Module 4 Fine Arts- Western, Chinese and Pop artscultural corner

1、 Module 4 Fine Arts - Western, Chinese and Pop artsWriting Cultural Corner高一外研版必修二高一外研版必修二Writing Learning to learn: When you write a paragraph in English, remember that you can use relative pronouns to write longer and more interesting sentences. Thats one of the differences between Chinese and Eng

2、lish. Chinese sentences tend to be shorter.Para A: This is a painting by the Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso, considered to be the greatest western artist of the twentieth century.Find out the topic sentences in Reading and VocabularyPara B: This painting by contemporary American artist Roy Lichtenste

3、in is a world famous example of pop art.Para C: Qi Baishi, one of Chinas greatest painters , followed the traditional Chinese style of painting.Para D: Xu Beihong was one of Chinas best-known twentieth-century artists.Look at the sentences below. Put them into the right order to make a paragraph. Fi

4、nd the topic sentence first. Their paintings were realistic, but the painters also wanted to show their feelings about the landscape. 2. These artists painted with watercolors and inks, using soft brushes.3. Chinese landscape painting was at its best over a thousand years ago, in the time of the Son

5、g landscape artists.4. They were very successful in achieving both aims.Key: 3 (topic sentence), 2 ,1, 4Now write a paragraph that begins with the topic sentence below.Everyone agrees that traditional Chinese painting is very beautiful.nCultural CornerQ1. What do you think of this picture?Q2. Do you

6、 know who painted it? (Pablo Picasso)Cultural corner 1. Warming up 1-Tell what you have known.What do you knowabout Pablo Picasso and his paintings?What have we learnt about in reading and vocabulary and what are we going to learn in Cultral Corner:1. Picassos blue period2. Picassos pink period3. Pi

7、casso and CubismCultural corner-1. Warming up-2 Read the text and answer the following questionsCultural corner 2. Fast Reading Read the text and guess in which period were the following pictures painted.Blue period pink period格尔尼卡名画欣赏 - 此画结合立体主义、现实主义和超现实主义风格表现痛苦、受难和兽性。毕卡索并不想表现当时格尔尼卡的凄惨恐怖情景，画主要份是一位伸

8、张手臂的妇人，牛及重伤马。画面由左，中，右三部份组成，是古代宗教画的三联式(triptych)。毕加索的传世杰作格尔尼卡Guernica-图Guernica by Pablo PicassoOn April 26, 1937 during the Spanish Civil War, 24 German Nazi planes bombed the city of Guernica Spain. Between 250 and 1,600 people were killed. At the time, Picasso was already working on the painting h

9、e later decided to name after Guernica The painting is notable for its large size (over 25 x 11 feet and black-and-white color. It was was produced under a commission by the Spanish Republican government to decorate the Spanish .毕加索是位多产画家，据统计，他的作品总计近37000件，包括：油画1885幅，素描7089幅,版画20000幅，平版画6121幅。 毕加索的一

10、生辉煌之至，他是有史以来第一个活着亲眼看到自己的作品被收藏进卢浮宫的画家。在1999年12月法国一家报纸进行的一次民意调查中，他以40的高票当选为20世纪最伟大的十位画家之首。对于作品，毕加索说：“我的每一幅画中都装有我的血,这就是我的画的含义。”全世界前10名最高拍卖价的画作里面，毕加索的作品就占据4幅。 2. (Individual Work) Ask Ss to read the passage and decide whether the statements true (T) or false (F). (1) Picasso was born in Germany. (2) Fro

11、m 1902 to 1904 he painted a series of pictures in green, so this period was known as Picassos blue period. (3) With another artist called George Braque, he started a new important art movement called Cubism. (4) Picassos greatest Cubist painting is about a city called Guernica. (5) Picasso didnt sho

12、w his feelings about what had happened in his pictures.(2) F. From 1902-1904 he painted a series of pictures in blue, so this period was known asPicassos “blue period”. (3) T.(4) T.(5) F. Picasso did show his feelings about what had happened in his pictures.(1) F. Picasso was born in Spain3. (Pair W

13、ork) Ask Ss to read the passage again and try to retell the life of Picasso.Suggested Answers:(1) He had his first exhibition at the age of 16.(2) Picassos blue period was from the 1902-1904, when he painted a series of pictures where the main color was blue. These pictures mainly showed poor, unhap

14、py people.(3) From 1904 to 1906 Picasso painted much happier pictures in the colour pink. This period was known as Picassos “pink period”.(4) With another Spanish artist called George Braque, Picasso then started an important new artistic movement called Cubism. His first Cubist paintings were all p

15、ainted in brown and grey. The picture Guernica is the greatest Cubist painting of him.Careful Reading ：write down the facts about Picasso according to the time clues1. In 1881 _2. At the age of ten_.3. At the age of 16 _he was born in Spain.he was already anhis first exhibition.excellent artist4. In

16、 his early twenties_5. From1902 to 1904_6. From1904 to1906_7. In1937_.8. in1973_moved to FrancePicassos blue periodPicassos pink periodhis greatest Cubist paintinghe died.GUERNICA was painted Name Country PeriodWorks and Works StyleCultural corner 3. Careful Reading 2-Read the text and fill in blank

17、s. PicassoSpainblue periodshowed poor, unhappy peoplepink periodpainted much happier picturesIn 1937Guernica, showed his feelings about what had happened to the townLanguage Points Picasso studied art in Spain, but moved to France, in his early twenties. 年龄表示法年龄表示法(1). 表示某人几岁的确切年龄，用表示某人几岁的确切年龄，用“基数词

18、基数词years old”或或“基数词基数词of age”或者或者“at the age of基数词基数词”，也可直接用基数词。，也可直接用基数词。如：孩子们通常如：孩子们通常7岁开始上学岁开始上学。Children usually start school at (the age of) seven. 她她70岁了。岁了。Shes thirty years old.= Shes thirty years of age.(2). 表示某人几十多岁这样的大约年龄，用表示某人几十多岁这样的大约年龄，用“in ones+基数词的复数基数词的复数(如如tens, twenties, thirties

19、等等)”来表达。如：来表达。如：他他30多岁时去了美国。多岁时去了美国。 He went to America in his thirties.他在五十岁出头、接近六十岁时开始有规他在五十岁出头、接近六十岁时开始有规律的进行体育锻炼。律的进行体育锻炼。He started to take regular exercise in his early/ late fifties.(3). 表示年代表示年代表示在某个世纪的几十年代，用表示在某个世纪的几十年代，用“in the +基数词的复数基数词的复数”。基数词的复数若用阿拉。基数词的复数若用阿拉伯数字表示，可直接加伯数字表示，可直接加 s，也可加也可加s。如如 “在在20世纪世纪80年代年代” 是是 in the 1980s或或 in the 1980s，读作读作 in the nineteen eighties。注注意：不要漏掉意：不要漏掉 the。这条铁路建于这条铁路建于20世纪世纪70年代。年代。The railway was built i