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Unit 1
Art
Reading and Thinking
1
Learning Objective
By the end of the class, you are able to
understand the passage about history of Western
paintings.
appreciate and describe western paintings.
learn about different paintings.
2
Pre-reading
When it comes to art, what comes to your mind first?
3
Pre-reading
Do you know some famous Chinese artists?
Qi Baishi is well-known for his careful paintings in landscape paintings.
4
Pre-reading
Do you know some famous Chinese artists?
Gu Kaizhi, embodying spirit in forms, is recognized as figures and protrait.
5
Pre-reading
As for painting, which western artists do you know?
Giotto di Bondone, an Italian artist, shows real people in real environment.
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Pre-reading
As for painting, which western artists do you know?
Vincent Van Gogh, a painter of Holland, is famous for his idea of emotional expression in painting.
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Pre-reading
As for painting, which western artists do you know?
Leonardo da Vinci, “Renaissance man”, is most well-known as a painter.
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Pre-reading
These changes have shown the changes in western paintings.
9
While-reading
Scanning:
How many periods are mentioned in the text?
(20th century to today)
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Impressionism
Modern art
(15th to 16th century)
(5th to15th century AD)
(late 19th to early 20th century)
Time Order
10
While-reading
Skimming:
Paragraph 1
How to define western art?
It is hard to define precisely.
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While-reading
Paragraph 2
Make a chart to show Middle Ages.
Period 1 The Middle Ages
Time
Characteristics
Artists
from the 5th to the 15th century
religious themes
not realistic; primitive and two-dimensional
13th century; more realistic and showed people in a real environment
Giotto di Bondone
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While-reading
Paragraph 2
1. What are the paintings of this period full of ?
Read and Answer
2. Why did the idea change in the 13th century?
They are full of religious symbols, which created a feeling of respect and love for God.
In the 13th cen