Unit 4 Meeting the Muse Listening and Speaking学案 2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit 4 Period 3 Listening and Speaking 【学习目标】 Learning Objectives 1 To get the main messages and specific information of the two artworks by Picasso and Feng Zikai 2 To express your views about an artwork using the words and expressions you have learnt 【学习过程】 Learning activities 目标一: To get the main messages and specific information of the two artworks by Picasso and Feng Zikai Activity 1: Read the passage and answer the questions. Since the earliest cave paintings, humans have been exhibiting art on walls. There has always been a connection between artists and their works, their points of view, and the viewers. Bringing artworks together into an exhibition enables all of us to experience the works, to respond to, to enjoy and to connect with them. Art exhibitions can have many themes, such as a historical period, a location or a trend. Of them all, one everlasting source of inspiration is war and peace. Countless artists have been protesting wars and promoting peace via their works, including Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and Chinese artist Feng Zikai, to name just a couple. 1 What is the function of an art exhibition? 2 What are the themes of exhibitions mentioned in the passage? 3 What else do you know about Pablo Picasso and Feng Zikai? 4 What other artists are famous for representing war and peace? What are their best-known artworks? Answers: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Background Information Pablo Picasso (1881—1973) was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Born in Spain, Picasso’s artistic talent was evident from a very early age. His works are often categorised into periods, for example the Blue Period and the Rose Period. Among his most famous paintings are the cubist, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, and Guernica. Picaso’s later works often combined elements of his earlier styles. Feng Zikai (1898—1975) , An essayist, painter,