《高中英语》（上外版）必修三第二单元 Art and Artists
教师版 学案
课题：Vincent van Gogh & Blowin ’ in the Wind 课时学习目标：
能通过听取细节，了解梵高以及作品；
能运用学习到的梵高作品风格，识别梵高的画作，并说明理由；
能通过浏览文化链接，了解迪伦，并能通过看音乐视频和讨论最喜欢的歌词，理解歌曲 Blowin’ in the Wind 要传递的信息。
课时学习过程：
I. Vincent van Gogh (Mini-lecture)
Interactive Activity1: Brainstorm the information about Van Gogh based on the following questions.
Questions:
(1) Who was Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter who had a talent for painting but was not appreciated.
(2) What is he famous for
He is famous for his use of color. He was especially good at using bright colors to symbolize his strong emotions, and the subjects in his paintings mostly displayed his feelings about life.
Interactive Activity 2: Listen to the mini-lecture for the first time and finish the first choice in Ex II in the textbook.
Interactive Activity 3: Listen to the mini-lecture again and fill in the blanks.
Questions before listening to the lecture:
(1) In the mini-lecture, what two aspects are talked about
Two aspects are talked in the lecture. Van Gogh’s personal life and his works.
(2) How can we decide the details that we should listen for
According to the table, we can decide that details about Van Gogh’s personal life and works are the ones that we
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should listen for.
(For reference) Listening strategies: How to listen for details
Use keywords and phrases as alerts to help you find information, but don’t rely only on that.
Take bullet-point notes to help you remember everything.
Practice rephrasing information so you won’t be thrown off by different phrasing.
Please listen and fill in the blanks:
Vincent van Gogh’spersonal life: l His nationality was 1 Dutch l He was never able to 2 support l People often described him as a 3 difficult person to get along with who was rarely 4 happy. Vincent van Gogh’s works: l His works are described as 5 Post-Impressionism. l HIs painting style is 6 personal. l His works use very 7 bright colours. l The shapes of his paintings are 8 strange and 9 dream-like. l After his death, his paintings became some of the most 10 famous in the world.
Interactive Activity 4: Guess which picture is Van Gogh’s work and tell the reason.
Picture C is Van Gogh’swork. Possible reasons:
Picture C indicates the three characteristics of Van Gogh’s painting: 1. Bright colors, especially the sun and the surrounding golden yellow. 2. Rough painting style, with strokes and lines full of power. 3. Strong emotions, reflected in the sun, the fields and people.
II. Blowin ’ in the Wind (Music video) Interactive Activity 5:
1. Read “Culture Link” on P27 and answer Question 1.
Q1: Who is Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer, songwriter, author and artist.
2. Read the title of the song and answer Question 2.
Q2: What is blowing in the wind
Students ’ answers may vary.
Interactive Activity 6: Watch the video for the first time and answer the question.
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Q: What message does the songwriter want to convey
The songwriter conveyed his dislike towards war and longing for peace in “Blowin’ in the Wind” .
Interactive Activity 7: Watch the video again and fill in the blanks.
How many roads must a man walk down Before they call him a man
How many seas must a white 1 dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand
How many times must the cannonballs 2 fly Before they’re 3 forever banned
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind The answer is blowing in the wind
How many years must a mountain exist Before it is washed to the sea
How many years can some people 4 exist Before they’re 5 allowed to be free
How many times can a man turn his head And 6 pretend that he just doesn’t see
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind The answer is blowing in the wind
How many times must a man lookup Before he can see the sky
How many ears must one man have Before he can hear people 7 cry
How many deaths will it take
Till he knows that too many people have 8 died The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind The answer is blowing in the wind
III. Production
Interactive Activity 8: Discuss the questions and share views.
Questions:
Which lines of the song are your favorite Why
Reference answer:
I prefer “The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind.” This is a very famous lyric, and it is also a soul that Bob Dylan contributed to the world in pursuit of freedom and peace. This line means that the answer will change with the change of the environment. In times of war, for example, the answer may well be to eliminate war and create peace. But in peacetime, the answer may well be wealth and happiness. In short, times change, so is the answer.
