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Unit1 Reading and Thinking
课时内容
Learn about different painting styles in Western art
主题语境：人与社会 主题群：文学、艺术与体育
子主题：艺术 语篇类型：知识性小品文
文本分析：
【What】“A Short History of Western Painting”是一篇知识性小品文(informative essay), 主要针对西方绘画的主题，介绍了西方绘画艺术发展历程中几个重要的历史时期、杰出的代 表人物及其作品。
【Why】该板块旨在激发学生对西方绘画艺术的兴趣，让他们在了解西方绘画简史的过程中 感受艺术的魅力，从而能够热爱艺术、热爱生活、热爱美。
【How】阅读语篇的文本结构比较简单：第一段是引言，介绍文章的主题和写作目的；其余 为主体内容，按时间顺序分为四个部分，各有独立的小标题(中世纪、文艺复兴、印象派和 现代艺术)。文章较为细致地描述了前三个时期的绘画风格，还介绍了各个时期的优秀画家 及其代表作品；而在现代艺术阶段，由于艺术家们对绘画艺术的理解和思考角度不同，多种 流派风格各异，故只进行简要概括。该阅读板块的活动3和Assessing Your Progress的活动3 都涉及现代艺术，这样的设计安排是为了激发学生的主动探究意识，鼓励他们学习和了解教 材以外的知识，更深入地了解西方绘画艺术。
课时目标
学完本课后，学生能够：
1. 通过阅读了解西方绘画艺术发展历程中几个重要的历史时期、杰出的代表人物及其作品， 掌握不同时期的西方绘画艺术的风格与特点。
2.探究推动和影响西方绘画艺术发展变化的重要因素，学会分辨西方绘画作品的典型风格。 3.结合所学内容，分享和交流自己对艺术风格和艺术本质的理解，探讨艺术的内涵。
重点难点 重点
1.引导学生梳理和归纳西方绘画艺术在不同时期的风格特点，探讨其发展变化的历程；激 发学生对西方绘画艺术的兴趣，引导他们基于所学内容学会分辨一些西方绘画作品的创作时 期。
2. 鼓励学生谈论自己喜爱的西方绘画艺术风格。 难点
分辨不同风格的西方绘画作品，并用英语表达自己喜欢的西方绘画艺术风格。
教学准备 教师准备
1.查阅相关资料了解不同的西方绘画艺术风格。
2. 相关视频及播放设备。 学生准备
1.预习本课的相关词汇。
2.利用网络了解不同的西方绘画艺术风格。
精彩课堂
Stepl 学习理解
活动一：感知与注意
1.Look and answer.
Show some famous Western paintings to students and ask them to answer the following
questions
A B C D
·What do you know about them Do you know who painted them
·How do you feel about these paintings
·Which painting do you like best Why
·Which painting came first How do you know
Suggested answers:
·A:The school of Athens (Raphael);B:Impression,Sunrise (Claude Monet);C:The Young Ladies of Avignon(Pablo Picasso);D:Mona Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci)
·Fantastic,artistic,valuable,.. · (略)
·A-D-B-C;(略)
【设计意图】通过观察四幅西方绘画作品，讨论画作的相关信息，邀活学生对单元主题“艺
-”的管長知识。
2.Do a prediction.
Ask students to read the title,the subtitles,and the first paragraph to make predictions about
the passage,and then have them answer the following questions. ·What is the passage mainly about
·In what order is the passage organised ·What's the type of the passage
Suggested answers:
·It mainly talks about the most important styles of Western art in four periods,including the Middle Ages,the Renaissance,Impressionism and Modern Art.
·In order of time.
·It's an informnative essay.
【设计意图】通过引导学生阅读文章标题、小标题以及第一段，对文章进行预测，门首问题 阅读文章，有利于激发学生的学习兴趣，提高学生在课堂上的主体性。
活动二：获取与梳理
1.Ask students to read the passage carefully and choose the best answers.
①What was the main theme of paintings in the Middle Ages
A.The realistic scenes. B.Famous people at the time.
C.Things related to religion. D.Animals people liked.
②Which is the purpose of Western art during the Middle Ages
A.Painting realistic scenes.
B.Teaching people about Christianity. C.Showing deep emotional impact.
D.Showing real people in a real environment.
③Which of the following artists doesn't belong to the Renaissance
A.Masaccio B.Raphael.
C.Claude Monet. D.Leonardo da Vinci. ④ What caused the breakthrough during the Renaissance
A.The use of perspective.
B.The invention of photography.
C.The abstract art
D.The analyses of the shapes in the natural world.
⑤ Who was considered as a master of shadow and light
A.Masaccio B.Rembrandt.
C.Michelangelo. D.Leonardo da Vinci. ⑥ What did many lmpressionists focus on in their paintings
A.Important historical events.
B.Stories from mythology.
C.Scenes of nature or daily life. D.Kings and nobles.
⑦ What is Picasso's new way of painting
A.Abstractionism B.Realism.
C.Cubism. D.Impressionism.
⑧ Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A.Artists in the Middle Ages began to adopt a more humanistic attitude to life.
B.Rembrandt gained a reputation as a master of shadow and light.
C.Impression,Sunrise was created by Renoir.
D.Modern artists are sure about the future of art.
