Art world

主持人：謝建民（正高級教師，江蘇省特級教師）

本期撰稿：江蘇省無錫市謝建民名師工作室成員徐驪君（江蘇省南菁高級中學實驗學校）

Reading 1

Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art.These art forms usually try to show the important things in life,such as love,beauty and family.The most common things like paper,clay and bamboo are turned into objects of beauty.

According to Chinese history,sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming.He released them into the sky to ask for help when in trouble.Today,sky lanterns are used in festivals and celebrations.They are made of bamboo and covered with paper.They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes.

Paper cutting has been around for over 1,500 years.The paper,usually red,is folded before it is cut with scissors.The most common pictures are flowers,animals,and things about Chinese history.During the Spring Festival,they are put on windows,doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.

Chinese clay（黏土）art is famous for the clay pieces are so small but they look very real.These pieces are usually about cute children or lively characters from Chinese fairy tales and historical stories.They are carefully shaped by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry.After drying,they are fired at very high temperatures.They are then polished and painted.These small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty.

Tasks

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

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

Writing 1

藝術是人類感受美、表現美和創造美的重要方式，也是表達自己對周圍世界的認識和情緒態度的獨特方式。你的學校打算舉辦一次關于個人最喜歡的藝術形式的故事分享會：假如你是李華，請你寫一篇英文發言稿，參加分享會。

原文呈現

I didn’t like singing when I was young.Because I didn’t think I could sing well.Things changed a lot when I was ten.At the birthday party of my grandparents,most of my relatives praised me for singing.They encouraged me to sing in public.

文章的體裁是發言稿，要加上恰當的稱呼和結束語,使發言稿的語境更自然，與讀者的交流更真實。

開頭應開門見山點明我最喜歡的藝術形式是唱歌。

Because 不能單獨成句。

I love singing so much that I have decided to take up singing as my lifelong career.I will work hard no matter how many difficulties that come my way.

文章第二、三段功能重復，沒有邏輯關系。

可以增加一個段落再寫一個事例。

Since then,I have been crazy about singing.I won many singing competitions.I enjoy myself in the world of music every time I sing.

發言稿要加上結束語。

升格展示

Hello,everyone.I’m Li Hua.Today,I would like to share with you my favorite art form.I like singing best.

To be honest,I didn’t like singing until I was 10 years old because I didn’t think I could sing well.However,things changed a lot later.At the birthday party of my grandparents,most of my relatives praised me for singing.They think I have a real gift for singing and encouraged me to sing in public.

But that’s not the only reason why I like singing.I took part in a school singing show once,and my performance was really successful.The audience couldn’t help but applaud when they heard me sing.

Since then,I have been crazy about singing.I have even won many singing competitions.I enjoy myself in the world of music every time I sing.

Thanks for listening.

綜合點評

這是一篇發言稿。在升格作文中，小作者根據題目要求，正確使用發言稿的格式書寫，分享了自己最喜歡的藝術形式以及原因，結構清晰，內容完整。文章開門見山，講述了自己最喜歡的藝術形式，中間兩段講述了自己對唱歌態度改變的原因，最后一段再次點題，強調唱歌帶給自己的快樂。句式結構以簡單句為主，也使用了并列句、復合句和一些高級句，如：To be honest,I didn’t like singing until I was 10 years old because I didn’t think I could sing well.等。