Lesson 26 The best art critics 最佳艺术评论家

First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Who is the student's best critic?
I 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!

New words and expressions 生词和短语

art(title)/a:t/n．艺术
appreciate(1．6)/+'pri:Mieit/v．鉴赏
critic(title)/'kritik/n．评论家
notice(1．7)/'n+utis/v．注意到
paint(1．1)/peint/v．画
whether(1．8)/'weJ+/conj．是否
pretend(1．2)/pri'tend/v．假装
hang(1．11)/h$R/(hung/h)R/, hung)v．悬挂，吊
pattern(1．4)/'p$t+n/n．图案
critically(1．12)/'kriti?kli/adv．批评地
curtain(1．5)/'k*:tn/n．窗帘，幕布
upside down(1．12)/?)psaid-'daun/上下颠倒地
material(1．5)/m+'ti+ri+l/n．材料

Notes on the text 课文注释

1 art student，学美术的学生。
2 They always tell you what a picture is‘about’. 他们总是告诉你一张画的“意思”是什么。很明显，作者认为那些自以为懂得现代艺术的人的评论根本不着边际。因此，把about(“对画的分析&rdquo这个词放在引号里，以示一种讽刺的口吻。
3 It's a new one. 这是一幅新画。句中的one用来代替前一句中的名词 picture，以免重复。

参考译文

我是个学艺术的学生，画了很多画。有很多人装成很懂现代艺术的样子，总是告诉你一幅画的“意思”是什么。当然，有很多画是什么“意思”也没有的。它们就是些好看的图案，我们喜爱它们就像我们喜欢漂亮的窗帘布一样。我觉得小孩子们往往比任何人都更能欣赏现代绘画，他们观察到的东西更多。我的妹妹只有7岁，但她总能说出我的画是好还是环。昨天她到我房里来了。
“你在干什么呢？”她问。
“我正把这幅画挂到墙上去。”我回答说，“这是幅新画，你喜欢吗？”
她用挑剔的目光看了一会儿。“还可以吧。”她说，“不过，是不是挂倒了？”
我再次看了看画。她说对了！是挂倒了！

summary writing 摘要写作

Answer these questions in not more than 70 words.
回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不要超过70个单词。
1 Does the writer study art, or does he study music? Does he paint a lot of pictures or not?(and)
2 Do many people really understand modern art or not?
3 Do paintings always have a meaning or not?
4 Are they sometimes pretty patterns or not?
5 Do young children appreciate modern paintings better than others or not? Do they notice more or not?(not only…but)
6 When did the writer's young sister go into his room? Did she examine his new picture or not?(and)
7 Had he hung it upside down, or had he hung it the right way up? Did she notice this immediately or not?(and)

Composition 作文

Rewrite these sentences using the correct verbs and joining words:
改写以下句子，选用正确的动词和连词：
I (looked at)(watched)the picture(but)(and)I could not(understand)(realize)it. It was in black and white and was (called)(named)‘Trees and snow’. I could see(neither)(not only)trees(or)(nor)snow.

Letter writing 书信写作

Which of the following headihgs is correct?
下列信头中哪一个是正确的？
John Madgewick, Grafton St. , 14, 14 Grafton St. ,
14 Grafton St. , Croydon, Croydon,
Croydon, Surrey, Surrey,
Surrey, England. England.
England. 24th April, 19__ 24th April, 19__

Key structures 关键句型

These things always happen. 经常发生的事情
a I am having breakfast. Do you always get up so late?(Now and Always KS2 见第2课的关键句型)
b The earth goes round the sun. 地球围绕太阳转。
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. 太阳从东方升起，在西方落下。
c We rarely put-ing at the end of these verbs: 以下动词很少用于进行时态：
appear, apprreciate, believe, feel, forget, hear, know, like, look like, notice, remember, resemble, see, think(that), understand.
These verbs tell us what always happens:
这些动词告诉我们经常发生的事情：
I hear that you like classical music. 我听说你喜欢古典音乐。
I remember Tom very well. Do you know him? 我很清楚地记得汤姆。你认识他吗？

Exercises 练习

A Underline the verbs in the passage that tell us what always happens and those which tell us what is happening now.
将课文中描述经常发生的动作和正在发生的动作的动词选出来。
B What is happening? What always happens? 现在进行时和一般现在时
Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses:
用正确的时态填空：
‘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 that the earth (look) like a flat dish. ’
‘ ______ you (try)to tell me that you (believe) him?’I asked.
‘I certainly do, ’he answered. ‘I (think) that he is right. ’
‘And which side of the dish ______ you (live) on?’
‘Oh, I (not know). He didn't tell me that!’

