Unit 4 Amazing Art Developing ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 4 Amazing Art What do these poems have in common? 春风得意马蹄疾，一日看尽长安花。—【唐】孟郊 乱花渐欲迷人眼，浅草才能没马蹄。—【唐】白居易 相逢意气为君饮，系马高楼垂柳边。—【唐】王维 What words might come into your mind when you see a horse? Tick the words that you would use to describe horses. Add any more you can think of. calm brave cute clever fast loyal wild strong P58 1 Have you ever seen these horse paintings? Do you know who painted them? What do you know about Han Gan? Now let’s read the passage – Han Gan and His Horses. Han Gan and his Horses What do you want to know from the article? Before reading a passage, think of what you already know about the topic. For example, you may already know some facts about the Chinese horse painter, Han Gan and his paintings. Make connections between your background knowledge about this Chinese historical figure and the new information you read in the passage. This will improve your understanding of new concepts and information. A. An introduction to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. B. The story behind Night-Shining White. C. The famous artist Han Gan. Task 1 Read the passage and find out what it is about. P58 2 Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 A. What he did as a court painter B. Comments on his works C. How he became a painter D. The artist and his masterpiece E. The real teacher of Han Gan Task 2 Match the main idea with its corresponding(对应的) paragraph. How many parts can the passage be divided into? Han Gan and His Horses Part 1 (Paragraph 1) An introduction to Night-Shinning White and Han Gan Part 2 (Paragraphs 2-4) How Han Gan became a master of horse painting Part 3 (Paragraph 5) People’s praise and admiration Complete the diagram with information from the passage. The artist and his masterpiece Name of the artist _________________ Han Gan Name of the painting __________________ Night-Shining White Description of the painting _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What a magnificent horse! We can still feel the power within its burning eyes, bared teeth and kicking hooves. Task 3 The life of the artist Personal information (birth, dynasty, etc) ____________________________________________________ He was born into a poor family in the early Tang Dynasty. How he became a painter ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ His artistic talent was discovered by the poet Wang Wei. He sponsored Han Gan to study painting and recommended him to a master. Due to Han Gan’s natural talent and years of hard work, he was eventually chosen to serve Emperor Xuanzong in royal palace. What he did as a court painter _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ He frequently visited the royal stables and even moved in to live with the stable workers for quite some time in order to observe horses. The life of the artist Comments on his work Su Shi ___________________________ ___________________________ “The horses painted by Han Gan are real horses.” Other viewers ____________________________________________________ Han Gan’s horses “could gallop off the paper”. 少陵翰墨无形画，韩干丹青不语诗。 此画此诗真已矣，人间驽骥漫争驰。 1. What made Han Gan a successful painter? Han Gan’s natural talent, years of hard work and his unique method. 2. What can you learn from Han Gan’s way of painting? Observe something carefully. Stick to one thing / Put one’s heart into something. … P61 Do you know of any other artists famous for painting animals? Introduce one to the class. Xu Beihong, famous for painting horses Qi Baishi, famous for painting shrimps Li Keran, famous for painting oxen ... 天才就是百分之一的灵感加百分之九十九的汗水。 ——托马斯·爱迪生 $$