[高中英语]选修八Unit3Reading task
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Do you know about the world famous painting “Mona Lisa?
Do you know who painted the great picture?
Do you think Leonardo da Vinci is really a good painter?
Discuss these questions in pairs. 1. How many ways was Leonardo able to
earn his living? 2. How many areas are you familiar with? 3. Which areas of knowledge are you
4. Which skill do you think was more important: his drawing for the inventions or his understanding of machines for his painting? Give a reason.
One of the remarkable things about Leonardo da Vinci was his natural ability in so many subjects. What natural abilities do you have? Find out by filling in this chart:
Possible Evidence from Leonardo
skills
doctor not mentioned
inventor scientist
designed many new things such as the bicycle, a helicopter and an “automobile”, etc took things apart and found out how they worked in order to design a better one
What else do you know he is famous for?
《最后的晚餐》
《圣母与圣婴》 《圣安娜与圣母子》
Read through the passage and answer the question.
Was Leonardo da Vinci just a painter?
allow sb. to do sth., become interested in, a variety of, set out to do sth., be used to do sth., based on, including sth., think of sb. as…, appreciate sb. as …
2. Why were Leonardo’s designs different?
His designs were different because he took things apart and then improved them. So his designs were accurate and could be built and used.
Βιβλιοθήκη Baidu
Possible skills Evidence from Leonardo
artist
famous paintings such as Mona Lisa
engineer
architect teacher
designed canals and bridges designed cities not mentioned
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. Why did Leonardo need to design things for his employer when he was such a great painter? Leonardo lived at a time of great instability, when paintings did not always provide a steady income.
least happy with? Does this worry you? How might you put this right?
Read the passage again and try to find some useful phrases and make some sentences with them.
3. How did painting help him invent things?
Painting helped him with his inventions because while painting he had learned to observe things closely and draw accurately.
Do you know who painted the great picture?
Do you think Leonardo da Vinci is really a good painter?
Discuss these questions in pairs. 1. How many ways was Leonardo able to
earn his living? 2. How many areas are you familiar with? 3. Which areas of knowledge are you
4. Which skill do you think was more important: his drawing for the inventions or his understanding of machines for his painting? Give a reason.
One of the remarkable things about Leonardo da Vinci was his natural ability in so many subjects. What natural abilities do you have? Find out by filling in this chart:
Possible Evidence from Leonardo
skills
doctor not mentioned
inventor scientist
designed many new things such as the bicycle, a helicopter and an “automobile”, etc took things apart and found out how they worked in order to design a better one
What else do you know he is famous for?
《最后的晚餐》
《圣母与圣婴》 《圣安娜与圣母子》
Read through the passage and answer the question.
Was Leonardo da Vinci just a painter?
allow sb. to do sth., become interested in, a variety of, set out to do sth., be used to do sth., based on, including sth., think of sb. as…, appreciate sb. as …
2. Why were Leonardo’s designs different?
His designs were different because he took things apart and then improved them. So his designs were accurate and could be built and used.
Βιβλιοθήκη Baidu
Possible skills Evidence from Leonardo
artist
famous paintings such as Mona Lisa
engineer
architect teacher
designed canals and bridges designed cities not mentioned
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. Why did Leonardo need to design things for his employer when he was such a great painter? Leonardo lived at a time of great instability, when paintings did not always provide a steady income.
least happy with? Does this worry you? How might you put this right?
Read the passage again and try to find some useful phrases and make some sentences with them.
3. How did painting help him invent things?
Painting helped him with his inventions because while painting he had learned to observe things closely and draw accurately.