Warming Up， Pre－reading，Reading and Comprehending
教学内容分析
This is the first teaching period of this unit. The central part of this period is the reading passage with the name of A Short History of Western Painting showing the students the history of Western painting.
Warming Up gives students four questions to discuss，aiming at preparing students for both the content and the grammar of the unit.
Pre－reading provides three questions to help students focus on the topic of the reading passage and leads the students to think about any personal experiences of Western art they may have，such as things about art galleries，paintings in galleries，some Western artists and paintings.
Reading mainly introduces the history of Western painting. There are four major movements in Western art. Social，political and cultural changes contribute to the changes in artistic styles. There are four pictures of paintings in the passage representing the four major movements. After a glance at the title of the text and the headlines within it we know that it is a historical report，in which there are many time expressions. Then we can know the topic of the text and how the information is organized—in the order of time，from the earliest to the present.
Comprehending consists of four written or oral exercises for the students to do so as to help the students to get a better understanding of the text，that is to say，to help the teacher to check how much the students have understood the text.
三维目标设计
Knowledge and skills
1．To understand the meanings of the following new words and phrases：abstract(抽象的)，sculpture(雕塑)，gallery(画廊)，faith(信念)，aim(目标)，conventional(传统的)，typical(典型的，有代表性的)，evident(明显的)，adopt(采用)，possess(拥有)，superb(卓越的，杰出的)，possession(财产)，technique(技术)，by coincidence(巧合地)，a great deal(大量)，shadow(阴影)，ridiculous(可笑的)，controversial(争议的)，attempt(尝试；企图)，on the other hand(另一方面)，predict(预测)．
2．To learn about some major movements in Western art and how art has changed stylistically over the centuries.
3．To learn how the information is organized.
4．To develop the students' reading ability by skimming and scanning the passage.
5．To develop the students' speaking ability by talking about Western paintings.
Process and methods
1．While doing Warming Up the teacher can lead in the topic of this unit by showing students some Chinese and Western－style paintings to recall their own knowledge and opinions about various art forms.Students should also be introduced to the subjunctive mood and try to use it when talking about the art forms.
2．During Pre－reading the teacher can go around the classroom and discuss the questions with several students.This discussion should be student－centered and arouse students' interest in Western painting.The teacher should also ask the students to look at the paintings in the reading passage and try to identify which style each of them belongs to so as to let them have a general knowledge of these paintings.
3．While doing Reading and Comprehending，the teacher may first ask the students to read the text quickly to get the general idea of each paragraph.After reading the passage，students are encouraged to answer some questions and discuss the text structure.
4．To consolidate the contents of the reading passage，the students should be required to retell the history of Western art in their own words at the end of the class.
Emotion，attitude and value
1．To stimulate students' sense of beauty and the ability of understanding，enjoying and creating beauty.
2．To develop students' sense of cooperative learning.
教学重、难点
1．To enable the students to learn about the history of Western art and to develop their reading ability.
2．To enable the students to talk about Western paintings.
Step 1 Warming up
1．Warming up by looking and talking
Show the following paintings to the students and let them find out their favorites and give the reasons.Then help them find out the differences between the first three pictures and the next three ones.
Sample expressions：
If I were to choose paintings on the wall，I would choose the first one，because...
If I were an artist，I would paint horses.Because...
2．Warming up by reading the short passage below.
The Chinese have for centuries seen painting as the highest form of art.Chinese paintings have an air of living nature，harmony and peace that is not always found in the art of other civilizations.It is entirely different from Western painting，but that difference is hard to grasp and express.The following are some different forms of art：
Figure painting：It includes portraits，story painting and genre painting(风俗画)with figures as the main subject.Lines are the key point.
Landscape painting：Chinese landscape paintings can be divided into blue－and－green landscape，gold－and－green landscape，light－purple－red landscape and water ink landscape according to the colors used in paintings.The one without outlines is called boneless landscape.
Flower and bird painting：Flowers，rocks and birds are usually the main subjects of this kind of paintings.Technically，there are detailed style with colors and free style with ink.
Court painting：It refers to the works done by those professional painters employed by the royal court，or imitations of their works by other painters.
The passage above is about Chinese art forms.With this，the teacher can arouse students' interest to read the passage about Western painting.
Step 2 Pre－reading
1．Match the paintings and their painters.
Suggested answers: Painting 1：Picasso；Painting 2：Masaccio；Painting 3：Da Vinci；Painting 4：Van Gogh
2．Encourage students to talk more about the paintings and the artists.
