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Lead in
Julia received a letter from her friend Lily (an art lover).
Check it together.
Hi Julia. How's it going? My favourite painting Night Shining White will be exhibited in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art this Sunday. Could you introduce this painting to me in details. Looking forward to your sharing. Have a nice day!
Hi Julia.
How's it going? My favourite painting Night Shining White will be exhibited in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art this Sunday. Could you introduce this painting to me in details. Looking forward to your sharing. Have a nice day!
yours,
Lily
yours,
Lily
韩干画作在大都会博物馆展出,lily想提前了解一下
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Unit4 Amazing Art
Han Gan and His Horses
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Learning Objectives
gain the structure and key information of the passage.
study the reasons behind HanGan’s success.
finish a role-play between the tour guide and the tourists.
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3.
After this class, you will be able to:
Step 1 : predict
What’s your impression on this horse? Is it gentle?Powerful?
What do you notice about its eyes,its teeth and its hooves?
Choose the main idea.
Step 2 : main idea
A. An introduction to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
B. The story behind Night-Shining White.
C. The famous artist Han Gan and his painting.
Tips: You can get the main idea according to the title and the passage.
Step 3 : Scan
The structure of the passage
Han Gan and His Horses
Part 2
(paragraphs 2-4)
The life of artist
Part 1
(paragraph 1)
The artist and his masterpiece
Part 3
(paragraph 5)
Comments on his work
Step 4 : Careful reading
Read the passage carefully and complete the diagram.
a family in the earlyTang Dynasty.
help his family by working in local wine shop.
talent was discovered by wang wei.
Wang wei him to study painting and recommended him to a master.
Years of work.
He was eventually chosen to serve Emperor Xuanzong in the royal palace.
He frequently visited the royal stables and even lived with the workers for quite sometime to horses.
burning eyes
热切的双眸
bared teeth
裸露的牙齿
kicking hooves
舞动的蹄子
Han Gan
Night-Shining White
magnificent
burning eyes
bared teeth
kicking hooves
Read para1
Name of the artist
Name of the painting
Description of the painting
The artist and
his masterpiece
Read paras2-4
The life of the artist
a______ family in the early Tang Dynasty.
help________his family by working in local wine shop.
__________ talent was discovered by wang wei.
Wang Wei __________ him to study painting and recommended him to a master.
Years of _______ work.
He was eventually chosen to __________ Emperor Xuanzong in the royal palace.
He frequently visited the royal stables and even lived with the workers for quite sometime to ______ horses.
poor
support
Artistic
sponsored
hard
serve
observe
comic 漫画-成功路
A. A master of horse painting
B.Emperor Xuanzong
C.All the horses in the stables
D.Wang Wei
Han Gan’s real teacher was .(Para.4)
Han Gan
and
His Horses
4 It is said that when the Emperor asked Han Gan to take a master of horse painting as his teacher, the artist replied, “I have my own teachers, Your Majesty. All the horses in your stables are my very teachers.”
主从
作为
陛下
adj. 最好的
“臣自有师,陛下内厩之马,皆臣师也。”
Para.4
A. A master of horse painting
B.Emperor Xuanzong
C.All the horses in the stables
D.Wang Wei
Han Gan’s real teacher was .(Para.4)
Han Gan
and
His Horses
C
“The horses painted by Han Gan are real horses.”
“Han Gan’s horses could gallop off the paper.”
Those who saw Han Gan’s horse paintings all sang high praises for his unique skill, saying that his horses “could gallop off the paper”.
Even Su Shi, the famous poet of the Song Dynasty, expressed his admiration for Han Gan as a master of horse painting with the words, “The horses painted by Han Gan are real horses”
Read para5
Comments on
his work
Other views
Su shi
From Su Shi’s comments, we can infer that Han Gan’s horse paintings are .
A.abstract(抽象的) B.vivid C.beautiful D.expensive
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What made Han Gan a successful painter? As a student, what can you learn from him?
Work in groups and discuss the following questions.
Step 5 :Think and share
recognition
creative method
careful observation
hard work
It's his creative method, careful observation and hard practice that make him a successful painter.
inspiration from life
talent
What makes Han Gan a successful painter?(read part2)
Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者,事竟成。
The knowledge from books without practice is shallow after all. We have to learn by trial and error.
纸上得来终觉浅,绝知此事要躬行。
As a student, what can we learn from him?
学校艺术展厅,一幅《照夜白图》正在展出。几位同学结伴来看展。
🎨 ROLE PLAY: Introduce Night-Shining White
4-6 Visitors
Role A: Guide → You introduce the painting
Role B: Art lover → Ask about how he painted
Role C: History fan → Ask about when/who
Role D: visitor → Ask easy questions
⏱️ Prepare: 4 minutes 🎤 Perform: 3-4 minutes
Step 5 :Role-play
Let’s apply what we learned today!
Let’s apply what we learned today!
Step 6 :Presentation
Step 7 :Evaluation
What people can’t see
recognition
observation
creative method
talent
True mastery demands lifelong devotion.
Inner quality
Step8 Summary
poor family
wine shop boy
painter
court painter
Comment
para 5
para 4
para 3
para 2
Description (para 1)
burning eyes
bared teeth
kicking hooves
hard work
inspiration
Your high school life is like the iceberg!
Step 9: Homework
你是Julia,收到了好友Lily的邮件,她对即将在纽约大都会艺术博物馆展出的画作Night Shining White非常感兴趣,希望你为她详细介绍这幅画。请你根据以下信息和邮件内容,给Lily写一封回信。
写作要点
1. 表达收到她邮件的开心;
2. 详细介绍 Night Shining White
3. 表达对Lily观展的期待,可补充观展小建议(如提前预约、了解背景知识);
4. 词数:80词,语言得体,格式规范。
Thank you
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