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Unit 7 ART
Lesson 1 Masterpieces
Do you know who they are?
Vincent Van Gogh
(1853-1890)
Sunflowers
The Starry Night
Wheatfield with Crows
Edvard Munch (1863-1944)
The Scream
Girls on the Bridge
It’s not a Pipe
The Empire of Light
René Magritte
(1898-1967)
The Son of Man
What are the names of the paintings? Who painted them?
What do you see in the paintings? Use the phrases below to help you.
Read the description of the three paintings.
1. What’s the genre of the passage?
A. narrative(记叙文)
B. argumentation(议论文)
C.exposition(说明文)
2. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. The description of three famous paintings
B. The introduction of three famous painters
C. Three interesting stories
What does the painting show?
What may have inspired the painter?
What did the artist think or say about the painting?
The Starry Night
_____________
The Scream
_____________
The Empire of Light
__________________
Read the three descriptions again. Talk about the three questions.
The Starry Night The Scream The Empire of Light
The night sky with clouds, stars and a moon.
His mental illness.
He thought it was a failure.
A thin figure with an expression of fear.
His experience of walking with friends.
A beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of the night.
His thoughts and ideas.
The contrast between day and night in the paintings was surprising.
Sort the expressions into the correct columns. Use them to practise introducing the paintings.
3,6,10
1,2,4,9
5,7,8
What’s your opinion of the three paintings after reading the descriptions? Do you like or dislike them more? Give your reasons.
Useful expressions:
1. I like ..., because they are + adj.
2. The reason why I like ......is that they are + adj.
3. I am crazy about....., because......
4. I am keen on....., because.....
5. I’m a fan of.....,because.....
Reasons:
wonderful amazing colorful energetic exciting elegant(优雅的)special traditional