乌海市第十中学：段梦宁

Art is creation or expression of sth. beautiful, especially in visual form, e.g painting, sculpture, or architecture. What is art?

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

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How do you feel about these paintings? It is beautiful / excellent / marvelous / wonderful / impressive …… realistic detailed traditional religious abstract modern and colorful

When you look afar( 在远处 ), the mountains are green and clear, but no sound of the stream is heard when listening near, the flowers remain in full bloom （盛放） when spring is away, a human being’s approach the bird doesn’t fray （惊动，使 … 紧张）. Riddle Then let’s guess the Chinese version of the poems Answer A Painting 近听水无声 春去花还在 人来鸟不惊 远看山有色

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 ____________ in four periods, namely( 如 )________________, _________________,_____________, and _______________. Western art The Middle Ages The RenaissanceImpressionism Modern art

Introduction The Middle Ages The Renaissance Impressionism Modern art Time order 20th century to today 5th to the 15th century AD

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. D. The paintings of Modern art vary a lot in their styles. paintings quickly because they want to show how shadow and light fell on objects at different times of the day.

2. We can know from the passage that______________________ A. paintings in Middle Ages were usually painted in a realistic way. B. perspective is the most important discovery of all in the Renaissance. C. paintings before the late 19th century were painted mainly outdoors. D. works of the Impressionists are the beginning of the Modern Art. religious one of indoors discoveries

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 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. a lot

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

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, m/oil-paintings 2, 3, studio.com 4, y.com