艺术是什么？《不列颠百科全书》将艺术定义为“something that encompasses diverse media such as painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, decorative arts, photography, and installation”。视频向我们展示了演讲者对于艺术的理解，教师可请学生观看视频，回答以下问题，引入单元主题：

· According to the speaker, what do most people associate art with?

· What examples are given as art forms?

· Why is defining art a tricky thing?

· What factors may influence the emotions that get stirred up when you are appreciating an artwork?

· What is art, according to the speaker?

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https://haokan.baidu.com/v?vid=4040409558748363587

艺术有诸多益处，这是不言而喻的。艺术的重要性具体体现在哪里？教师可请学生观看视频，回答以下问题，引入单元主题。

· Why does the speaker say art matters in the very beginning of the video?

· Which, according to the speaker is the best way to drive home the message of saving water on Earth: presenting facts, displaying info with a pie chart, or incorporating info into images, and why?

· Why does the speaker quote Pablo Picasso and Kurt Vonnegut at the end of the video?

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https://haokan.baidu.com/v?vid=4491967538331260832

时尚是什么？人们对此众说纷纭。有人说它是服装、奢侈品；有人说它是生活方式、自我态度的表达，也有人说它是商业化的艺术衍生品。教师可安排学生观看视频、回答以下问题，引入Reading 1课文学习。

· What does the speaker think of the topic regarding whether fashion is art?

· Why do fashion museums exist, according to the speaker?

· Why do some people consider that fashion isn’t art?

· What is always at the forefront of fashion design?

· Why does the speaker show us such fashion brands as CDG Mainline, Craig Green and Armani?

· Why does the speaker mention jewelries and accessories?

· How does the speaker understand Pierre Bourdieu’s quote “The work of art is an object which exists as such only by the virtue of the collective belief which knows and acknowledges it as a work of art.”? What’s your understanding?

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https://haokan.baidu.com/v?vid=4460160741412104468

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视频介绍了AI在艺术领域的发展及其带来的挑战与机遇。教师可带领学生观看视频，回答下列问题，引入Reading 2课文学习。

· What kind of interplay are artists stuck in, according to Mario Klingemann?

· How does Mario Klingemann use AI in painting?

· In what way can AI change jobs, according to Marcus du Sautoy?

· What is one of the exciting roles that AI will play, according to Marcus du Sautoy?

· What negative consequences could AI have for the creative industries, according to the narrator?

· What is one of Holly Herndon’s concerns?

· What vision does Marcus du Sautoy have for AI in the artistic world?

衣服承载着比我们想象中更多的意义，它是我们的社会皮肤，是我们的自我表达，有时甚至是我们的自我本身。教师可将视频作为Reading 1拓展材料，安排学生观看并回答以下问题。

· What does the speaker think of assembling a wardrobe?

· To what does the speaker liken “getting dressed”?

· How did Peter Blake’s contemporaries think of him and what did his clothes speak about his personality?

· Why, according to the speaker, don’t we care much about our clothes when we are staying with our friends?

· What examples are given to illustrate “Beauty is the promise of happiness”?

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https://haokan.baidu.com/v?vid=4054947292912745610

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国潮服饰对中华优秀服饰文化进行创造性转化，促进创新性发展，通过文化表达、设计赋能、科技支撑，带动服装界的流行新风潮，提升中国服饰国际影响力。教师可将视频作为Reading 1第七段的拓展材料，安排学生观看并回答以下问题。

· What does the term “China-Chic” refer to?

· What industries are affected by “China-Chic”?

· What factors led to the revival of “China-Chic”?

· Why does the speaker say Chinese brands are able to offer the world much more than just “made in China”？

人工智能的“创造性”是属于人类的，还是属于机器代码的? 这个话题一直备受争议。视频向我们展示了世界上第一个人工智能艺术家Ai-Da。教师可将视频作为Reading 2的拓展材料，安排学生观看并回答问题：What can we learn about Ai-Da from the video?

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https://haokan.baidu.com/v?vid=4124205233970153741

Pindar Van Arman一直在将其创作过程传授给绘画机器人，从而解构其创作过程。他的机器会做出标记、使用 AI 分析标记，然后根据分析生成更多标记，并在创意反馈回路中重复这一循环。视频展示了Pindar Van Arman如何教绘画机器人画画。教师可以将视频作为Reading 2的拓展材料安排学生观看并完成视频中的填空练习。

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https://haokan.baidu.com/v?vid=4809162727328145574

视频讲解了什么是双重否定及双重否定可能带来的影响。观看视频可帮助学生更好地完成教材P174 Read and think环节Use of double negation的任务。

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https://haokan.baidu.com/v?vid=4542969832590755311

视频讲解了议论文中使用事实证据的重要性。观看视频可帮助学生更好地完成教材P177 Read and write环节中的Analyze an issue in writing的任务。

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https://haokan.baidu.com/v?vid=4645168596548788764

本单元的Unit project要求学生将中国艺术介绍给留学生。教师可安排学生在课前任务进行前观看视频，学习如何将中国艺术呈现给世界，以帮助其更好地完成Unit project。

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https://haokan.baidu.com/v?vid=4280799037305968378