2. What were sky lanterns used for before and what are they used for now? Before, they were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when in trouble. Now, they are used at festivals and other celebrations as symbols of happiness and good wishes.
6. Which art form do you think is the most interesting? Why?
(Answers will vary.)
How many parts do you think the passage can be divided into? Why?
Two parts. The first paragraph is Part One and the next three paragraphs are Part Two.
Face-changing in Sichuan Opera
sky lantern
Chinese martial arts
Clay Figurines Zhang
paper cutting
cloisonne
new year paintings
embroidery
Dunhuang Murals Nhomakorabealion dance
Read the passage and answer the question.
What is the main idea of the passage?
It introduces some special forms of Chinese traditional art.
2b Read the passage and complete the chart.
4. How do people use paper cuttings during the Spring Festivals?
They put them on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.
2c Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1.What do traditional Chinese art forms try to show? They try to show things that are important in life such as love, beauty and life.
5. What are the steps for making clay art pieces?
They are first shaped by hand (from a very special kind of clay) and then allowed to air-dry. After drying, they are fired at a very high heat. They are then polished and painted.
Common Objects of things beauty
Symbols
bamboo paper clay
sky lanterns happiness and good wishes
paper cutting wishes for good luck and a happy new year
Chinese love for life and clay art beauty
The first paragraph is a general introduction and the next three paragraphs are specific details and examples.
在进行英语写作时，要按照西方人的 思维方式来布局谋篇。在语篇的开始 方面，应该直截了当表达观点，态度 明确。在语篇的发展方面，直接点明 议题，即“先概括后具体”，先整体 轮廓， 后具体细节。“让事实本身说 话”，则能达到更好的效果。
the international kite 国际风筝节
festival
be painted with ... 被画上 / 涂上 ...
Do you know about any folk or traditional arts in your hometown?
shadow figures
Beijing Opera
Traditional art form
Materials used
1.
sky lanterns
bamboo, paper
2. paper cutting
paper (usually red)
3. clay art
clay
Answer questions.
➢What are the common things? ➢What are the objects of beauty? ➢What symbols are the objects thought of as?
3. What kinds of pictures are usually found on paper cuttings? The pictures usually found on paper cuttings are flowers, animals and things about Chinese history.
Section B Period 2 (2a—2f)
Translate the phrases.
fly a kite
放风筝
be made of
由……制成
go on a vacation to 去…度假
many different kinds of 许多不同种类的…
be famous for
因 ... 而闻名; 以 ... 著名