人教版高中英语选修六Unit1 Art 教案

Unit1 Art - Reading

A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING

I. Pre-reading

1. Learning objectives: By the end of this period, students are able to:

(1). use the vocabulary related to the topic to express their preference to western painting, such as religious, abstract, realistic, customs and so on.

(2). form a general idea of the most important styles of western paintings. (3). understand the structure of the historical report 2. The type of this passage: II. While-reading

1. Key words: (1) consequently: (2) “ones” refer to:

2. Words can help you to describe western paintings. abstract religious nature humanistic realistic detailed traditional line rich unfinished modern color shape 3. Reading for details. Period Middle Ages Renaissance Impressionism Modern Art Time Characteristic s Social Background Reason

III. Post-reading

1. What is the structure of the historical report?

2. Which paragraph is the most important one? And why?

3. Choose at least one painting to decorate your dreaming house and why? (characteristics/social background...) I’d like to choose the first painting.....

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【Learning objectives】

After this lesson, I will be able to: 1) know how to process information logically; 2) know the features of the four main western painting styles and simply appreciate some paintings; 3) use simple subjunctive mood to express my taste for art.

【Reading tasks】

Step 1 Fast reading

Task 1. Skim the passage and find out the main idea of the text.

The text briefly introduces the ___________________during the ____different periods. It also analyzes _____ and ______ the styles changed.

Task 2. Scan the text and complete the timeline of the development of western art and find out

the theme(主题) of each style. Style: The Middle Ages th5 century AD Time: ___________________Theme: _________________ Step 2 Careful reading

Task 3. Read the text carefully and the fill in the following charts. The Renaissance The Middle Ages /r?`ne?sns; US `ren?sɑ:ns/ 1. Full of: ____________ 1. Focused more on ______ and less o2. Artists were not interested in showing ______. _________________ but interested in 2. Two developments: creating ___________________. a. __________________ features b. _________________ Impressionism 1. Break away from the _________ style. Modern Art 2. Be eager to show how ______________fell 1. on the one hand:_________; on objects. 3. Not as ________ as the earlier ones. concentrate on_______ ________of th object; Task 4. Read para. 4 again and answer the following questions. use color,_____ and ______. 1) What changes led to the change in painting styles? 2. on the other hand:__________; _______________________________________________________ look like:____________ 2) Why did the impressionist have to paint quickly? ________________________________________________________ 3) Did people like this style of painting? Why?

________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【Post reading tasks】

Task 1. Try to appreciate some paintings, guess which style they belong to.

Task 2. If you were to decorate your bedroom with some paintings, which style of painting would you choose? Why?

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