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Unit 7 Art Lesson 1
MASTERPIECES
masterpiece: a work of art that is of high quality or that is the best that a particular artist, writer etc. has created.
Masterpiece
How to appreciate a painting?
Whose painting is it?
What’s the name of it?
Racing Horse
By Xu Beihong
Shrimp
By Qi Baishi
Mona Lisa
By Leonardo da Vinci
The Last Supperi
What do you see?
How do you feel?
Café Terrance at Night
by Vincent van Gogh
What do you see?
How do you feel?
white and yellow circles
a sleeping village
a lonely tree
a house lit by lights
from inside
What can you see in the pictures?
a dark stormy sea
a thin figure
an amazing sky
Activity 1
an amazing sky
What is the passage mainly about?
A. The description of three famous paintings.
B. The introduction of three famous painters.
C. Three interesting stories.
主旨大意类:
A
The Starry Night
The Scream
The Empire of Light
paintings
painters
Match the paintings with the names and the painters
Vincent van Gogh
Edvard Munch
René Magritte
Activity 2
Read the descriptions of the three paintings. Answer the following questions.(注意题目中的关键词)
What does the painting show?
What may have inspired the painter?
What did the artist think or say about the paintig?
细节理解题1
Read the 1st description & take notes as follows.
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, stars, a moon, a sleeping village and a dark lonely tree.
What he saw from the window.
He thought it was a failure.
Why did Van Gogh paint the yellow spots?
His mental illness may have affected his sense of sight. He also took a drug that can make people see yellow spots, just like the stars in The Starry Night.
The Starry Night
仍然是;保持不变
《星空》
精神病院
巨大的白色和黄色光圈
相互追逐的
在…下
沉睡的
黑暗孤独的
服用药物
有生之年
黄色斑点
视力
影响
挂在夜空,熠熠生辉
What does the painting show?
What may have inspired the painter?
What did the artist think or say about the painting?
The Scream
A thin figure with an expression of fear, a bridge above a dark, stormy sea and against a burning orange-red sky.
His experience of walking with friends.
Not mentioned in the text.
和…有关
《呐喊》
富有冲击力的地方
带着恐惧表情的
大张
发出强烈的尖叫声
被设置在...
桥下是漆黑翻滚的海面
背景是
像血一样红
大自然的尖叫声
给...带来巨大痛苦
心理健康问题
直直地看向 ...
What does the painting show?
What may have inspired the painter?
What did the artist think or say about the painting?
The Empire of Light
A beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of the night and a daytime sky full of brightness and soft white clouds.
His thoughts and ideas.
The contrast between day and night in the paintings was surprising.
判断:正(T)误(F)
1.The Starry Night was painted by Edvard Munch in 1893.( )
2.The three famous paintings all include the sky.( )
F
细节理解题2
T
3.The Starry Night was very popular in Van Gogh’s lifetime.( )
4.There is an expression of satisfaction on the thin figure’s face.( )
5.Van Gogh and Munch both had a mental health problem.( )
F
F
T
Sort the expressions into the correct columns.
Use them to practise introducing the paintings.
The Starry Night The Scream The Empire of Light
1 with an expression of fear
2 let out a powerful scream
3 circles of white and yellow racing across the sky
4 a burning orange-red sky
5 surrounded by the darkness of night 6 the night sky with clouds, stars and a moon
7 a beautiful house lit by lights from inside
8 full of brightness and soft white clouds
9 looks directly at the viewer
10 a sleeping village and a dark, lonely tree
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2
3
4
5
6
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9
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细节理解题3
Look at the three paintings and read the first paragraph of each description . Do they have anything in common?
Ex. 5 on page 10
The Starry Night was painted in June 1889 when Vincent van Gogh was staying at a home for the mentally ill. Van Gogh painted what he saw from his window - the night sky with clouds, stars and a moon. However, he didn't just paint the clouds. He also painted the massive circles of white and yellow racing across the sky. The stars and the moon hang bright in the night sky. Beneath this amazing sky, we see a sleeping village and a dark, lonely tree.
The Scream was painted by Edvard Munch in 1893. What makes it striking is that it shows a thin figure with an expression of fear - the figure's mouth is wide open and letting out a powerful scream. The figure covers his or her ears and looks directly at the viewer. This figure is set on a bridge above a dark, stormy sea, and against a burning orange-red sky.
