深圳牛津英语7A B本 Unit7 school clubs

While-reading Scan 1 and answer.
1、Who is the writer? What does he do? Lisa Robinson. He is a foreign exchange student.
2、What club did he take part in? The Calligraphy Club.
Key notes
主系
表
定语从句 主 谓
It was the Calligraphy Club, where students learn
那是书法社，在那里同学们学习
宾
how to use traditional tools 用传统工具去写美丽的中国
characters.
汉字。
The
主
teacher
sho谓wed间m宾e
how直t宾o sit
(with
back
老师向我示范如何坐（背部挺直
直宾
straight but shoulders relaxed) and how to use the
而肩膀放松）和如何使用
brush (by moving my fingers, wrist and elbow, and by
①Chinese calligraphy(shufa) is a writing art with writing brushes. ②The basic tools of calligraphy are writing brushes, Chinese inks, rice paper and the ink stone. ③It represents the philosophy of Chinese scholars.
3、Who is the writer’s partner? Li Na. 4、What can they learn in the club?
They learnt how to use traditional tools to write beautiful Chinese characters. 5、How did the writer feel and why? A bit nervous. Because he was not an artistic person.
Learning Chinese calligraphy is special because… ①it teaches us to concentrate ②it allows us to relax ③it teaches us patience ④it allows us to express ourselves ⑤it connects us to our ancient culture …
2、Why did the writer hang his works on the wall?
Because it reminds him of his stay in China.
Post-reading
Why it is special to learn Chinese calligraphy?
per/so/na/li/ty (c) the kind of person you are
re/la/x/ed (d) feeling comfortable, not worried
com/ple/te (g) in every way
Pre-reading
• What is calligraphy? What is special about?
笔（通过移动我的手指，手腕和手肘 时间状语从主句 谓 宾
pausing when I want to push the brush into the paper).
Unit7 Visiting a school calligraphy club
Word learning Match the words with their meanings on the right. (e) good at painting, drawing and creating
ar/ti/s/ti/c beautiful things at/tem/pt (h) trying to do something difficult make a mess (b) to make somewhere dirty ma/ster/pie/ce (a) a great work of art part/ner (f) a person who you work with
While-reading Scan 2 and answer.
1、What things are needed in the club? An ink stick, an ink stone, a brush and some paper.
2、What did the teacher show to the writer? How to sit: back straight but shoulders relaxed How to use the brush: ①move fingers, wrist and elbow ②pause when to push the brush into the paper 3、What did the writer paint? And what was the result?
He painted some characters but finally he made a mess.
While-reading Scan 3 and answer.
1、What did the writer learn from the Calligraphy ? He learnt that his brushstrokes show his personality and it is important to put emotion into his calligraphy.