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1. Lesson 26 The best art critics By Luo Xiao Instructor: GAO GE Zhejiang International Studies University

2. I like observing animals.

3. People like to watch and observe this world. We’ll notice many things.

4. I notice that the sun rises from the East to the West.

7. On my way home, I noticed that people were talking about pictures hanging on the wall.

8. I noticed that pictures were hanging （悬挂） on the wall.

9. Mona Lisa

10. Da Vinci painted Mona Lisa in 1805. It’s a piece of art ( 艺术品） .

12. Can you appreciate （鉴赏） these pictures? art critics （艺术评论家）

13. Art critics tell people whether （是否） pictures are good or not . They appreciate pictures critically （批评地） .

14. curtain materials 窗帘材料

15. My friend’s house

16. Whether ( 是否） the curtain materials are good or not?

17. Can he really read newspapers?

18. He is pretending to （假装） read newspapers.

19. The best art critics Who? Why? pretend to be?

20. Para 1 I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is 'about'. Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. Para 2 I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room yesterday. 'What are you doing?' she asked. 'I'm hanging this picture on the wall,' I answered. 'It's a new one. Do you like it?' She looked at it critically for a moment. 'It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside down?' I looked at it again. She was right! It was!

36. Para 1 Can any people appreciate modern art? What do people do? Do we like them? What are they? pretend to…

37. Para 1 Can any people appreciate modern art? What do people do? Do we like them? What are they? pretend to … tell “about”

38. Para 1 Can any people appreciate modern art? What do people do? Do we like them? What are they? pretend to … tell “about” pretty patterns

39. Para 1 Can any people appreciate modern art? What do people do? Do we like them? What are they? pretend to … tell “about” pretty patterns

40. Para 1 Can any people appreciate modern art? What do people do? Do we like them? What are they? pretend to … tell “about” pretty patterns like

41. Some people are the best art critics? No

42. Who are the best art critics?

44. upside down adj. 上下颠倒地

61. upside down adj. 上下颠倒地

70. pretend to understand notice more appreciate pictures better just pretty patterns because because Young children Many people contrast

71. Who are the best art critics?

72. any other reasons? Young children are the best art critics They notice more.