(
课件网) Unit 7 Art Lesson 1 Masterpieces Reading 安徽美术馆旋转楼梯 The Swirling Staircase @AnhuiArtMuseum ↓ What is a masterpiece The Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer The balckcat in the livingroom By Sandy Chen A masterpiece is a work of art such as a painting, film, or book that is made with great skill. Wheatfield with Crows 《麦田乌鸦》 Sunflowers The Starry Night Vincent Van Gogh √ 后印象派 Post-impressionism 《绝望》 《离别》 《焦虑》 The Scream Edvard Munch √ 表现主义Expressionism The False Mirror假镜 It’s not a pipe 这不是烟斗 The Son of Man René Magritte The Empire of Light √ Surrealism 超现实主义 white and yellow circles an amazing sky a dark stormy sea a sleeping village and a lonely tree a thin figure a lonely tree a house lit by lightsfrom inside What can you see in the pictures Pre-reading Activity 1 Fast-reading √ While-reading 1. What are these three descriptions mainly about A. Three famous paintings. B. Three famous painters. C. Three interesting stories. D. Three interesting books. Activity 1 Fast-reading √ While-reading 2. What is the text type of the passage A. Narration(记叙文). B. Argumentative Essay(议论文). C. Expository Writing(说明文). D. Practical writing(应用文). Activity 2 Careful-reading for details √ While-reading Ⅰ. Read the description of The Starry Night carefully and answer: √ 1. What does The Starry Night not include A. Moon and stars. B. White and yellow circles and amazing sky. C. A sleeping village and a lonely tree. D. A white river with circles. √ While-reading 2.What may have affected/inspired Van Gogh’s special way of painting A. His unusual use of colour. B. His mental illness. C. The drugs he took. D. Both B and C. √ While-reading 3. What did the artist think or say about The Starry Night He thought it was a failure. The only picture he sold in his life time. II. Read the description of The Scream carefully and fill in the blanks: What does the painting show What may have inspired the painter (1)_____ with an expression of fear, a (2) _____ above a dark, (3) _____ and against a burning orange-red sky. His (4)_____ of walking with friends when the sun set. A thin figure bridge stormy sea experience While-reading 2. What might be the cause of such a strange picture according to experts A. His mental problems. B. The thin figure he saw on the bridge. C. The burning fire. D. The scream a person let out. While-reading Ⅲ.Read the description of The Empire of Light carefully and complete: 1. Try to tell true（T）or false（F）. (1) The Empire of Light was painted many times in 2 years.( ) (2) It painted a beautiful house in total darkness of the night.( ) T F While-reading 2. What did he say about the painting The change and the sharp contrast between day and night in the paintings was surprising. While-reading 3. What did the viewers think about the painting Some feel that the painting look dark and troubling. Others, ho ... ...
