北师大 Unit 6
Different people have different tastes(品位).
knitting
painting
paper cut
calligraphy
china
Which kind of Chinese art do you like?
Lead in
Lesson 1
A Matter of Taste
品味
…的问题
品味问题
Chinese Prints
This exhibition starts on 1 July at the Newman Gallery in Dinham and ends on 15 September.
Opening times: Mon-Sat from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Look at the three Chinese paintings.
Do you know the names and the painters of the paintings?
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Warm-up
Match the paintings with the names and the painters.
painters
Chen Yifei
Xu Beihong
Qi Baishi
paintings
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names
Racing Horse
Cabbage
Poppy
Fast-reading
Read the text quickly and answer the following questions.
3.Who is famous for drawing pretty women?
2.Who is good at drawing simple pictures from everyday life?
1.Who held exhibitions abroad to promote Chinese art?
Chen Yifei.
Qi Baishi
Xu Beihong
Careful-reading(1)
Read the text carefully and introduce the painters.
This is Xu Beihong(1895-1953).
He was important in ___________________.
He developed the tradition of
___________________________.
He ________________________.
modern Chinese folk art
combining poetry with painting
held several exhibitions to
promote Chinese art.
Or: He loves his country very much.
…
poetry
This is Qi Baishi (1863-1957).
He was one of ___________________.
During his early youth, he worked with _____.
Between 1902 and 1909, he travelled across
_________ and painted many pictures of _____.
Later, his interest changed to ____________
_______________.
His /He_______________________.
China’s greatest painters
wood
Careful-reading(1)
Read the text carefully and introduce the painters.
simple pictures
from everyday life
the country
scenery
style of painting often leaves the audience
guessing and makes them use their imagination.
Or: He is good at drawing simple pictures from
everyday life.
…
He was a ____________________.
His______________________________
are very valuable.
He___________________.
Careful-reading(1)
Read the text carefully and introduce the painters.
soft portraits of beautiful women
very successful artist
This is Chen Yifei(1946-2005).
is good at drawing beautiful women.
…
Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.
Famous paintings
Xu Beihong
Qi Baishi
Chen Yifei
Careful-reading(2)
Racing
Horse
Cabbage
Poppy
It is a ________ horse. __________is used to show
the moving hair on its mane and tail. Different shades
of grey are used to show the_______ along its body.
A tiny insect with some _____ on its back
____________ the cabbage,
showing the creature’s _________ in the cabbage.
Deep in thought, a young woman sits alone,
with her hand ________________elegantly
positioned above her knees. To ___________ the
woman, Chen adds a lot of ______ to the fan and
the cloth of her dress and paints the background
_______.
Characteristics of the paintings
painters
running
Black ink
sweat
red
fixs its eyes on
interest
holding the fan
emphasise
detail
black
Summary
Three Painters
Xu Beihong
Three Paintings
Qi Baishi
Chen Yifei
Racing Horse
Cabbage
Poppy
Whose painting is it?
Chen Yifei
Xu Beihong
Qi Baishi
Xu Beihong
Chen Yifei
Qi Baishi
Learn to describe
the paintings!
How to describe a painting?(sample)
The painting was painted by
Qi Baishi who was one of
China’s greatest painters.
Across the painting, we can
see a dragonfly flying above
the river. Its eyes are fixed
on the lotus, showing its
interest in the lotus. I think
that this painting is vivid.
蜻蜓: dragonfly
荷花: lotus
This painting was painted by…who…
Across this painting, we can see…
The front horse is …
The painter drew in black ink to show …
I think that/In my opinion/ I feel that…
This painting was painted by…who…
Across this painting, we can see…
It’s eyes…
I think that/In my opinion/ I feel that…
This painting was painted by…who…
In the painting, a beautiful young woman…
She is…
She is dressed in …
A cat…
I think that/In my opinion/ I feel that…
梳头发:comb the hair
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Homework
Describe one of the paintings
Read the text fluently.