高中英語人教版Unit1Art 市賽獲獎(jiǎng)

Book6Unit1ArtReading：Ashorthistoryofwesternpainting編寫：周文娟審核：高二英語組Learningaims:1)GettoknowthefourdifferentstylesofWesternartandtheirfeatures.2)Practisethereadingskills,gettingthemainideaandfinddetailedinformation.I.FastreadingWhat’sthemainideaofthetext?2.Howmanyperiodsofwesternpaintingsarementionedinthetext?Whatarethey?Howisthepassageorganized?II.Scanthetextandchoosethebestanswer.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.PaintingsinMiddleAgeswereveryrealistic.B.Westernarthaschangedalotsincethe5thcentury.C.Impressionistpaintingswerepaintedmainlyindoors.D.ModernartbeganintheRenaissance.2.IntheRenaissance,painters___.A.paintedreligiousscenesinamorerealisticstyle.B.focusedmoreonreligionthanonhumans.C.begantopaintoutdoors.D.returnedtoclassicalRomanandGreekideasaboutart.3.____discoveredhowtomakepaintingslookmorerealbyusingperspective.GiottodiBondone.B.Masaccio.C.ClaudeMonet.D.PabloPicasso4.Atfirstmostpeoplehatedtheimpressionists’styleofpainting,because_____.theirpaintingwereveryabstract.theirpaintingwereveryrealistic.Theybrokeawayfromthetraditionalstyleofpainting.D.theirpaintingswereveryridiculous.5.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.AnexhibitionguideB.AnartshowreviewC.AhistoricalreportofwesternartD.AnannouncementIII.Readingfordetails.middleagesandRenaissanceFillinthechartperiodTheMiddleagesTheRenaissanceTimeCharacteristicsofthepaintingsthemainaim:torepresent____________________Atypicalpicturewasfullof____________________.Peoplebegantoconcentratelessonreligiousthemesandadoptamore__________attitudetolife.Painterspaintedpeopleandnature___________.Newtechnique:_________wasusedandmadepeople_______thattheywerelookingthroughaholeinawallatarealscene.Newpaints:__________weredeveloped,whichmadethecolourslook______________TypicalpaintersImpressionismandModernArt1)WhatarethecharacteristicsofImpressionism?Thepictureswerepainted________________.Theyweretoshow_____________________________________________Theywerenot___________________thoseofearlierpaintings.2)Whatarethecharacteristicsofmodernart?Onetheonehand,somemodernartis____________.Paintersconcentrateon____________oftheobject,usingcolor_____and____.Ontheotherhand,somepaintingsofmodernartareso________thattheylooklikephotographs.IVSummary:FillintheblanksThistextdescribesfour________(period)ofWesternart.DuringtheMiddleAges,themainaimofconventionalpainterswastorepresent______(religion)themes.DuringtheRenaissance,peopleconcentratedless___religiousthemesandadoptedamorehumanisticattitude________life.Perspectivepaintingseven__________(convince)peoplethattheywerelookingthroughaholeinthewall.Oilpaintsweredeveloped,_______madethecolorsricheranddeeper.Inthelate19thcentury,socialchanges_____(lead)tonewpaintingstyleslikeImpressionism.Impressionistswerethefirst________(work)outdoorsandpaintedchangesinlight.Theirpaintingswerenotas__________(detail)asthosebefore,butareacceptedasthebeginningofmodernart.Somemodernartisabstract________someofthepaintingsaresorealistic.V.MakeadialogueIfyouweretoopenanewgalleryforourschool,whatkindofartwouldyouprefertoputinandwhy?Shareyouropinionswithyourpartnersandmakeadialogue.A:Ifyoucouldputinanypaintingsyoulike,whichkindofartwouldyouliketochoose…?B:Iwouldlike……,as…..What’syourpreference?A:I’mnotfondof…I’dprefer..Because…B:….(Realistic/abstract/religious/modern/colorful/natural/wonderful/nice/masterpieces/detailed.)(Traditional

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Paintings/TheMiddleAges/TheRenaissance/Impressionism/ModernArt/cartoons)VIHomeworkWritealettertotheheadmastergivingyoursuggestionsandreasonsforstartingthisnewartgallery.(100-120words)Dearsir,Iwishtomakeasuggestionabout…..Thegallerywouldprovide….Ifyouwereto…..,Ibelieve……….It’sagoodideato….Idohopeyouwillconsidermysuggestions.Yoursfaithfully,LiHuaExtensiveReadingMasaccio(December21,1401–autumn1428),wasthefirstgreatItalianpainteroftheItalianRenaissance.Masacciowasthebestpainterofhisgenerationbecauseofhisskillatrecreatinglifelikefiguresandmovementsaswellasaconvincingsenseofthree-dimensionality(三維).Masacciodiedattwenty-six.Despitehisbriefcareer,hehadaprofound(深遠(yuǎn)的)influenceonotherartists.Hewasoneofthefirsttouselinearperspective（直線透視法）inhispainting,employingtechniquessuchasvanishingpoint(滅點(diǎn))inartforthefirsttime.PerspectiveThetwomostcharacteristicfeatures(特點(diǎn))ofperspectivearethatobjectsaredrawn:smallerastheirdistancefromtheobserverincreases;Foreshortened:thesizeofanobject'sdimensions（尺寸

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thelineofsightAdrawinghasone-pointperspectivecontainingonlyonevanishingpointonthehorizonline.Thistypeofperspectiveistypicallyusedforimagesofroads,railwaytracks,hallways,orbuildings.Adrawinghastwo-pointperspectivecontainingtwovanishingpointsonthehorizonline.Two-pointperspectivecanbeusedtodrawtheobjects:lookingatthecornerofahouse.Three-pointperspectiveisusuallyusedforbuildingsseenfromabove(orbelow).Lookingupatatallbuildingisacommonexampleofthethirdvanishingpoint.Thistimethethirdvanishingpointishighinspace.LeonardodaVinciwasanItalianpainter,sculptor,architect,musician,mathematician,engineer,inventorandwriter.Heiswidelyconsideredtobeoneofthegreatestpaintersofalltimeandperhapsthemostdiverselytalented(多才多藝)person.Amonghisworks,theMonaLisaisthemostfamousandTheLastSupperthemostreproducedreligiouspaintingofalltime.RaphaelwasanItalianpainterandarchitectoftheHighRenaissance(文藝復(fù)興時(shí)期盛期).Hisworkisadmiredforitsclarity（清晰）offormandeaseofcomposition(構(gòu)圖).TogetherwithMichelangeloandLeonardodaVinci,heformsthetraditionalthreegreatmastersofthatperiod.(文藝復(fù)興三杰)ThebestknownworkisTheSchoolofAthensMichelangelowasanItaliansculptor,painter,architect,poet,andengineeroftheHighRenaissancewhohadanunparalleled（空前的）influenceonthedevelopmentofWesternart.Michelangelowasconsideredthegreatestlivingartistinhislifetime.Hisoutputineveryfieldduringhislonglifewasremarkable.Heisthebest-documentedartistofthe16thcentury.Twoofhisbest-knownworks,thePietàandDavid,weresculptedbeforeheturnedthirty.MichelangeloalsocreatedoneofthemostinfluentialworksinthehistoryofWesternart:TheLastJudgment.ImpressionismOscar-ClaudeMonetwasafounderofFrenchImpressionistpainting,expressinghisperceptions(感知)beforenature.Theterm"Impressionism"camefromthetitleofhispaintingImpression,Sunrise,whichwasexhibitedin1874VincentWillemvanGoghwasaPost-Impressionistpa