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新北师大版高中英语必修三Unit7 Art
Lesson1 Masterpieces
Vincent Van Gogh
(1853-1890)
Sunflowers
The Starry Night
Wheatfield with Crows
Pre-reading
Masterpieces
What is masterpiece?
masterpiece: a work of art that is of high quality or that is the best that a particular artist, writer etc. has created
What do you see in the following paintings? Use the phrases below to help you. Do you like them? What are the names of the three paintings?
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Example: The first painting is The Starry Night. I see white and yellow circles.
white and yellow circles
an amazing sky
a thin figure
a lonely tree
a sleeping village
a house lit by lights from inside
While-reading
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Read the descriptions of the three paintings. Underline the name of each painting and its artist. Find out what each painting is about.
Read the three descriptions again. Use the diagram below to help you take notes. Then talk about each painting.
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The Starry Night
What does the painting show?
What may have inspired the painter?
What did the artist think or say about painting?
The night sky with clouds, stars and a moon.
What he saw from the window.
He thought it was a failure.
What does the painting show?
What may have inspired the painter?
What did the artist think or say about painting?
The Scream
A thin figure with an expression of fear.
His experience of walking with friends.
Not mentioned in the text.
What does the painting show?
What may have inspired the painter?
What did the artist think or say about painting?
The Empire of Light
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.
Pair Work. Sort the expressions into the correct columns. Use them to practise introducing the paintings.
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The Starry Night The Scream The Empire of Light
3, 6, 10 1, 2, 4, 9 5, 7, 8
with an expression of fear
let out a powerful scream
circles of white and yellow racing across the sk