Unit Art Discovering useful structures 1 Look at these sentences that use subjunctive mood. Pay attention to the underlined arts If you could have three of these paintings on the walls of your classroom, which would you Have you ever wished you could paint as well as a professional artist? Subjunctive mood is usually used to talk about situations that are not true or not likely to become true. Can you find more examples of the subjunctive mood from the text? 2 Read the following sentences carefully write F if the sentence refers to a factual situation and write w if it refers to a wish I He would come to the party if he did not have to work.( He wants to come, but he cannot just because he has to work 2 If he has time, he always walks into the cafe and asks for a cup of coffee.( He always walks into the cafe and asks for a cup of coffee when he has time. 3 If I had enough money I would buy a new car.( 4 I'll go with you to the gallery if it doesn t rain tomorrow.() Change the following statements into wishes s He has no right to choose his holiday, so he cant go to mexico 6 I cant eat shellfish because I am allergic to them 7.As the marble statue is too large for her garden, the housewife won I buy it s We know very little about the disease, so we are not able to treat the patients very effectively 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets David is not a sculptor. If he (be ). he ( make)a sculpture for the exhibition Sally is not an aggressive person. If she (be). she (be)a more successful business woman 4 If Sam (be)here. he (be)so excited about meeting a famous scholar in the flesh t If I (can)paInt, paint) you an abstract painting in the style of Matisse Mr Ling isnt here. If he (help) you with your geometry o It's Miss Liangs birthday today. I wish I ( take)her out to a superb restaurant for dinner We don' t know her address. If we (know)it, we (send) her a big bunch of nowers s People say that the art exhibition is worth seeing. I wish I (can)go with you but Im too busy these days o If Masaccio (be) alive. he (be)amazed at how artists paint today. Io If Peter (come) to our school. he (can)go to our art classe 4 Play a game: "If i were a. I would.". with your partner take turns to imagine what you would do if you could be somebody or do anything. Make your sen tences as interesting and imaginative as you can Write down the four best ones and share them with the class 5
Using Language Readin THE BEST OF MANHATTAN,S ART GALLERIES The Frick Collection (5th Avenue and E 70th Street) Many art lovers would rather visit this small art gallery than any other E Mh S in New York. Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his house, furniture and art collection to the American people. Frick had a preference for pre-twentieth century Western paintings, and these E.,s are well-represented in this excellent collection. You can also explore Frick's beautiful home and garden which are well worth a visiL. Guggenheim Museum(5th Avenue and 88th Street) This museum owns 5,000 superb modern paintings, sculptures and drawings. These art works are not all displayed at the same time. The exhibition is always changing. It will appeal to those who love Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings. The Guggenheim Museum building is also world-famous. When you walk into the gallery. you feel as if you were inside a fragile, white seashell. The best way to see the paintings is to start from the top floor and walk down to the bottom. There are no stairs just a circular path. The museum also has an excellent restaurant. Metropolitan Museum of Art(Sth Avenue and 82nd Street) The reputation of this museum lies in the variety of its art collection. This covers more than 5.000 years of civilization from many parts of tS st. the world, including America, Europe, China, Egypt. other African countries and South America. The museum displays more than just the E sM S visual delights of art. It introduces you to ancient ways of living Y can visit an Egyptian temple, a fragrant Ming garden, a typical room in an 18th century French house and many other special exhibitions Museum of Modern Art(53rd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues) It is amazing that so many great works of art from the late 19th century to the 2 Ist century are housed in the same museum. The collection of Western art includes paintings by such famous artists as Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso and Matisse. A few words of warning: the admission price is not cheap and the museum is often very crowded Whitney Museum of American Art (945 Madison Avenue, near 75th Street) The Whitney holds an excellent collection of contemporary American painting and sculpture. There are no permanent displays in this museum and exhibitions change all the time. Every two years, the Whitney holds a special exhibition of new art by living artists. The museum also shows videos and films by contemporary video artists. 6
Init lArt 1 Match the numbers on the map with the names of the museums 2 Complete the chart with the information from the reading passage. Name Address Which centuries? What countries? America Museum of Modern Art From ancient to modern times Guggenheim Museum Western countries The Frick Collection Western countries Listening and speaking 1Gao Yan, John and Susan are on holiday in New York. Listen to the three friends discussing the art galleries they would like to visit and answer these questions Who first suggested they visit art galleries 2 Who does not like large museums? s why is Gao Yan interested in visiting the Metropolitan Museum? d What is their plan for the first day? s What do they do to make Susan happy? b Why doesnt Susan want to go to the Museum of Modern Art? 7 Which two galleries do they decide to visit on Saturday? 2 Listen again to Part 2 of the tape and in pairs discuss the characters of Gao Yan, John and Susan what are their attitudes to modern art? 3 You have only one day to visit art galleries in New York. In a small group read the guide book again and decide together which galleries you prefer and why. Use expressions about preference like the following ones in the box Ia prefer d rather… d like… I want to… Would you rather… Would you like…or…? Which would you prefer.…? If it was up to me, Ia choose We shouldnt miss .. That's my first choice I'm not fond of… I dont like What's your preference?
Writin 1 If you were asked to start a new art gallery for your district, what kind of art would you put in it and why Think about: what kind of art works people in your Dear Committee members district produce and would like to display I wish to make a suggestion about what kind of artworks they might like to Our district is well-known for learn about At the moment these people do not have whether you would prefer to have local art The gallery would provide in your gallery, art from all over China or If you were to I believe art from all over the world I do hope you will consider my suggestion whether you would prefer to have only Yours faithfully. modern art. only traditional art or both (your signature) 2 Write a letter to the art gallery committee giving your suggestions and reasons for starting this new art gallery. Use the framework of the letter above to help you SUMMING uP Think about what you have read and practised in this unit. Then tick the boxes. I have learned I need to this well learn morc I hove learned about different kinds of Western art some ort galleries in New York useful words and expressions how to use the subjunctive mood how to discuss preferences LEARNING TIP Before you read a difficult text. it is a good idea to skim it quickly to get the general idea You should also think about what you already know about the topic and what new information you will find. If you take time to do this. the text will be much easier to understand Here are some other ways to help you get the main idea read the title and any headings look at any pictures or diagrams read the first paragraph or the first sentence of each paragra if the passage has a conclusion, read that think about the purpose of the writing
Unit Poes warming Up I Do you remember any little poems or songs you learned when you were a child?These little poems and songs might have been some of the first poetry you learned 2 Do you remember any poems you have read in high school, either in Chinese or in English? Can you recite any? 3 There are many reasons why people write poems. In small groups make a list of these reasons The list has been started for you People write poems to tell a story to express feelings to recall an enjoyable or unpleasant incident Pre-reading I Do you have a favourite poem in Chinese or in English? Why is it your favourite poem? 2 Skim the poems on the following pages and tick the correct box(es) for each question Which poem ABCDEFGH describes a person? tells a story? describes an aspect of a season? is about sport? is about things that dont make sense? s recited to a baby? describes a river scene has rhyming words at the end of lines? repeats words or phrases?