Keys for reference：Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 in the village of Vinci.Leonardo began his career working for a master painter in Florence.His masterpiece is Mona Lisa.Leonardo was truly a “Renaissance Man” skilled in many fields.He was a scientist and an inventor as well as an artist.He made notes and drawings of everything he saw.Leonardo invented clever machines，and even designed imitation wings that he hoped would let a person fly like a bird.
?Step 3 Reading and comprehending
1．Fast－reading
Ask students to skim the passage to get the key words and general idea of each paragraph and answer the following questions：
(1)What's the main idea of the text
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(2)How many styles of Western art are mentioned in the text What are they
________________________________________________________________________
Suggested answers：
(1)The style of Western art has changed a lot as time goes by.
(2)Four.They are：the Middle Ages，the Renaissance，Impressionism and Modern art.
2．Detailed－reading
(1)Ask students to read the text carefully to get some specific information and fill in the chart below.
Period Main aim of painters Characteristics of the paintings Representative artist
The Middle Ages(5th to 15th century AD) To represent __①__ themes Religious，realistic __②__
The Renaissance (15th to 16th century) To paint __③__ as they really were Perspective，realistic，new oil paints Masaccio
Impressionism(__④__ century) To show how __⑤__ fell on objects at different times of the day Not detailed，painted outdoors，painted changes in light Not mentioned
__⑥__(20th century to today) To concentrate on certain qualities of the object __⑦__，very realistic Not mentioned
(2)Ask students to scan the passage for detailed information and do the following multiple choices.
①In the Renaissance，painters ______.
A．painted religious scenes in a more realistic style
B．focused more on religion than on humans
C．began to paint outdoors
D．returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art
②______ discovered how to make paintings look more real by using perspective.
A．Giotto di Bondone B．Masaccio C．Claude Monet D．Pablo Picasso
③According to the text，art is influenced less likely by ______.
A．social changes B．the way of life
C．agriculture D．beliefs of people
④When did people focus more on people and less on religion
A．From 5th to 15th century AD.
B．From 15th to 16th century.
C．From late 19th to early 20th century.
D．From 20th century to today.
⑤Most people hate the Impressionists' style of painting at first because they thought ______.
A．their paintings were very abstract
B．they broke away from the traditional style of painting
C．their paintings were very realistic
D．their paintings were very ridiculous
⑥What does the text mainly tell us
A．How religious painting developed.
B．How oil painting developed.
C．How Impressionist painting developed.
D．How Western art developed.
(3)Guess which period the following pictures belong to.
Suggested answers：(1)①religious ②Giotto di Bondone ③people and nature ④late 19th to early 20th ⑤light and shadow ⑥Modern Art ⑦Abstract
(2)①D ②B ③C ④B ⑤D ⑥D
(3)Painting 1：the Renaissance；Painting 2：the Middle Ages；Painting 3：Modern Art；Painting 4：Impressionism
Step 4 Language study
Dealing with any language problems (words or sentences students might not understand)to help the students to have a better understanding of the text.
Step 5 Listening，reading aloud and underlining
Ask students to read the passage aloud to the tape and let them pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence.Tell them to pick out all the useful expressions or collocations from the passage while reading and copy them to the notebook after class as homework.
Collocations：concentrate on，adopt a humanistic attitude to life，possess sth.，be convinced that，by coincidence，a great deal，lead to，break away from，attempt to do，on the other hand.
Step 6 Structure analyzing
After reading，ask students to discuss the text structure.
Keys for reference：
This passage is a historical report.The first paragraph introduces the topic and the theme of the text.The rest of the report presents the information in chronological order.A feature of historical reports is the abundance of time expressions.The last sentence of the report functions as a conclusion.In addition，each section begins with a topic sentence.
Step 7 Retelling
Ask students to talk about the history of Western painting in their own words.Give them some key words and expressions on the blackboard.Then let them try to retell the passage.
Step 8 Homework
1．Learn the useful new words and expressions in this part by heart.
2．Try to find a book with reproductions of Western paintings or Chinese paintings and explain what you like or dislike about them.
Step 9 Reflection after teaching
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Chinese Painting
Chinese painting is generally divided by subject matter into four broad categories：figures，landscapes，flowers and birds，and bamboo and rocks.The first three categories succeeded each other in the summits of their developments，while the painting of bamboo and rocks became a casual pleasure of the educated elite from the 12th century on.Before the Han Dynasty，founded in 202 B．C.，there was already a tradition of figure painting and portraiture of which remnants survive on later bronzes，jades，and pottery.During the Han Dynasty，the art of depicting figures became increasingly elaborate.Rulers used didactic art to emphasize codes of government.Surviving examples of stone engraving and wall painting show strong and lively drawing.
