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Unit 7 Art
Lesson 1 Masterpieces
Reading
Please open your books to page 8 and we gonna talk about lesson one masterpieces.
1.white and yellow circles 2.an amazing sky 3.a thin figure 4.a lonely tree 5.a sleeping village 6.a dark stormy sea
7.a house lit by lights from inside
Use the phrases to describe what you see in the paintings.
Here are 3 famous paintings from different painters. And what can you see in them. The phrases below the paintings may help you. Have a try please.
The Starry Night
Read the descriptions and underline the name of each painting and its artist.
Vincent Van Gogh
here are 3 paintings and their names. Could you match the paintings with the names? Let’s have a try
Wheatfield with Crows
有乌鸦的麦田
Sunflowers
The Starry Night
Edvard Munch
Read the descriptions and underline the name of each painting and its artist.
The Scream
here are 3 paintings and their names. Could you match the paintings with the names? Let’s have a try
The Scream
the expression of fear
here are 3 paintings and their names. Could you match the paintings with the names? Let’s have a try
The Empire of Light
Read the descriptions and underline the name of each painting and its artist.
Rene Magritte
here are 3 paintings and their names. Could you match the paintings with the names? Let’s have a try
The Lovers
The False Mirror
假镜
It’s not a pipe
1. What does the painting show?
2. Why did Van Gogh paint the yellow spots?
3. What did Van Gogh think of The Starry Night?
Read The Starry Night and answer:
It’s time to go for the details of each painting.
The first painting, the starry night,
Read the starry night and answer…
All right, everyone, go find the answers
Introduce the painting The Starry Night
It’s time to go for the details of each painting.
The first painting, the starry night,
Read the starry night and answer…
All right, everyone, go find the answers
II.Match the main idea with each paragraph.
para. 1 a. the background of the painting
para. 2 b. the comments on the painting
para. 3 c. the basic information of the painting
Read again and use the diagram to help you take notes.
Detailed reading
What does the painting show?
What may have inspired the painter or affected the painter’s special way of painting?
What did the artist or the viewers think or say about the painting?
The Starry Night
The Scream
The Empire of Night
the sky
the village
the tree
The related objects are arranged in the order of distance.
Comments can include the painter’s comments and those from the others, like experts or viewers.
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the circles
the figure
the bridge
the sea
the sky
From near to far
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Art evokes the mystery without which the world will not exist.
--Rene Magritte (a surrealist超现实主义画家)
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Post-reading
Suppose you are a volunteer at an art exhibition. Introduce one of the three paintings to the visitors.(Group work)
Good afternoon, ladies and gentleman! I’m ... I feel so honored to give you an introduction of the famous painting...by....
The painting depicts/shows .... What makes it striking is that.....Looking at the painting, we can guess......It was affected/inspired by... The reason why he painted this way was that....Some people think ...., while others.... As for the painter himself, ......
In my opinion, ...shows the emotion of...All in all, the painting reflects the artist’s life and is a way to express his emotions. Thanks for listening!
Show time!
Homework
Your English friend Jim sent you an email, in which he expressed a keen interest in Chinese painting. Please write back to introduce one of your favorite Chinese paintings.
Racing Horse
Xu Beihong
Cabbage
Qi Baishi
Poppy
Chen Yifei
Father
Luo Zhongli
THANK YOU
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
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