新概念二Lesson26课堂内容The best art criticsI am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is 'about'. Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room yesterday. 'What are you doing?' she asked. 'I'm hanging this picture on the wall,' I answered. 'It's a new one. Do you like it?' She looked at it critically for a moment. 'It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside down?' I looked at it again. She was right! It was! Part 1 Basic words and expressions1. art n.艺术 art / artist / arts (艺术,文科) work of art 艺术品 I’m an art student.2. paint v.画 paint / painter /painting / oil painting She painted a beautiful portrait for us. 她为我们画了一幅漂亮的肖像。
Their letters paint a wonderful picture of their life in Singapore. (喻)他们的信描述了他们在新加坡生活的有趣情景3. pretend v.假装 He pretended not to know the facts. 他佯装不知实情He pretended that he was ill so that he could stay at home.他假装病了以便能待在家里He pretended to be reading an important paper when the boss entered.老板进来时他假装在看一份重要的文件4. modern a. 现代的He was steeped in modern history. 他埋头于近代史的研究 Most Americans like modern things. 大多数美国人都喜欢新潮的事物 5. pattern n.图案 a pattern of dragon 6. curtain n.窗帘,幕布 behind the curtain 在幕后,秘密地 draw / close / pull the curtains 拉上窗帘 draw back / open the curtains 拉开窗帘 I chose a new curtain for my living room.7 material n.材料 This material feels like silk. 这种材料摸起来像丝绸。
He is collecting materials for a book. 他正在为写书搜集素材8 appreciate v.鉴赏，感激Can you appreciate good wine? 你能鉴赏好酒吗？ I appreciate your help. 非常感谢你的帮助 We appreciate your helping us. 感谢你帮助我们9. whether conj. 是否She was in doubt whether she was right. 她对她是否正确拿不准10. hang v. 悬, 挂, 垂下The curtains hung well. 窗帘垂挂得挺合适11. critically adv. 苛刻地，批判性地Critically examine your work as if you were looking at someone else’s efforts.要像评价别人的工作一样，一丝不苟地检查你自己的工作Bass examined the quality of the furniture critically.巴斯以挑剔的目光检查家具的质量。
12. upside down 上下颠倒地, 杂乱地 The magician turned the hat upside down to show there was nothing in it. 魔术师把帽子倒过来表明里面什么也没有13. 词组复习 a lot of, of course, in the same way Part 2 Structure and Vocabulary1. Many people pretend that they _______modern art. A. understood B. are understanding C. understand D. understands2. What is it about? Tell me ______. A. what is it about B. what it is about C. what about it is D. what about is it3. She tells me ______my pictures are good or not. A. whether B. that C. if D. unless4. Do you like my picture? It’s _______. A. a new B. one new C. new one D. a new one5. I looked at it again. She _____right! It was! A. had B. has C. is D. was6. We liked them _______we like pretty curtain material. A. just as B. the same C. just the same D. so7. This curtain material is very good _______. A. clothes B. cloth C. substance D. matter8. Young children often appreciate modern pictures. They _______them. A. estimate B. esteem C. value D. understand and enjoy9. They notice more. They _______more. A. remark B. observe C. say D. take care10. It’s upside down. It isn’t ______. A. up B. down C. the right way down D. the right way upPart 3 Grammar一、英文中引号的用法'What are you doing?' she asked. 'I'm hanging this picture on the wall,' I answered. 'It's a new one. Do you like it?'She looked at it critically for a moment. 'It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside down?'观察以上句子中间中引号的用法，我们可以发现：1. 引号位于一行之上，它们应在句尾其他标点，如逗号、句号、问号之外，2. 引语的第一个词以大写字母开头。
3. 在said, asked等词后面用逗号，只有当它们位于句尾时，才在他们的后面加句号如：She said, “Hurry up.”4. 当said, asked等词置于引语之间时，句子的后半部分以小写字母开始如：“I can come today,” she said, “but not tomorrow.”5. 当一个新的说话人开始讲话时，要另起一个段落 如课文的倒数第二三段Exercise 1用引号改写以下对话Look! She said, isn’t that man drunk? I think we should cross the road, answered her husband. It’s too late now, she replied. Eh, you two. Look where you are going, called the drunk. Can’t you walk in a straight line?二、一般现在时与现在进行时用法复习用括号中动词的适当形式填空Some people still ________(believe) the world is flat,” he said.“You ___________(joke),” I replied, “I __________(not know) anyone who does.”“Well, you _________(know) me,” he replied. “I _____________(believe) that the earth is flat. I met a man the other day. I ___________(forget) his name now. he said tha。