Landscape
The art of landscape painting formed the central and most standing tradition in Chinese painting.On a basis of Taoist communion with nature and strengthened by Buddhism，there was a strong literary tradition of seclusion among，and meditation upon the forests，streams and mountains.China's landscape painting brought nature's presence to wherever man desired it.Elements of landscape are already present in art of the Han Dynasty，but development did not really begin until the Tang Dynasty.
The succeeding Northern Sung Dynasty(960－1127)has often been called the Golden Age of Chinese Landscape.The differences in approach and technique that naturally appeared became gradually categorized into traditions：the northern and southern schools.
Birds and Flowers
In the Tang Dynasty at least one painter，Tiao Kuang－yin，was already known as a specialist in birds and flowers.However，the first two important names in bird and flower painting，Huang Chuan and Hsu Hsi，occur in the 10th century.Huang Chuan，a subject of the latter Shu Dynasty，inherited the traditions of the Tang Dynasty.His paintings of flowers and birds were in an accordingly archaic style，with strict conventions and conservative attention to careful realism.Hsu His，who lived under the Southern Tang Dynasty created the “boneless” mo－ku style in which forms are built up with pale washes and outlines are not used.His inspirations were unrestrained and the school he initiated was considered much the more creative.Mi Fu，the leading literati critic of the 11th century remarked that ten paintings by Huang Chuan were not worth one by Hsu Hsi.Later bird and flower painters generally belonged to either the Huang or the Hsu tradition.
Stones and Bamboo
Stones and bamboo originally appeared as background objects in other types of paintings but gradually evolved into a separate genre.The 10th century Southern Tang ruler Li Hou－chu developed a trembling brush technique in calligraphy that was also particularly suitable for painting bamboo and rocks.Tang Hsi－ya，an artist of the same time，adapted it for that purpose.In the following Sung Dynasty，the painting of bamboo became more and more popular and many famous scholars such as Wen T'ung and Su Shih were also well known for their paintings of bamboo.
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Unit 1 Art
Period 1 Reading
What is art
Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions.
Warming up
art
painting
Sculpture雕刻
architecture
photography
Pottery
陶艺
jewelry
……
music
dance
literature
opera歌剧
calligraphy
（书法）
embroider
(刺绣)
clothing
seal cutting
篆刻
pottery
sculpture
seal cutting
opera
Free talk
1. How much do you
know about paintings
and artists
2. Do you like visiting
art galleries
Qi Baishi (1864 –1957)
was recognized
for his very careful
and beautiful way
of painting
common images.
Xu Beihong (1895-1953 ), one of the most celebrated painters in modern China, loved to paint horses.
Starry Night
Vicent van Gogh, a painter of Holland, famous for his idea of emotional expression in painting
Green Wheat fields
Leonardo da Vinci
an Italian Painter
well-known for his works like Mona Lisa and The last supper
Mona Lisa
The Last supper
Pablo Picasso
a Spanish painter
famous for his abstract paintings
Picasso’s paintings
Pre-reading
What kind of pictures would you like to enjoy
If you have three of the paintings on the walls of your classroom, what kind of pictures would you choose Why
oil painting
water color
landscape
cartoon
figure drawing
Sketch素描
If you were an artist, what kind of pictures would you paint
realistic abstract nature
detailed traditional line
rich religious unfinished
modern colour shape
These words may help you in your discussion.
a. realistic
b. abstract
c. existence
d. detailed
e. religious
f. traditional
1. accurate, minute
2. state or fact of existing
3. being in thought but
having a physical or
practical existence
4. lifelike, true to life
5. classical, of old beliefs
6. sincere to believe in a
god or gods
traditional
religious
abstract
realistic
impressionistic
romanticism
What were the artists interested in from the 5th to the 15th century AD
2. How did Masaccio paint his paintings
3. Why did the impressionists have to paint quickly
Skim the text and answer the following questions.
Fast reading
1. What were the artists interested in from the 5th to the 15th century AD
Creating respect and love for God.
2. How did Masaccio paint his paintings
He drew things in perspective, which made pictures very realistic.
3. Why did the impressionists have to paint quickly
Because the natural light changes quickly, they had to paint quickly.
1. Which of the following statements is true
A. Paintings in Middle Ages were very realistic.
B. Western art has changed a lot since the 5th
century.
C. Impressionist paintings were painted
mainly indoors.
D. Modern art began in the Renaissance.
Read the text and choose the correct
answers.
B
Careful reading
2. At first most people hated the impressionists’ style of painting, because _____.
A. their painting were very abstract
B. their painting were very realistic
C. they broke away from the
traditional style of painting
D. their paintings were very ridiculous
C
3. In the Renaissance, painters ___.
A. painted religious scenes in a
more realistic style
B. focused more on religion than
on humans
C. began to paint outdoors
D. returned to classical Roman and
Greek ideas about art
D
4. ____ discovered how to make paintings look more real by using perspective.
