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Unit 7
Lesson 1 Masterpieces
Reading
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What is masterpiece?
masterpiece: A masterpiece is an extremely good painting, novel,
film, or other work of art.
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Warming up
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?
white and yellow circles an amazing sky a thin figure a lonely tree a sleeping village a dark stormy sea
a house lit by lights from inside
The Starry Night
white and yellow circles
an amazing sky
a sleeping village
a lonely tree
The Scream
a dark stormy sea
a thin figure
The Empire of Light
a house lit by lights from inside
Pre-reading
You are going to read an article about masterpieces, what would like to learn from it? Write down your questions that you may predict about the article in the diagram.
masterpieces
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What are these three
descriptions mainly about?
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While-reading
Read the descriptions of the three paintings. Underline the name of each painting and its artist. Find out what each painting is about.
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Try to underline the general sentence for each paragraph.
Try to use the context to understand unknown terms.
the painting
the painter
the time when it was painted
The Starry Night
The Scream
The Empire of Light
Fill in a form.
Vincent Van Gogh
Edvard Munch
René Magritte
in June 1889
in 1893
between 1953 and 1954
Read the three descriptions again. Use the diagram below to help you take notes. Then talk about each painting.
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What does the painting show?
What may have inspired the painter?
What did the artist think or say about the painting?
The Starry Night
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The Scream
____________
The Empire of Light
________________
The Starry Night
What does the painting show?
What may have inspired the painter?
What did the artist think or say about the painting?
The night sky with clouds