Unit4Paintingtheworld

1、Unit 4,Painting the world.,Get Close to,Van Gogh,New lesson,Task A Four students form a group. Each member chooses one item which he is good at. Fill in the four cards as quickly as possible. Cooperate with your partners if necessary.,1953 Birth 1864-68 Attends schools. Works as a dealer in a galler

2、y. Is rejected by his first love, Loyer. Becomes a missionary in a mining district. Begins learning the skills needed to be an artist. Falls in love with his cousin, but is rejected.,Fails to marry Margot. 1886 Discovers impressionism and post- impressionism. 1888 Suffers from mental problems and cu

3、ts off his earlobe. 1890 Begins contacting his brother Theo. 1890 Death,Potato Eaters,Self-portrait,Sunflowers,Self-portrait,Old Mill,Harvest,Starry Night,Q1: What nationality was Van Gogh? A. French. B. Belgium. C. Dutch. D. Danish. Q2: When was Van Gogh born? A. 30 March 1843. B. 30 March 1853. C.

4、 30 March 1863. D. 30 March 1873.,Q3: What was Van Gogh first job? A. Painter. B. Missionary in Belgium. C. Language Teacher. D. Clerk in his uncles art dealers in The Hague. Q4: What was the name of Vincents favourite brother? A. Theo. B. Cornelius. C. Jakob. D. Cent.,Q5: Which schools of painting

5、did Vincent encounter in Paris? A. Expressionism and Symbolism.B. Surrealism and Fauvist.C. Abstract and Cubism.D. Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. Q6: What was the name of the house Van Gogh rented in Arles? A. The Orange House. B. The Red House. C. The Blue House. D. The Yellow House.,Q7: On 2

6、3 December 1888, Van Gogh had a breakdown. How did this manifest itself? A. He cut off his left ear and gave it to Gauguin.B. He cut off the tip of his nose and gave it to a prostitute.C. He cut off part of his left ear and gave it to a prostitute.D. He started painting in bold colours.,Q8: When did

7、 Van Gogh die? 29 July 1860. B. 29 July 1870. C. 29 July 1890. D. 29 July 1900. Q9: How did Van Gogh die? A. Overdose of anti-depressants.B. Gun wound to the stomach.C. Old age.D. Drowning.,Q10: How long after Vincents death, did his brother Theo die? Six days. B. Six weeks. C. Six months. D. Six ye

8、ars. Q11: How many paintings did Van Gogh sell in his lifetime? One. B. Five. C. Ten. D. We dont know for sure.,Q12: Which of the following flowers did Van Gogh paint regularly? A. Geraniums. B. Roses. C. Waterlilies. D. Sunflowers.,Task B: Vincents quotes,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,1. I am st

9、ill far from being what I want to be.2. I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.3. An artist certainly must have a warm heart for his fellow men.,4. I only want my pictures to be of such a quality that you will not be too dissatisfied with your work.5. You cant be at the pole and the equator(赤道

10、) at the same time. You must choose your own line, as I hope to do, and it will probably be color. 6. That spurs me on to work and to seriousness, as a miner who is always in danger makes haste in what he does.,7. I am risking my life for my work. 8. I think I shall be able to influence it most effe

11、ctively by working steadily on . 9. My opinion is that the best thing would be to work on till art lovers feel drawn toward it of their own accord, instead of having to praise or to explain it. 10. The more I think, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.,11. T

12、he only time I feel alive is when Im painting. 12. I want to touch people with my art. 13. The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech. 14. It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for

13、the things themselves, for reality, is more important than the feeling for pictures.,Task C Every student reads one letter, which states Van Goghs attitudes towards art, ambition, depression and love. After reading the letters, discuss with your partners to find out what kind of person Van Gogh is.,

14、Starry starry night paint your palette _and grey look out on a _day with eyes that know the _in my soul. Shadows on the hills sketch the _and the daffodils catch the breeze and the _chills in colors on the _linen land.,blue,summers,darkness,trees,winter,snowy,Task D,And now I _what you tried to say

15、to me and how you _for your sanity and how you tried to set them free. They would not listen they did not know how perhaps theyll listen now.,understand,suffered,Starry starry night flaming _that brightly blaze swirling _in violet haze reflect in Vincents eyes of China blue. Colors changing hue morn

16、ing fields of amber grain weathered faces lined in _are smoothed beneath the artists _hand.,flowers,clouds,pain,loving,And now I understand what you tried to say to me and how you suffered for your _and how you tried to set them free. They would not listen they did not know how perhaps theyll listen

17、 now. For they could not love you but still your love was _and when no _was left in sight on that starry starry night.,sanity,true,hope,You took your _ as lovers often do, But I could have told you Vincent this world was never meant for one as _ as you. Starry starry night portraits hung in empty ha

18、lls frameless heads on nameless walls with eyes that watch the world and cant forget.,life,beautiful,Like the stranger that youve met the ragged men in ragged clothes the silver thorn of bloody _lie crushed and broken on the virgin_. And now I think I know what you tried to say to me and how you suf

19、fered for your sanity and how you tried to set them free. They would not listen theyre not _ still perhaps they never will.,rose,snow,listening,Group Discussion: What do you think Vincent want to tell you? 2. If you were his friend, what would you tell him?,Reading,What do you know about?,Look at the pictures below and answer the questions.,A,Describe the works of art on this page. Which ones do you like? Why? Where can you use exhibition in your city? Have you seen any recently? Do you know the names of any famous artists? Who are they?,Skim the revi