special difficulties 难点

Speech marks 引号
In written conversation, we put speech marks (‘…&rsquo or (“…&rdquo round the words that are actually spoken. 在书面会话中，我们用引号(单引号或双引号)把实际的对话括起来。
Read this carefully: 细读以下例句：
‘What are you doing?’she asked.
‘I'm banging 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?’(1．12)
Some things to notice:
注意事项：
a The speech marks are above the line. They go outside all other marks like commas(, ) full stops(. )and question marks (?).
引号位于一行之上，它们应在句尾其他标点符号—如逗号、句号、问号—之外。
b The speaker's first word begins with a capital letter.
引语的第一个词以大写字母开头。
c Words like‘said’ and‘asked’ are followed by a comma. We put a full stop after them only when they come at the end of a sentence.
在said，asked等词后面用逗号，只有当它们位于句尾时，才在它们的后面用句号。
d When words like‘said’or‘asked’interrupt the speaker, the second half of the sentence begins with a small letter.
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。
e We begin a new paragraph each time a new speaker is introduced.
当一个新的说话人开始讲话时，要另起一个段落。

Exercise 练习

Write this piece of conversation again using speech marks: 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're going, called the drunk. Can't you walk in a straight line?

Multiple choice questions 多项选择题

Comprehension 理解
1 The writer thinks ______ .
a．you can't always‘explain’ modern pictures
b．you can always‘explain’ modern pictures
c．modern pictures are always about something
d．we can use modern pictures as curtain material
2 The writer's sister ______ .
a．paints pictures
b．didn't like her brother's picture
c．didn't see her brother's picture
d．noticed that her brother had made a mistake
Structure 句型
3 Many people pretend that the ______ modern art.
a．understood
b．are understanding
c．understand
d．understands
4 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 it
5 She tells me ______ my pictures are good or not.
a．weather b．that
c．if d．unless
6 Do you like my picture? It's ______ .
a．a new b．one new
c．new one d．a new one
7 I looked at it again. She ______ right! It was!
a．had b．has
c．is d．was
Vocabulary 词汇
8 We like them ______ we like pretty curtain material.
a．just as b．the same
c．just the same d．so
9 This curtain material is very good ______ .
a．clothes b．cloth
c．substance d．matter
10 Young children often appreciate modern pictures. They ______ them.
a．estimate b．esteem
c．value d．understand and enjoy
11 They notice more. They ______ more.
a．remark b．observe
c．say d．take care
12 It's upside down. It isn't ______ .
a．up b．down
c．the right way down d．the right way up

Sentence structure 句子结构

Rewrite this sentence, then check your answer against the text.
改写以下句子，然后对照课文第7-8行，核对你的答案。
Are my pictures good or not?
Please tell me ______ .

