Unit 3 The world of colours Reading(1)：Visiting the masters 课件（54张PPT）

(共54张PPT)
To help the students to improve their reading
ability.
To help the students to gain an overall
understanding of the world-famous artists
and their works.
To learn how to read a life story of biography
with the help of the time order.
1. Have you ever visited an art museum? If so, how do you feel about it?
2. What did you see in the art museum?
3. What impressed you the most in the museum?
How many types of painting
do you know?
A mural
a very large piece of artwork that is done on the wall
still life pictures
pictures of objects, like fruit and flowers
( 壁画)
(静物画)
It is about shapes, and colours rather than objects
abstract art
They have always been popular both in China and in the West
Paintings of nature
( 抽象艺术)
portraits
Many artists earn money by painting portraits of rich and famous people.
(人物肖像画)
Sketch(素描)
A simple picture that is drawn quickly and does not have many details.
Do you know these pictures?
Mona Lisa
The Starry Night
Sunflowers
Do you know these men?
Pablo Picasso
Vincent Van Gogh
Leonardo
da Vinci
Monet and his water lilies
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.
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is a
speaking picture.
画是无言的诗, 诗是有声的画。
2. Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained
好的画犹如佳肴，可以品其美味，却无法解释。
Translate the sentences.
Visiting the masters
We’re going to read an email about a
Chinese student’s visit to some famous art
museums in Europe, in which some of the
world’s most famous painters and their paintings
are introduced
2. How many days did they spend in
Pairs?

3. What did Monet love to paint when
he was older?
Four days.
Water lilies.
How many museums are mentioned?
What are they?

Five
Picasso museum
Louvre Museum
Musee d’Orsay
Van Gogh Museum
Another museum in
Amsterdam
Malaga
Paris
Amsterdam
Picasso museum
The Louvre Museum
The Musee d’Orsay
The Van Gogh Museum
Another museum
Pablo Picasso was born in England.
Picasso wasn’t just a painter.
The painting of Mona Lisa is in the
Louvre Museum.
4. Leonardo da Vinci is an Italian.
True or False
F
T
T
T
5. Monet was an American painter.
6. Van Gogh’s early paintings were
abstract.
7. Rembrandt lived from 1606 to 1669.
T
F
F
How many famous artists are mentioned in the text? Who are they? Find the detailed information about them and their paintings.
Pablo Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, Claude Monet, Van Gogh, Rembrandt
Find the detailed information about them and their paintings.
Nationality:
Pieces of art:
Jobs:
Style of painting:
Spanish
more than 20,000
painter, sculptor,
Developed different styles, including
cubism
a type of art which uses acute angles
and where the world is represented as
being constructed of cubes and rectangles
Pablo Picasso
Cubism
Mona Lisa(1503-1506)
his masterpiece
a lady with dark
hair and a
mysterious smile
Nationality:
Jobs:
Italian
painter, architect,
scientist and engineer
Leonardo da Vinci
The Last Supper
Name:_____________
Nationality:_______
Dates of birth and death: _________
The place where some of his paintings are kept: the Musee d’Orsay, Paris
The favourite things in his painting when he was older:______________
Claude Monet
French
1840-1926
the water lilies
Name: Van Gogh
Nationality:___________
Dates of birth and death:1853-1890
Number of his art works: ________
______________________________
His masterpieces:
_____________________________________
The sad thing about him:
________________________________________________________________________________
Dutch
about 800 oil paintings and 1,600 drawings
The Potato Eaters, Starry Night, etc.
He received little reward for his effort. Only one painting had been sold before he died.
The Potato Eaters
Starry Night
Sunflowers
Self-Portrait
Nationality:
His masterpieces:
Time of birth and death:
Rembrandt
Dutch
(1606-1669)
The Night Watchman (1642)
The Night Watchman is one of the most
famous paintings
How well do you understand the e-mail? Read it again and answer the following questions.
1. What did Li Ming think about Malaga?
He thinks Malaga is a lovely city and that the architecture there is beautiful.
2. What is cubism?
Cubism is a type of art which often uses acute angles and where the world is represented as being constructed of cubes and rectangles.
3. What did Li Ming do in Pairs?
He went to the Louvre Museum and the Musee d’Orsay.
4. What is the most valuable painting in
the world?
The Mona Lisa.
He designed many new inventions, including a primitive form of a helicopter and tank.
5. What did da Vinci do besides painting?
6. In which museum can you see Monet’s works?
The Musee d’Orsay.
Although van Gogh committed his whole being to painting, he received little reward for his effort. Only one painting had been sold before he died.
7. What was the sad thing about van Gogh?
8. In which city did Li Ming see Rembrandt’s
paintings?
In Amsterdam.
Fill in each blank with no more than one word according to the text.
Places
sculptures
Visiting the masters
(1)______
visited Masters Detailed information
Málaga Picasso ● As one of the greatest artists ever, Picasso created more than 20,000 pieces of art, including paintings and (2) ________.
Places
Cubism
price
(1)_____
visited Masters Detailed information
Málaga Picasso ● He tried different
styles of painting, but
was best known for
his work in (3)_______.
Paris Leonardo
da Vinci ● The Mona Lisa is
beyond (4) _____.
Places
designed
(1)_____
visited Masters Detailed information
Paris Leonardo
da Vinci ● In addition to painting,
da Vinci also (5)
________ many things,
including a primitive
form of a helicopter
and a tank.
feelings
mostly
Paris Claude
Monet ● The style of his paintings
belonged to Impressionism,
with which he intended to
show movement and the (6)
________ of the moment.
●When he was older, he (7)
_______ painted water lilies.
typical
effort/energy
recognized
Amsterdam Van
Gogh ● His paintings were also (8)
______ of Impressionism.
● One of his most famous oil
paintings is The Potato Eaters.
● It took his brother much (9)
____________ to sell his
paintings and only one was sold
in his lifetime.
● His works weren’t (10)
___________ by the public until
his death.
a an area of darkness
b the design or style of building
c your mind and all your feelings
d the material or form that an artist uses
Match these new words from the e-mail with their meanings. Write the correct letters in the blanks.
e more than a certain number
f work out, figure out
g devote one’s time, energy or money to something
architecture (Line 8) _____
medium (Line 10) _____
3 calculate (Line 19) _____
4 shadow (Line 32) _____
5 commit (Line 39) _____
6 being (Line 39) _____
7 upwards of (Line 42)_____
a
d
f
b
g
c
e
Read the following life story of Pablo Picasso. Complete it with the words in the box.
oil painting consensus was off to
reward agents acute
Answers:
(1) __________ (2) ___________
(3) __________ (4) ___________
(5) __________ (6) ___________
acute
oil painting
was off to
agents
consensus
reward
1. Do you think we need art museums? Why or why not?
2. Do you think art is important? Why or why not?
Go to the school library to search more
information about the famous painters and
their works we have read about.
Find the important words/expression in
your eyes and try to understand it by
yourself.