Module 4 Fine Arts— Western, Chinese, and Pop Arts Zhang Ying

Lead-in 1. Are you interested in art? 2. Can you speak out some great twentieth-century Chinese artists? 3. Do you like traditional Chinese art using brush and ink?

Pablo Picasso

Roy Lichtenstein

Qi Baishi

Xu Beihong

1. Have you heard of these people? 2. Do you know anything about them?

学习目标： 1. 阅读文章，牢记主要单词和短语； 2. 理解文章大意，掌握阅读技巧。

课前预习：写出下列重点词汇和短语。 1. 爱好；嗜好 _______ 2. 憎恶；不喜欢 _____ 3. 艺术家 __________ 4. 彩色的 _________ 5. 当代的 ___________ 6. 画家 ___________ 7. 令人愉快的 ________ 8. 传统的 __________ 9. 绘画；油画 ______ 10. 风景；景色 ______ 11. 有活力的 _________ 12. 图画 ___________ 13. 对 …… 厌烦 _______ 14. 喜欢；喜爱 ______________ 15. 一直；总是 _______________ 16. 对 …… 产生兴趣 __________________ like dislike artistcolourful contemporarypainter delightful traditional paintingscene alivedrawing be tired of be fond of all the time develop an interest in

合作探究  Fast Reading  Scan the text and do some true (T) or false (F) questions.  1. Pablo Picasso is considered to be the greatest western artist of the 19th century. ( )  2. Roy Lichtenstein is a world-famous pop artist.  ( )  3. Chinese painting is known for its brush drawings in black inks and natural colours. ( )  4. Xu Beihong is famous for his lively paintings of horses. ( ) F T T T

5. Wu Hang is crazy about the paintings of Xu Beihong. ( ) 6. Wu Hang likes the picture of a golden-haired girl. ( ) 7. Sarah Hardwick does not like Picasso at all. ( ) F F F

Careful Reading Read the text carefully and choose the best answer according to the text. 1. This passage is mainly about __________. A. four Chinese artists B. six famous artists C. four famous artists D. six Chinese artists 2. _______ is most famous for his lively paintings of horses. A. Picasso B. Roy Lichtenstein C. Qi Baishi D. Xu Beihong 3. What Qi Baishi and Xu Beihong have in common is that _________. A. they imitate reality B. they have famous paintings of horses C. their brush line is beautiful D. they have famous paintings of shrimps C D C

4.________ can not stand that the picture of a golden-haired girl. A. Picasso B. Wu Hang C. Qi Baishi D. Sarah Hardwick 5. Wu Hang and Sarah Hardwick have the ______ opinion of the painting of the young girl. A. same B. objective C. similar D. opposite B D

Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Here are some paintings by famous artists from home and abroad. One is by Picasso, 1._________ to be the greatest artist of the 20th century, with whose another painter, George Braque 2.________ Cubism, one of the most important of all modern art 3.____________. Cubism artists painted objects and people with different 4._________ of the object or person showing 5._____________. The painting by Roy is a world famous example of 6._____________. Pop art was an important modern art movement that 7.__________ show ordinary 20th city life. The other 2 are Qi Baishi and Xu Beihong. Chinese painting 8._______________its brush drawings in black inks and natural colours. Qi Baishi 9.__________the world of nature 10.___________and his paintings are special 11.___________ this. Xu Beihong believed that artists should show 12._______but not just 13.__________ it. 14.________, a picture should try to show the 15._______ of its subject. 随堂检测 considered started movements aspects at the same time pop art aimed to is known for observed very carefullybecause of reality imitateinstead life

作业 1. 他被认为是 20 世纪西方最伟大的画家。 (be considered to be) __________________________________________ 2. 我着迷于她的画。 (be crazy about) __________________________________________ 3. 我们喜欢去美术馆。 (be fond of ) __________________________________________ 4. 他们已经对艺术产生了兴趣。 (develop an interest in) ____________________________________________ He is considered to be the greatest western artistof e twentieth century. I’m crazy about her paintings. We are fond of going to art galleries. They have developed an interest in art.