Viewing Workshop P20
新北师大必修Book 3
Unit 7 Art
What words come to your mind when you see a painting?
a painting
Pair Work. Look at the paintings. Do you remember the name of Painting A? Describe the painting to each other and share your feelings about it.
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The Starry Night
Look at Painting B. What's your first impression? Describe the painting and tell how you feel about it. Then try to give a name to this painting.
2
The Cup of Tea
Watch the video that introduces Painting A. Answer the questions.
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2. What's the last thing many people notice in this painting?
The cypress tree
3. What's the bright star just to the left of the centre called?
4. What is the technique “Impasto”?
5. How did Van Gogh make the starry night come alive?
Venus
The paint is so thick; it stands out on the surface of the canvas, changing the perspective of the images.
Van Gogh combined real observation with elements of his imagination to make a starry night come alive.
1. What's the first thing many people notice in this painting?
The light.
Pair Work. Watch the video that introduces Painting B. Write T or F.
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1. Mary Cassatt painted The Cup of Tea in 1897. ( )
2. The effect of the painting is achieved by techniques used in French impressionism. ( )
3. Mary Cassatt portrayed herself in many of her paintings. ( )
4. Impressionism originated with a group of Pairs-based artists. ( )
5. Having afternoon tea was a school ritual for many upper-middle-class women in France. ( )
F
T
F
T
F
Watch the video again. Answer the questions.
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Painting A
Painting B
1. How does the first speaker start her introduction? What about the second speaker? Do they introduce the two paintings in the same way?
2. What other techniques do they use to introduce a painting?
Now answer the questions.
Watch the videos carefully and find out the answers.
Group Work. Choose one of your favourite paintings. Introduce it in groups.
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Choose one painting and figure out the following questions.
How does the painting make you feel?
What do you like about the painting?
What caught your eye about the painting first?
Describe the features of the painting.
Thank you!