1、A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING,Reading,1. To understand the passage about the short history of Western painting 2. To summarize the main idea and retell the passage 3. To be able to talk about the four movements in Western art and show their own preferences,Do you know any art galleries? Have y
2、ou ever visited art galleries? What kind of paintings have you seen in galleries?,Look at these four paintings. Can you recognize them? What are their styles?,Now read the passage and check your answers.,Skimming for general idea,(1)Whats the topic and hows the information organized?,Its about Weste
3、rn painting and the information is organized in time period, from the earliest to the present time.,(2) How many styles of Western paintingare mentioned in the text? What are they?,Four. They are the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, Impressionism and Modern Art.,Answer the following questions.,Check yo
4、ur answer.,Time,period,AD 5th-15th,The Middle Ages,15th-16th,The Renaissance,late 19th-early 20th,Impressionism,Modern art,20th -today,The History of Western Painting,Complete the time line.,Scanning for specific information,(1) The paintings with religious themes mainly appear during _. A. the Midd
5、le Ages B. the RenaissanceC. the late 1800s D. the early 1900s (2) Drawing things in perspective was first used in _ century.A. 5th B. 15th C.16th D. 20th (3) The beginning of “Modern Art” are the _ paintings.A. Religious B. perspective C. Impressionist D. ridiculous,Choose the best answer.,Check yo
6、ur answer.,(4) In the Renaissance, painters _. 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 Roman and Greek ideas about art,(5) At first many people hated the impressionists style of painting, becaus
7、e _. A. their paintings were very abstract B. their paintings were very realistic C. they broke away from the traditional style of painting D. their paintings were very ridiculous,(6) _ discovered how to make paintings look more real by using perspective. A. Giotto di Bondone B. Masaccio C. Claude M
8、onet D. Pablo Picasso,Western art has changed very little over the last seventeen centuries. Paintings in the Middle Ages did not use perspective. Impressionists painted landscapes. You cannot recognize any object in abstract modern art. In the Renaissance most artists painted indoors. Abstract art
9、is still an art style today.,a lot,P3 3,(1) What influences art?(2) Why has Chinese art changed less?(3) What were the artists interested in from 5th to the 15th century AD? (4) What did the artists paint in the Renaissance?(5) How did Masaccio paint his paintings?(6) What were the impressionists? W
10、hy did they have to paint very quickly?(7) What is modern art?,The way of life and beliefs of the people.,very long time Because China has followed a similar way of life for a .,They were interested in creating respect and love for God, so they painted many religious scenes.,They became focused more
11、 on humans and tried to paint people and nature.,He drew things in Perspective, which makes pictures very realistic.,The impressionists were the first artists to paint outdoors. Because natural light changes so quickly, they had to paint quickly.,There are scores of modern art styles. Some modern ar
12、t is abstract; some is so realistic that it looks almost like a photograph.,5th-15th century AD,1.religious themes 2.many religious symbols,15th-16th century,1.realistic themes 2.perspective 3.new oil paints,Late 19th-early 20th century,1.painted outdoors 2.painted changes in light 3.not detailed,20
13、th century-today,1.abstract: concentrated on qualities of the object 2.very realistic: likephotographs,P31,Careful reading,重难点句式分析,为了防止句子头重脚轻，通常把形式主语it放在句首，真正的主语放在句末。 常用句型为： It + be +形容词+ that从句。 例如：,1. But it was evident that ideas were changing in the 13th century when painters like Giotto di Bond
14、one began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way.,真正主语,形式主语,定语从句,It is quite certain that he will be at the meeting. 他将出席会议是无疑的。 It is surprising that he came late to school this morning. 他今天早上迟到真令人惊讶。 It is important that we (should) study hard. 我们努力学习是很重要的。,注意: 该句型中的形容词是(un)important, n
15、ecessary等时，从句应为 (should )+动词原形。,但是很显然在13世纪时人们的思想正经历着变化，像乔托这样的画家们开始以一种比较现实的风格来画宗教场景。,Translation,很显然，地方政府正试图帮助毕业生就业。,1. It is evident that the local government is trying to help the graduates with employment.,It is necessary that he (should) remember these words.,2. 他记住这些单词是必要的。,2. Among the painters
16、 who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionists, who lived and worked in Paris.,全部倒装句,谓语,主语,限制性定语从句,非限制性定语从句,在那些突破传统画法的画家中有生活和工作在巴黎的印象派画家。,当表语置于句首时常引起倒装，把系动词置于主语之前。作表语的可以是形容词，介词短语，v-ing/ v-ed等。,如： 1) Very important in the peasants life is the TV report. 2) On the eithe
17、r side of the road were rows of fruit trees. 3) Scattered like stars in the deep mountains are numerous reservoirs and ponds.,1. 在草地上奔跑的是一个大约十岁左右的漂亮的女孩。Running on the grassland is a pretty girl about ten years old. 2. 教室后面是我们的黑板报。At the back of the classroom is our Blackboard Newspaper.,Both of them
18、 use subjunctive mood. The subjunctive mood is used to express various states of unreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, obligation, or action that has not yet occurred.,虚拟条件句(与过去事实相反),过去完成时,should/ would / could / might have done,if 从句,主句,Pay attention to the underlined sen
19、tences.,without引导的含蓄虚拟条件句,含蓄虚拟条件句是指没有出现由if引导的条件句，条件句的意思通过上下文或介词短语等表达出来。如：without, but for, otherwise, or等。,Post-reading activities,Discussion,1. Which art style would you rather see in your home? Give your reasons. 2. Which art style do you like best? Give your reasons.,Discuss these questions with
20、your partner and be ready to tell the class.,P3 4,Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed a lot with time _. During the Middle Ages, _ artists were creating pictures with a feeling of respect and love for God. In the Renaissance, people _ a more hum
21、anistic attitude to life. Artists also began to draw things in perspective. The Impressionists between the late 19th and early 20th century were the first to paint _. They had to paint quickly and their paintings were thought _ at first. However, they are _ as the beginning of modern art today. On t
22、he one hand, some paintings of modern art are _. _, some are realistic.,going by,conventional,adopted,accepted,outdoors,abstract,to be ridiculous,On the other hand,Fill in the blanks to finish the Summary of the text and then try to retell it.,注: word 文档 点击此处链接,Try to enjoy both the Chinese and West
23、ern arts!,Now 2 mins to test your spelling.,English-Chinese,abstract, sculpture, faith, conventional, possession, technique, coincidence, shadow, ridiculous, aggressive, preference, civilization,目标，典型的，采用，拥有，大量，努力，预言，确切的，呼吁,When finishing, exchange your papers to see who does the best.,Spelling Bee,Chinese-English,Homework,Find more information about paintings.,aim, typical, evident, adopt, possess, a great deal, controversial, attempt, on the other hand, predict.,2. 发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字)。,