The Empire of Light is among a series of paintings by Belgian artist René Magritte between 1953 and 1954. He painted the same scene 27 times. It shows a beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of night. What is strange is that above the house and the tree, we see a daytime sky full of brightness and soft white clouds. It seems like quite a mysterious scene.
· Each painting is focused on the artist's interpretation of nature, especially the aspects of the sky.
· All three paintings paint the sky with bright colours and the darkness in each one manifests (表明) a typical feature.
What's your opinion of the three paintings after reading the descriptions?
Do you like or dislike them more?
Give your reasons.
P10 6
Helpful vabulary words:
· artistic beauty · originality
· emotional · atmosphere
· colour scheme · dramatic
· contrast of A and B · highlights
· the painting makes me feel uneasy/inspired
· dark and troubling · failure · powerful
可以用topic talk 所学句式
1. The reason why I like ...is that they are (adj.).
2. I am crazy about...because....
3. I am keen on...because....
4. I adore...because....
P10 7
Suppose you are a volunteer at an art exhibition.
Introduce one of the three paintings to the visitors.
Introduction of a painting
a description of the painting
inspirations to the painter
the painter's thoughts or viewers' reactions/ comments
Read the quotes.
A man paints with his brain and not with his hands.
- Michelangelo, an Italian painter
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.
- Plutarch, an ancient Greek writer
Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained.
-Maurice de Vlaminck, a French painter
一个人用脑子画画,而不是用手。(米开朗基罗,意大利画家)
画是无声的诗,诗是会说话的画。(古希腊作家普鲁塔克 )
好的绘画就像好的烹饪;它可以品尝,但不能解释。(法国画家莫里斯·德·弗拉明克)
Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained.
- Maurice de Vlaminck, a French painter
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks. - Plutarch, an ancient Greek writer
A man paints with his brain and not with his hands.
- Michelangelo, an Italian painter
How can a man paint with his brain?
Why is painting similar to poetry?
How can poetry speak?
Why is painting similar to cooking?
How can you taste painting?
P11 11
一个人用脑子画画,而不是用手。(米开朗基罗,意大利画家)
画是无声的诗,诗是会说话的画。(古希腊作家普鲁塔克 )
好的绘画就像好的烹饪;它可以品尝,但不能解释。(法国画家莫里斯·德·弗拉明克)
Read
the
quotes.
lead to __________________
sense of sight __________________
in his lifetime __________________
striking __________________
mental health problems __________________
a mysterious scene __________________
as for __________________
let out a scream __________________
be connected to __________________
与……有关联
导致;通往
视觉
在他有生之年
发出尖叫声
关于;至于
精神健康问题
引人注目的;显著的
神秘的场景
Post-reading: Important words and phrases
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1. The Starry Night was painted in June 1889 when Vincent van Gogh was staying at a home for the mentally ill. Van Gogh painted what he saw from his window—the night sky with clouds, stars and a moon. However, he didn’t just paint the clouds. He also painted the massive circles of white and yellow racing across the sky. The stars and the moon hang bright in the night sky. Beneath this amazing sky, we see a sleeping village and a dark, lonely tree.
《星空》是文森特·凡·高(Vincent van Gogh)于1889年6月在一家精神病院里创作的。凡·高画了他看到的窗外景象——有云、星星和月亮的夜空。然而,除了云之外,他还在天空中画了相互追逐的巨大白色和黄色光圈。星星和月亮在夜空中熠熠生辉。在这片神奇的夜空下,我们看到了一个沉睡的村庄和一棵黑暗孤独的树。
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2. His unusual use of colour has led experts to think that Van Gogh’s mental illness may have affected his sense of sight. He also took a drug that can make people see yellow spots, just like the stars in The Starry Night.
凡·高对色彩的应用很不寻常,专家们认为精神疾病可能影响了他的视力。他还服用过一种药物,可以让人看到黄色斑点,就像《星空》中的星星那样。
句型公式
情态动词 + have done
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3. Unfortunately, Van Gogh’s unique paintings weren’t very popular and he only sold one painting in his lifetime. He also thought The Starry Night was a failure. However, the fact remains that The Starry Night is now one of the world’s most famous paintings.
