book6unit1Reading

Unit1Art,Ashorthistoryofwesternpainting,Ifyoucouldhavethreeofthesepaintingsonthewallsforyourclassroom,whichwouldyouchoose?,Lookatthepaintings.Discussingroups:,Canyoumatchthepaintingwiththepainters?,Monet,GiottodiBondone乔托迪邦多纳,犹大之吻,Letsknowsomefamouswesternartists!,LeonardodaVinci(1452-1519),MichelangeloBounaroti(14751564)米开朗基罗,CreationofAdam,RaffaelloSanzio(1483-1520)拉斐尔,TheSchoolofAthens,Masaccio(1401-1427),MadonnawithChildandAngels,Crucifixion,凡高,向日葵,XuBeihong,WhoareyourfavoritepaintersfromChina?,QiBaishi,ZhangDaqian,ComparisonofWesternandChinesepainting.,TimeWesternChinese,5thto15thcenturyAD,15thto16thcentury,Late19thcenturytoearly20thcentury,20thcenturytotoday,Whichdoyouthinkhasagreaterchange?Why?,1.lifelike,truetolife2.beinginthoughtbuthavingaphysicalorpracticalexistence,a.realisticb.abstract,Matchthewordswiththecorrectmeanings:AB,3.classical,ofoldbeliefs4.accurate,minute5.sinceretobelieveinagodorgods,c.detailedd.religiouse.traditional,Skimthetextandcompletethemainideaofit.Thetextmainlytellsus_ofthemajormovementsin_artoverthecenturies.,Western,four,I.Readthetextcarefullyandfillintheblanks.,TheMiddleAges,religious,peopleandnature,Masaccio,early20thcentury,lightandshadow,ridiculous,Modernart,qualities,abstract,II.Choosethebestanswer.1.Accordingtothetext,artisleastinfluencedby_.socialchangesB.thewayoflifeC.thedevelopmentofagricultureD.beliefsofapeople,2.Whendidpaintersmainlyfocusmoreonpeopleandlessonreligion?From5thto15thcenturyAD.B.From15thto16thcentury.C.Fromlate19thtoearly20thcentury.D.From20thcenturytotoday.,3.Whowerethefirsttopaintoutdoors?PaintersintheMiddleAges.B.PaintersintheRenaissance.C.TheImpressionists.D.Contemporarypainters.,III.TellwhetherthestatementstrueorFalseaccordingtothetext.,1.Westernarthaschangedverylittleoverthelastseventeencenturies.2.PaintersintheMiddleAgesdidnotuseperspective.3.Impressionistspaintedlandscapes.,4.Youcannotrecognizeanyobjectinabstractmodernart.5.IntheRenaissancemostartistspaintedindoors.,Answerthequestions.,Whatsthestructureofthetext?,Itisahistoricalreport.Thefirstparagraphintroducesthetopicandthethemeofthetextandthenstatewhattherestofthetextwillbeabout.Therestofthereportpresentstheinformationinchronologicalorderandrelatesthistothethemofthechangeinartisticstylereflectingculturalchange.,Thepassageisahistoricalnarrativearticle.ItbrieflyintroducesthemainfeaturesofdifferentWesternpaintingstylesduringthemainperiodsoftimes.Italsoanalyzeswhyandhowthestyleschanged.,Whatsthewritingstyleofthepassage?,TheshorthistoryofWesternpaintingstylesisdescribedclearlyandvividly,whichgivesthereadersdeepimpression.,Howaboutitswritingcharacteristic?Arrangedwellintheorderoftime;Catchthefeaturesofpeopleandthingsanduseadjectivesveryexactly;Laythestressonthemainsubjectsandpurpose,writingdetailsandbriefsproperly;Insertthetypicalpaintingstomakethepassagemorevividandlively.,Nowcanyoutellwhichperiodthefollowingpicturesbelongto?,MiddleAges,Renaissance,Impressionism,Modernart,Nowdrawthehistoryofwesternpainting:,MiddleAges,from5thto15thcentury.,Impressionism:late19thtoearly20century,ModernArt:from20thtotoday,TheRenaissance:from15thto16century,StylesinWesternarthavechanged_.Artis_bythe_and_.DuringtheMiddleAges,themain_ofpainterswastorepresent_themes.Artistswere_creating_and_forGod.,manytimes,influenced,customs,faithofapeople,aim,religious,interestedin,respect,love,IntheRenaissance,peoplebecame_moreon_andlesson_.Artiststriedtopaint_and_theyreally_.Masaccioused_inhispaintingswhichmadepeople_theywere_aholeinthewall_arealscene.,focused,humans,religion,people,nature,as,were,perspective,convinced,lookingthrough,at,Inthelate19thcentury,Europechanged_fromamostly_societytoamostly_one.The_werethefirsttopaint_.Theyhadtopaint_andtheirpaintingswerenot_ofearlierpainters.,agreatdeal,a