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课件网) Unit 1 Art Reading and Thinking Teaching Objectives: 1. Get the general idea, organization, and style of the article. 2. Read carefully to refine and summarize the artistic style and characteristics of western painting in different periods. 3. Explore the important factors that promote and influence the development and change of western painting art. Key and difficult points: Key point：Study the characteristics of the paintings and the representatives in the four periods of western history. Difficult point：Learn the way to appreciate paintings and lead students to describe the characteristics of the painting works they like. Part 1 Lead-in What styles of painting do you know sketch (素描) oil painting Chinese ink painting Do you think that each period has the same understanding of art What is art Part 2 Pre-reading Look at these paintings before reading. Which period do these paintings belong to The Middle Ages The Renaissance Impressionism Modern Art How did the style of these paintings change The Middle Ages The Renaissance Impressionism Modern Art PREDICTION Read the title and look at the photos. What do you think the text is about Probably, the text is about _____. the development of Western painting over the centuries Vocabulary adopt adopt one's suggestion/advice 采纳某人的建议 adopt measures 采取措施 adopt a(n)...approach to... 对……采取……方法 adopt a(n)...attitude to... 对……采取……态度 v. 采取；接受；收养 练习：The others agreed that this was a good suggestion and should _____ (adopt). be adopted Vocabulary rank a painter of the first rank 一流的画家 rank first/second... =be ranked first/second… 排名第一/第二…… n.(尤指较高的)地位,级别 vt.& vi把……分等级 练习：She is currently the highest _____ (rank) player in the world. ranked Vocabulary influential influence n.&v. 影响 have an influence on/upon... 对……有影响 be influential in (doing) sth. 对(做)某事颇有影响 adj. 有很大影响力的；有支配力的 练习：Greek mythologies were influential _____ the works of that time. in Part 3 While-reading SKIMMING A. The things around them. B. Famous people at the time. C. Things related to religion. D. Animals people liked. What was the main theme of paintings in the Middle Ages SKIMMING A. They adopted a more humanistic attitude to life. B. They began to use perspective. C. They only focused on the people of high rank. D. They also used oil paints to paint real people and the world. Which is not right about the artists during' the Renaissance SKIMMING A. Masaccio. B. Rembrandt. C. Michelangelo. D. Leonardo da Vinci. Who was considered as a master of shadow and light SKIMMING A. Important historical events. B. Stories from mythology. C. Scenes of nature or daily life. D. Kings and nobles. What did many impressionists focus on in their paintings Read the title and the first paragraph to get the main idea and read the subtitles to learn the structure. Main idea: Para. 1 Western art h ... ...