不幸的是,凡·高独特的画作在当时并不是很受欢迎,他有生之年只卖出了一幅画。他还认为《星空》是一幅失败的作品,而现在《星空》是世界最著名的画作之一。
1. The Scream was painted by Edvard Munch in 1893. What makes it striking is that it shows a thin figure with an expression of fear—the figure’s mouth is wide open and letting out a powerful scream. The figure covers his or her ears and looks directly at the viewer. This figure is set on a bridge above a dark, stormy sea, and against a burning orange-red sky.
《呐喊》是爱德华·蒙克(Edvard Munch)于1893年创作的。这幅画富有冲击力,画中有一个表情恐惧的瘦弱身影——嘴巴大张,正发出强烈的尖叫声。这个人捂住了自己的耳朵,直直地看向观众。人物被设置在一座桥上,桥下是漆黑的、翻滚的海面,背景是燃烧的橙红色天空。
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2. In his diary, Munch talked about what inspired him. “I was walking down the road with two friends when the sun set; suddenly the sky turned as red as blood... I stood there shaking. Then I heard the scream of nature.”
蒙克在他的日记中谈到了灵感的来源,“太阳落山时,我和两个朋友一起顺着路走,天空突然变得像血一样红……我站在那里颤抖着,然后听到了大自然的尖叫声。”
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3. Many experts say that The Scream is connected to Munch’s mental health problems, which caused him a lot of pain.
许多专家说,《呐喊》与给蒙克带来巨大痛苦的心理健康问题有关。
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1. The Empire of Light is a series of paintings by Belgian artist René Magritte. Between 1953 and 1954, he painted the same scene 27 times. It shows a beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of night. What is strange is that above the house and the tree, we see a daytime sky full of brightness and soft white clouds. It seems like quite a mysterious scene.
《灯之王国》是比利时画家勒内·马格利特(Rene Magritte)的一系列绘画作品。1953年至1954年间,同样的场景他画了27次。画中有一座美丽的房子,房子里充满了灯光,外面被夜晚的黑暗包围。奇怪的是,在房子和树木之上,我们看到明亮的天空和柔软的白云。这个场景看起来非常奇异。
what 引导的名词性从句
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2. Magritte was a painter inspired by his thoughts and ideas. His paintings were visual experiments as he tried to play with reality. His view was that art should shock the viewers and challenge their sense of reality.
马格利特的灵感来自于个人的思想和想法。他尝试戏谑现实,他的画作是一个个视觉实验。他认为艺术应该震撼观众并挑战他们对现实的观感。
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3. The Empire of Light has produced different reactions in viewers. Some feel that the paintings look dark and troubling. Others, however, find them calming. As for Magritte himself, he thought that the change between day and night in the paintings was surprising. “I call this power poetry,” he said.
观众对《灯之王国》的反应不同。有些人觉得这些画看起来很黑暗,令人不安。而有些人则觉得这些画让人感到平静。马格利特本人认为画作中白天和黑夜之间的变化令人惊讶。他说:“我称之为诗意的力量。”
Vincent Van Gogh
(1853-1890)
Sunflowers
The Starry Night
Wheatfield with Crows
In 1889, Vincent van Gogh painted The Starry Night using his unusual way.At that time he stayed at a home for the mentally ill.Some experts thought that his 1._______ (ill) affected his sense of sight.The drug that he took made people see yellow spots.2._____________ (fortunately), Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime.Though he thought The Starry Night was a failure, it is now one of the world's best 3._________ (painting).
In 1893, Edvard Munch was very painful because of his mental health problems.He painted The Scream, 4._____ shows a thin figure with an expression of fear — the figure's mouth is wide open and 5._______ (let) out a powerful scream.In his diary, Munch talked about what inspired him 6.________ (paint) the picture.
illness
Unfortunately
paintings
which
letting
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Post-reading
René Magritte painted a series of paintings, 7._________ (include) The Empire of Light.It shows a beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of night.What is strange 8.__ (be) that above the house and the tree, we see a daytime sky full of brightness and soft white clouds.It seems like quite a mysterious scene.Magritte was inspired by his thoughts and ideas.The viewers have different 9._________ (reaction) to The Empire of Light.As for Magritte himself, he thought that the change between day 10.___ night in the paintings was surprising.
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