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1、M2 The Renaissance Introduction and Reading,1. Have you ever seen the painting of the Mona Lisa? 2. What do you think of the painting? 3. Do you think its a work of genius?,Read what people say about the painting and decide which opinions are positive.,Keys: 1 & 4 are positive,background combination
2、 effect light shade subject,astonishing dark disturbing dull masterpiece mysterious,Look at the words in the boxes. Decide which boxes contains: words to describe what you think about a work of art 2. words to describe technical aspects of a painting,lower box,upper box,Some information about the Mo
3、na Lisa,1)The Mona Lisa is an oil painting and probably the most famous painting in the world. It is painted by Leonardo da Vinci. In 15031506 he painted a portrait of Lisa Gherarardini, who was a wife of a Florentine Silk merchant. (2) In 1962, the painting was taken to the USA and shown in New Yor
4、k and Washington (3) In 1974 it was shown in Tokyo and Moscow. (4) In 2005 it was moved to the Louvre, Paris.,1.Classical (a) refers to the Middle Ages (from about 1100 to 1500) 2.Medieval (b) refers to the period which followed the Middle Ages 3.Gothic (c) refer to ancient Greece and Rome 4. Renais
5、sance (d) refers to a typical style of art and architecture in the Middle Ages,Activity1,Answers to Activity 2:,2,3,4,2,3,5,L18: The word was used to describe .the modern world.,L27: Trade with other parts of the world.or employ them.,L47: After centuries of accepting. at the center of the universe.
6、,Main idea of each paragraph:,Para 1,Para 2,Para 3,The Mona Lisa,The Mona Lisa is believed to be a masterpiece of the Renaissance.,Name and factor 1,How did the Renaissance got its name? Whats the factor that made the Renaissance possible?,International trade is one of the factors that made the Rena
7、issance possible.,Factor 2,Art,Philoso- phy,Science,Leonardo,opened new frontiers in the arts.,change their ideas about religion,scientific invention,a skilled inventor,an extraordinary genius,the study and design of buildings 2. the study of the meaning of life,architecture,philosophy,Match the wor
8、ds in the box with their meanings.(activity3),architecture art contribution trade employ literature philosophy talent,3. something that you give 4. to give someone a job 5. business, especially between different countries 6. painting and drawing 7. novels, poems, etc. especially good ones 8. a natur
9、al skill,employ,trade,art,literature,talent,contribution,Read the passage carefully and find a word or phrase in the passage which means:(activity4) difficult to understand or explain (Line11) 2. point of view (Line39),mysterious,perspective,3. a large church (Line44) 4. to make someone want to achi
10、eve something or to feel determined to do something (Line45) 5. closely connected with (Line46),motivate,go hand in hand,cathedral,Read the passage and answer the questions.(Activity5) Why was the Renaissance given this name? Because it has the concept of “rebirth”. 2. When and where did the Renaiss
11、ance begin? It took place in the 14th16th century in Italy.,3. What changes happened in Europe at this time? The arrival of the Europeans in America, the development of trade and the change in ideas about religion.,4. What was new about (a) painting (b) music (c) architecture? (a) perspective and ef
12、fects of light (b) polyphonic music (c) lighter buildings 5. How did philosophy change at this time? People, not religion, were at the centre of the universe.,6. Why do people think Leonardo was an extraordinary genius as well as a great artist? Besides being a famous painter, he was also a skilled
13、inventor, who was well-known for his astonishing drawings of aeroplanes, parachutes, tanks and submarines.,Translation,1.The word was used to describe a period in European history which began with the arrival of the first Europeans in America, an age of exploration, and the beginning of the modern w
14、orld.,这个词被用来描绘随着首批欧洲人抵达美洲而开始的 那段历史，这是一段探险的历史，也是现代世界史的 开端。,be used to 被用来,begin with 以作为开端，,an age of exploration，and the beginning of the modren world 与 a period为同位关系，后者对前者补充说明,2.But they looked forward, too, by opening new frontiers in the arts.,而他们也通过开辟新的艺术领域来展望未来。,3.Architects preferred designing
15、 building with more light which contrasted with the heaviness of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages.,相比较于中世纪歌特式建筑得沉重来说,建筑师们更喜欢 光亮的建筑。,A contrast (with) B,与对立，对比 与对照。,Translation,Para 5 4. The sense of exploration which motivated the artists went hand in hand with a new type of philosophy.,这种激发
16、艺术家的探索意识与 一种新型的人生哲学携手 共进。,hand in hand,1）手牵着手，共 同地,walk hand in hand 手拉着手散步。,2） 紧密相连,Dirt and disease go hand in hand.,肮脏和疾病紧密相连。,Translation,5.After centuries of accepting a medieval world view in which human life was considered of little value compared with the greatness of God, philosophers began asking questions like “ What is a person?” “Why am I here?”,几个世纪以来，哲学家们都持有中世纪的世界观，认为 与上帝的伟大相比人的生命很渺小。现在他们提出诸如 “人为何物?” 以及“我为何存在?” 这样的问题。,b
