Racing Horse Xu Beihong mane ( 马鬃 ) tail hoof

Qi Baishi Cabbage insect ( 昆虫 )

Poppy( 罂粟 ) ChenYifei elegantly ( 幽雅地 )

Lesson 1 A Matter of Taste

Read to learn ---Fast-reading Listen to the tape and read the article quickly, please ① tell the main idea of each paragraph. ② answer the four questions.

2.Who held exhibitions abroad( 国外 ) to promote ( 促进 )Chinese art? 3. Who is more good at drawing simple pictures we often see in our life? 4. Who is famous for drawing pretty women? 1.What are the paintings which will be exhibited at the gallery ?

Para 1 Para 3 Para 2 Chen Yifei and his paintings Qi Baishi and his paintings Xu Beihong and his paintings

2.Who held exhibitions abroad( 国外 ) to promote ( 促进, 宣传 )Chinese art? 3. Who is more good at drawing simple pictures we often see in our life? 4. Who is famous for drawing pretty women? Qi Baishi. He draw simple pictures from everyday life, such as vegetables, flowers, birds and insects. Chen Yifei. He is famous for his soft portraits( 肖像 ) of beautiful women. Xu Beihong. He held several exhibitions in Asia and Europe. 1.What are the paintings which will be exhibited at the gallery ( 艺术馆 )? Racing Horse; Cabbage; Poppy

Read the text carefully ① fill in the blank to know the characters( 特征 ) of the three paintings. ② do the multiple choice( 选择题 ) to know more about the three artists. Read to learn --- Careful Reading

1.Many art critics( 评论家 ) like Xu Beihong’s paintings of _____colors. A. black and white B. red and green C. blue and light D. dark and light 2.What tradition did Xu Beihong develop ? A. soft portraits( 肖像 ) B. combing( 合并 ) poetry( 诗歌 )with painting C. dark and red colors D. Imaginable landscapes( 风景 ) 3.People usually enjoy Qi Baishi’s art works with much ______ A. interest B. care C. sight D. imagination 4 In Qi Baishi’s early art career he mainly painted ________ A. oil paintings B. landscapes C. images D. water color paintings 5Chen Yifei ’s________ are very valuable and he is very good at drawing that. A. landscapes B. soft portraits of beautiful woman C. water color paints D. paintings of animals 6. Chen Yifei adds detail to the fan and use the black background to_____. A. emphasize( 强调 )the woman more B. Chen likes fans C. Chen likes black D. make the woman beautiful

Racing Horse A horse is __________ at high speed. Xu cleverly drew in________ to show the ___________on the horse’s mane and tail. He used different _________________to show the _________along the horse’ body. running black ink moving hair shades of grey sweat 色彩的浓淡

Cabbage The ____________near the cabbage has some red ___________ Its ____________eyes ____________the cabbage show that it is __________in the vegetable. tiny insect on its back shiny black fixed on interested

Poppy A young woman sits___________and is deep_________. Her hand ______________is elegantly( 优雅地 ) positioned above her knees. Chen chooses to paint ________________behind the woman black. alone in thought holding the fan the background 背景

1.Many art critics( 评论家 ) like Xu Beihong’s paintings of _____colors. A. black and white B. red and green C. blue and light D. dark and light 2.What tradition did Xu Beihong develop ? A. soft portraits B. combing poetry with painting C. dark and red colors D. Imaginable landscapes 3.People usually enjoy Qi Baishi’s art works with much ______ A. interest B. care C. sight D. imagination 4 In Qi Baishi’s early art career he mainly painted ________ A. oil paintings B. landscapes C. images D. water color paintings 5Chen Yifei ’s________ are very valuable and he is very good at drawing that. A. landscapes B. soft portraits of beautiful woman C. water color paints D. paintings of animals 6. Chen Yifei adds detail to the fan and use the black background to_____. A. emphasize the woman more B. make the woman beautiful C. Chen likes black D. Chen likes fans

Chen Yifei was good at drawing pretty but melancholy （忧郁的） woman. He often adds detail to the fan and use the black background to emphasize （强调） the woman more. Qi Baishi ’ s style of painting often leaves the audience （观众） guessing and make them use their imagination （想象）.He is famous for his paintings of flowers and birds. Xu Beihong developed a tradition of combining （合并 ) poetry( 诗 ),calligraphy( 书法 ) with painting and use dark and light colors. He was famous for his horses.

Consolidation & Extension Pair Work: An interview/An dialogue talk about the 3 pictures & choose your favorite one and tell the reasons. A is a foreign student who is interested in Chinese drawings and paintings. B is a Chinese student who knows some about paintings.

Key Words Combine poetry with painting; racing; like missile; run at high speed; draw in black ink; mane& tail; shades of grey; sweat; dark and light color. Racing Horse Cabbage typical; be deep in thought; elegantly; position; emphasize; background Poppy insect; fix eyes on; leave the audience guessing; imagination

Try to describe the picture

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Homework Write a brief review( 评论 ) of your favorite paintings.

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Xu Beihong Xu was an outstanding( 卓越的 ) Chinese artist. He was well-known for his historical paintings,portraits ( 肖像 ),and pictures of animals,but he was best known for his horse paintings.

Qi Baishi Qi was one of the top artists of the present age. He is known for his painting of flowers and birds.

Language points 1.be fixed on He was fixed on the moving snake, full of fear. Tom fixed his attention on the picture that he was drawing. 用（眼睛等） 盯住，凝视； 吸引（注意） 他盯着这条蠕动的蛇， 充满了恐惧。 汤姆的注意力都集中在他正在画的图上。

Chen Yifei Chen was a successful contemporary （当代的） Chinese artist and an internationally famous oil painter. Chen Yifei’s paintings and drawings are of figures( 人物 ),( especially beautiful women) and landscapes （风景）

be deep /lost in thought Dick was staring out of the window, lost in thought. 陷入沉思 迪克盯着窗外，陷入了沉思 。

Place of exhibition Dates of exhibition Name of artists Names of well- known paintings Read the texts and complete the notes Newman Gallery, Dinham 1July to 15 September Xu Beihong, Qi Baishi & ChenYifei Racing Horsing, Cabbage &Poppy

Subjects of paintings Colors used horsing galloping at high speed; a tiny insect fixing its eyes on the cabbage nearby; a woman sitting alone, deep in thought, her hand holding the fan above her knees. black, grey, dark, light