2021-22学年度第5-6期总第 843 期
Pop Art Sensation (pages 4-5)
河北省邯郸第一中学       张蕴
I. Warm-up
Andy Warhol : Leading figure in pop art
He likes fame, and he likes money. He made art about both.

II. Predict
Title:Pop Art Sensation
sensation: extreme excitement or interest
1. Who/what stirred the sensation?
2. What is he best known for? Why?
3. What reputation did he have?
4. What impact did he make on the world?

III.Read for structure  

IV. Read for details
(Paras 1-3)  
1. Why does the article begin with a quote by Andy Warhol?
The author uses it to lead to the topic and attract readers’ attention.
(Paras 4-5)
2.What is he best known for? Why?                                
Para 4: Warhol is best known for his paintings that depict celebrity faces and US consumer goods.
Para 4: The consumer goods and Hollywood faces are a “working-class-coded iconography” that is often misinterpreted as generally ‘American’.
Para 5: Reproducing these aspirational consumer products in his work meant that people outside of the art world could immediately connect with Warhol’s pictures.
(Paras 6-8)
3. What reputation did he have?
Para 6: He was considered “a creature of transformation”.
Para 6: Warhol constantly explored with different forms of media to evoke resonance among people.
Para 7: “Warhol, in short, was what we might call a ‘Renaissance man’.”
(Paras 9-10)
4. What impact did he make on the world?
Para 9: “Warhol left his mark in many more ways than his actual work.”
Para 10: He summed up, defined and in many ways symbolized the world in which we now live.

V. Open question
Discuss with your partner and present your idea of art.

VI. Language study
Find useful words and expressions in the text and work out their meanings.