1. Welcome to my English class Zhixi Senior High School Zhixi Senior High School By Wang Fangqing By Wang Fangqing

2. 1 Appreciation 2 Exploration 3 Cooperation 4 Evaluation 5 Creation Welcome to

3. Qi BaishiZheng Banqiao Part 1. Appreciation Xu Beihong

4. PicassoLeonardo da VinciVincent Van Gogh SpainItaly Netherlands

5. Van Gogh Xu Beihong Zheng Banqiao Da Vinci

6. POSTER The Vincent Van Gogh Exhibition: Don’t Miss IT! Place: Zhejiang Street #84 Jiulong Hongkong Time: May21—22, 8:00 am---6:00 pm

8. 1853: 1880---1889: 1888: 1889---1890: 1890: 1990: Hi! I am Van Gogh He was born. produced best paintings cut off part of his ear, gave it to a girl stayed in a mental hospital He died. US ＄ 82 million for one of his works Part 2. Exploration Skim the text

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10. Read each paragraph and finish the questions. Para 1. What does “critic” mean? ( ) A. painter B. writer C. commenter D. poet Para 2. What did he want? ---He wanted people to see his paintings, not to lock them inside bank buildings.

11. Para 3. How do you know he was not famous in his lifetime? --- more than 800 paintings--- only sold one--- US ＄ 80—no gallery--- few people heard of him

12. Para 4. His working experiences Para 5. What does “ Sadly, he took his own life.” mean? A. He killed himself. B. He wasted his life. C. He devoted his life to art.. Language teacher in England A missionary in Belgium Became a painter Worked in an art dealer’s company

13. Para 6. 1) “difficult” here means: C. ill tempered A. very poorB. not clever 2) Was he really mad? How do you know? ---No. For most of his time he was completely sane. Letters to express ideas and work; letters show clarity D. hard

14. Para 7. Enjoy the painting and study its style. 1.Paintings are realistic not( ) 2. Not like( ) 3. Style is( ), bright ( )and thick( ) 4. Strong( ) are ( ) 5. Full of powerful, honest( ) photographs rough colorsstokes feelings visible emotions abstract

15. Para 8. Why does the writer advise people to go to the exhibition ? ---Van Gogh’s exhibition are very rare. The paintings might not come this way again for many years.

16. Part 3. Cooperation Find out the main ideas using two words Vincent Van Gogh working experiences Para 4. Para 6. Mental problems Para 7. painting characteristics

17. Part 4. Evaluation---Listening Vincent van Gogh was born in the Netherlands on ( )1853.He attended a boarding school for ( )then went on to attend the( ) school for( ). At that time, in 1868, Van Gogh left his studies at the age of( ) and never( ). In 1869 He joined a( ) of art dealers. Then Van Gogh began( ) and was( ) for 24 boys between the ages of( ). After that he began teaching at another school for boys. He also devoted himself to ( )-spending many hours reading and ( )the Gospel. Later, he turned( ). In January, 1879 Vincent began his duties preaching to the( ) miners and their families. 30 March two yearssecondary two more 15returned firm teachingresponsible 10 and 14 Bible study rereading missionary coal

18. Tony painting shop Xu Beihong 8000 dollars Da Vinci 9000 dollars Van Gogh 10000 dollars Qi Baishi 7000 dollars Good afternoon! Welcome to… Hi! I’d like to buy….