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乌海市第十中学：段梦宁
What is art?
Art is creation or expression
of sth. beautiful, especially in
visual form, e.g painting, sculpture,
or architecture.
Sydney Opera house
architecture
Bird Nest
sculpture
painting
Enjoy some paintings.
(Western Paintings)
Mona Lisa
----By
Leonardo da
Vinci
Sunflower
-----by
Van Gogh
Dream
-----By
Picasso
Virgin and Child
with Four
Angels
四天使围绕的圣
母与子
----By Gerard
David
Impression,
Sunrise
-----By Monet
Qi Baishi
How do you feel about these paintings?
beautiful / excellent / marvelous
/ wonderful / impressive ……
realistic
It is
detailed
traditional
religious
abstract
modern and colorful
Then let’s guess the Chinese version of the
poems
Riddle
When you look afar(在远处), 远看山有色
the mountains are green and clear,
but no sound of the stream is heard when
listening near, 近听水无声
the flowers remain in full bloom（盛放） when
spring is away, 春去花还在
a human being’s approach the bird doesn’t
fray（惊动，使…紧张）. 人来鸟不惊
Answer
A Painting
Painting is silent
poetry, and poetry is
a speaking picture.
画是无声的诗，
诗是有声的画。
-----Simonides,
ancient Greek writer
古希腊作家 西蒙尼特斯
Good painting is like
good cooking; it can
be tasted, but not
explained.
好画犹如佳肴，
只可意会，不可言传。
-----French Painter
美国诗人 庞德
Scanning and skimming
( 5 minutes )
Skim the text and answer the following
two questions.
1.What is the main idea of the passage?
(Filling in the blanks on your handouts)
2.In what order is the passage organized?
What is the main idea of the passage?
The text describes only the
most important styles of
____________
Western art in four periods,
The Middle Ages
namely(如)________________,
The Renaissance
Impressionism
_________________,_____________,
Modern art
and _______________.
Introduction
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
5th to the
15th century AD
Time order
Impressionism
Modern art
20th century to today
Detail reading and
reading comprehension
( 12 minutes )
1.Read the passage in detail and fill in
the chart on your handouts.
2. Share what you have found with your
partner by asking and answering
questions. You are not allowed to
peek(偷看) the answers on your partners
sheet. (Pair work)
1. Which of the following is NOT true according
to the text?
A. The conventional artists of the Middle Ages
focus more on the religious theme.
B. The artists of the Renaissance place greater
emphasis on the painting of people and
nature.
C. The artists of Impressionism finish the
paintings quickly because they are
careless.
want
to show
D.
The
paintings
Modern
vary a at
lotdifferent
in their
how
shadow
andof
light
fell onart
objects
styles.
times
of the day.
2. We can know from the passage
that______________________
A. paintings in Middle Ages were usually
painted in a religious
realistic way.
discoveries
B. perspective is the most important discovery
of all in the Renaissance. one of
C. paintings before the late 19th century were
painted mainly outdoors.
indoors
D. works of the Impressionists are the
beginning of the Modern Art.
3.It can be concluded from the text EXCEPT that
______________.
A. the rich in the 15th to 16th century used
paintings for decoration.
B. western art changed very
little over the last
a lot
seventeen centuries.
C. the use of perspective helps to make the
paintings more realistic.
D. no one can tell what the painting styles in the
future will be.
Feedback Quiz ( 10 minutes )
Appreciate (鉴赏) the following
pictures and try to answer the
following questions:
(You can discuss with your partner.)
1.Which periods do the paintings
belong to?
2.What are the aims/ themes of these
paintings?
3.What are the characteristics of these
paintings?
A. Work of the Middle Ages
B. Work of the Renaissance
C. Work of Impressionism
D. Work of Modern Art
A. Work of the Middle Ages
B. Work of the Renaissance
C. Work of Impressionism
D. Work of Modern Art
A. Work of the Middle Ages
B. Work of the Renaissance
C. Work of Impressionism
D. Work of Modern Art
A. Work of the Middle Ages
B. Work of the Renaissance
C. Work of Impressionism
D. Work of Modern Art
Discussion( 6 minutes )
1.Which painting do you like best among
these paintings we appreciated?
2. If you were an artist, what kind of
paintings would you paint ? You can
give your own reasons.
( The head of each group should write down
every member’s idea, then try to give a
report. )
Get more information about Western art
from the following websites after class:
1,http://www.oceansbridge.co
m/oil-paintings
2,http://www.westliveson.com
3,http://www.westernheritage
studio.com
4,http://www.oilpaintingfactor
y.com