1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Book 6 Unit 1 ArtReading： A short history of western painting 编写：周文娟 审核：高二英语组Learning aims:1) Get to know the four different styles of Western art and their features.2) Practise the reading skills, getting the main idea and find detailed information.I. Fast reading 1. Whats the main
2、idea of the text?2. How many periods of western paintings are mentioned in the text? What are they?How is the passage organized?II. Scan the text and choose the best answer.1. Which of the following statements is true?A. Paintings in Middle Ages were very realistic.B. Western art has changed a lot s
3、ince the 5th century.C. Impressionist paintings were painted mainly indoors.D. Modern art began in the Renaissance.2. In the Renaissance, painters _.A. painted religious scenes in a more realistic style.B. focused more on religion than on humans.C. began to paint outdoors.D. returned to classical Ro
4、man and Greek ideas about art. 3. _ discovered how to make paintings look more real by using perspective.A. Giotto di Bondone. B. Masaccio. C. Claude Monet. D. Pablo Picasso4. At first most people hated the impressionists style of painting, because _.A. their painting were very abstract.B. their pai
5、nting were very realistic.C. They broke away from the traditional style of painting.D. their paintings were very ridiculous.5. What type of writing is this text?A. An exhibition guide B. An art show review C. A historical report of western art D. An announcementIII. Reading for details.1.The middle
6、ages and Renaissance Fill in the chartperiodThe Middle agesThe Renaissance Time Characteristics of the paintingsthe main aim: to represent_A typical picture was full of_.People began to concentrate less on religious themes and adopt a more_attitude to life.Painters painted people and nature_.New tec
7、hnique:_was used and made people_that they were looking through a hole in a wall at a real scene.New paints:_were developed, which made the colours look_Typical painters2 Impressionism and Modern Art1) What are the characteristics of Impressionism?The pictures were painted_.They were to show_They we
8、re not _those of earlier paintings.2) What are the characteristics of modern art?One the one hand, some modern art is _. Painters concentrate on_of the object, using color _and_.On the other hand, some paintings of modern art are so_that they look like photographs.IV Summary: Fill in the blanksThis
9、text describes four _(period) of Western art. During the Middle Ages, the main aim of conventional painters was to represent _(religion )themes. During the Renaissance, people concentrated less_religious themes and adopted a more humanistic attitude _life. Perspective paintings even_(convince) peopl
10、e that they were looking through a hole in the wall. Oil paints were developed, _made the colors richer and deeper. In the late 19th century, social changes _(lead) to new painting styles like Impressionism. Impressionists were the first _(work) outdoors and painted changes in light. Their paintings
11、 were not as _(detail) as those before, but are accepted as the beginning of modern art. Some modern art is abstract _ some of the paintings are so realistic.V. Make a dialogueIf you were to open a new gallery for our school, what kind of art would you prefer to put in and why? Share your opinions w
12、ith your partners and make a dialogue .A: If you could put in any paintings you like, which kind of art would you like to choose ?B: I would like , as . Whats your preference?A: Im not fond of Id prefer. BecauseB:. (Realistic/abstract/religious/modern/colorful/natural/wonderful/nice /masterpieces/de
13、tailed.)(TraditionalChinesePaintings/ The Middle Ages/ The Renaissance/ Impressionism/ Modern Art/cartoons)VI HomeworkWrite a letter to the headmaster giving your suggestions and reasons for starting this new art gallery. (100-120words)Dear sir, I wish to make a suggestion about. The gallery would p
14、rovide.If you were to., I believe.Its a good idea to. I do hope you will consider my suggestions.Yours faithfully, Li HuaExtensive Reading Masaccio (December 21, 1401 autumn 1428), was the first great Italian painter of the Italian Renaissance. Masaccio was the best painter of his generation because
15、 of his skill at recreating lifelike figures and movements as well as a convincing sense of three-dimensionality(三维).Masaccio died at twenty-six. Despite his brief career, he had a profound(深远的) influence on other artists. He was one of the first to use linear perspective（直线透视法）in his painting, empl
16、oying techniques such as vanishing point (灭点)in art for the first time.Perspective The two most characteristic features(特点) of perspective are that objects are drawn: smaller as their distance from the observer increases; Foreshortened: the size of an objects dimensions（尺寸）alongthe line of sight are
17、 relatively shorter than dimensionsacrossthe line of sightA drawing has one-point perspective containing only one vanishing point on the horizon line. This type of perspective is typically used for images of roads, railway tracks, hallways, or buildings. A drawing has two-point perspective containin
18、g two vanishing points on the horizon line. Two-point perspective can be used to draw the objects: looking at the corner of a house. Three-point perspective is usually used for buildings seen from above (or below). Looking up at a tall building is a common example of the third vanishing point. This
19、time the third vanishing point is high in space.Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor and writer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented(多才多艺) person. Among hi
20、s works, the Mona Lisa is the most famous and The Last Supper the most reproduced religious painting of all time.Raphael was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance(文艺复兴时期盛期). His work is admired for its clarity（清晰） of form and ease of composition(构图). Together with Michelangelo and
21、 Leonardo da Vinci, he forms the traditional three great masters of that period.(文艺复兴三杰) The best known work is The School of AthensMichelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer of the High Renaissance who had an unparalleled（空前的）influence on the development of Western
22、 art. Michelangelo was considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime. His output in every field during his long life was remarkable. He is the best-documented artist of the 16th century. Two of his best-known works, the Piet and David, were sculpted before he turned thirty. Michelangelo also
23、 created one of the most influential works in the history of Western art: The Last Judgment.Impressionism Oscar-Claude Monet was a founder of French Impressionist painting, expressing his perceptions(感知) before nature. The term Impressionism came from the title of his painting Impression, Sunrise, w
24、hich was exhibited in 1874 Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Post-Impressionist painter of Dutch origin whose worknotable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty, and bold(大胆的) colorhad a far-reaching（深远的） influence on 20th-century art. His famous works Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers, The Starr
25、y NightModern artPablo Picasso ( 25 October 1881 8 April 1973), was a Spanish painter, sculptor, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France. He was one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. Among his most famous works are Guernica (1937), a portrayal o
26、f the Bombing of Guernica by the German and Italian airforces at the behest of the Spanish nationalist government during the Spanish Civil War.1. What are the two features of perspective?2. What are three great masters of the Renaissance?3. Where does the term “ Impressionism” come form?高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！