Lesson 26 The best art critics

Listening comprehension
1 Introduce the story
T：Today we'll listen to a story about an art student.
2 Understand the situation
T：What do you think is happening in the picture?
3 Listening objective
T：Listen. to the story and see if you can answer this question：Who is the student's best critic?
4 Play the tape or read the story
5 Answer the question
After the reading, ask the question again：Who is the student's best critic?
Train students not to shout out the answer. Instead, ask one student, then ask the others to agree or disagree with a show of hands.
Answer：His seven-year-old sister.
6 Intensive reading
Play the tape or read the story again, pausing after every sentence to check the students understand.
Obtain brief explanations to difficulties in the text from the students themselves. Only use Chinese if a confirmatory translation is necessary.
7 Play the tape or read the story again
The students listen only.
8 Repetition (Optional)
Play the tape or read the story again, pausing after every sentence, and ask the students to repeat (a) in chorus, (b) in small groups, and (c) individually.
9 Reading aloud
Ask one or two students to read the story aloud.
Comprehension questions
1 What do you do? (I'm an art student.)
2 Do you paint many pictures? (Yes, I do.)
3 What do many people pretend to understand? (Modern art.)
4 What do they always tell you? (What a picture is ‘about’.)
5 Are all pictures ‘about’ something? (No, they aren't.)
6 What are many pictures? (Just pretty patterns.)
7 Do you think young children appreciate modern pictures more than grown-ups do? (Yes, they do.)
8 Why do they? (They notice more.)
9 How old is your sister? (Seven.)
10 What does she always tell you? (Whether my pictures are good or bad.)
11 When did she come into your room? (Yesterday.)
12 What were you doing? (Hanging a picture on the wall.)
Asking questions：Ask me if …
T：Ask me if I'm an art student.
S：Are you an art student?
T：What… do?
S：What do you do?
1 I'm an art student. (What … do)
2 I paint a lot of pictures. (What … do) (How many) (Why)
3 many people understand modern art. (What) (Who) (How many)
4 they tell you what a picture is about. (What) (Who) (Why)
5 they're just pretty patterns. (What)
6 young children often appreciate modern art better than adults. (Who) (What)
7 they notice more. (What) (Who)
8 my sister is seven. (How old)
9 she came into my room yesterday. (When)
10 she looked at my new painting. (What)
Pattern drill
1
T：he's lying
S1：I think he's lying.
S2：I'm sure he is. He often lies.
he's going to town/going for a walk
she's doing her hair/trying to slim
they're watching TV/playing cards
he's taking her out/getting angry
2
T：drive a car - own it
S1：He's driving a car! He must own it!
S2：He's driving it - but he doesn't own it.
listen to that music/CD - like it
eat this food/fruit - like it
buy that book/newspaper - approve of it
read that poem/article - understand it
3
T：fish lay eggs
S1：Do you believe that fish lay eggs?
S2：Of course I do. Everyone knows that they do.
hot air rises milk contains fat
cats eat grass sugar makes us fat
4
T：forget her face - trying
S1：I can't forget her face.
S2：That's because you aren't really trying.
hear any music/voices - listening
remember his name/address - thinking
see any mistakes/anything wrong - looking
understand this poem/picture - trying
Tell the story
1 student - paint - pictures
2 people - pretend - modern art
3 many - not ‘about’ anything
4 children - appreciate - better
5 sister - seven - tells - good or not
6 room - yesterday
7 I - hanging - picture - wall
8 looked - critically - moment
9 asked me - upside down
10 I - again - she - right
Topics for discussion
1 How is your room at home decorated? What do you have on your walls?
2 Name some ‘modern’ painters. Explain why you like or dislike their work.
3 Do you think artists should try to ‘please’ other people? Why/Why not?
Key to Summary writing
The writer studies art and paints a lot of pictures. Many people do not really understand modern art. Paintings do not always have a meaning. They are sometimes pretty patterns. Young children not only appreciate modern paintings better than others but they notice more. The writer's young sister went into his room yesterday and examined his new picture. He had hung it upside down and she noticed this immediately.
(68 words)
Key to Composition
looked at … but … understand … called … neither … nor
Key to Letter writing
The third address is correct (as a letter heading).
Key structures：The present, simple and continuous：Stative verbs
a Refer back to KS 2.
b The simple present is used in general statements about what is always true：
The earth goes round the sun. Horses are animals.
c Verbs of perception such as：see, hear, etc., and stative verbs (i.e. the activity they describe cannot be stopped or started at will) such as：like, know, etc., are not usually used in the continuous tenses, e.g. I hear (=understand) that you like classical music.
Compare：I am listening (a voluntary activity), but I can't/don't hear anything.
Note also that some of these verbs can be used in the continuous tense to convey a different, dynamic meaning：
Compare：I can see very well without glasses (see = verb of perception).
I'm seeing him tomorrow (=I'm going to meet him).
Pattern drill
1 I think (that) he's lying. Think here means ‘believe’：stative verb.
I'm sure he is (lying). He often lies. The simple present (lies) is contrasted with the present continuous (is lying).
2 He's driving it, but he doesn't own it：contrast between dynamic verbs in the continuous present and stative verbs.
3 Fish lay eggs：the simple present shows what is always true. Note the use of the auxiliary do in S2：I do/ they do/it does.
4 Verbs of perception and other stative verbs are contrasted with dynamic verbs expressing an effort to perceive (e.g. we can see without making any effort, but looking requires an effort).
Repetition drill
Chorus, group or individual repetition
To elicit affirmative statements distinguishing between the use of stative verbs in the simple present and dynamic verbs in the present continuous.
T：Listen. Do not speak.
(1)
T：I always remember her.
What, even at this moment?
S：Yes, I remember her even at this moment.
(2)
T：He always watches television.
What, even at this moment?
S：Yes, he's watching television even at this moment.
(3)
T：I always understand him.
What, even at this moment?
S：Yes, I understand him even at this moment.
(4)
T：She always wears her green dress.
What, even at this moment?
S：Yes, she's wearing it even at this moment.

T：Now you do the same. Ready?
1 As in (1) above.
2 As in (2) above.
3 As in (3) above.
4 As in (4) above.
5
T：He always plays football on Sundays.
What, even at this moment?
S：Yes, he's playing football even at this moment.
6
T：I always hear the train.
What, even at this moment?
S：Yes, I hear the train even at this moment.
7
T：I always forget his name.
What, even at this moment?
S：Yes, I forget his name even at this moment.
8
T：He always paints in the evenings.
What, even at this moment?
S：Yes, he's painting even at this moment.
9
T：I always know what you're going to say.
What, even at this moment?
S：Yes, I know what you're going to say even at this moment.
10
T：He always does his homework.
What even at this moment?
S：Yes, he's doing his homework even at this moment.
Key to KS Exercises
A These things always happen：I paint (1.1); people pretend that they understand (11.1-2); they … tell (1.2);
We like (1.4); we like (1.5); I think (1.5); children … appreciate (11.5-6); They notice (1.7); she … tells (1.7); Do you like (1.1 1) (Note：although the question Do you like it? (1.11) is asked at a particular moment, the meaning of like cannot be restricted to this moment.)
These things are happening now：What are you doing? (1.10); I'm hanging (1.11)
B believe … are joking … don't know … know … believe … forget … looked … are you trying … believe … think … do you live … don't know
Key to SD Exercises
‘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're going,’ called the drunk. ‘Can't you walk in a straight line?’
Key to Multiple choice questions
1 a 2 d 3 c 4 b
5 c 6 d 7 d 8 a
9 b 10 d 11 b 12 d
Key to Sentence structure
Please tell me whether my pictures are good or not.