高中英语教学资料-M6-reading2.pptVIP

* Reading The Best Of Manhattan’s Art Galleries What do you think the aim of this text is? The aim of the text is to give information about the best of Manhattan’s art galleries in New York. (the location, characteristics, what on display, etc.) The passage may probably come from ___.A. newspaper B. a magazineC. a tourist guide book D. a text book Whitney Museum of American Art Museum of Modern Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Guggenheim Museum The Frick Collection Museum Number on map 4 1 2 5 3 II Match the names of the galleries with the following collections Pre-twentieth century Western paintings 2. Art collection covering more than 5,000 years of civilization from many parts of the world 3. Great works of art from the late 19th century to the 21st century 4. 5,000 modern paintings, sculptures and drawings 5. Contemporary American painting and sculpture The Frick Collection Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Guggenheim Museum Whitney Museum of Art The Frick Collection Henry Clay Frick Home of Frick Guggenheim Museum The best way to see the paintings is to start from the top floor and walk down to the bottom. There are no stairs, just a circular path. The museum also has an excellent restaurant. Metropolitan Museum Of Art This museum is famous for the variety of its art collection. Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art 宁愿..而不愿… would rather do… than do… = prefer to/would like to do...rather than do = prefer doing…to doing… would rather not do would rather sb did / had done (而不是) (现在;将来) (过去) 1. I would rather stay at home than go out. = I prefer to/would like to stay at home rather than go out. = I prefer staying at home to going out. 2. 如果这样的话，我今天晚上不想看电视。 If so, I’ rather not watch TV this evening. 3. I would rather he _______ (go) there tomorrow. 4. I would rather he ____________( not