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Book6 Unit1 ART --A Short History of Western Painting

Step 1: Warning up: What is your choice? Which of the following paintings would you choose to beautify our classroom? Some words to help you: realistic, abstract; nature, religious; detailed, unfinished; traditional, modern; rich in line/ color/ shape

No.1 Sketch 素描 Leonardo da Vinci

No.2 Oil painting 油画 The Last Supper

No.3 Woodcut 板画

No.4 Lacquer painting 漆画

No.5 Water ink painting 水墨画 /国画 Traditional Chinese painting

No.6 Watercolor painting 水彩画

No.7 Gouache 水粉画

Step 2: Before reading: read the title and the first paragraph to get the main idea and read the subtitles to learn the structure. The Middle Ages ( 5th - 15th AD) A short history of western painting The Renaissance ( 15th -16th) Impressionism( late 19th – early 20th) Modern art ( 20th - today)

Why has the style of Western art changed more often than Chinese art? Step 3: Fast reading Listen to the tape, and answer the question: Why has the style of Western art changed more often than Chinese art? Because the way of life and beliefs and values of people in the West has changed more often than in China.

Step 4: Intensive reading 1. Finish the form according to the different styles of painting

Characteristic 5th--15th century Main aim: to ____________ Period Painting style Characteristic Representative painter 5th--15th century The Middle Ages Main aim: to ____________ _________________ Interested in_____________ _________________________ 15th--16th century The Renaissance Focused_________________; Painted _________________ as_____________________; Two important discoveries:

Characteristic The first to paint __________; Period Painting style Characteristic Representative painter late 19th -early 20th century Impressionism The first to paint __________; Wanted to show___________ ___________________________ Paintings were not so ____________as before. 20th century- today Modern art _________modern art styles; Some abstract: not paint as _________________;concentrate on_________________________ Some realistic: look almost like

Characteristic 5th--15th century Main aim: to ____________ Period Painting style Characteristic Representative painter 5th--15th century Main aim: to ____________ ________________ Interested in_____________ _______________________ Focused_________________; Painted _________________ as_____________________; Two important discoveries: _________________________ represent religious themes The Middle Ages Giotto di Bondone creating respect and love for God more on humans 15th --16th century The Renaissance people and nature Masaccio they really were perspective ; oil painting

Characteristic The first to paint __________; outdoors Period Painting style Characteristic Representative painter The first to paint __________; Wanted to show____________ ___________________________ Paintings were not so ____________as before. __________modern art styles; Some abstract: not paint as _________________;concentrate on_________________________ Some realistic: look almost like ______________________ late 19th-early 20th century outdoors Impressionism how light and shadow fell on objects detailed Scores of Modern art 20th -- today we see with our eyes certain qualities of the object a photograph

2. Scan the text to finish the True-or-False questions on SB p.3

3. Choose the words or phrases that have the similar meanings to the underlined words in the text.

1) People became focused more on humans and less on religion. A. Put one’s hands …on B. concentrated …on C. depended…on 2) When people first saw his paintings they were convinced they were looking through a hole in the wall at a real scene. A. Suggested B. told C. persuaded to believe

3) In the late 19th century, Europe changed a great deal from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial one. a great many B. a lot C. plenty of 4) At the time they were created, the impressionists’ paintings were controversial, but today they are accepted as the beginning of what we now call “modern art”. A. hard to believe B. easy to accept C. causing public argument

5) Some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter does not attempt to paint objects as we see them with our eyes. A. intend B. tried C. hope 6) It is interesting to predict what styles of painting there will be in the future. A. tell B. guess C. say in advance

Step 5: Review and discuss 1. Review the different painting styles and keep them in mind.

characteristics painting styles The Middle Ages 1. Main aim: to represent religious themes. 2. Interested in: creating respect and love for God. The Renaissance 1. Focused more on humans and less on religion; 2. Painted people and nature as they really were; 3. Two important discoveries:oil paints and drawing things in perspective

characteristics styles Impressionism 1. The first artists to paint outdoors; 2. Wanted to show how light and shadow fell on objects. 3. Paintings were not so detailed as those of earlier painters. Modern art 1. There are scores of modern art styles 2. Some is abstract: not paint as we see with our eyes ; concentrate on certain qualities, using color, line and shape. 3. Some is realistic: looks almost like a photograph.

2. Use these characteristics to tell which painting style each of the following paintings belongs to.

Mona Lisa

                              中世纪绘画

Step 6: Homework Topic 1: Retell the passage: A short history of western painting Topic 2: Introduce one of your favorite artists, either Chinese or Western.

Thank you! Goodbye!