北师大版（2019）必修三Unit 7 Art Lesson 1 Masterpieces教案

Unit 7 Art
Lesson 1 Masterpieces
Teaching Objective:
· To read and talk about paintings and masterpieces
· To read for general understanding
· To read for specific information and understanding words in context
· To read for similarities between three different paintings
· To learn about and practise noun clauses
Process:
Step 1:
ACTIVATE AND SHARE
1. What do you see in the following paintings Use the phrases below to help you.
Do you like them What are the names of the three paintings
READ AND EXPLORE
2. Read the descriptions of the three paintings. Underline the name of each painting and its artist. Find out what each painting is about.
3. Read the three descriptions again. Use the diagram below to help you take notes.
Then talk about each painting.
4. Pair Work Sort the expressions into the correct columns. Use them to practise introducing the paintings.
5. Look at the three paintings and read the first paragraph of each description. Do they have anything in common If so, underline the words and phrases in the descriptions that show their common features. Explain your opinions.
6. What's your opinion of the three paintings after reading the descriptions Do you like or dislike them more Give your reasons.
7. Group Work Suppose you are a volunteer at an art exhibition. Introduce one of the three paintings to the visitors.
Step 2:
FOCUS ON LANGUAGE: NOUN CLAUSES
8. Pair Work Read the sentences. Answer the questions.
1) Van Gogh painted what he saw from his window.
2) What makes it striking is that it shows a thin figure with an expression of fear.
3) What is strange is that above the house and the tree, we see a daytime sky full of brightness and soft white clouds.
4) Some feel that the paintings look dark and troubling.
Which sentence is an example of:
a subject clause, or a noun clause that acts as the subject of the sentence
an object clause, or a noun clause that acts as the object of the sentence
a predicative clause, or a noun clause that acts as the predicative of the sentence
9. Combine the two expressions using a subject clause, an object clause or a predicative clause. Then write a complete sentence.
1) Magritte painted in this way
The reason was that he wanted to challenge how people see the world
2) Looking at the painting, we don't know
It is night or day
3) The fact remains
Munch's The Scream is one of the best-known paintings ever made
4) It is unclear
Van Gogh wanted to paint yellow spots or that was what he really saw
10. Rewrite the underlined sentences in the following paragraph using noun clauses.
See page 11 in the book.
Step 3:
EXPRESS YOURSELF
Group Work Read the quotes. Discuss the features of good paintings.
A man paints with his brain and not with his hands.
-Michelangelo, an Italian painter
Painting is silent poetry and poetry is painting that speaks.
-Plutarch, an ancient Greek writer
Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted but not explained.
-Maurice de Vlaminck, a French painter
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