TaskTask

Unit 3 The world of colours and light

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Reporting on a visit to an art Reporting on a visit to an art exhibitionexhibition

Pre-reporting If you are going to report on a visit to an exhibition, what information do you need to include?the place visited

when the visit took place

why the visit took place

what you saw on the visit

who you met on the visit

any other interesting information

……

e.g. a photo gallerye.g. a photo gallery

to find out about a famous to find out about a famous photographer and his / her photographer and his / her workwork

the the photographerphotographer

Listening

Zhang Linghong, a famous Chinese artist, is holding an exhibition of his work in our city. You and your other members of the school art club are going to the exhibition. You are required to write a report on the visit. Before you go, you’d better

listen to your art teacher talking

and take notes about what you need to include in your report.

1. what place I visited

2. _______ I went there

3. _______ I went to see

4. ____________ for the trip• describe some of the __________• say whether I _______ them or not

when

what

the reasonpaintings

liked

Things to include in my report

6. find out his __________

7. find out why the painter choose the name for the exhibition

masterpiece

5. Give some details about the painter and his _______• where he _______• how he became _________ in painting• where he has _______

lifegrew up

interestedstudied

Listening

The art teacher is telling the class about the advertisement for the exhibition.

Listen and fill in the missing information.

Part BPart B

(1) _______ -29th May(1) _______ -29th May

Student Day 30th May (student price: ￥ (2) _______)

Zhang Linghong has been painting for (3) ______ years and this is an exhibition of his recent work in Guilin, Guangxi Province. He shows many beautiful views of the (4) _________ and the surrounding (5) _____ and presents them in a unique way.

22nd

5

20

Li Riverhills

At the exhibition

You get a brochurea brochure that gives you more information about the artist and his work.

You are advised to read Part CPart C and underline any useful information that is not mentioned in the advertisement.

After appreciating Zhang Linglong’s masterpiece, you realize it is not just one painting but many small paintings overlapping and painted at different angles. You would like to know more about it.

How lucky you are!

You happen to meet Zhang Linghong in the art gallery.

You have 3 minutes to interview him face-to-face.

Pair Pair workwork

How to ask technical questions?How to ask technical questions?

How to ask technical questions?How to ask technical questions?

Where did you get the idea from?

What did you do first?

What did you do next?

How did you get this effect?

How long did it take you to finish your work?

How did you decide what to call it?

What do you think of it?

THINK THINK IT OVEIT OVE

RR

1.One acts as the artist 2.the other as the one who interviews

the artist.

When you finish the interview, When you finish the interview, you should change roles.you should change roles.

Writing

Having enough information, you are writing a report. However, your are puzzled on how to organize the information in an order that will make sense to the reader. tips

Headline ---- what the report is about

Introduction ---- place / date / what was seen / people met

Description of what was seen

Description of people met

Conclusion ---- what you thought of the visit

Past tensePast tense

Possible example:

Report on Art Club visit to Glance of Guilin

Introduction

Place of visit: City art Gallery

Date of visit: 29th May

What was seen: an exhibition by Zhang Linghong

The exhibition

1 The collection: 12 paintings, paintedbetween 2003 and 2004

2 The masterpiece: Guilin Heights, over 3m tall,focusing on several caves, painted in a unique way.

The artist

Born in Hangzhou in 1961

Admitted to Beijing School of Art in 1983

Set up a studio in Hangzhou after graduation

Studied in the USA in the 1990s

Presented his paintings in Guilin

Conclusion

Fantastic and impressive

Painted at different angles

Cannot be missed

Consolidation

Task Report on a visit to an art exhibition

Preparations

listening

reading

speaking

writing

A brochure

1. Instructions from your art teacher

2. advertisement for the exhibition

1. Discuss how to ask technical questions

2. Role play

Write a report to your visit

Evaluation

Homework

Review what you have learnt todayReview what you have learnt today