A. Giotto di Bondone
B. Masaccio
C. Claude Monet
D. Pablo Picasso
B
5. What does the text mainly tell us
A. How religious painting developed.
B. How oil painting developed.
C. How impressionist painting
developed.
D. How Western art developed.
D
Tell the sentences true or false.
1. Western art has changed very little over the last seventeen centuries.
2. Paintings in the Middle did not use perspective.
3. Impressionists painted landscapes.
4. You cannot recognize any object in abstract modem art.
5. In the Renaissance most artists painted indoors.
6. Abstract art is still an art style today.
F
T
T
T
T
T
The history of western painting.
Middle Ages, from 5th to 15th century.
Impressionism:
late 19th to early 20 century
Modern Art: from 20th to today
The Renaissance:
from 15th to 16 century
Now can you tell which period the following pictures belong to
The Middle ages
Impressionism
Impressionism
Modern art
The Renaissance
Modern art
The Middle Ages
Write a summary.
Do not include your own opinion, but be
sure to use our own words (about 30words.)
(不能添加自己的见解，但是要用自己的语言概括.
大约30个词左右）
Post-reading:
The text describes four of the major movements in
western art over the past 1600years and tells us
social ,political ,and cultural changes are related to
change in artistic style(31)
Write down three new things you have
learned about western art:
I learned that :artistic style changes as a society’s
culture and values change.
In the middle ages most paintings had religious
subjects.
Before 1428 western painters didn’t know how to
draw in perspective.（透视效果）
At first people hated impressionist paintings
Art is influenced by beliefs, values of the people and the way of life. For example, during the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes because of the people's respect and love God. But in the Renaissance, people became focused more on humans and less on religion. In Europe in the late 19th century many new inventions were created and society changed greatly, so painting styles were different from the traditional style. But China has lived the similar way of life for a very long time, so Chinese art has changed less often.
Why has the style of Western art changed more often than Chinese art
Questions:
Review the text carefully and finish the comprehending1-3 on page 3.
Find out the important and difficult words and expressions to you and finish exercises on page 4.Reading A Short History of Western Painting
Teaching aims and demands:
Knowledge aims:
1. To learn some words and expressions.
2. To make sure the students have a full understanding of the text.
3. To guide the students to have a discussion about art.
Ability aims:
1. To cultivate the students’ reading ability.
2. To cultivate the students’ oral English skills and related knowledge about art.
Teaching important points:
1. To make the students have a full understanding of the text.
2. To make the students know more about art.
Teaching difficult points:
1. To improve the students’ reading ability.
2. To enable the students to voice their opinions freely.
Teaching materials:
1. The videos of the film clips.
2. Some related pictures. Teaching aids:
Multi-media facilities.
Teaching methods:
1. Asking-and-answering method.
2. Discussing method.
3. Elicitation method.
Teaching procedures:
Step one:Geetings and lead in. Lead in by showing some pictures .
Step two: Fast Reading
Read the title of the text and the headings within it, answer
1.What will the text talk about
2.How is the information organized
A In time order B In space order C In logical order D In reverse order
3.What’s the character of paintings in Middle Ages
Step three: Careful Reading
The Middle Ages(5th -15th centuryAD)
1.What do you think people believed in at that time
2.The 13th century is a turning point in western painting, why
The Renaissance(15th to 16th century)
1.Background: three changes
2.Read the last sentence of this part “Without the new paints and the new
technique, we could not be able to see the many great masterpieces for
which this period is famous.”
What does “the new technique” refers to
What was the greatest contribution brought by this technique
What made the colors used in paintings look richer and deeper
Impressionism (late19th century to20th century)
1.Also three changes.
2.Fill in the blanks according to this part:
The Impressionists were the first________________. They were eager to show ________________________________________________so they had to paint ______ and their paintings were not ________________of earlier painters. Many people said that the painters were________ and their paintings were __________.But today they are accepted as the beginning of what we call “Modern Art”, do you know why
Modern Art (20 th century to today)
1.Why are paintings of impressionists accepted as the beginning of what we call “Modern Art” today
2. What are the main characters of modern art
Step4 Conclusion:
1.Key words of each part.
2.What influence the changes of art
3.Fill in blanks with five of the seven statements.
Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed many times. ___1___ .
The Middle Ages (5th to the 15th century AD)
A conventional artist of this period was not interested in showing nature and people as they really were. A typical picture at this time was full of religious symbols, which created a feeling of respect and love for God.___2____.
