内容正文:
Reading and Thinking
新人教选择性必修Book 3
Unit 1 Art
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① What do you know about the painting?
② Who painted it?
School of Athens《雅典学院》
Raphael (1483–1520)
Pre-reading
亚里士多德
柏拉图
苏格拉底
毕达哥拉斯
拉斐尔
1. What can you see in the painting?
More than 50 scholars.
2. Who are these people?
They are excellent scholars who symbolised human pursuit of wisdom and truth.
Raphael’s other works of art
《圣母与圣西施德》
《披纱巾的少女》
《圣体争辩》
◆ Fast reading
Ⅰ. Quickly read through the text and decide what kind
of text it is ______.
A. A narrative with several famous painters.
B. An informative essay on Western painting.
C. An exposition on how to be a famous painter.
D. A brief argumentation on Western painting history.
语篇理解
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Task 1
Read the title and subtitles for main idea
Part 1(Para.1) A.The Renaissance
Part 2(Para. 2) B.The Middle Ages
Part 3(Paras. 3~5) C.Introduction
Part 4(Paras. 6~7) D.Modern Art
Part 5(Para. 8) E.Impressionism
The text mainly tells us _____ major styles of _______________ , showing the __________________ of it.
Western paintings
four
development/history
What functions do the subtitles serve?
To clearly show the structure of the text
Para. 1
It is to look at the development of Western painting over the centuries.
__________________________
Task 2
Read for detailed information
(1) What is western art?
(2) What is the best way to understand it?
It’s hard to give a precise definition.
There are many different styles of western art.
◆ Detailed reading
Ⅰ. Read the text, then fill in the form. Note that some blanks are more than one word.
The Development of Western Painting
Period Time Characteristics of the paintings Famous painters and their achievements
The Middle Ages 5th to 15th century
religious themesnot realistic;
1.__________ and two-dimensional Giotto di Bondone: showed real people in a real environment
primitive
Works of Giotto di Bondone
Th