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Art
The conscious use of the imagination in the production of objects intended to be appreciated as beautiful, as in the arrangement of forms, sounds, or words.
Vocabulary
The Renaissance /rɪˈneɪsəns/ n. 文艺复兴
Michelangelo /ˌmaɪkəlˈændʒələʊ/ n. 米开朗基罗
Botticelli /ˌbɒtɪˈtʃeli/ n. 波提切利(Italian Painter)
Guggenheim Museum /ˈɡʊɡənhaɪm/ 古根海姆博物馆
Chelsea /ˈtʃelsi/ n. 切尔西 (a district known for art, and football team)
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. What cities are introduced in the video?
2. What is each city famous for in the world of art?
Watch the video and answer the questions.
Cities
Features
Florence
New York City
Beijing
a long history of art
the birthplace of the Renaissance
great artists in history
e.g.
Michelangelo; Botticelli
art museums
modern art
e.g.
Museum of Modern art;
Guggenheim Museum;
the galleries of Chelsea;
the Lower East Side;
Brooklyn
a mixture of traditional and modern Chinese art
e.g.
the Palace Museum;
the 798 Art Zone
(the center of contemporary art)
What forms of art are these works?
How do you feel about these works?
Sculpture, opera, painting and
folk dance.
What is the most impressive artwork, building or performance you’ve ever seen? Why did it make such an impression on you?
Artworks
P50-EX1
Work in pairs and complete the quiz. Try to guess if you are not sure of the answers.
1. Where is the Louvre Museum?
a ln London.
b ln Paris.
c ln Berlin.
2. When was the original castle of the Louvre built?
a The 12th century.
b The 15th century.
c The 18th century.
3. How many works of art are there in its collection?
a Around 180,000.
b Around 400,000.
c Around 480,000.
4. Which work of art is among the "Big Three" attractions of the Louvre?
a The Code of Hammurabi.
b Liberty Leading the People.
c Venus de Milo.
Liberty Leading the People
marking the July revolution in France
The Code of Hammurabi (汉谟拉比法典)
a large stone monument
a well-preserved legal code
the first forms of law, consisting of 282 laws
The “Big Three” attractions
Aphrodite;
Venus de Milo
Winged Victory of Samothrace
Mona Lisa
we all enjoy strolling around museums and absorbing the art. The silence, the moment between we and the art is just unique.
But without years of art learning, quiet often, art can seem inaccessible or difficult to understand.
So, today we are going to learn how to appreciate and introduce art.
A trip to the museum seems great enjoyment for many art and history teachers, but without a little imaginative planning, might feel like a real drag to our students.
Walking around a museum seems great enjoyment.
More special is that precise moment when you connect with the essence of an artwork.
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Activity 1. Look at the illustrations and the title and try to predict what the passage’s about.
Live
from the Louvre
Live
the Louvre
[ˈluːvə ]
from
[ˈlaɪv ]
He is doing a live broadcast
of artworks
from the Louvre.
/a livestream
We can get some guidance from the article on P50.
Look at the title and pictures and predict.
T: What is the young man doing?
S: He is doing a live broadcast in the louvre.
T: We have 3 more pictures. What is the relationship of 3 pictures and the live broadcast
S: They are 3 masterpieces from the louvre, and they are the contents of the live broadcast.
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Activity 2: Read the passage to check your prediction and find out its structure.
Lead-in
Main body
Ending
greetings
purpose
farewell
Please turn to page 50, let’s check our prediction. Please underline the proofs you find.
In P1 we have…..
When you say hello in the beginning. This serves as greetings.
“Here we go”. Zack urge us to take action together.
What does this sentence tell us? What’s the function?
(in the beginning of each paragraph, we can find some verbal reminders.)
In P5, we …
Zack is saying goodbye and ask audience to subscribe to his channel.
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Activity 3. Read the text carefully and answer questions:
What expressions are used to describe the artworks?
From what aspect does Zack introduce the artworks?
Now, we will move on to the appreciate of the three masterpieces. While reading, focus on two questions.
What expressions are used to describe the artworks? from what aspects dose Zack introduce the works?
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the Winged Victory of Samothrace
[sæməˈθreɪs]
Nike of Samothrace
Read Para. 2 and find out expressions to describe different parts of her.
②
④
③
⑤
①
the Winged Victory of Samothrace
[sæməˈθreɪs]
Nike of Samothrace
①
②
④
③
⑤
Get a load of that!
flying down out of the sky
standing on a ship
It looks like she has just
flown down out of the
sky and standing on a ship.
missing head and arms
holding her arms up high
dress being folded by the wind
Her head and arms
are missing, but you
can still imagine her
holding arms up high.
Just look at her dress is being folded by the wind.
APPEARANCE
Read Para. 3 and fill in the blanks.
Here comes the renowned Mona Lisa! Let’s read and find expressions .
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Mona Lisa
Protected by glass and surrounded by so many people, this is _____________________ Mona Lisa! When I look into her eyes, the lady seems to have ______________________, which makes her so attractive. I _________________
__________ in her smile.
a mind of her own
the one and only
catch a sense of
sadness
PERSONAL COMMENTS/FEELINGS
Read P3 and fill in the blanks.
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Rembrandt
[ˈrembrænt ]
self-portraits
Read Para. 4 and find out what these numbers stand for.
400
90
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He painted his self-portraits about 400 years ago.
Throughout his life, he made over 90 self-portraits.
Perhaps it was his way of taking a 17th-century selfie?
Rembrandt— one of history’s
greatest
artists
accurate + objective + persuasive
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
[selfi]
Activity 4. Summarize the structure of a livestream/ a live broadcast of artworks.
a live broadcast of artworks
Greetings
Hi, it’s…! Greetings from ...
Purpose
Today, we are going to…
Lead-in
Main body
Ending
Introduction to artworks
Appearance
It looks like…
Just look at…
You can imagine…
Personal
comments/
feelings
This is the one and only…
When I look into …
I catch a sense of…
Background
information
Numbers, facts, etc.
Bye for now! … If you have enjoyed this live broadcast, subscribe to find out where I’m visiting.
Activity 5. Think and share.
(Para. 5) They really do reach out to us across centuries as if time itself
were nothing.
How do artworks
communicate with us ?
What can they help us with?
stories to tell,
emotions to share,
secrets to unveil,
history to reflect,
thoughts to express,
values to deliver,…
Besides showing their images, artworks also have
Artworks do reach out to us.
Learn to appreciate them,
and you’ll find they do resonate with us.
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