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IV. Homework
1. Watch the video on Van Gogh and Bob Dylan and finish the two tables in the worksheet.
2. Sort out the words and expressions related to the topic of this unit, and write them down in your word bank.
Worksheet for Listening & Viewing, Unit 2
Watch the brief introduction to Van Gogh and Bob Dylan and finish the following tables.
Table 1
Topics Narration
Wanting to be an artist Vincent grew up in an exciting age, the age of steam train. Vincent took the train to other countries. He didn’t really know what he wanted to be, but fortunately his brother Theo had a good idea. He wrote: Vincent, you’re a good (1)drawer, why not try something with that That was true. Vincent loved drawing and painting. He could (2)learn that, couldn’t he From that point on, Vincent knew what he wanted to be – an (3)artist.
The way he saw painting Vincent wanted to paint the life the way he saw it and felt it. He talked about that with others, but not everyone could understand that. What should be in a painting Something that you can (4)picture in your head or something that’s there before your eyes Vincent sometimes even had (5)arguments about that. That made him (6)miserable. It made him unhappy. He became ill and (7)confused, very * indeed. Have you heard of the story of how he came to (8)cut off his own ear Luckily there was a hospital where they could take good care of him. It was a difficult time, but he kept working when he could. He (9)created very beautiful paintings like this one for his new-born nephew.
What he taught us Vincent wasn’t very old when he died. He was a (10)determined and (11)curious go-getter and in his work he never gave up. What he can teach us is that you should do what you’re good at. For Vincent, that (12)meant drawing and painting. And you What are you good at
Table 2
Items Major events
Date of birth 24 May 1941
Occupation singer and songwriter
Early life spent hours (1)listening to the radio at a young age played with many (2)bands in high school enrolled at the university of Minnesota in 1959 started (3)performing at coffeehouses while in university (4)changed his name to “Bob Dyland” when he started performing after (5)quitting university in 1960, he went to New York City in 1961 in order to (6)pursue a career in music
Awards received the Presidential Medal of (7)Freedom – the highest civilian (8)award of the United States in May 2012 received the Nobel Prize for (9)Literature for “having created new poetic
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(10)expressions within the great American song tradition”
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课时：
课题：Vincent van Gogh & Blowin ’ in the Wind
课型：Listening and Viewing
教学设计与说明
1. 教学目标
本课为本单元的第 4 课时，核心目标为引导学生掌握听取细节的视听策略，了解梵高的 性格特点和艺术风格，发现梵高画作的寓意；了解迪伦及其影响力，发现迪伦歌曲传递的文 化信息。
2 ．设计思路
本课时围绕两个视听素材，安排两个活动。
活动一是听有关 Vincent van Gogh 的微讲座，训练听取细节的听力策略。先由一个简单 的头脑风暴导入，激活学生有关梵高的背景知识。听第一遍，主要获取梵高个性特点的信息。 听第二遍时，主要获取梵高的个人生活和艺术作品的信息，此活动前教师给予学生听取细节 的策略指导，并在核对答案时和相关策略进行简要联系。然后要求学生运用听取的信息，判 断哪幅画是梵高的，并说明理由。
活动二是看迪伦的音乐视频 Blowin’ in the Wind 。先通过略读文化链接和歌曲标题，了 解 Blowin’ in the Wind 的作曲者 Bob Dylan 的背景信息，并预测标题的含义。看音乐视频第 一遍，引导学生通过视频画面和歌词，初步了解歌曲可能传达的信息。看第二遍，填写歌词， 同时进一步理解歌曲传达的信息。最后是引导学生小组讨论该歌曲中最喜欢的歌词， 并说明 理由，这有助于学生更深入地、多角度地理解歌词，表达自己对歌词的理解，培养思辨能力。
3. 重点难点
学习听取细节的视听策略；以视听中获取的信息为基础，运用主题词汇，表达对艺术作 品的观点。
Lesson Plan
By the end of this period, students will be able to:
1. learn about Vincent van Gogh and his works by listening for details;
2. identify Van Gogh’s painting and tell the reasons by applying what has been learned about Van Gogh’s artistic style;
3. learn about Bob Dylan by reading “Culture Link” and figure out the message “Blowin ’ in the Wind” conveys by viewing the music video and discussing the favourite lines.
