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Unit 7
Art
Lesson 1 Masterpieces—(2)
Part 1—Lead in
What are the names of the paintings?
Lead in
The Scream
The Starry Night
The Empire of Light
What do the paintings show?
Lead in
The Scream
The Starry Night
The Empire of Light
Part 2—Reading comprehension
Read and think
Read and think
Read and think
The Starry Night was painted in June 1889 when Vincent van Gogh was staying at a home for the mentally ill.
paint v. 把……描绘成
painting n. 绘画,油画
painter n. 画家
stay at:指待在某个特定的地方
e.g. I had to postpone ideas of a career and stay at home.
stay in:待在随意某个地方
e.g. Stay in bed extra late or get up specially early.
《星夜》是1889年6月文森特·梵高在一家精神病患者之家中创作的。
Useful expressions
Van Gogh painted what he saw from his window—the night sky with clouds, stars and a moon.
梵高用云彩、星星和月亮描绘了他从窗户看到的夜空。
Useful expressions
宾语从句
He also painted the massive circles of white and yellow racing across the sky.
race across: 横穿
go through: 经过,经受
massive:adj. 巨大的,常指大而重的物体,但也修饰抽象的概念如力量、结果等;
huge:指超越一定标准大的事物的体积或容量,用在比喻中形容抽象事物