(共23张PPT)
Unit 4 Amazing Art
-Developing ideas
Different forms of art
calligraphy
seal cutting
embroidery
paper cutting
sculpture
folk dance
Lead in
春风得意马蹄疾,一日看尽长安花。 —[唐]孟郊
但使龙城飞将在,不教胡马度阴山。 —[唐]王昌龄
相逢意气为君饮,系马高楼垂柳边。 —[唐]王维
Which animal do these sentences refer to ?
Tick the words that you would use to describe horses.
Add any more you can think of.
calm
cute
fast
wild
brave
clever
loyal
strong
Can you add more words
Pre-reading
Do you know this picture
Night-Shining White《照夜白》
Night-Shining White is a portrait, and the name, of a favorite horse of Emperor Xuanzong . The painting is 34 cm wide by 30.8 cm high. It is an example of “baihua”(or “white painting”), a term used in Tang texts to describe monochrome (黑白的) painting with ink shading, as opposed to full colour painting.
Han Gan (韩干, 约706年-783年) , a leading horse painter of the Tang dynasty, was known for capturing not only the physical likeness of a horse but also its spirit.
v. 刻画;捕捉
What do you know
about Han Gan
Reading:
Han Gan and His Horses
1.To improve the abilities of catching main idea and searching information ;
2.To know the structure and content of the passage;
3.To learn something from Han Gan’ way of painting;
Learning Aims
Before reading a passage, think of what you already know about the topic. For example, you may already know some facts about the Chinese horse painter, Han Gan and his paintings. Make connections between your background knowledge about this Chinese historical figure and the new information you read in the passage. This will improve your understanding of new concepts and information.
1.Read the passage and find out what it is about.
a. An introduction to the Metropolitan Museum of
Art(大都会艺术博物馆).
b. The story behind Night-Shining White(《照夜白》).
c. The famous artist Han Gan.
Fast-reading
5
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
A. What he did as a court painter(宫廷画师).
B. Comments(评价)on his works.
C. How he became a painter.
D. The artist and his masterpiece(杰作, 代表作).
E. The real teachers of Han Gan.
2.Match the main idea with its corresponding paragraph.
Fast-reading
Han Gan and
His Horses
2. The strucure and content of the text
Complete the table using information from the text.
Name of the artist
Name of the painting
Description of the painting
The artist and his masterpiece
Personal information
How he became a painter
What he did as a court painter
The life of the artist
Su Shi
Other viewers
Comments on his work
Name of the artist
Name of the painting
Description of the painting
The artist and his masterpiece
The horse is full of power with burning eyes, bared teeth and kicking hooves.
Han Gan
Night-Shining White
kicking hooves
舞动的马蹄
burning eyes
热切的眼睛
bared teeth裸露的牙齿
The life of the artist(Para.2-4)
Personal information
(birth, dynasty, etc.)
Born into a poor family in the early Tang Dynasty.
How he became a painter
His artistic talent was discovered by Wang Wei. Chosen to serve Emperor Xuanzong in the royal palace.
What he did as a court painter
Observed carefully, lived with the stable workers, painted with his own eyes.
Comments(评价)on his work (Para. 5)
Su Shi
“The horses painted by Han Gan are real horses.”
Other viewers(评论者)
“His horses could gallop off the paper(跃然纸上).”
1.What made Han Gan a successful painter
Post-reading
2. What can you learn from Han Gan’s way of painting
1.What made Han Gan a successful painter
WangWei’s help
Han’s natural talent
Years of hard work
His unique method
Post-reading
Para.2
Para.3
2. What can you learn from Han Gan’s way of painting
1. The knowledge from books without practice is shallow
after all.We have to try through hard action to know
whether it is useful.纸上得来终觉浅,绝知此事要躬行。
2. Hard work leads to success. Nothing is impossible to a
willing heart.有志者,事竟成。
Careful-readi
Post-reading
The artist
and his masterpiece
Para 1
Para 2~4
Para 5
Han Gan and His Horses
The life of the artist
Comments on his work
Summary
The things I did Evaluation.
Understand the main idea. 5 4 3 2 1
Take notes and master the key words . 5 4 3 2 1
Express opinions freely. 5 4 3 2 1
Team work 5 4 3 2 1
Be confident and ambious about yourself. 5 4 3 2 1
Total scores
Excellent(20--25), very good(15--19). good(10--14). Just so so(5--9) .
need to improve(1--4).
Homework
Make an English poster of your favourite artist and post them on the website:http://zh./ and comment on each other.
Thank you!