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Unit 6 Design

Chinese Paper Art

Lesson 3

The Art of Paper

Let’s appreciate some pictures .

Which one do you like most?

Describe each paper cut in pairs.

What meaning can you get from

the following paper cuts?

Paper Cut of Double Happiness

Paper Cuts of the Dragon

Paper Cuts of Shengxiao Animals 十二生肖

mouse cow tiger

rabbit snake dragon

horse goat monkey

rooster/cock dog pig

Paper Cuts of Shengxiao Animals 十二生肖

Paper Cuts of Various Topics

Paper cuts of Chairman Mao

Paper Cuts of Various Topics

Paper Cuts of Various Topics

Paper Cuts of Various Topics

What meaning can you get from

these paper cuts?

Voice your opinion

Paper cuts with a long history is a

special art form of China, and it

plays an important part in people’s

everyday life.

Reading

Read the article with questions:

1 How many types of paper cuts do people like to make? What are they?

2 How do we know that there is a long tradition of paper- cutting in China?

3 Which Chinese character often appears in

wedding paper cut?

4 How is paper-cutting related to fashion?

5 Why is the writer going to see Mr.Chen again?

Answers:

1 Three. Paper cut for decoration, for religious purposes and for design patterns .

2 Because paper cuts of animals have been found in tombs which date back to the time of the Northern Southern Dynasty (386-589).

3 The Chinese character double happiness often appears in wedding paper-cuts.

4 By using paper-cutting like a pattern on clothing or on a jewelry box.

5 Because Mr. Chen could help the write make his/her first paper cut.

The Second Reading

I am Chen Zijiang

I am a expert

I learned to cut from

My suggestion for newcomers is to practice easy designs,

snowflakes.such as

paper-cutting

an early age.

ⅠChen’ informatiion

Π something about paper cutting

Paper cut

Introduction: It is a art with aChinese folk long history. It dates back to the Northern and

Southern Dynasty.

The

typesthree

the 1st type:

the 2nd type :

the 3rd type :

It is used for decorating

windows, walls, gates and lanterns

It is used for

It is used in

religious

purposes.

the design

of other crafts.

1. The writer wants 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.

F

T

True or False

T

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. T

T

T

F

Discussion

If I were a paper-cutting expert , which kind of paper cuts would

you like to learn? And why?Tips: 1 2

1.animals(horse, sheep and so on);

2.Flowers

3.figures;

4.characters

1.Because I am interested in/like …

2. Because I want to give it to my friend as a present.

3.Because I was born in the year of …

Homework

Write something about paper cut you have learned in this lesson. (50 words)

Chinese Paper Art

Lesson 3

(The Language Points)

Language points:

1.from an early age= at an early age

Some girls become mothers from an early age.

2.find out 弄清 ; 查明Go and find out when the train will leave.

3.with a long history 具有悠久历史

a country with a long history.

I painted a girl with a pigtail.

4.paper-cutting 剪纸 ( 艺术 )

paper cuts 剪纸 ( 作品 )

paper cuts of animals 动物剪纸作品 paper- cutting expert 剪纸专家

paper-cutting skills 剪纸手艺

5.the time of the Northern and 5.the time of the Northern and

Southern Dynasty Southern Dynasty 南北朝时期南北朝时期6.by the Southern Song Dynasty6.by the Southern Song Dynasty

到南宋为止到南宋为止

7.by… 到……为止 She had learned enough to write in English

by the age of 12.

By the end of last month, they had made 20

model ships.

He had learned 10 poems by heart

by 10 o’clock last night.

8. 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

9. 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 w

eek, 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。

10.according to…10.according to… 根据…根据… ;; 据…所说据…所说According to John, Prof. Smith is a gAccording to John, Prof. Smith is a g

ood teacher.ood teacher.

According to our records, the books thAccording to our records, the books that you have borrowed should now be returnat you have borrowed should now be returned to the library.ed to the library.

The train gets in at 9:00, according to tThe train gets in at 9:00, according to the timetable. he timetable.

11.a type of… 一种… ( 明确地按客观条件　划分的种类和群体 ) type n. 类型 ; 品种 Here is a new type of orange.

There are four basic types of blood.She is the type of person that I like.

12.be used for… 做…用 　 Bamboo can be used for eating. 　 The machine is used for binding ( 装订 ) books.

12. 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?

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。

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