The Renaissance (15th to 16th century)
Painters tried to paint people and nature as they really were. One of the most important discoveries during this period was how to draw things in perspective. __3__ . By coincidence, oil paints were also developed at this time, which made the colors used in paintings look richer and deeper.
Impressionism (late 19th to early 20th century)
There were many changes during this period, the society changed from a mostly agricultural one to a mostly industrial one; many people moved from the countryside to the city. __4__. The Impressionists were the first to work outdoors. They painted quickly so their paintings were not as detailed as those of earlier painters. Many people said their paintings were ridiculous. ___5___
Modern Art (20th century to today)
On the one hand, some modern art is abstract. One the other hand, some of them are so realistic that they look like photographs.
A: But today they are accepted as the beginning of what we call “Modern Art”.
B: This text will describe only the important ones, starting from the sixth century AD.
C: This technique was first used by Masaccio in 1428.
D: Naturally, these changes also led to new painting styles.
E: Who can predict what painting styles there will be in the future
F: But ideas were changing in the 13 th century when people began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way.
G: There are so many different styles of Western art.
Step five:There are many kinds of art in our life, art can enrich our life. Without knowledge of art, we may make many mistakes.
Discussion:
Which picture do you prefer to put in your classroom Why
Step five: Homework
1.Preview subjunctive mood.
2.Read the text carefully and find out the subjunctive sentences in this passage.
Writing design:
A Short History of Western Painting
Influenced by customs and faith of a people.
1.religious, not realistic
2.realistic, perspective
3.not detailed, ridiculous
4.abstract, realistic
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Unit 1 Art
Period 1 Reading
content of lesson
Warming up
Pre-reading questions
Global reading
Detailed analysis
Warming up: Painting
Warming up: sculpture
Warming up: printmaking
Warming up: sketching
Warming up: decorative art
Warming up: photography
coffee cup
words and phrases
visual
adj. 视觉的，视力的；栩栩如生的
Nearsightedness is a visual defect .
近视是一个视力缺陷。
I have a very good visual memory.
我过目不忘。
words and phrases
purpose
The purpose of charity is to help people in need.
慈善活动的目的就是帮助那些有需要的人。
He did it on purpose, knowing it would annoy her.
他明知会激怒她，却故意这么做。
words and phrases
arise
vi. 出现；上升；起立
A new crisis has arisen.
新危机已经出现。
We keep them informed of any changes as they
arise.
如有任何变化，我们随时通知他们。
words and phrases
establish
vt. 建立；创办；安置
The committee was established in 1912.
这个委员会创立于1912年。
The new treaty establishes a free trade zone.
新条约设立了自由贸易区。
words and phrases
refer to 与……有关，指的是
You know who I am referring to.
你知道我指的是谁。
put forth 提出
Duchamp put forth a new definition of art.
words and phrases
printmaking
版画：造型艺术之一。在各种不同材料的版面上通过手工制版印刷而成的一种绘画（木板、石版、铜版、锌版、麻胶版等品种）；可有限制地复印出多份不影响其艺术价值的原作。
First part
of the reading text
pre-reading questions
1.What is art
2.Besides being an art, what other purposes may art have
3.What is the difference between the word artist and artisan
4.Why does the author mention pot
5.What were regarded as art by the western academies in the mid-18th century
Global reading
1.What is art
Art is visual object or experience created through an expression of skill or imagination.
Global reading
Besides being an art, what other purposes may art have
It also has functional purposes.
coffee cup
Global reading
3.What is the difference between the word artist and artisan
The term "artisan" refers to the one who gives much attention to the function rather than the art itself.
Global reading
4.Why does the author metion pot
It is an example to show that the bound is not that clear now.
Pot
Global reading
5.What were regarded as art by the western academies in the mid-18th century
Only painting and sculture were regarded as "art" then.
Second part
of the reading text
"Fountain"
"L．H．O．O．Q．"
In 1919, Duchamp made a parody of the Mona Lisa by adorning a cheap reproduction of the painting with a mustache and goatee.
pre-reading questions
According to the text, what happened in New York in1917
Why does the author say that Duchamp challenged the traditional definition of art
What further challenged traditional definitions of art
Global reading
According to the text, what happened in New York in1917
The Dada artist Marsel Duchamp submitted a urinal named as Fountain to a public exhibition in New York City.
Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp (28 July 1887 – 2 October 1968)was a French artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements. Considered by some to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century,Duchamp's output influenced the development of post-World War I Western art. He advised modern art collectors, such as Peggy Guggenheim and other prominent figures, thereby helping to shape the tastes of Western art during this period.
