单词：
1.art n.艺术 -Do you like art?
-art students/museum + V.
-Neither my sister nor me is an art student.
-I don't know the way to the art museum.
2. critic n. critically adv. 评判性
-The film critic complained about the film.
-She had a letter from a film critic.
-You remind me of that music critic.
-She looked at it critically for a moment.
3. paint v. 刷
-The wall will be painted next week.
-The house must be painted.
-Instead of painting the whole house, he painted only one room.
4. pretend v.假装 sb. pretend that + 句子
-She pretended that she was interested in fishing.
-You always pretended that you pay attention to my words.
5. pattern n.图案 pretty pattern n + v.
-She may like this pretty pattern.
-As soon as she saw the wall, she liked the pretty patterns on it.
-We will be seeing some pretty patterns tonight.
6. curtain n. 窗帘
-Can we afford to pay this curtain？
-This is the most curtain I've ever seen.
-While my husband was still sleeping, I got the curtain.
7. material n. 材料
-listening material + v. 听力材料
-This listening material is harder than that one.
- what material is this dress?
8. appreciate v. 欣赏 感激
-I really appreciate your help.
9. notice v. n.注意
-They notice more.
-Do they notice more?
-Both my parents and I didn't see the notice.
10. whether conj. 是否
11. hang-hung -hung v. 挂
-My mom hung my picture on the wall.
-She is hanging the picture on the wall.
12. upside down 上下颠倒
课文:
I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is 'about'. Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room yesterday. 'What are you doing? ' She asked. 'I am hanging this picture on the wall,' I answered. ' It is a new one. Do you like it? ' She looked at it critically for a moment. 'It is right,' she said, 'but isn't upside-down? ' I look at it again. She was right! It was!
**Comprehension: **
1. What do you do?
-I am an art student.
2. Do you paint many pictures?
-Yes, I do.
3. What do many people pretend to understand?
-Modern art.
4. What do they always tell you?
-They always tell you what a picture is 'about'.
5. Are all pictures 'about' something?
-No, they aren't.
6. What are many pictures?
-They are just pretty patterns.
7. Do you think young children appreciate modern pictures more than grown-ups do?
-Yes, I do.
8. Why do they?
-They notice more.
9. How old is your sister?
-Seven.
10. What does she always tell you?
-She always tells me whether my pictures are good or not.
11. When did she come into your room?
-Yesterday.
12. What were you doing?
-I was hanging a picture on the wall.
**Asking questions: **
1. Ask me if I'm an art student. (what)
-Are you an art student?
-What do you do?
2. I paint a lot of pictures. (do) (how many) (why)
-What do you do?
-How many pictures do you paint?
-Why do you paint a lot of pictures?
3. Many people understand modern art.(what) (who) (how many)
-What do many people understand?
-Who understand modern art?
-How many people understand modern art?
4. They tell you what a picture is about. (what) (who) (why)
-What do they tell you?
-Who tell you what a picture is about?
-Why do they tell you what a picture is about?
5. They are just pretty pattern. (what)
-What are they?
6. Young children often appreciate modern art better than adults. (who) (what)
-Who often appreciate modern art better than adults?
-Who do young children often appreciate modern art better than?
-What do young children appreciate better than adults?
7. They notice more. (what) (who)
-What do they notice?
-Who notice more?
8. My sister is seven. （How old)
-How old is your sister?
9. She came into my room yesterday. (when)
-When did she come into your room?
10. She looked at my new painting. (what)
-What did she look at?
**Tell me story: **
1. student-paint-pictures
-I am an art student, I paint a lot of pictures.
2. people-pretend-modern art
-Many people pretend that they understand modern art.
3. many-not 'about' anything
-Many pictures aren't about anything.
4. children-appreciate-better.
-Many children appreciate modern art better than adults.
5. sister-seven -tells-good or not.
-My sister is seven years old; she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not.
6. room-yesterday
-She came into my room yesterday.
7. I-hanging-picture-wall
-I am hanging a picture on the wall.
8. Looked-critically-moment.
-She looked at it critically for a moment.
9. asked me-upside down
-She asked me, it's upside down.
10. I-again-she-right
-I looked at it again, she was right.
Summary writing KEY
The writer is an art student /The writer studies art, she paints a lot of pictures. She thinks that many people pretend they understand modern art /Many people don't really understand modern art, and they always tell others this picture is about /Paintings don't always have a meaning. Of course, these pictures are not about anything, they are just pretty patterns /Paintings are sometimes pretty patterns, we like them in the same way that we like pretty curtains. She thinks that young children appreciate modern art better than anyone else/others, they notice more. The writer's sister is only seven. She always tells the writer whether her pictures are good, or not /The writer's young sister went into her room yesterday and examined her new picture. Her sister came into her room yesterday.
She asked, 'What are you doing?', The writer answered, 'I am hanging this picture on the wall, it's a new one, do you like it?' /She had hung it upside down and her sister noticed this immediately**, Her sister looked at it critically for a moment. She said, 'It's all right, but isn't it upside down?', The writer looked at it again, her sister was right, it was!
