Unit 5What are the shirts made of?

Section B

Period Four

sky lanterns Chinese clay

paper cuttingChinese New Year Paintings

Chinese knot

Chinese Embroidery

Shadow Puppet Play

Beijing Opera facial masks

2b Read the passage and complete the chart below

Traditional art form

Materials used

Symbols of

1.

2.

3.

2b Read the passage and complete the chart below

Traditional art form

Materials used Symbols of

1. sky lanterns bamboo and paper

happiness and good wishes

2. paper cutting paper wishes for good luck and a happy new year

3. Chinese clay clay pieces love for life and beauty

Read the passage again and answer the questions.(方案1）1.What do traditional Chinese art forms try to show?2.What were sky lanterns used for before and what are they used for now?3.What kinds of pictures are usually found on paper cuttings?4.How do people use paper cuttings during the Spring Festival?5.What are the steps for making clay art pieces?6.Which art form do you think is the most interesting? Why?

1. What do traditional Chinese art forms try to show?

2. What were sky lanterns used for before and what are they used for now?

3. What kinds of pictures are usually found on paper cuttings?

They try to show the things that are important in life, such as love, beauty and family.

They were used to ask for help when in trouble. Now they are used at festivals and other celebrations.

Flowers, animals, and things about Chinese history.

4. How do people use paper cuttings during the Spring Festival?

5. What are the steps for making clay art pieces?

6. Which art form do you think is the most interesting? Why?

They are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.

The pieces are carefully shaped by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry. After drying, they are fired at a very high heat. Then they are polished and painted.

方案 2 Read again and fill in the charts below. Sky lanterns

History They were first used by __________

They were sent out to _______________

Now They are used at ________

Zhuge Kongming

ask for help when in trouble.

festivals and other celebrations.

Paper cuttingHistory It has been around for over

________________

Making It sounds easy but it can be _____________.

The paper is usually ______

It ______________ before it is cut.

Features ______________________ are often found on paper cutting.

They are put on _____________________.

1,500 years

difficultred

is folded

Flowers, animals, and things about Chinese history.

windows, doors and walls

The steps of making Chinese clay

are carefully shaped

air-dry

are fired

polished and painted

2d Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the phrases in the box.

such as, turn… into, send out, cover with, rise into, put…on

1. People used to _________sky lanterns when they were in trouble. But today, people light the lanterns and watch them _________the sky with their wishes.2. The art of paper cutting ______a simple thing like a piece of paper ______a beautiful piece of art. People often ______ these art pieces _____the doors, windows and walls of their homes to celebrate the Spring Festival.

send out

rise intoturns

intoput on

3. To make Chinese clay art, the clay is shaped by hand into things ________ cute children or characters from Chinese fairy tales and stories. They are then ____________ paint.

such as

covered with

3a What are some special things that your town/city is famous for? These can be food, artwork or any other products. Discuss them with a partner and take notes.

What the product is

What it is made of/from

Who it is made by

Where it is made

What it can do

Why it is special

The shadow puppet play, also called "shadow play", is a drama form. The player holds the human figures that are engraved by the animal hides with colored paintings, and reflected on the curtain through the light. They sing and dance, and they are controlled by the player with the silk string. A series of stories are played behind the curtain. It is widely spread in most regions in China. In Yuan Dynasty, the Chinese shadow plays were introduced into other countries. In Ming and Qing Dynasties, it had some new developments. Nowadays, the Chinese shadow puppet plays have been collected by the museums of many countries in the world.

Finish and polish your writing.