Duchamp challenged conventional thought about artistic processes and art marketing, not so much by writing, but through subversive actions such as dubbing a urinal art and naming it Fountain. He produced relatively few artworks, while moving quickly through the avant-garde circles of his time.
The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act.
Global reading
Why does the author say tha Duchamp challenged the traditional definition of art
He put forth a new definition of art: he implied that it is enough for an artist to believe something"art" and put it in public.
Global reading
What further challenged traditional definitions of art
A variety of new media, like video art etc.,further challenged traditional definitions of art.
Is this art
Is this art Reading
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
realistic, abstract, religion, religious, sculpture, gallery, belief, consequent, consequently, aim, symbol, value, focus, possession, convince, impressionism, impressionist, shadow, ridiculous, nowadays, attempt, predict, the Renaissance, focus on, a great deal, scores of
b. 重点句式
There are so many ... that it would be impossible to ... P1
People became focused more on ... and less on ... P2
If the rules of perspective had not been discovered, people would not have been able to paint ... P2
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to talk about the short history of Western painting.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students learn how to talk about the short history of Western painting.
Teaching important & difficult points 教学重难点
Enable the students to talk about their opinions about different styles of Western art.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Skimming and scanning; individual, pair or group work; discussion.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A recorder, a computer, a projector and some famous paintings.
Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式
Step ⅠLead-in
T: Good morning, class. Another week begins. Have you found any changes in our school
S: The walls were painted white.
S: Some figure sculptures stand along the two sides of the school yard near the school gate.
S: There are many world famous paintings hanging
on the walls of the corridors of the school building.
T: Wonderful! You are very good at observing. These things like sculptures and paintings can make our school more beautiful. What do we usually call them in general
S: Generally, we call the things which can bring us beauty the works of art.
T: Exactly.
Step ⅡWarming Up
At first, ask the students to match some new words with the correct English meanings. Then ask them to look at the paintings in this unit and discuss the questions in Warming Up in groups of 4. Next, get them to answer the other questions in pairs. At last, check the answers with the whole class.
T: First, please match some new words in Column A with the correct English meanings in Column B.
Show them on the screen.
A B
a. realistic 1. accurate, minute
b. abstract 2. state or fact of existing
c. existence 3. being in thought but having a physical or practical existence
d. detailed 4. lifelike, true to life
e. religious 5. classical, of old beliefs
f. traditional 6. sincere to believe in a god or gods
Key: a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1, e-6, f-5
T: I’d like you to look at the paintings in this unit, and then work in groups of 4 to discuss the questions in Warming Up. I will give you six minutes.
Six minutes later.
T: Which would you choose to put up on the walls of our classroom And why Volunteers
S: Let me have a try. I like the painting on page 3. Because it gives us a special feeling.
S: I prefer to choose the painting on the top of page 2. The painter painted it in a more realistic style to show respect and love for God.
S: I’d rather choose the painting on the bottom of page 2. It gives us an abstract impression and appears very lively and vivid.
T: Excellent job! Then would you rather have Chinese or Western paintings in your home Give your reasons.
S: I’d rather have Chinese paintings in my home, because traditional Chinese painting is a combination of the arts of poetry, calligraphy, painting and seal engraving.
S: I agree with her. I also like Chinese paintings because they have an air of living in nature, harmony and peace, which is not always found in the art of other civilizations.
T: Quite right. The Chinese strive to maintain a delicate, harmonious balance between tradition and innovation. Any other ideas
S: I prefer to have Western paintings. I like the abstract paintings of the modern art using color, line and shape to show the objects. I think they can make people create limitless imagination.
S: I’d rather like the western styles. And I prefer to choose the paintings of realistic style.
T: Well done! If you were an artist, what kind of pictures would you paint
S: If I were an artist, I’d like to paint the romantic pictures which deal with the destinies and passions of mankind. Romanticism’s aim was to unify the mind within the finite world with the infinite.
S: I’d rather choose to paint the Chinese paintings. I like the bird-and-flower paintings. It has been a popular theme among modern artists.
S: I enjoy painting landscape very much. You know, Yin and Yang are opposite forces, which are expressed almost completely in this type of art. Shan shui or
mountain-water is in itself symbol of yin-yang. Mountains are believed to be associated with yang while water is associated with yin.
T: OK! You have done a good job. The last question
S: I’d rather paint pictures. I think it’s very interesting. I can express my own feelings by painting an object or landscape.
S: In my spare time, I enjoy painting pictures with a pen, a pencil or crayon. I like many styles of drawings, such as sketch, diagrams and graphs.
S: I prefer to make sculptures. I made some simple sculptures by hand before. I think it is very interesting.
