museum is like a fragile, white seashell?
Guggenheim Museum
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The gallery is a private house and garden of a
rich New Yorker. Which one is it?
The Frick Collection
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Tom likes Chinese painting very much, which
museum could he go?
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The museum is often crowded though its price if
not cheap. What is it?
Museum of Modern Art (M8MA)
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Among all these museums and galleries, which one
would your group like to visit most if you had
the chance? Why?
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We are going to visiting the galleries in
Manhattan
Susan
John
Gao Yan
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Listen and tick the things they discussed.

• ( ) when to come back to the hotel
• ( ) whether to visit a large or small museum
• ( ) how to get to each gallery
• ( ) whether to visit a gallery with only modern
  art
• ( ) what to buy in the gallery

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v
v
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Listen to the tape and choose the best answer.
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• 1. ________ first suggested they visit art
  galleries.
• A. John B. Susan C. Gao Yan
• 2. Gao Yan was interested in visiting the
  Metreopolitian Museum because _________.
• A. she likes small museums B. she wants to see
  art from all over the world.
• C. it stays open until 845
• 3. Susan preferred to visit _________ because she
  likes smaller museums.
• A. the Metrepolitan Museum of Art B. the Frick
  Collection
• C. the Museum of Moder Art
• 4. As Gao Yan suggested, on the 1st day the three
  kids will _____________.
• A. visit the Frick Collection in the
  afternoon
• B. visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art only
• C. visit the Frick Collection in the morning

B
B
C
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Listen to the tape and choose the best answer.
A

• 1. Susan dislike modern art because
  ______________.
• A. she doesnt know anything about it
• B. she likes the Impressionism better
• C. she thinks it only paint monkeys
• 2. Gao Yan suggested they visit ___________ for
  the Impressionist paintings.
• A. the Museum of Modern Art B. the
  Guggenheim
• C. the Whitney
• 3. John is fond of modern art, so he wanted to
  visit____________.
• A. the Museum of Modern Art B. the Guggenheim
  
• C. the Whitney Museum of Art

B
C
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Read the material and infer the characters.
selfish, not interested in art, complaining
reasonable (?????)
interested in art
helpful
independent
helpful, reasonable, kind, considerate, organized
organized(?????)
complaining
kind
considerate
selfish
interested in art, considerate, independent,
reasonable
not interested in art
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Which gallery or museum do you want to visit?

• Pay attention to your performances on the stage.
• Youd better talk about as many museums as you
  can, so you can choose the best one for you.
• If you use the sentences on the blackboard, your
  play will be much more logical.
• To make others hear you clearly, please be as
  loud as you can.
• It would be better if dont look at your
  worksheet.

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Homework for today

• Write down the dialogue your group made about
  which gallery to visit.