1、Using language,Reading,The Best Of Manhattans Art Galleries,Page 6.,What do you think the purpose of the text is?Who do you think the text was written for?,Reading I,To give people information about various art galleries in New York and to show them where they are.,Tourists, art gallery visitors.,Re
2、ad the text and try to find the answers of following questions,The passage may probably come from _ . A. a newspaper B. a magazine C. a tourist guide book D. a text book 2. You must walk all the way instead of taking a lift if you visit _ . Metropolitan Museum of Art Whitney Museum of American Art M
3、useum of Modern Art Guggenheim Museum,Reading II,3. If you want to see Van Goghs paintings, you may go to _ . The Frick Collection Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern Art Metropolitan Museum of Art 4. You can expect to see videos in_ . Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art The Frick Collect
4、ion Whitney Museum of American Art,5. If you want to know how people lived 5,000 years ago, you should visit _ . Metropolitan Museum of Art Whitney Museum of American Art Museum of Modern Art Guggenheim Museum 6. Which museum does number 4 in the map stand for? Metropolitan Museum of Art The Frick C
5、ollection Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art,Guggenheim Museum,Metropolitan Museum of Art,Whitney Museum of American Art,The Frick Collection,Museum of Modern Art,avenue,street,Match the number on the map with the names of the museum,Reading IIII,Careful reading Read the passage mor
6、e carefully and complete the chart below.,Whitney Museum of American Art,945 Madison Avenue (near 75th St.),53th St. (between 5th and 6th Avenues),Contemporary(mainly art by living artists),late 19th century to the 21st century,Western countries,Modern (from late 19th century onwards),pre-twentieth
7、century,5th and Madison Avenues,5th Avenue & 88th Street,5th Avenue & 82nd Street,Metropolitan Museum of Art,all over the world,Discussion,Enjoy the following pictures and discuss. Which of the five galleries would you choose to visit? Why?,The Frick Collection弗里克收藏馆,Henry clay Frick,Show the Ss som
8、e famous artists and arts.,The Frick Collection 5th and Madison Avenue Many art lovers consider this to be the best small art galleries in New York. Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his house, furniture, and art collection to the American people. At this Gallery, you will n
9、ot only see an excellent collection of pre-twentieth century Western paintings but you will also be able to explore Fricks beautiful house. The garden of this lovely mansion is also well worth a visit.,Home of Frick,Guggenheim Museum古根海姆博物馆,Guggenheim Museum 5th Avenue and 88th Street,Metropolitan M
10、useumOf Art大都会博物馆,Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Avenue and 82nd Street,Museum Of Modern Art 现代艺术博物馆,Museum of Modern Art 53rd Street ( between 5th and 6th Avenue),French painter,Matisse French painter,Whitney Museum Of American Art惠特尼美国艺术博物馆,Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Avenue (near 7
11、5th St.) The Whitney holds an excellent collection of contemporary American painting and sculpture. There are no permanent displays in this museum and exhibitions change all the time. Every two years, the Whitney holds a special exhibition of new art by living artists. The museum also shows videos a
12、nd films by contemporary video artists.,Listening,Answer key for Exercise 1 on page 7:,John. Susan. He wants to see art from all over the world, including some from China. Visit the Frick Collection in the morning and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the afternoon. They suggest that Susan go back i
13、n the afternoon from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the hotel if she has had enough. John and Gao Yan stay t the museum till it closes. She thinks a monkey could paint better pictures than modern artists. The Whitney first and then the Guggenheim.,Page 7.,What are their attitudes to modern art?,E
14、x. 2 on Page 7.,Gao Yan,Helpful: he makes suggestions Reasonable: he tries to accommodate Susans not wanting to stay too long at the museums Organized: he sorts out the programme for the next day,John,Interested in art: suggests that they go to a museum Reasonable: prepared to accommodate Susans wis
15、hes Independent thinker: argues with Susan over her idea about modern art Accommodating: fits in with the plans of others,Susan,Not accommodating: only fits in with the others unwillingly Complaining: grumbles a lot about something that is unimportant Irritating: even though the others make concessi
16、ons to her she is not happy,Id prefer Id rather Id like I want to Would you rather? Would you like or ? Which would you prefer? If it was up to me, Id choose We shouldnt miss Thats my first choice. Im not fond of I dont like What s your preference?,Discussion (8ms),You have only one day to visit art galleries in New York. In a small group read the guide book again and decide together which galleries you prefer and why. Use expressions about preference like the following ones in the box.,