Learning Procedures:
I. Vincent van Gogh (Mini-lecture)
l Interactive Activity 1: Brainstorm the information about Van Gogh based on the teacher’s questions.
*Teacher: Ask students two questions about Vincent van Gogh.
*Students: Talk about Van Gogh according to the teacher’s questions. *Purpose: To guide students to get to the point and activate their prior knowledge of Van Gogh.
Guided Questions: Who was Vincent van Gogh What is he famous for
l Interactive Activity 2: Listen to the mini-lecture for the first time and finish the first choice in Ex II in the textbook.
*Teacher: Ask students a question to elicit their predictions about Van Gogh’s personality and then play the mini lecture. *Students: Predict Van Gogh’s personality, listen to the lecture, and choose the best answer. *Purpose: To help students make a reasonable choice by combining the description of Van Gogh and his works in the mini-lecture.
Guided Question: What kind of person was Van Gogh
l Interactive Activity 3: Listen to the mini-lecture again and fill in the blanks with the detailed information.
*Teacher: Ask students two questions before listening to the mini-lecture again to induce them to think about how to describe Van Gogh’s personal life and his works. *Students: Answer the teacher’s question, by which students can think about what information to capture when describing the character and his works and then listen to the mini-lecture again. *Purpose: Guide students to learn to listen for details.
Guided Questions: In the mini-lecture, what two aspects are talked about How can we decide what details to listen for
l Interactive Activity 4: Guess which picture is Van Gogh’s work and tell the reason.
*Teacher: Ask students to answer which of the four paintings was created by Van Gogh and state the reasons. *Students: Answer the teacher’s questions and state the reasons with the words learned. *Purpose: Help students apply what has been learned about Van Gogh and his works to the identification of Van Gogh’swork.
Guided Questions: Which painting do you think was probably painted by Van Gogh Why do you think so
II. Blowin’ in the Wind (Music video)
l Interactive Activity 5: Read “Culture Link” about Bob Dylan and the title of the song and answer two questions.
*Teacher: Ask students read “Culture Link” and check students’ understanding by raising a question. Ask students read the title of the song and predict what is blowing in the wind. *Students: Read “Culture Link” and the title, and answer the teacher's questions. *Purpose: Help students screen the relevant message through the information conveyed by the song in
the video.
Guided Questions:
Who is Bob Dylan
What is blowing in the wind
l Interactive Activity 6: Watch the video for the first time and answer a question.
*Teacher: Ask students to watch the video and ask them about the song’smessage. *Students: Watch the video and answer the question. *Purpose: Guide students to understand the song.
Guided Question: What message does Bob Dylan want to convey
l Interactive Activity 7: Watch the video again and fill in the blanks.
*Teacher: Ask students to fill in the blanks while watching the video again. Meanwhile, remind students to think about the previous question deep in their mind. *Students: Fill in the blanks while watching the video again and think about the question. *Purpose: Guide students to listen for details and further understand the song.
III. Production
l Interactive Activity 8: Discuss the question and share views.
*Teacher: Ask students to discuss the questions in a group of four and then share their opinions. *Students: Discuss the questions in a group of four and share their opinions. *Purpose: Help students see the song in a more detailed and multi-angle way and express their own understanding of the song by answering the questions.
Guided Questions: Which lines of the song are your favorite Why
IV. Homework
1. Watch the video on Van Gogh and Bob Dylan, and finish the two tables in the worksheet.
2. Sort out the words and expressions related to the topic of this unit, and write them down in your word bank.《高中英语》（上外版）必修三第二单元 Art and Artists
学生版 学案
课题：Vincent van Gogh & Blowin ’ in the Wind 课时学习目标：
能通过听取细节，了解梵高以及作品；
能运用学习到的梵高作品风格，识别梵高的画作，并说明理由；
能通过浏览文化链接，了解迪伦，并能通过看音乐视频和讨论最喜欢的歌词，理解歌曲 Blowin’ in the Wind 要传递的信息。
课时学习过程：
I. Vincent van Gogh (Mini-lecture)
Interactive Activity 1: Brainstorm the information about Van Gogh based on the following questions.
