2. What is the video about? It is about paintings.

3. A short history of western painting A short history of western painting

4. Teaching contents 教学内容 教学内容

5. Ability goals 能力目标 Practice and train students’ reading ability. Teaching important points 教学重点 Get to know about the history of western painting. Teaching difficult points 教学难点 To train students’ ability to get information by reading. Teaching methods 教学方法 1.Task-based Learning. 2.Group work to discuss the topic.

6. Task 1

7. Read the text fast and try to find how many periods of the paintings are mentioned in this text? What are they? (20th century to today) The Middle Ages The Renaissance Impressionism Modern art (15th to 16th century) (5th to15th century AD) (late 19th to early 20th century) Time order

9. PeriodCharacteristics of painting Middle Ages (5th to 15th century AD) Renaissance (15th to 16th century) Impressionism (Late 19th to early 20th century) Modern Art (20th century to today) realistic worked outdoors controversial religious perspective not detailed abstract realistic Scan the text and fill in the blanks.

11. Styles Facts The Middle Ages The main aim of painters was __________________________. Paintings from this period are full of ______________ ___, which created a feeling of ______________________for God. The Renaissance People in this period concentrated ______________________ and adopted___________________________________. Painters tried to _________________________ as they really were. One of the important discoveries was how to draw things in ___________. Impressionism In the late 19 th century, there were many new inventions and many _______________. These changes also led to ___________________. The impressionists painted __________. Their paintings were not______________ those of earlier painters. Modern art The impressionists’ paintings were ______________ but today they are accepted as _______________of modern art. The styles are so different, some are ___________, some are _______. to represent religious themes respect and love religious symbols less on religious themes a more humanistic attitude to life paint people and nature perspective social changes new painting styles outdoors as detailed as controversial the beginning realisticabstract Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.

13. 5 th AD 15th16th19th20th The Middle AgesThe RenaissanceImpressionismModern Art The text mainly talks about the short of painting and the main features of different painting during the main periods of times. It also tells us why and how they changed. westernhistory styles Sum up the main idea of the passage: religiousrealistic outdoors not detailed abstract realistic

14. 1.Which art style would you rather see in your home? Why? (Look at the sample) 2. Which art style do you like best? Why? 3.What is the most important art? Life.

15. Let’s enjoy some Chinese paintings.

16. By Xu Beihong

17. By Guan Shanyue

18. By Qi Baishi

19. Get to know the short history of western painting. What have you learnt in this class?

21. 1.The main aim of painters was to represent ___during the Middle Ages. A. the humanistic attitude to life B. classical Roman and Greek ideas C. religious themes D. B and C 2. During the Renaissance, people began to concentrate ________. A. on religious themes B. less on religious themes C. on realistic paintings D. B and C 3. The Impressionists had to paint quickly because ____. A. many people dislike the style B. The nature light changes so quickly C. they work outdoors D. all of above 4. The Impressionist paintings were controversial at the time of ___. A. Middle Ages B. the Renaissance C. Impressionism D. Modern Art 5. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. The style of painting has changed a lot with time going by. B. The style of painting has not changed a lot with time going by. C. The style of art has changed a lot with time going by. D. The style of Western art has changed a lot with time going by. 1. Multiple choices.

22. 2. Decide whether the sentences are true or false (T&F). 1.Western art has changed very little over the last seventeen centuries. 2. Painters in the middle ages painted mainly religious subjects. 3. Painting in the middle ages were very realistic. 4. Renaissance painters tried to paint things in a realistic way. 5. Impressionists painted their pictures mainly indoors. 6. At first people did not like the impressionists’ paintings. 7. Modern art began with the impressionists. F T F T F T T

23. 3. Can you tell which period the following pictures belong to? AB CD

24. Review and retell the text.

25. Art is interesting, meet it. Art is wonderful, make it. Art is beautiful, discover it. Art is humorous, enjoy it. Art