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Lesson 1 Masterpieces
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What is masterpiece
masterpiece: a work of art that is of high quality or that is the best that a particular artist, writer etc. has created
What do you see in the following paintings Use the phrases below to help you. Do you like them What are the names of the three paintings
white and yellow circles an amazing sky
a thin figure a lonely tree a sleeping village
a dark stormy sea a house lit by lights from inside
Read the three descriptions. Use the diagram below to help you take notes. Then talk about each painting.
Who painted it
What does the painting show
What may have inspired the
painter
What did the artist think or say
about the paintig
The Starry Night
____________
The Scream
_______________
The Empire of Light
___________________
The Starry Night
What does the painting show
What may have inspired the painter
What did the artist think or say about the paintig
The night sky with clouds, stars and a moon.
What he saw from the window.
He thought it was failure.
Who painted it
Vincent van Gogh painted it.
What does the painting show
What may have inspired the painter
What did the artist think or say about the paintig
A thin figure with an expression of fear.
His experience of walking with friends.
Not mentioned in the text.
The Scream
Who painted it
Edvard Munch painted it.
What may have inspired the painter
What did the artist think or say about the painting
A beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of the night.
His thoughts and ideas.
The contrast between day and night in the paintings was surprising.
The Empire of Light
What does the painting show
Who painted it
Rene Magritte painted it.
Sort the expressions into the correct columns. Use them to practise introducing the paintings.
The Starry Night The Scream The Empire of Light
1 with an expression of fear
2 let out a powerful scream
3 circles of white and yellow racing across the sky
4 a burning orange-red sky
5 surrounded by the darkness of night
6 the night sky with clouds, stars and a moon
7 a beautiful house lit by lights from inside
8 ful of brightness and soft white clouds
9 looks directly at the viewer
10 a sleeping village and a dark, lonely tree
The Starry Night The Scream The Empire of Light
3, 6, 10
1, 2, 4, 9
5, 7, 8
Look at the three paintings and read the first paragraph of each desccription. Do they have anything in common(共同之处） If so, underline the words and phrases in the descriptions that show their common features. Explain your opinions.
dark / darkness…
Suggested anserws:
The words and phrases in the descriptions:
the massive circles of white and yellow racing across the sky
a burning orange-red sky
a daytime sky full of brightness
a dark, lonely tree
a dark stormy sea
the darkness of night
Each painting is focused on the artist’s interpretation of nature, expecially the aspects of the sky.
All three paintings paint the sky with bright colours and the darkness in each one manifests a typical feature.
What’s your opinion of the three paintings after reading the descriptions Do you like or dislike them more Give your reasons.
After reading the descriptions, I like/dislike _______/ because the painting makes me feel …… (uneasy/inspired, dark and troubling, failure, powerful).
From the descriptions, I understand ______ more about…(atmosphere, artistic beauty, colour, contrast of brightness and darkness), because_________
A man paints with his brain and not with his hands.
- Michelangelo, an Italian painter
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.
- Plutarch, an ancient Greek writer
Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained.
-Maurice de Vlaminck, a French painter
starry adj.
mentally adv.
having many stars
very large, solid, and heavy
connected with or related to the mind
directly under something
massive n.
Matching.
beneath prep.
failure n.
unusual or interesting enough to be easily noticed
a lack of success in achieving or doing something
on fire
someone who looks at something
striking adj.
viewer n.
burning adj.
empire n.
mysterious adj.
visual adj.
relating to seeing
a group of countries that are all controlled by one ruler or government
something that you feel or do because of something that has happened or been said
something is strange and is not known about or understood.
reaction adj.
Chen Yang has written some comments about the three paintings she learnt about in Lesson 1 on social plete her entry using the correct form of the expressions below.
uneasy reaction a failure
dark and troubling massive circle Inspire powerful let out
I think the three paintings we’ve just learnt about, The Starry Night, The Scream and The Empire of Light, are all amazing artworks. I wondered about what 1____________ the painters to make such amazing works of art.
The Starry Night shows the night sky with 2____________ of white and yellow.
uneasy reaction a failure
dark and troubling massive circle Inspire powerful let out
inspired
massive circles
I couldn't believe that Van Gogh thought the painting was 3_____________. In the painting The Scream, the figure is 4_____________ a loud scream. That made me 5____________. What a 6_____________ painting! Did Munch know that he had created such an unforgettable painting for so many people
uneasy reaction a failure
dark and troubling massive circle Inspire powerful let out
a failure
letting out
uneasy
powerful
As for the third painting, The Empire of Light, some find this painting to be 7____________, but I found it to be rather calming.
I think different people may have different 8_____________ to paintings, but all in all, I
really like all three of these works.
uneasy reaction a failure
dark and troubling massive circle Inspire powerful let out
dark and troubling
reactions
talented 2. masterpiece 3. exhibitions 4. scene 5. inspiring
6. more challenging 7. viewers’ reaction 8. powerful figure
9. beneath 10. mentally calming
Suppose you are a volunteer at an art exhibition. Introduce one of the three paintings to the visitors.
Homework
你的英国笔友Tom写信向你询问你最喜欢的
中国画家。请根据以下信息给他写回信，
词数不少于50个：
你最喜欢的中国画家和
代表作品名称
2. 作品的内容简介
3. 对代表作品的评价

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