(1) Who was Vincent van Gogh
(2) What is he famous for
__________________________________________________________________________________
Interactive Activity 2: Listen to the mini-lecture for the first time and finish the first choice in Ex II in the textbook.
Interactive Activity 3: Listen to the mini-lecture again and fill in the blanks.
Questions before listening to the lecture again:
(1) In the mini-lecture, what two aspects are talked about
(2) How can we decide the details that we should listen for
________________________________________________________________________________
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Please listen and fill in the blanks:
Vincent van Gogh’spersonal life: l His nationality was 1 l He was never able to 2 l People often described him as a 3 person to get along with who was rarely 4 . Vincent van Gogh’s works: l His works are described as 5 . l HIs painting style is 6 . l His works use very 7 colours. l The shapes of his paintings are 8 and 9 l After his death, his paintings became some of the most 10 in the world.
Interactive Activity 4: Guess which picture is Van Gogh’s work and tell the reason.
II. Blowin’ in the Wind (Music video) Interactive Activity 5:
1. Read “Culture Link” on P27 and answer Question 1.
Q1: Who is Bob Dylan
2. Read the title of the song and answer Question 2.
Q2: What is blowing in the wind
Interactive Activity 6: Watch the video for the first time and answer the question.
Q: What message does the songwriter want to convey
________________________________________________________________________________
Interactive Activity 7: Watch the video again and fill in the blanks.
How many roads must a man walk down Before they call him a man
How many seas must a white 1 sail
Before she sleeps in the sand
How many times must the cannonballs 2
Before they’re 3 banned
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind The answer is blowing in the wind
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How many years must a mountain exist Before it is washed to the sea
How many years can some people 4
Before they’re 5 to be free
How many times can a man turn his head
And 6 that he just doesn‘t see
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind The answer is blowing in the wind
How many times must a man lookup Before he can see the sky
How many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people 7
How many deaths will it take
Till he knows that too many people have 8
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind The answer is blowing in the wind
III. Production
Interactive Activity 8: Discuss the questions and share views.
Questions:
Which lines of the song are your favorite Why
IV. Homework
1. Watch the video on Van Gogh and Bob Dylan and finish the two tables in the worksheet.
2. Sort out the words and expressions related to the topic of this unit, and write them down in your word bank.
Worksheet for Listening & Viewing, Unit 2
Watch the brief introduction to Van Gogh and Bob Dylan and finish the following tables. Table 1
Topics Narration
Wanting to be an artist Vincent grew up in an exciting age, the age of steam train. Vincent took the train to other countries. He didn’t really know what he wanted to be, but fortunately his brother Theo had a good idea. He wrote: Vincent, you’re a good (1) , why not try something with that That was true. Vincent loved drawing and painting. He could (2) that, couldn’t he From that point on, Vincent knew what he wanted to be – an (3) .
The way he saw painting Vincent wanted to paint the life the way he saw it and felt it. He talked about that with others, but not everyone could understand that. What should be in a painting Something that you can (4) in your head or something that’s there before your eyes Vincent sometimes even had (5) about that. That
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made him (6) . It made him unhappy. He became ill and (7) , very * indeed. Have you heard of the story of how he came to (8) his own ear Luckily there was a hospital where they could take good care of him. It was a difficult time, but he kept working when he could. He (9) very beautiful paintings like this one for his new-born nephew.
What he taught us Vincent wasn’t very old when he died. He was a (10) and (11) go-getter and in his work he never gave up. What he can teach us is that you should do what you’re good at. For Vincent, that (12) drawing and painting. And you What are you good at
Table 2
Items Major events
Date of birth 24 May 1941
Occupation singer and songwriter
Early life spent hours (1) the radio at a young age played with many (2) in high school enrolled at the university of Minnesota in 1959 started (3) at coffeehouses while in university (4) his name to “Bob Dyland” when he started performing after (5) university in 1960, he went to New York City in 1961 in order to (6) a career in music
Awards received the Presidential Medal of (7) – the highest civilian (8) of the United States in May 2012 received the Nobel Prize for (9) for “having created new poetic (10) within the great American song tradition”
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