S: I enjoy designing buildings. The famous architect Gaudi designed his buildings like dreams, full of fantastic colors and shapes. The Opera House inSydneymakes people think of seashells. The 2008 Olympic Stadium inBeijinglooks like a bird’s nest made of tree branches. Although the stadium will be made of concrete and steel, the flowing lines and round shapes make the building look warm and friendly. I dream some day I can design a building that would draw the attention of people all over the world.
Step Ⅲ Pre-reading
Get the students to discuss the questions in Pre-reading in pairs. Then check the answers with the whole class.
T: Do you ever visit art galleries What kind of paintings have your ever seen
S: Yes, I have ever visited an art gallery with my parents. There were many famous paintings in it. What impressed me most was the horses drawn by Xu Beihong.
S: Till now I haven’t a chance to visit an art gallery. But I saw many paintings by Picasso on the Internet. Though I cannot understand them completely, I think they are fairly beautiful and can make me have a special feeling.
T: Quite good! From what you said, I can see that you know about many artists at home and abroad. Can you speak out the names of some famous Western artists and tell me in which century they lived
S: Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist. His thickly painted canvases with their kinetic, swirling brushstrokes have come to symbolize Expressionism. He was a famous artist in 19th century.
S: Henri Matisse was a French painter considered to be one of the great formative figures in 20th-century art.
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T: I’m proud of you for your great jobs. Do you want to know more about the Western painting Now let’s begin to learn a passage introducing the short history of Western painting.
Step Ⅳ Reading
Task 1 Scanning
T: Please read the passage as quickly as you can to find out the answers to the questions on the screen.
Show some questions on the screen.
1. What were the artists interested in from 5th to 15th century AD
2. How did Masaccio paint his paintings
3. Why did the impressionists have to paint quickly
After the students finish reading the passage, check the answers.
T: Now who would like to answer Question 1
S: They were interested in creating respect and love for God.
S: They painted many religious scenes.
T: Good! Who’d like to answer Question 2
S: He drew things in perspective, which makes pictures very realistic.
T: Who can tell us the reasons why the impressionists had to paint quickly
S: Because natural light changes quickly, they had to paint quickly.
T: Well done.
Task 2 Skimming
Let the students read the passage again and get the main idea of it. Then complete the following chart on their own. And check the answers with the whole class.
T: Now please read the text again to get the main idea of it. And fill in the following chart.
Show the chart with blanks on the screen. A few minutes later, check the answers.
Sample answers:
Name of Ages Time Artist Feature
The Middle Ages 5th to 15th century AD Giotto di Bondone religious, realistic
The Renaissance 15th to 16th century Masaccio perspective, realistic
Impres-sionism late 19th to early 20th century detailed, ridiculous
Modern art 20th century to today controver-sial, abstract, realistic
Task 3 Explanation
T: Now I’ll deal with some language points about the text. Please turn to the reading passage. Let’s explain some sentences.
1. There are so many ... that it would be impossible to...
This sentence means that there are too many different styles of Western art to introduce in a short passage.
2. People became focused more on humans and less on religion.
It tells us that people began to pay more attention to humans than religion.
3. If the rules of perspective had not been discovered, people would not have been able to paint...
This sentence means that people discovered the rules of perspective, so that they painted such realistic pictures.
4. During the Renaissance oil paints were also developed, which made colors look ...
That is to say, during the Renaissance oil paintings were so advanced that colors looked richer and deeper.
5. At the time they were created, the impressionists’ paintings were controversial but today they are accepted as the beginning of what we now call “modern art”.
When the impressionists started to paint in their own way, some people did not accept their paintings. However, nowadays people consider them as the beginning of the Modern Art.
Step Ⅴ Comprehending
Let the students read the passage again and deal with the Exercises 1 ＆2 inComprehending.
T: Now please read the passage again and then do the Exercises 1 ＆2 inComprehending. I will give you five minutes. Then I will ask some of you to answer them.
Five minutes later, check the answers.
T: Quite right! Now that we have learned the passage, I have a question: What is the writing style of the passage
S: The passage is a historical narrative article. It briefly introduces the main features of different Western painting styles during the main periods of times. It also analyzes why and how the styles changed. The short history of Western painting styles is described clearly and vividly, which gives the readers deep impression.
T: Good. How about its writing characteristic
S: The writing characteristic of it is: Arranged well in the order of time; Catch the features of people and things and use adjectives very exactly; Lay the stress on the main subjects and purpose, writing details and briefs properly; Insert the typical paintings to make the passage more vivid and lively.
