2018-2019学年度第39期总第752期
Bringing art to life (P1)
烟台第二中学  李欣桐

Lead in
What do you think of this painting?
Does it seem to be meaningful to you?

A piece of art produced by an artist
Various colors stand for distinct symbols

The famous Spanish painter Pablo Picasso once said: “Every child is an artist. The problem [he has] is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”

Concepts:
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics)
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)

Fast reading
Read the text quickly and summarize the main idea of the article.
The article mainly tells us about the  _________ of art education.

Detailed reading
Answer the following questions.
1. Why does the author think that the fact is “discouraging” in Paragraph 2?
Some people lose their artistic gift after they grow up.

2. What measures is our country taking?
On April 11, China’s Ministry of Education issued a guideline. Colleges and universities are required to provide more art-related courses and students need to earn a certain number of art credits in order to graduate.

3. What benefits does art education people?
Art education helps students develop self-confidence and teamwork skills, as well as habits of mind such as problem solving and critical thinking.
Art can help people become creative, adaptable and expressive – capable of having their eyes and ears and senses alive.

Language points
1. The problem [he has] is how to remain an artist once he grows up.
once conj. 一旦;  remain linking verb 保持，仍然
问题在于（他）长大后如何继续当艺术家。
remain +adj./n. 
remaining  adj. 剩余的

2. Western educators have suggested that we introduce the concept of “STEAM” instead of “STEM” – traditional “core majors” including science, technology, engineering, and math —since the “A”, which stands for “arts”, is just as important.
since conj. 因为
西方教育者已经建议我们引进“STEAM” 的概念，而不是传统的“STEM”（即传统的核心专业，包含科学、技术、工程和数学），因为代表艺术的“ A ” 和其他学科一样重要。

在表示“坚持” “命令” “建议” “要求”等后的宾语从句要用虚拟语气。这类动词有人归纳为“一坚持（insist），二命令（order， command），三建议（advise， suggest， propose），四要求（demand， require， request， ask）”，这类虚拟语气由“should+动词原形”构成，其中的should通常可以省略。

3. And on April 11, China’s Ministry of Education issued a guideline.
issue v. 发布，颁布
在四月十一号，中国教育部发布了一项指导方针。
This is not a serious social issue.
Last night he issued a statement denying the charge.
Staff will be issued new uniforms.

4. Colleges and universities are required to provide more art-related courses and students need to earn a certain number of art credits in order to graduate.
require sb to do sth 
provide  v. 提供 
earn  v. 获得
大学被要求开设更多艺术相关课程，并且学生需要修一定的艺术学分才能毕业。

5. These efforts came after many scientific studies had found that art education helps students develop self-confidence and teamwork skills, as well as habits of mind such as problem solving and critical thinking.
as well as 也 along with; together with
很多科学研究发现艺术教育有助于学生树立自信心和提高团队合作能力，帮助形成解决问题的习惯和批判性思维等，为此，人们做出了这些努力。

6. It’s true that none of these skills target specific jobs.
that 引导主语从句  (it 作形式主语）
target  v. 以……为目标 ；n. 目标

7. We can now see how we lost track of our born “artist self” on our way to growing up.
how 引导宾语从句
现在我们能看到是，我们是如何在成长的路上离“天生的艺术家”渐行渐远。

8.We failed to keep our capabilities to see, hear and feel, and became blind, deaf and insensitive adults.
我们没能保持看、听和感觉的能力，而是变成了看不到、听不见、迟钝的成年人。

9. Hopefully, art education can help turn things around.
希望艺术教育能帮忙扭转局面。

Post reading
Retell the article using the following key words and expressions.
Reasons； Measures;  Purposes
The fact that we were all born to …
Reality has proven …
The “A”, which stands for “arts”, is just as important.…
Provide more art-related courses …
Helps students develop self-confidence and teamwork skills, …
…

Homework
1. Review the language points in the article.
2. Write a composition on art education.

2018-2019学年度第39期总第752期
Rising star of science (P4-5)
河北师大附中  赵乃平

I. Lead-in
Can you name some female scientists?

What is most impressive about them?
They have made great contributions to human progress.
They have proved that females can work as excellently as males.
    …

II. Skimming 

The article is about:
Ning Yan, a promising young female scientist.

Why does the writer present two questions in the first paragraph?
To introduce the unusual female scientist.

III. Scanning 
How has Ning Yan broken the stereotype of female scientists?
Instead of a pair of thick glasses, messy hair and some wrinkles on the forehead, Ning Yan looks fashionable with her high-heeled shoes and graceful posture.

For this reason she is called “ __________”.

Where does Ning Yan work at present?
What honor has she won?

• She is working at Princeton University in the US as a leading biology researcher.
• She was chosen as a member of The National Academy of Sciences of the US for her    outstanding research.

How has her education in famous universities contributes to her career?
She was given a chance to set up her own lab at Tsinghua and then became one of China’s youngest-ever female professors.

In Ning Yan’s eyes, what makes a scientist?
She believes that a pure mind and perseverance can make a scientist.

What is her special way of working?
She prefers working at night, when the quietness helps her concentrate on what she is doing.

What happened to her in 2016?
She was included among the journal Nature’s Science Stars of China for her achievements in her research.

What does Ning Yan do other than her research?
How does she benefit from it?
She loves TV dramas and classic novels.
The Monkey King in Journey to the West inspired her to change and become a structural
biologist.

As a successful female, what is Ning Yan trying to do for other women?
She encourages more women to pursue careers in science, saying that women can work as excellently as men and choose to live in their own ways.

IV. Deep thinking
What can we learn from Ning Yan?
• No matter what we do, we should dedicate to our work with a pure mind and perseverance.
• Women should hold the belief that they can choose their own way of life and can do as
   wonderfully as men.
…

V. Language focus
 Translate the following words into Chinese
 typical
 wrinkle
 high-heeled
 graceful
 stereotype
 perseverance
 dedication
 pursue

 imagine    vs    image
1. She stared at her _______ in the mirror.
2. He could not ______a more peaceful scene
3. A few _______ gradually appeared on the computer screen one by one.
4. I can't _______ you being unfair to anyone.

 outstanding    vs    stand out

1. The girl who won the scholarship was quite ________.
2. Her talents _________ in comparison with the others.
3. They took no notice of him, because he did not ________.
4. The most _________ feature of the culture relics is their un-producible nature.

用impress的正确形式填空
1. His speech made a strong ________ on the audience.
2. What _______ him most was their speed.
3. The film’s special effects are particularly _________.

Luckily, Yan now lives in that world every day, exploring how proteins work at the level of atoms.

• He lay on the grass, _________(stare) at the sky for a long time.
• All night long he lay awake，______(think) of the problem.