1、ReadingReadingEnjoy some pictures What do we call these things?-What do we call these things?-paintingspaintingsPre-reading Answer the questions:l 1.Can you name some famous Western or Chinese paintings and painters?Who are your favorite painters,from China and from other countries?Answer the questi
2、ons:l2.The following paintings are all very famous.Can you guess their names and their painters?Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519)Mona Lisa Masaccio马 萨 其 奥(1401-1427),the first great painter ofthe Italian RenaissanceMadonna with Child and AngelsCrucifixionMasaccio paintings：Van Gogh SunflowerXu BeihongQi
3、BaishiZhang Daqian1.accurate,minute2.state or fact of existing3.being in thought but having a physical or practical existence4.lifelike,true to life5.classical,of old beliefs6.sincere to believe in a god or gods a.realisticb.abstract c.existence d.detailed e.religious f.traditional 3.Match the words
4、 with the correct meanings:3.Match the words with the correct meanings:AA BBA short history A short history of western paintingof western paintingReading:Reading:Task 1 Fast-readingRead the text quickly and answer the following questions.1.Whats the main idea of the text?2.How many styles are mentio
5、ned in the passage and what are they?3.How is the passage organized?1.Whats the main idea of the text?The text tells a short history of western painting from the 6th century AD till today.Fast reading2.How many styles are mentioned in the passage?What are they?The Middle AgesThe RenaissanceImpressio
6、nism Modern artFour.3.How is the passage organized?ABCDTask 2 Careful-reading1.Read the text again and fill in the blanks.1).This text will describe only the most important ones,starting from .2).During the Middle Ages,the main aim of painters was to.3).During the Renaissance,gradually replaced thos
7、e held in the Middle Ages.4)One of the most important discoveries was how to draw things in perspective.the sixth century ADrepresent religious themesnew ideas and valuesduring this periodTask 2 Careful-reading1.Read the text again and fill in the blanks.5),oil paints were also developed at this tim
8、e.6).they were convinced they were looking through a hole in a wall at a real scene.7).,the impressionists paintings were controversial.8).Who can predict what painting styles there will be _ During the RenaissanceWhen people first saw his paintingsAt the time they were created in the future.periodT
9、ime Characteristics of the paintingsMiddle AgesRenaissance Impressionism Modern 2.Read the passage in details,discuss in groups and fill in the tablePeriod:Time:Characteristics:Middle Ages5th to 15th century AD religious themes many religious symbolsPeriod:Time:Characteristics:the Renaissance15th to
10、 16th century AD realistic themes perspective focus more on humanPeriod:Time:Characteristics:Impressionismlate 19th to early 20th century painted outdoors painted changes in light not detailedPeriod:Time:Characteristics:Modern art20th century to todayabstract:concentrated on qualities of the objectv
11、ery realistic:like photographsPeriodTime Characteristicsof the paintingsMiddle AgesRenaissance5th-15th century1 religious themes2 many religious symbols15th-16th century1 realistic themes2 perspective3 focus more on humanPeriodTime Characteristicsof the paintingsImpress-ionismModernArt late 19th-ear
12、ly 20th century1 painted outdoors2 painted changes in light3 not detailed20th century-today1 abstract:concentrated on qualities of the object2 very realistic:like photographs3.Careful-reading:True or False1).Western art has changed very little over the last seventeen centuries.2).Paintings in the Mi
13、ddle Ages did not use perspective.3)Impressionists painted landscapes.4).You can not recognize any object in abstract modern art.5).In the Renaissance most artists painted indoors.6).Abstract art is still an art style today.FTTTTT1.Which of the following statements is true?A.Paintings in Middle Ages
14、 were very realistic.B.Western art has changed a lot since the 5th century.C.Impressionist paintings were painted mainly indoors.D.Modern art began in the Renaissance.4.Careful-reading Comprehending2.In the Renaissance,painters_.A.painted religious scenes in a more realistic style.B.focused more on
15、religion than on humans.C.began to paint outdoors.D.returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art.3.At first most people hated the impressionists style of painting,because _.A.their paintings were very abstract.B.their paintings were very realistic.C.They broke away from the traditional styl
16、e of painting.D.their paintings were very ridiculous.4._discovered how to make paintings look more real by using perspective.A.Giotto di Bondone.B.Masaccio.C.Claude Monet.D.Pablo Picasso5.When did people focus more on people and less on religion?A.From 5th to 15th century AD.B.From 15th to 16th cent
17、ury.C.From late 19th to early 20th century.D.From 20th century to today.Post-readingvThe style of Western art has changed many times,Chinese art has changed less often.Art is by the way of life and beliefs.During the Middle Ages,the main aim of painters was to represent themes.Artists were intereste
18、d in creating and respectfor God.whileinfluencedreligiousloverespectPost-readingv In the Renaissance,people focusd more on _and less on .Artists tried to paint people and nature as they really were.Masaccio used in his paintings which made people they were looking through a hole in the wall at a rea
19、l scene.humansreligionperspective convincedPost-readingv In the late 19th century,Europe changed,from a mostly society to a mostly f one.The were the first to paint outdoors.They had to paint and their paintings were not detailed as those of earlier painters.Today people accept impressionists painti
20、ngs as theof modern art.Some modern art is while some is.a great dealagriculturalindustrialimpressionistsquicklybeginningabstractrealisticCan you tell which period the following pictures belong to?Can you describe them?DiscussionThe Middle AgesImpressionismModern ArtRenaissance1.People began to conc
21、ertrate less on religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude to life.2.By coincidence,oil paints were also developed at this time,which made the colours used in paintings look richer and deeper.3.They paid famous artists to paint pictures of themselves,their houses and possessions,as well a
22、s their activities and achievements.4.Without the new paints and the new technique,we would not be able to see the many great masterpieces for which this period is famous.5.On the one hand,some modern art is abstract;that is,the painter does not attempt to paint objects as we see them with our eyesC
23、onsolidation Useful sentences1.Review and retell the text,pay attention to some key words,useful expressions and difficult sentences.2.Recite the useful sentences3.Choose one of the above paintings to write a short description of it,including its style,its painter and your understanding.HomeworkPainting is silent poetry,and poetry is a speaking picture.Enjoy the paintings;enjoy your life!画是无言的诗,诗是有声的画。