Step Ⅵ Homework
1. Underline the time expressions in the reading passage.
2. Retell the passage with the help of the chart about the text.
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Unit 1 Art
人教版 选修六
Period 1 Reading
Which style do you like better
How much do you know about Western paintings
A short history
of western painting
1. What’s the main idea of the text
_____________________ has ____________ a lot with time going by.
2. How many styles of Western painting are mentioned in the text What are they
Four. They are:
Fast reading
The style of Western art
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Impressionism
Modern art
changed
Scanning:
Part One An Introduction to the History
of Western Painting
What influences art
The way of life and beliefs of the people.
Why has Chinese art changed less
Because China has followed a similar way
of life for a very long time.
Why can’t the text describe all the styles
of western art
Because there are too many different styles.
5th C AD
15th
16th
19th
20th
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Impressionism
Modern Art
Time line
Do you want to know more about each period
Let’s have a time travel !
Careful reading
Read the second paragraph
together and fill in the chart.
Period 1 Middle Ages
Time
Characteristics
of the paintings
___________themes
Full of
________________
Artisist
Para.2
5th-15th
century
religious
religious symbols
Giotto di Bondone
Giotto di Bondone
乔托·迪·邦多纳
犹大之吻
Read the part carefully and fill in the blanks:
In the ______ of the Middle Ages, artist showed
much _______ in showing respect and love for
God ______ ___ showing nature and people as
they really were. And paintings from this period
are _____ with religious _______. _______, things
had begun to change by the 13th century when
some painters, ____ _______ Giotto di Bondone
_______ a more realistic style of _______
religious scenes.
period
interest
instead
of
filled
symbols
However
for example
created
painting
religion
Which is more
realistic
Can you find out the
religious symbols
A. 6th century
B. 13th century
B. 13th century
5th C AD
15th
16th
19th
20th
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci
(1452-1519)
Period 2 : the Renaissance
Mona Lisa
Period:
Time:
Artist:
Feature:
◆_________ themes
◆New technique: p________
◆New ___ paints
Read Para 3 & 4 and find the key information.
realistic
erspective
oil
the Renaissance
15th to 16th century AD
Masaccio
Masaccio(1401-1427),
the first great painter of
the Italian Renaissance,
whose innovations in
the use of scientific
perspective inaugurated
the modern era in
painting.
Madonna with
Child and Angels
Crucifixion
Masaccio的作品：
Raffaello Sanzio
(1483-1520)
拉斐尔
The School of Athens
Painters then __________ how to draw things
___ __________. And Masaccio was ___ ____ __
use perspective in his paintings. When his
paintings ____ ____ _____, people ____ ________
_____ their reality. ____ the rulers of perspective
not been discovered, people wouldn’t have been
able to paint such realistic pictures. And oil
paints’ ___________ made colors look richer
and deeper.
Fill in the blanks.
discovered
in perspective
the first to
were first seen
were convinced
of
Had
development
5th C AD
15th
16th
19th
20th
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Impressionism
Time:
Feature:
paint outdoors, painted
changes in light ;
not detailed
Late 19th to early 20th century
凡高《向日葵》
Read Para 5 and answer the questions.
What changes led to the change in painting
styles
2. Why did the painters have to paint quickly
3. Did people like this style of painting Why
Natural light changes so quickly.
No. They said the painters were careless and
their paintings were ridiculous.
In the late 19th century, Europe changed a great
deal from a mostly __________ society to a mostly
________ one.
agricultural
industrial
莫瑞桥--阿尔弗莱德·西斯莱
赛艇--局斯塔夫·卡耶博特
蓬图瓦兹. 埃尔米塔日的坡地
--卡米耶·毕沙罗
Let’s appreciate some paintings
of that times
Monet Claude
Sunrise by Monet Claude in the 19th century
5th C AD
15th
16th
19th
20th
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Impressionism
Modern Art
Read the last paragraph carefully and then summarize the style of modern art.
Para 6
On the one hand----___________
Concentrate on ______________ of
the object
Use color, line and ______
On the other hand----__________
Look like ____________
The Style of Modern Art
certain qualities
shape
abstract
realistic
photographs
戴帽的自画像--塞尚作
被称为”现代艺术的起源”
If you could have four kinds of these paintings
on the walls of your bedroom, Which kind
would you like to choose Give your reasons.
Chinese painting
impressionism
modern
art
Dialogue
oil
painting
Chinese painting
impressionism
modern
art
oil
painting
A: If you could…, which one would you like
most …
B: … …
A: Why do you like... …
B: … …What about you
realistic/abstract/religious traditional /modern colourful/natural/wonderful /nice /sense of beauty
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is a speaking picture.
Enjoy the paintings;
enjoy your life!
画是无言的诗, 诗是有声的画。