Suggested answers:
① ~④CBCA ⑤~⑧BCCB
2.Ask students to read the following statements and decide whether they are true (T)or false(F).
① Western art haschanged very little over centuries. ()
②Paintings in the Middle Ages did not use perspective. ()
③ Rembrandt isfamous for using oil to show shadow and light. ()
④ Impressionists only painted landscapes. ()
⑤In the Impressionism,most artists painted indoors. ()
⑥ Abstract art is still an art style today. ()
Suggested answers:
①~⑥FTTFFT
3.Ask students to read the passage again and make a flowchart to show the changes in Western painting styles.(Activity 2)
Suggested answers: The Middle Ages
·not realistic;primitive and two-dimensional
·13th century;more realistic and showed people in a real environment
The Renaissance
·less religious themes
·more humanistic attitude ·use of perspective
·use of oil paints
·deep colours and realism,look like photographs
emphasis shifted to people and the world around us ·portraits of people of high rank
·themes of historical events and mythology Impressionism
·followed invention of photography
·paintings were not needed to preserve what things looked like
·aimed to convey light and movement rather than recording realistic detail
·focused on people,nature,and daily life ·full of light,shadow,colour,and life
·showed inner life of the subject too
Modern Art
·analysed shapes of the natural world in a new way
·realistic but dream-like qualities ·abstract
·no longer showed reality,but asked the question "What is art "in different ways
【设计意图】在获取与梳理环节设计了三项任务，单项选择、判断正误和流程图，旨在引学 生扫读文本，定位各个时期的绘画作品特征及画家的信息等，完成对文本内容的梳理。 偶有所得
活 动三：概括与整合
Ask students to write the correct period under the works of art.Have them use the information
in the reading passage to help them.(Activity 3)
① ② ③ ④
Suggested answers:
①Impressionism ②Modern Art③The Middle Ages ④The Renaissance
【设计意图】学生整合所学知识进行运用，解决实际问题，在过程中验证并调整对西方绘画
大师及绘画艺术发展的认识，形成认知体系。在此基础上进行美学欣赏和判断，提升对艺术 的认知和理解。
Stepll 应用实践
活动四：内化与运用
1.Ask students to sort out the words,phrases and sentences that indicate“change”.
Words n. V. adv. prep. adj. conj.
Phrases began to change built upon reached its height with
Sentences While his paintings still..,they showed.
Suggested answers:
Words
n.development,breakthrough,innovation
v.begin,replace,shift,slow,emerge,try
adv.finally,instead prep.unlike adj.less,new,more conj.until
Phrases
shifted from.….to.,no longer,turned to,.. Sentences
New.gradually replaced old ones from..
2.Ask students to read the passage again and fill in the blanks.
The styles of Western art have changed many times over history.Art ① (influence)by the way of life and beliefs.During the Middle Ages,the main aim of painters was to represent ② (religion)themes.In the Renaissance, people focused more on humans and ③ (little)on religion.Artists began to adopt a more ④ (humanist)attitude to life.Masaccio used perspective in his paintings.Another innovation ⑤ be)the use of oil
paints,and some of the best oil ⑥ _(paint)look like photographs.In the late 19th century,paintings were no longer needed to preserve ⑦ people and the world looked like.Hence,painters had to find a new way of looking at their art.So Impressionism came ⑧ _being in France.The paintings were not ⑨ (detail)as those of earlier painters.Modern painters such as Picasso tried to analyse the shapes which existed in the natural world but in a new way. Others gave their paintings a realistic but dream-like quality.Still others turned to abstract art.Instead ⑩ showing reality,they asked the question,“What is art ”
【设计意图】通过学习理解文本中关于“变化”的相关表达以及语法填空，加深学生对文本的 词汇和内容的学习，提高学生的语言运用能力。
活动五：描述与阐释
Ask students to work in groups and finish the following task.
T:Four students will be acted as the hosts of the four paintings.Every host must say when the painting belongs to and what the characteristics are.The rest of the students give your price for the painting which you want to buy.
【设计意图】在阅读之后，则设情景让学生展开活动，旨在引导学生运用习得的知识和语 偶有所得，结合文本结构进行语言输出练习，既巩固、内化知识与强化主题语言，又提高语 用能力
Stop Il 迁移创新
活动六：批判与评价
Ask students to discuss the question. .What is art What do you think of it
Suggested answer:
·Art isthe process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions.
I think that art is anything that someone has created and is beautiful or produces emotion inside us.Art is not just painting and drawing.It can be photography,or cooking,or music,or dancing, or playing a sport.If itis done with skill and moves the viewer,then I think it is art.
【设计意图】这是一个基于文本又超越文本的问题，让学生运用本节课所学的关于艺术的知 识，并结合生活中艺术的例子，思考艺术的本质，并用英语表达自己对艺术的理解，更深入 地探讨单元话题。
活动七：想象与创造 Homework.
Ask students to imagine they are the guide of an art museum,and now they need to introduce a work of art,including the title,period,style,etc.Have them choose one of the art works they like and write down a short passage.
【设计意图】让学生根据课文所学内容写一篇关于艺术品的介绍，将本单元所学描述艺术的 语言知识与生活实际相结合，提高学生的语用能力与创新能力。

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