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WarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingTalkingpointVincentvanGoghWarmingup➊Workinpairs.Check(✓)thethingswhichyouthinkareformsofart.☐architecture☐cinema☐classicalmusic☐cooking☐dancing☐fashiondesign☐martialarts☐novels☐painting☐poetry☐popularmusic☐sculptureMoreMoreNowaddsomemoreideastothelist.Warmingup➋Workinpairsandanswerthequestions.1Whatexamplescanyouthinkofforeachartform?(Reference.)2Whatdogreatworksofarthaveincommon?3Whichisthegreatestofalltheartforms,andwhy?Theyrefreshthespirit.Theyhavebeauty.Theyexpresssomeaspectofbeinghumanmoreclearlyforus.•Musicexploresemotionsbeyondwordsandhasaworldwideappeal.•Poetryasaformofarthasmeaningaswellasbeauty.Warminguparchitecture:theTempleofHeaven,Beijingcinema:ChenKaige’sYellowEarth(《黄土地》)classicmusic:Mozart’s40thSymphony(《莫扎特第四十交响曲》)cooking:amealatDaDongRoastDuckRestaurant(大董烤鸭店),Beijingdancing:aperformanceofSwanLakefashiondesign:ashowbyGiorgioArmani(乔治·阿玛尼)martialarts:adisplaybyJetLi(李连杰)novels:TheDreamoftheRedChamberpainting:aRembrandt’s(伦勃朗)self-portraitpoetry:QuYuan’sLiSaopopularmusic:TengLichun’s(邓丽君)Whenwillyoureturn?sculpture:Michelangelo’s(米开朗基罗)DavidBackWarmingupWatchavideocollectionofvanGogh’sworksandtrytolearnthesongStarryStarryNight.Lyrics:Starry,starrynight.Paintyourpaletteblueandgrey,Lookoutonasummer'sday,Witheyesthatknowthedarknessinmysoul.Shadowsonthehills,Sketchthetreesandthedaffodils,Catchthebreezeandthewinterchills,Incolorsonthesnowylinenland.NowIunderstandwhatyoutriedtosaytome,Howyousufferedforyoursanity,Howyoutriedtosetthemfree.Theywouldnotlisten,theydidnotknowhow.Warmingup➊Lookatthepaintingofsunflowersandanswerthequestions.1Inwhatperioddoyouthinkthiswaspainted?2Whichisthestrongestcolour?The1880s.Anorangeyellow.Warmingup3Whatdoyouthinkthepainterhopedtoexpresswiththispainting?4What(ifanything)doesthepaintingtellusaboutthepersonalityofthepainter?Itisclearlymorethantheappearanceoftheflowers.Ithinkhisemotionsaboutthemorperhapshisemotionsingeneralareexpressedintheformofsunflowers.(Asenseofwelcomeandhappiness.)Powerfulemotions,almostasortofpainaboutlife.(theintensityofhisfeelings.)Skimming◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.◇Analyzethestructureofthepassage:1.howmanypartscanthepassagebedividedinto?2.what’sthemainideaofeachpart?TaskOrganizationofthepassage•Part1(1--3)•Part2(4--9)•Part3(10--15)•Part4(16)Mainideaofeachpart•Part1(1--3):briefintroductiontoVincentvanGogh•Part2(4--9):vanGogh’slife•Part3(10--15):thereasonsforhisproductivity•Part4(16):conclusionSkimming➋Answerthequestions.1WhattwofactsdomostpeoplerememberaboutvanGogh?Hisuseofcolourandhismentalillness.2Whatdidhisearlypaintingsshow?ThegloomylightofNorthernEurope.3HowdidtheImpressionistsinfluencehisstyle?Hisstylebecamelighterandbrighter.4Whydidhepaintsomanypicturesofhimself?Becausehecouldnotaffordtohiremodels.Skimming5WhydidhemovetothesouthofFrance?BecausehegrewdiscouragedwithhislifeinParis,andhewasdrawnbythesunshineofArles.6HowdidvanGoghandGauguingetonwitheachother?Theywereveryclosebuttheyhadseriousdisagreements.7WhydidvanGoghneedtospendtimeinamentalhospital?Fordepressionandbecausehewasworriedabouthearingvoices.8WhatdoartloversthinkaboutvanGoghnow?Heproducedsomeofthegreatestpaintingstheworldhaseverknown,andgaveinspirationtosomanylaterartists.Skimming➌Matchtheconditions1–5withthesymptoms(a)–(e).1epilepsy2sunstroke3leadpoisoning4schizophrenia5bipolardisorder(a)hearingvoicesinsideyourhead(b)seeingcirclesoflightaroundobjects(c)experiencingperiodsofintenseactivityfollowedbytiredness(d)feelingsickandaggressive(e)feelingtheneedtowritealotSkimmingAnswer:1-(e);2-(d);3-(b);4-(a);5-(c)VincentvanGogh译文Digging1BetweenNovemberof1881andJulyof1890,VincentvanGoghpaintedalmost900paintings,butneverachievedfame.Yetsincehisdeath,hehasbecomeoneofthemostcelebratedpaintersintheworld.MP3MP3BackgroundinformationDigging译文译文MP3MP32ThetwomostimportantbutapparentlyindependentfeaturesaboutvanGoghwhichmostpeopleknowaboutarehisspectacular,almostexplosive,useofcolourandthepoorstateofhismentalhealth,whichbroughthislifetoasadend.译文DiggingMP3MP33Yet,accordingtomedicalresearchsincevanGogh’sdeath,itnowseemsthatthesetwofeaturesmaybelinked,andthathismentalhealthmayhavecontributedtohisartisticstyle,notjustattheendofhislife,butatearliertimesaswell.译文DiggingMP3MP34VanGoghwasborninHollandin1853,andhisearlycareerworkingforaninternationalartdealertookhimtoLondon,ParisandBelgium.Whenhedecidedtobecomeapainterin1880withthesupportofhisbrotherTheo,hisearlyworkwas,notsurprisingly,filledwiththegloomylightofNorthernEurope.译文DiggingMP3MP35InParisvanGoghmetmanyoftheartistslaterknownasImpressionists,suchasDegas,Toulouse-Lautrec,PissarroandGauguin.Hisstylechangedundertheirinfluence,andbecamelighterandbrighter.Heusedsmallstrokesofprimarycolours(red,blueandyellow)andcomplementarycolours(purple,orangeandgreen).HewasalsosensitivetothemoreabstractstyleofGauguin’spaintings,whereshapesofobjectsarerepresentedbydistinctzonesofcolour.译文DiggingMP3MP36Yetdespiteworkinginsuchanencouragingatmosphere,vanGoghcouldnot