M8U3Reading

amuralaverylargepaintingthatisdoneonawallstilllifepicturesofobjects,likefruitandflowers(壁画)(静物画)shapesandcoloursratherthanobjectsabstractartpopularbothinChinaandintheWestpaintingsofnature(抽象艺术)portraitsManyartistsearnmoneybypaintingpicturesofrichandfamouspeople.(人物肖像画)PabloPicassoSelf-portraitDoyouknowanymasters?waterliliesVanGoghSunflowersStarryNightReadingVisitingthemastersAtraveloguefrom________tohisfriendabouthisvisittosomefamous___________.LiMingartmuseumsreadingatravelloguearecordthatsomeonemakesofhisorhertripthepurposeofthetripwheretheauthorwenthowlongtheauthorstayedineachplacewhattheauthorsawanddidwhattheauthorthoughtabouttheplacesheorshevisitedReadingstrategy:Nationality:Piecesofart:Jobs:Famouspainting:Spanishmorethan20,000paint;makesculptures;workwithallkindsofmediacubismastyleofpaintingwhichoftenusesacuteanglesandwheretheworldisrepresentedasbeingconstructedofcubesandrectangles.Malaga,SpainMonaLisa(1503-1506)hismasterpiecealadywithamysterioussmileNationality:Jobs:Italianpainter,architect,scientistandengineerLeonardodaVinciTheLouvreMuseum____________theworksofdaVinci,ithasmorethan______otherEuropeanpaintings,which___________the13th____the19th_______.Wecan’tfindany________________init.Ifyouwanttoseethemodernpaintings,youwillhavetogotoanothermuseum______theMuseed’Orsay.TheMuseed’Orsay6,000fromcenturymodernpaintingscalledtoInadditiontorangeClaudeMonet(1840-1926)lovetopaintthewaterliliesfloatingonthesurfaceofapondImpressionism(French)Nationality:Numberofhisartworks:Hismasterpieces:Dutch800oilpaintingsand1,600drawingsTypeofart:impressionismSunflowersStarryNightThePotatoEatersVanGoghNationality:Hismasterpieces:Timeofbirthanddeath:RembrandtDutch(1606-1669)TheNightWatch(1642)ArtistNationalityMasterpieceSchoolandtypeofartPabloPicassoSpanishCubismLeonardodaVinciItalianMonaLisaVanGoghClaudeMonetFrenchwaterliliesDutchThePotatoEatersStarryNightImpressionismRembrandtDutchTheNightWatchImpressionismPabloPicassoVanGoghLeonardodaVinciClaudeMonetRembrandt1.Useyourownwordstointroduceeachartistmentionedinthepassagetoothergroupmembers.2.Supposeyouhaveachancetointerviewoneoftheartists,whowouldyouprefertointerviewandwhatquestionswouldyouprepare?Groupwork:FocusonnewvocabularyAskthestudentstoreadthroughtheemailandunderlinetheunknownwordstheymeetwithandtrytoguesstheirmeaningsfromtheircontexts.Aftertheactivity,checkupPartDwiththewholeclass.Open-endeddiscussion1.Isthereanartmuseuminyourcityortown?Ifthereisone,haveyouvisitedit?Ifyouhave,whatdoyouthinkoftheartthere?2.Doyouthinkweneedartmuseums?Whyorwhynot?3.Doyouthinkartisimportant?Whyorwhynot?