Unit 1 Language points,1. Art is _ by the customs and _ of a people. The customs and _of a people have an _ on art.,influenced,faith,belief,influence,have an influence on sth have an effect on sth affect sth,Para 1.,2. As there are so many different styles of Western art, it would be impossible to describe in such a short text. _, this test will describe only the most important ones starting from the sixth century AD.,Consequently,Therefore, As a result, /As a consequence,1.It rained that day and _ the baseball game was put off. A. however B. still C. so D. consequently 2.Many houses were completely destroyed in Sichuan Earthquake. _ , the victims had to live in the temporary shelters. A. As a result of B. As for C. As a consequence D. As usual,The main _ of the painters was to represent religious themes. A typical picture at this time was full of religious symbols, which created a feeling of _ and _ for God. But it was _ that ideas were changing.,The Middle Ages,aim,respect,love,evident,evident: obvious ; clear n. evidence adv. evidently,達到某人的目標 achieve ones aim/goal 以為目標 with the aim of Vt. aim at doing=aim to do,I am here with the aim of going to university. I am aiming at going to university so I come here. I am aiming to go to university so I come here.,It is evident that.,The main aim of is/was to do sth.,The main aim of us students is to learn every subject well and go to university /college.,It is evident that they are interested in Western Painting. It is evident that new English words are acting as barriers while reading.,People began to concentrate less on religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude to life. People set to _ more on _ and less on _ and _ a more humanistic attitude.,The Renaissance,focus,human,religion,accept,Center on Pay attention to,Take over; accept,Rich people want to possess their own paintings. possess vt. : own; have ; gain control of N. possession 財產（c）所有（u） in possession of in the possession of I really wanted to _ good eyesight. The country _ rich mineral resources. The company Tom was_ was once _ his uncle. He came here without friends or _ and made his fortune. A. possessions B. possession C. wealths D. good,possess,possesses,in possession of,in the possession of,A,convince vt. 使確信；使信服，說服,I was convinced _ he knew the truth. I couldnt convince him _ his mistake. The doctor convinced me _ stop smoking. The more he said, the less _ he was.,Sb be convinced that,adj. convincing 有說服力的,that,of,to,convincing,convince sb. to do sth. 說服某人做某事 convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事,in perspective, by coincidence,By coincidence, oil pains were also developed at the this time. By coincidence = by chance = by accident -Im going to the post office. -_ I need to mail a letter. Could you do it for me? A. How exiting! B. What a coincidence C. How lucky! D. Thats good! Was it a c_ that when he died, a storm suddenly came?,B,oincidence,impressionism,Europe changed a great deal. _ work has been done to improve the peoples living standard. A. Many B. A great many C. A great deal of D. A large number of,C,修飾可數名詞:,修飾不可數名詞 :,many few /a few a good/great many a large/ great/ big/ small number of many a +n（單數） more than one +n（單數）,much little/a little a good/great deal of a large amount of (謂語v用單數) large amounts of (謂語v用復數),修飾可數和不可數名詞:,a lot of/lots of plenty of a large quantity of (謂語v用單數) large quantities of (謂語v用復數),scores of 很多 a score=20 scores of 前不能加數詞； 1）很多人參加那個特殊的演出。 _ attended the special performance. score前有具體數詞時，不加s，但與of連用 2）有20人參加了聚會。 _ were present at the party.,Scores of people,A score of people,4）那些人中有40人想乘飛機去那兒。 _wanted to fly there.,Two score of those people,On the one hand some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesnt attempt to paint objects as we see them with our eye. On the other hand, some paintings of modern art are so realistic that they look like photographs.,Modern Art,On the one hand,On the other hand,try,I prefer working individually. On the one hand, it is helpful to improve my independence. On the other hand, it is valuable to solve problems without the help of others.,Do you like working in a team or individually ?,attempt vt. try； attempt sth. attempt to do sth make an attempt to do sth. 1.He _to get out of trouble, but no one would help him. A. succeeded B. managed C attempted D. offered 2.Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _. A. intention B. attempt C. purpose D. desire 3.The man dialed the telephone number again and again, _to get through to Mr. White before 10 O clock. A. having attempted B. attempted C. attempting D.attempt,C,B,C,Styles in Western art have changed many time. The custom and believes have an influence on art. During the Middle Ages, artists aimed representing religious themes. During the Renaissance, people begin to concentrate on more human and little on religion. In the late 19th century, Europe changed a great many. So does art. People attempted to draw paintings outdoor. They wanted to show how light and shadow on objects in different times of the day. Nowadays, some modern art is abstract and some is realistic.,times,beliefs,at,began,began,less,deal,did,outdoors,at,while,Lucy used to be a lucky dog _ a large company with a happy family. But her life has changed _ since 2008. When the earthquake hit Wenchuan, _ her parents were two of the victims. It is _ that it was a heavy strike to her. Then the financial crisis broke out. Her partner _ to break away from her company. _, her life went into deep trouble. But Lucy _ a positive attitude to life: “ However hard my life will be, my only choice is to fulfill my dream and achieve the _ that God give me.”,in possession of,a great deal,by coincidence,evident,attempted,consequently,adopted,aim,1,excellent; splendid purpose; intention silly or unreasonable trust; strong belief easily noticed or understood traditional,superb,aim,ridiculous,faith,evident,conventional,Find the word or expression for each of the following meanings from the text.,1,7. room or building for showing works of art 8. based on general ideas rather than specific examples 9. method of doing or performing something, especially in the arts or sciences 10. the art of making figures, objects, etc out of stone, wood, clay, etc,gallery,abstract,technique,sculpture,Complete the passage below using the words in the box in the correct form.,2,ARE THOSE SUNFLOWERS A REAL PAINTING BY VAN GOGH? The most popular art style in Western countries is Impressionism. Many people would love to _ an Impressionist painting and spend _ of money to own one. _there are a lot of painters who can _ the art style of any famous Impressionist artist and produce unknown “masterpieces“. One such painter, Otto Wacker,_ to make a lot of money quickly and painted lots of “masterpieces“ in the style of Van Gogh.,predict adopt attempt possess by coincidence a great deal on the other hand,possess,By coincidence,a great deal,adopt,attempted,Complete the passage below using the words in the box in the correct form.,2,ARE THOSE SUNFLOWERS A REAL PAINTING BY VAN GOGH? Many were considered to be Von Gogh's own work by important art critics. On the one hand some of them were discovered. _some famous art critics wonder if there are many other “masterpieces“ hanging on gallery walls. As a man looking after Van Gogh's paintings said: “I would not be surprised if the number (of “masterpieces“) grows to more than 200.“ So who can _ where and when the next “masterpiece“ will be discovered.'?,predict adopt attempt possess by coincidence a great deal on the other hand,On the other hand,predict,