Welcome! music

Please describe your understanding of music in one word Interesting Sweet Beautiful Fine Pleasant Graceful Excellent Art

art painting painting calligraphy sculpture music dance opera literature architecture movie photography ……

How much do you know about Chinese painting?

Xu Beihong

Chinese paintings It is often about nature, such as mountain, water, bird-and-flower, etc. It has the symbol of harmony (和谐） and peace. Chinese paint in Chinese ink.

How much do you know about Western painting?

Important New Words: 1. realistic 2. abstract 3. nature 4. detailed 5. traditional 6. line 7. rich 8. religious 9. unfinished 10.modern 11. colour 12. shape 1. adj. 现实主义的；逼真的 2. adj.抽象的；深奥的 3. n. 自然 4. adj.详细的，详尽的 5. adj.传统的 6. n. 线条 7. adj. 丰富的 8. adj.宗教的 9. adj. 未完成的 10. adj. 现代的 11. n.颜色 12. n. 形状

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) 毕加索 Picasso was the greatest art genius of the twentieth century.

Western art has more change

Western paintings About religion, human detailed realistic rich in color, line and shape

Thinking and speaking : Open your books and turn to page 1. Look at Warming up 234. Discuss with your deskmates. You have 3 minutes to discuss. 3 minutes later, I will ask 3 students to give your own answers to the three questions. Remember:Only English, no Chinese. When you are discussing, I will walk around the classroom. When I walk past you, you can ask me for help. If I am helping other students, you have to discuss with your deskmates.

My own speech Boys and girls, If I can have some paintings in my home, I will choose neither typical Chinese nor Western-style paintings. Instead, I will have my own paintings and Jimmy’s cantoons in my home. The reason is simple:I like my own paintings and Jimmy’s cantoons. I have ever wished I could paint as well as Jimmy. I want to paint what I think in my mind and get them published as well as Jimmy’s cantoons. As to the third questions, if possible, I hope I can do all of them, because I think all of them are interesting and meningful. Thank you for listening!

A short history of western painting

Fast reading: Q: How many periods of the paintings are mentioned in this text? What are they? The Middle Ages (5th to15th century AD) The Renaissance (15th to 16th century) Impressionism (late 19th to early 20th century) Modern art (20th century to today) Time order

Modern Art Impressionism The Renaissance The Middle Ages 5th AD 15th

Summary: What have we learned in this class? What is art? What’s the difference between Chinese and Western painting? Can you speak out loud the new words we have learnt? Can you give the short speech loud and fluently? Have you remembered the four periods of Western painting? If all of your answers are Yes, you have done a good job! If you say No to any of these questions, you have to work harder!

Homework: Read the passage fluently and get the Chinese meaning. (next class’s first task) Finish Page3 1,3. Writing task: (one week to write) A short history of music and me/ The story of my music