Unit6 Chinese Paper Art

Lesson3ChinesePaperArtChinesePaperArt•Lookatthepicturesabove.Whatstyleofartdothesepicturesbelongto?peopleDragonPhoenixroosterrabbitanimalsanimalsChinesecharactersfordoublehappinessDescribethefollowingpaper-cuttinginyourownwords.Thispapercutisofaboyholdingabigfish.Thegirlwhoissmellingaflowerissolifelike.Itisafastrunningrabbit•FastReadingGothroughthepassagequicklyin1minutesandanswerthefollowingquestion.1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?ChinesePaperArt.1.Howmanytypesofpapercutsdopeopleliketomake?Whatarethey?Three.Paper-cutsareusedfordecorations,forreligiouspurposesandfordesignpatterns..CarefulReading•2.Thereisalongtraditionofpaper-cuttinginChina,becausethepaper-cutsofanimalshavebeenfoundintombsdatingbacktothetimeof___.A.TheNorthernandSouthernDynasty.B.TheTangDynasty.C.TheQinDynasty.D.TheHanDynasty.A•3.WhichChinesecharacteroftenappearsinweddingpapercuts?•A.TheChinesecharacterofrabbit•B.TheChinesecharacterofrooster•C.TheChinesecharacterofdoublehappiness•D.TheChinesecharacterofdragon.C•4.Paper-cuttingisalsorelatedtofashion.Thosepapercuttingusedtomakepatternsonclothingaresometimesusedtodecorated____.A.Adoor.B.Ajewellerybox.C.Ajar.D.Adress.B5.WhyisthewritergoingtoseeMr.Chenagain?A.Hewantstoshowheisinterestedinpapercuts.B.Hewantstolearntomakehisfirstpapercut.C.HewantstoseeMr.Chen’snewworks.D.HeleftsomethinginMr.Chen’shome.BDiscussion•Asweallknow,ChinesePaperArtisanoldart.Butfewerandfewerarewillinginheritthisoldartanditisdyingouttoday.Workingroupsanddiscuss:whetheritismeaningfultoinherititornot,andtrytostateyourreasonstosupportyouropinion.•Homework•1.Readthepassageforatleastthreetimesandreviewthenewwordswelearnedtoday.•2.Previewthegrammarpartonpage41.