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Period 1 Look it up! Da Vinci, Leonardo Module 1 Amazing things Oxford English Unit 1 Encyclopaedias Watch a vedio Watch a vedio • What is the painting in Picture a? • Who painted it? Leonardo da Vinci the Mona Lisa a [ˌməʊnə ˈliːzə] An encyclopaedia is a collection (usually a book or set of books) of information about things humans know. an encyclopaedia [ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə] Study skills subject all kinds of subjects Encyclopaedia Britannica 大英百科全书 Study skills The subjects in the Encyclopaedia Britannica are arranged in ____________ order. Study skills alphabetical The First Edition volume [i'dɪʃ(ə)n] ['vɒljuːm] Study skills The Encyclopaedia Britannica is a world-famous encyclopaedia. It is the oldest English-language encyclopaedia. The first edition was published in 1768, and since then there have been 15 editions. The 15th edition is made up of 32 volumes. Together they contain about 40 million words on half a million topics. Today there is a DVD edition of the Britannica. You can also find it online. Culture cornerP 16 You are going to read a short article about Leonardo da Vinci from an encyclopaedia. Before you start, try the quiz below. Circle the correct answers. There can be more than one answer. 1 Leonardo da Vinci was a(n) _______. a painter b engineer c cook 2 Leonardo da Vinci was _______. a French b English c Italian 3 Leonardo da Vinci painted _______. a Sunflowers b The Last Supper c Impression, Sunrise [ɪˈtæljən] What do you know about …? [im'preʃ(ə)n] Read the title and the introduction on page 3. Then answer the questions. •In the title, what does the phrase “look up” mean? • What does the pronoun “it” in the title refer to? It means to look for information about something in a dictionary or an encyclopaedia. It refers to information. Mona Lisa Look it up! Da Vinci, Leonardo Leonardo da Vinci (1452—1519) was an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. Da Vinci was born in the countryside. From an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic ability. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. He also had many inventions. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines. (See Art) an inventor a musician a scientist an engineer Da Vinci’s notebook What is Da Vinci known as? About Da Vinci Read the article and complete the table. Da Vinci Leonardo Year of birth Birthplace Year of death Career Life: Childhood showed great___________ and _________ ability Adulthood learnt to do many__________________ Contributions famous ________, like the Mona Lisa, and many _________ 1452 1519 the countryside, Italy painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist intelligence artistic different things paintings inventions Further reading 1. What inventions are mentioned in this article? ◆ the machine gun ◆ modern flying machines ◆ labor-saving machines like cutting machines 2. Why did people at that time think Leonardo was strange? ◆ he didn't eat meat; ◆ he never published his ideas and scientific discoveries; ◆ he usually used mirror writing. Do you think Leonardo da Vinci was strange? Why or why not? Make a spidergram aboout the person you are intereted in and discuss with your classmates. year of birth year of death ? achievement s birthplace When did he die? Where was he born? When was he born? What did he do? What did he achieve? … his job Further discussion: What makes a person succeed? Homework: Write an article about the person you have discussed. Explain what each number means. • 1768 — • 15 — • 32 — • 40,000,000 — • 500,000 — In 1768, the first edition was published. There have been 15 editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica so far. The 15th edition is made up of 32 volumes. The 15th edition contains about 40 million words. The 15th edition contains half a million topics.