Lesson 3  Chinese Paper Art

Teaching aims:

To practise scanning the text to extract specific information

To practise using relative clauses.

To practise giving definitions of words with the help of relative pronouns

Teaching difficulties:

To practise using relative clauses.

Teaching Aids: computer and cassette

Teaching procedures:

Ⅰ. Warming up

T: Look at the pictures on this page. What style do these pictures belong to?

S: Chinese paper cut

T: Which paper cut do you like most?

S:

T: Today we will read an article about paper cut. Have you ever tried paper-cutting? On what occasions would you use paper cuts?

S:

T: Nowadays, paper cuts are chiefly used as decoration. They ornament walls, windows, doors, columns, mirrors, lamps and lanterns in homes and are given as presents themselves.

Now let’s look at some paper cuts and describe them.

Picture 1.   This paper cut is of a boy holding a big fish.

Picture 2    The two women who are dressed in red are dancing.

Picture 3.   The monkey who is eating a big peach is really lovely.

Picture4    The paper cut of red phoenix is fit for wedding party.

Picture 5   These farmers are busy sowing in their fields.

Ⅱ Reading

How much do you know about paper cut? Do you know the answers to these questions?

Present the questions in exercise 4, and give students time to read these questions.

Read the article and you will the knowledge of paper cuts

Ⅲ Voice Your Opinion

What meaning can you get from these paper cuts?

Paper cuts with a long history is a special art form of China, and it plays an important part in people’s everyday life. 

Ⅳ Knowledge Structure

True or False

1.      The writer want to learn the skill of paper cuts.

2. Paper cut has something to do with clothing design.

3. Relations often use paper cuts to do something for the dead on special days.

4. The earliest paper cut dates back to the Southern Song Dynasty .

5. The text refers to us that paper cuts was once a necessary skill of a young

   woman.

6. Paper cuts are early found in tombs in the Northern and southern Dynasty.

 

7. The text introduce the history and uses of Chinese paper cuts.

Answers: 1.F 2.T 3.T 4.F 5.T 6.T 7.T

Correct mistakes

1.      Chinese paper cuts has long history.

2. Paper cuts are usually put on gates and windows for good luck.

3. Paper cuts are used for religious purposes are often found in temples.

4. These paper cuts are prepared for dead.

5. Before marrying with her , the farmer want to see her paper cuts.

Answers: 1. has后加 a  2.on改为up  3.  去掉are  4. dead前面加 the  5. 去掉with

Language points

1. marry  vt.   

marry somebody娶某人，嫁给某人

  He promises if he marries her , he will make her happy.

他许诺如果他娶了她，会让她幸福。

 be married to somebody与某人结婚一段时间

She has been married to her husband for ten years.

她已经和丈夫结婚十年了。

2. put up张贴，搭起（帐篷等）

put on穿上, 上演，演出

put off推迟

Paper cuts are usually put up during festivals.

剪纸通常在节日期间粘贴。

Tom put on his coat and went out

汤姆穿上衣服出去了。

We are putting the play on again next week, owing to its success.

由于演出的成功， 我们下星期再次上演这出戏。

Because of the bad weather, we have to put off the sports meeting next week.

由于天气不好， 我们不得不把运动会推迟到下星期。

3. be related to

与…有亲属关系，同一类型，物种。

Are you related to Margaret?

你与玛格丽特是一家人吗？

Are you related to Alanis, the singer?

你与阿兰妮斯,那个歌星有亲属关系吗？

The Zebra is related to the horse.

斑马和马是同一物种。

4. try out 试用，试验，试试

I’ll try it out and see whether it works.

我试试，看它是否有效。

I was also ready to try out paper-cutting for myself.

我还准备亲自尝试剪纸。

Ⅴ Grammar

Do the exercise 6,7, 8 and 9

By doing these exercise students will have a brief understanding of relative clauses

Do the exercise 11and 12

Ⅵ Homework

Do the exercise 10