Unit 1 Art Reading and Thinking 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第三册

2019新人教高中英语选择性必修三 Unit 1 Art Reading and Thinking Learn about different painting styles in Western art Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art. 对美的喜爱是品味。 对美的创造是艺术。 ——沃尔多·爱默生 Do you know who painted it? Who are these people? What are they doing? Why is the painting named “School of Athens” What does the painting make you think about? How does it make you feel? Raphael They are famous philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, and Pythagoras. Why did the painter put all these people living at different times together? Raphael Though these people were from different times, they all symbolised human pursuit of wisdom and truth. Why do you think the painter created this work of art? What idea did the painter want to convey? To praise the so-called "GoldenAge”in history and convey a yearning for a free and open future. Lead-in What do you know about them? Who painted them? 2. Can you sort them in time order? A B C Activity 1 Prediction The text mainly tells us four of the major styles in Western art over the centuries. What will the text talk about in ? Activity 1 Prediction Who are the target readers of this passage? Those who want to know about western paintings. Why does the author use subheadings in the passage? Where can you find this kind of passage? Enable the text easy to read and be informative. In the textbook or reference books(工具书） ____ advertisement ____ blog post ____ informative essay ____hospital leaflet ____ newspaper article ____ short story What’s the genre of the text? Activity 2 Scanning for structure How many parts are mentioned in the passage? Introduction Different periods The Middle Ages (5th-15th) The Renaissance (14th-17th) Impressionism (19th- 20th) Modern Art (20th-) Period Main aim of painters Characteristics of the paintings Social background Famous painters and their achievements The _________ (5th to 15th century AD) To represent _______ themes Religious rea