Module 8 Unit 3 The world of colours and light (教师版)Welcome & Reading:1. Abstract art is about shapes, colors and textures rather than objects. rather than: 与其（某人/ 物），不愿，不要，而不是1) I think Ill have a cold drink rather than coffee. 我想喝冷饮，不想喝咖啡。2) These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty. 这些鞋子与其说漂亮倒不如说是舒服。3) He ran rather than walked there. 他是跑过去，而不是走过去的。4) Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 不想让蔬菜就这样烂掉，他以半价把它们卖了。5) Rather than squeezing your own oranges, have you tried buying packs of orange juice? 你是否试过买几盒橙汁，而不是自己榨？ other than 除了 more than 超过，多于；不仅仅 You cant get there by swimming (B)A. outside B. other than C. beyond D. rather thanabstract adj. 抽象的，抽象派的 abstract art an abstract painting We may talk of beautiful things, but beauty itself is abstract. 我们尽可谈论美的事物，然而美本身却是抽象的 (opp.) concrete 具体的2. As you know, I am with my aunt and grandmother. (P34, L2) as 如，正如 引导非限制性定语从句。as is reported in the newspaper 正如报纸上报导的那样1) As all his friends say, he is usually warm-hearted, loving and generous. 正如他所有的朋友所说的那样，他非常热心，有爱心，也很大方。2) He is , as you can see , short of money now. 正如你看到的，我现在很缺钱。3. Near the house where Picasso was born is a museum full of his art. (P 34, L 7) 地点状语提前引起完全倒装，正常语序为A museum full of his art is near the house where Picasso was born.At the foot of the mountain lies a village. 一个村子座落在山脚下。On the wall hangs an oil painting Picasso painted. 墙上挂着一幅毕加索画的自画像.At the top of the hill there is an old temple, in front of which stands a hundred-year-old tree. 在山顶上有一座古庙,庙的前面有一棵百年大树。4. architecture n. 建筑学;建筑 modern architecturearchitectural adj. 建筑学的;建筑上的architect n. 建筑师;设计师 ; 缔造者,创造者5. I was amazed to learn that Picasso had an output of more than 20,000 pieces of art . (P 34, line 8)amaze vt. & n. 使惊奇，使惊愕 - surprise greatly; cause wonder in 1) Your knowledge amazes me. 你的知识面让我很惊讶。2) It amazed me to hear that you were leaving. 听说他要离开了我很惊愕。3) To my amazement, I came first.4) I was amazed to see everything was in a mess when I came back from holiday.5) They were amazed at the sight of the huge dog.6) Everyone was amazed that she still had energy after running a marathon.more than 1) 超过，多于 2) 不仅仅 not only （no more than = only）3) be +adj. 非常 4) 超过，胜过1) Mr. Li has been abroad for more than 20 years. ( greater in quantity ) 李先生在国外待了20多年。2) English Weekly is more than a newspaper. 英语周报不仅仅是一份报纸。3) I am more than happy to take you there in my car. (very, extremely)我非常乐意用我的车带你去那儿。4) I like watermelons more than other fruits. (better than) 我爱西瓜胜过其他水果。5) The noise which the Smiths upstairs made was more than I could bear, so I decided to move. 楼上史密斯一家弄出的噪音已超出我能忍受的范围，因此我决定搬家。6. medium n. c (pl.) media 1）(传达，表现的)手段，工具Newspaper is a prime medium of communication. 报纸是主要的传播工具an advertising medium 广告媒体the mass medium 大众传播媒体2）（传声音，热等的）导体，媒介物Air is the medium of sound. adj. 中等的，中间的 a man of medium height 中等身高的人 medium size 中号（尺寸）7. He experimented with different styles of painting, but was most famous for his work in Cubism, which often uses acute angles and where the world is represented as being constructed of cubes and rectangles.(P34, L10) 句中Cubism为先行词，后接两个非限制性定语从句，分别由关系代词which和关系副词where引导。experiment n. & vi. 实验，试验make / carry out / perform / conduct/ do an experiment 做实验 by experiment 通过实验/ 试验experiment on / upon / with sth. 用做实验，尝试，试用1) To find a new cure for the disease, he made a lot of experiments. 为了找到治疗这种疾病的新方法，他做了大量实验。2) Find out by experiment what foods the baby likes. 通过试验来弄清楚婴儿这喜欢吃什么。3) He experimented on rats. 他用老鼠做实验。4) The teacher is experimenting with a new teaching method. 那位老师正在试验新教学方法。8. represent vt. 1) 代表 to be a member of a group and act or speak on their behalf at an event, a meeting, etc1) The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。2) Words represent ideas. 文字/语言代表观念。3) The brown represents the desert in the map. 地图上褐色表示沙漠。4) Do you mean that pop songs represent a new trend in modern music ?你的意思是流行歌曲代表了现代音乐的新潮流？2) 展现，描绘，描述，表现 - be shown in a picture represent sb as 5) This painting represents a hunting scene in the 17th century. 这幅画描绘/表现的是17世纪的狩猎场面。6) The risks were represented as negligible. 他们把风险说得微不足道。9. Besides being a painter, da Vinci was also an architect, scientist and engineer . (P34, L 20)besides prep. 除之外（还） - in addition to ; as well as 1) We have no other books besides these old ones. 除了这些旧书外，我们没有其他的书。2) Besides Tom, many other students went to the lecture last Friday. 除了汤姆外，许多其他学生也听了上周五的报告。3) What other subjects do you like besides English? 除了英语外，你还喜欢其他什么功课？besides adv. 而且 - also ; in addition 4) I dont like the tablecl