Module2TheRenaissanceListening&SpeakingEverydayEnglishItm
ostexpressesthespiritsoftheRenaissance.Hermyterioussmi
lehasinterestedgenerationsofviewers.It''sawell-known16th
centuryportraitbyLeonardodaVinci.Guesswhatitis?TheMo
naLisaFreetalk1.Whatdoyouknowaboutthepainting?2.Wh
atdoyouthinkofthepainting?无绳吸尘器https://www.roidmi.com/家用吸
尘器https://www.roidmi.com/LouvreAthousandeyesseeathousandd
ifferentMonaLisa.Listentotheinterviewandwritedownthe
questions.(Ex1Page19)Woman:(1)_______________________
____?Activity1Man:Well,that’snotaneasyquestiontoansw
er.ButIhaveanidea.It’sbecauseyoucan’tgetawayfromher
.Woman:(2)__________________________?Woman:CanIaskyou
aquestion?Canyoutellmewhysheissmiling?Woman:Whatdo
youmean?Activity2Listentofourmoreinterviewswithpeopl
etalkingabouttheMonaLisa.Checkthesentenceswhichsummaris
etheirideas.(Ex.2Page19)(a)TheMonaLisahasjustbecome
amother.(b)She’sgoingtobecomeamother.(c)Sheis
lookingatherbaby.2.(a)TheMonaLisaislaughingatapriva
tejoke.(b)Thesmileisnotreallyasmile;thenosea
ndmouthareinthewrongposition.(c)TheMonaLisaisrea
llyapictureofLeonardohimself.3.(a)TheMonaLisaislooki
ngataboy.(b)Sheisreallya“he”.(c)TheMona
LisawaspaintedbyShakespeare.4.(a)TheMonaLisaisjustt
hinking,notsmiling.(b)She’ssmilingattheworld.
(c)She’ssmilingbecausehershouldersaretooround.Intervi
ewsWhoisMonaLisa?WhyisMonaLisasmiling?Interview1You
can''t____________________hersoshe''s________andsmiling.Inte
rview2Sheis____________________________.It''sa_________
______smileofamothertobe.Interview3It''sa________ofth
eartisthimself_________ayoungman.Interview4Heisa______a
bout15yearsoldand_______________asawoman.It''sthe____
____enjoyingthejoke.Interview5She''s__________andsmileisr
eallyjustanormal___________ofsomeonethinkinghardaboutso
mething.Activity3Listenandfillinthetable.InterviewsW
hoisMonaLisa?WhyisMonaLisasmiling?Interview1Interview2
Interview3Interview4Youcan''tgetawayfromher,soshe''sp
leasedandsmiling.Sheisamothertobe.It''satypicalsatisfi
edsmileofamothertobe.It''saportraitoftheartisthimself
asayoungman.It''sthemodelenjoyingthejoke.Heisaboyab
out15yearsoldanddressedupasawoman.InterviewsWhoisM
onaLisa?WhyisMonaLisasmiling?Interview5She''sthinkinga
ndsmileisreallyjustanormalexpressionofsomeonethinkingh
ardaboutsomethingStep4EverydayEnglishMatchthephraseswith
thecorrectmeanings.1.It’satypicalsatisfiedsmileofamo
thertobe.2.I’vereadafairbitabouttheMonaLisa.3.Mosto
fthetheoriesabouttheMonaLisaarecompleterubbish.4.Thesm
ileisreallyjustanormalexpressionofsomeonethinkingharda
boutsomething.5.Itlooksasifshehasthewholeworldonher
shoulders.EverydayEnglishquitealotshehasalotofproble
msstupidideasawomanwhoisgoingtohaveababyConcentrating
1-(d)2-(a)3-(c)4-(e)5-(b)Discussion:Isshesmilingor
not?why?Homework:1.Refertohistorybooksorothermateria
lstosearchmoreinformationabouttheRenaissanceandtheMona
Lisa.WebsitesRecommended:http://totallyhistory.comhttp://www
.dailymail.co.ukhttp://www.ehow.com/about_5415090_history-mona-l
isa.htmlThankyou!Whatkindofpersondoyouthinkshecan
be?Howdoyouunderstandhersmiling?Whatdoyoubelieves
heisthinkingabout?Whatstrikesyoumostlookingatthepaint
ing?Whoseideasdoyouagreewith?TheMonaLisaisamysteriou
smasterpiece.Person2:she’sgoingtobecomeamother.Person3
:theMonaLisaisreallyapictureofLeonardohimself.Person
4:sheisreallya“he”.Person5:sheisjustthinking,notsmil
ing.OpinionsPerson1:theMonaLisahasyouinherpower.she’
spleased.Sosheissmiling.(inherpowermeansshecancontro
lyou)Interview2WOMIthinkit’squiteobviouswhyshe’ssm
iling.It’satypicalsatisfiedsmileofamothertobe.She’spr
egnant,1.____________.She’sjustfoundoutthatshe’sgoingto
haveababy.Interview3STUDWell,I’vereadafairbitaboutt
his,andapparentlythemostlikelyansweristhatit’sasortof
jokebyLeonardo.Ifyoutakethefamousself-portraitofLeonar
doasanoldman,andyouputitovertheMonaLisa---youcand
othatwithacomputersomehow.Listening---3:Listenandfilli
ntheblanks.basicallyYouputoneportraitontopofanother--
-youdiscoverthatthetwopicturesareverysimilar.Imeanthe
2.____________ofthehead.Infacttheeyesandthenoseandmou
thmatchcompletely.INTYoumean,theMonaLisaisreallyas
elf-portrait?STUDThat’sright.It’sa3.______________ofthe
artistasayoungman.Interview4ACTherearelotsof4.____
__________aboutwhyMonaLisaissmiling.Mostofthemarecomple
tenonsense.Themost5.___________ofthemseemstobethetheor
yabouttheyoungman.shapeportraittheoriescredibleINT
Andwhat’sthat?ACWell,nobodyhaseverbeenabletosaywi
th6._______________whoMonaLisais.Andthat’sbecausesheis
n’tawoman.MonaLisaisreallyaman,probablyabout15yearso
ld,7.____________8.______________asawoman.Afterall,cross
dressingwasverycommoninRenaissancetimes.JustthinkaboutS
hakespeare---allthefemalepartswereplayedbymaleactors.IN
TSothesmile...ACIt’sthe9.____________enjoyingthejoke-
--he’saboy,buteverybody’sgoingtothinkhe’sayoungwoman..
.certaintydressedupmodelInterview5INTCanyoutellme
whyMonaLisaissmiling?STUWell,actuallyIdon’tthinksh
eissmiling.Ithinkshe’sjustthinking,andthesmileisreall
yjusta10._________expressionofsomeonethinkinghardabouts
omething.INTAndwhat’sshethinkingabout?STUIdon’tknowexactly.Butwhateveritis,it’svery11.___________.Itlooksasifshehasthewholeworldonhershoulders.normalintenseWorkingroups.TrytodiscussthequestionsinActivity3andthefollowingwordsorphrasesmayhelpyou.Whatstrikesmemostisthat...Judgingfromthebackground,...mayhaveexperiencedatypicalsmileofapersonwho... |
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