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1、Unit3 Theworldofcoloursandlight【美文阅读】 WhyisArtImportantinEducation?艺术思维是人类最原始的思维方式，也是儿童心理发展的第一个阶段，艺术教育实际上是尊重人的心理自然发展的一种健康的教育方式，作为家长们，应该鼓励孩子去追求他们的艺术理想。Educationisanotherareawherethepresence(存在)ofartsandcrafts(工艺品)ismorethanwelcome.Ifchildrenrealizetheimportanceofartandcreativityfromayoung
2、age,theycangrowuptobemoreconfident,morecreative,anddefinitelymoremature(成熟的).Schoolsarethebreedinggroundsforfuturepaintersandmoviemakers,andtheseartsshouldbeencouragedwholesomely(有益健康地)insuchanenvironment.Sadly,manyparentsdonotunderstandwhyisartimportantforchildren,andsubconsciously(潜意识地
3、)forcethemtofollowcareerpathsthatareorthodox(普遍赞同的)andconformist(墨守成规的)innature.Thisisfairenoughinitsownway,becausetheworlddoesneedsomestandardbluecollarandwhitecollarjobstocontinueitsexistence;butthisisachoicethatchildrenshouldbeallowedtomakeforthemselves.Thedoorstocreativityandexpressi
4、onmustnotbeshutintheirfaces,evenifitcomesatacostofmakingmoremoney.Toputitmorescientifically,herearesomebenefitsofkids'artactivitiesthatgiveasuitableanswertothequestion‘Whyisartimportantinschools？’Exposuretoart,musicanddrawingsatanearlyageimprovestheamountofbrainactivityinchildren.Itincre
5、asesthespanofknowledgeinthemindsofchildren,thusmakingthemsharperandmoreeducated.Itbuildsupthelevelsofselfconfidence,selfesteem,motivation,cooperationandcommunicationinchildren.Ithelpschildrenunderstandotherpeople'sopinionsandpointofviewaswell.Ithelpsthemsharpentheirproblemsolvingskills,d
6、ecisionmakingandgivesthemthepossibilityofreallyexploringtheirimaginations.【诱思导学】 1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“breeding”inthefirstparagraphmean?2．Whatbenefitscanchildrengetfromexposuretoart,musicanddrawingsatanearlyage?【答案】 1.“Breeding”heremeans“reproduced”inthepassage.2.Improvingtheamount
7、ofbrainactivity;Increasingthespanofknowledgeinchildren'sminds,makingthemsharperandmoreeducated;Buildingupthelevelsofselfconfidence,selfesteem,motivation,cooperationandcommunicationinchildren;Helpingchildrenunderstandingotherpeople'sopinionsandpointofview;Sharpeningtheirpr
