摘要:
该初中英语课件围绕“中西方绘画艺术差异”展开,涵盖绘画材料、布局、创作焦点及著名画家作品等核心知识。课堂通过Free talk的三个观察问题导入,衔接阅读对比、听力填空等活动,搭建从直观感知到文化探究的学习支架。
其亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识培养,通过阅读对比中西方绘画差异、听力填写中国画工具(如brushes, ink)及西方作品细节(如《The Starry Night》用蓝灰色表现情感),提升语言理解与表达能力,同时渗透跨文化认知。采用任务型教学(角色扮演艺术展对话、模仿写作)促进思维品质发展,学生能增强跨文化沟通能力,教师可高效落实综合语言运用目标。
内容正文:
Unit6 The art of the brush
Grammar
① Which painting catches your eyes first?
② What tools do you see in Chinese painting?
③ Which one looks more real?
Free talk
Two painting worlds show two different cultures. Let’s explore their differences and beauty in this lesson.
Sandy is reading a magazine article about the differences between Chinese and Western paintings.
Paintings in the East and West
In general, there are some differences between Chinese and Western paintings.
● Traditional Chinese paintings are usually done with black and coloured
ink, while many Western paintings often use more colourful oil paints.
● Traditional Chinese paintings may not require a background, and the
empty space in the painting leaves room for imagination. Western
paintings often place their subject in a setting with little empty space.
● Western paintings often look as close to the real subjects as possible,
but traditional Chinese paintings pay more attention to the spirit of the
subject.
Traditional Chinese paintings and Western paintings certainly have differences. However, both of them express the artists' thoughts in an artistic way.
Read the article and answer the questions below.
1.What are the major differences between traditional Chinese paintings and Western paintings?
◆Painting materials: Traditional Chinese paintings use black and coloured ink, while Western paintings often use colourful oil paints.
◆Layout & blank space: Chinese paintings often have no fixed background, leaving blank space for imagination. Western paintings place subjects in complete scenes with little empty space.
◆Creation focus: Western paintings pursue realism and look close to real objects. Traditional Chinese paintings focus more on expressing the inner spirit of painted subjects.
2.Do you prefer the Western or Chinese painting style? Give your reasons.
I prefer Chinese traditional paintings. First, the free blank space in ink paintings lets me enjoy rich imagination. Second, they focus on the spirit of things, which is elegant and full of traditional Chinese beauty. In addition, simple ink colours bring me calm and peaceful feelings.
Version 1: Prefer Chinese paintings
Version 2: Prefer Western paintings
I like Western oil paintings better. Their bright, rich colours are eye-catching. Realistic painting skills make paintings vivid and lifelike, just like real scenes. I can easily understand the details and stories hidden in the pictures.
Sandy is listening to an introduction to Chinese paintings.
Listen with her and complete the fact sheet below. Chinese paintings.
Gongbi
Predict
n.
n.
n.
adj.
n.
n.
Listen with her and complete the fact sheet below. Chinese paintings.
Gongbi
Brushes
silk
figures
delicate
appearance
spirit
Simon and Sandy are talking about some famous Western painters.
Listen to their conversation and complete the notes below.
Predict
name?
n.
name?
place?
name?
n.
Listen to their conversation and complete the notes below.
The Starry Night
strong feelings
Mona Lisa
the Louvre
Museum
Girl before a Mirror
geometric
shapes
Sandy is writing a blog post about Chinese and Western paintings. Complete it below with the information in Parts B1 and B2.
I have studied painting for several years. The common tools used in Chinese painting are brushes, ink, and paper or (1)____________. Popular subjects are (2)_________, animals and plants, and people. There are (3)_________ main methods of Chinese painting. One is called gongbi and the other is called xieyi. My favourite traditional Chinese painting belongs to xieyi.
I know something about Western paintings. One of my favourite paintings is Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night. Van Gogh used a lot of (4)____________ to paint the sky at night. Another interesting Western painting is The Three Musicians. It is a famous work by Pablo Picasso. He used lots of (5)________ to create faces. It is quite unusual. Of course, one of the most famous Western paintings is the Mona Lisa. It is in a museum in (6)________. I really hope to see it some day.
silk
landscapes
two
blues and greys
shapes
Paris
Sandy is discussing an art
show with Millie.
Listen to their conversation and answer the questions below.
1.Where did Millie and Sandy go together?
2.What did they think of the Van Gogh art show?
3.Why were the paintings full of new life at the show?
They loved it and thought it was amazing and interesting.
They went to the Van Gogh art show.
Because 3D technology made everything in the paintings seem to move.
Sandy: What did you think of the Van Gogh art show?
Millie: I loved it! The technology used to present Van Gogh’s art was
amazing. It seemed that the birds in his paintings were really
flying!
Sandy: Not just the birds, but everything! The flowers, water and people
in the 3D pictures all seemed to be moving. What a sight!
Millie: Technology can bring so much new life to art.
Sandy: I agree. It’s so interesting. I’m really glad we went to that art
show.
Millie: Perhaps we should go to another art show together sometime.
Sandy: Sure!
Divide students into 4 groups to read the conversation aloud.
Work in pairs and act it out!
Role-play
Pair work
Work in pairs. Take turns to discuss an art show with your classmate.Use the conversation below as a model.
A: What did you think of the ……
B: I loved it! The ……were amazing. It seemed that……
A: Not only ……, …… also seemed to be growing. What
wonderful works!
B: …… is so beautiful.
A: I agree. Let’s visit another art show next weekend.
B: Great idea!
Homework
1.Write an imitation dialogue about an art exhibition with 8 to 10 sentences;
2.Compose a 50-word short passage to introduce your favorite painting style.
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