sc_is_s_o_r_s to cut paper. People put paper cuttings on windows, doors and walls as _sy_m__b_o_l_s_ of wishes for good luck and _a_h_a_p_p_y_n_e_w__y_e_a_r__.Usually the paper cuttings are in the shape of _flo_w__e_rs___ _a_n_im_a_l_s_ __t_h_in_g_s_a_b_o_u_t_C_h_i_n_e_s_e_h_is_t_o_ry_.
刺绣
a. embroidery
剪纸
b. sugar painting
中国结
c. paper cutting
虎头鞋Βιβλιοθήκη d. root carving
孔明灯
e. Chinese knot
陶土艺术
f. sky lantern
根雕
g. Chinese clay art
糖画
h. tiger-head shoes
…
Chinese folk or traditional art pieces
embroidery
tiger-head shoes
Chinese folk or traditional art pieces
root carving
Chinese knot
Chinese folk or traditional art
to see.
Read Paragraph 3 and make a mind map.
Appearences: look like
small_h__o_t_-a__ir__b_a_l_l_o_ons
History: … Made by______
materials: …
Steps: …
symbols: … Be seen as
Unit 5 Section B(2a—2e)
Chinese folk or traditional art pieces
embroidery
tiger-head shoes
Chinese folk or traditional art pieces
root carving
Chinese knot
Now, they are used at festivals and other
celebrations as symbols of happiness and good
wishes.
3 What do you know about sky lanterns ? The sky lanterns are made ofb__a_m__b_o_o_ . Then they __a_r_e_c_o_v_e_r_e_d_w__it_h_paper. When they_a_r_e__li_t_, they slowly _r_i_s_e__in__to____the air just like _h_o_t_-_a_ir__b_a_l_lo__o_n_s__for all
1. What were sky lanterns used for before?
Before, they were first used by Zhuge
Kongming to ask for help when in trouble.
2. what are they used for now?
What do traditional Chinese art forms try to show?
A general
1
introduction
of the topic
2
3
specific
details
and
4
examples
Read Paragraph 2 and answer the questions.
sugar painting
paper cutting
Chinese folk or traditional art pieces
sky lantern
Chinese folk or traditional art pieces
Chinese clay art
What do you know about folk or traditional art?
Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.
Paper cutting has been around for over _1_,5_0_0_y_e_a.rs It is _d_i_ff_i_cu__lt__ to do paper cutting. We use
2d
Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the phrases in the box.
…
change
Chinese people turn the most common things into
objects of beauty .
The most common things,from paper to clay ,_a_re_t_u_r_ne_d__in_t_oobjects of beauty by Chinese people.
Chinese folk or traditional art
sugar painting
paper cutting
Chinese folk or traditional art pieces
sky lantern
Chinese folk or traditional art pieces
Chinese clay art
Read Paragraph 4 and complete the blanks.
Chinese clay art
A special kind of clay Cute children or livelycharacters
Shaped by hand
Fired at a very high heat Polished and painted Several weeks Love for life and beauty