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Lesson 1 P8-11
新北师大必修Book 3
Unit 7 Art
What are the names of the following paintings？
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
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Example: The first painting is The Starry Night. I see white and yellow circles.
white and yellow circles
an amazing sky
a thin figure
a lonely tree
a sleeping village
a house lit by lights from inside
While-reading
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Read the descriptions of the three paintings. Underline the name of each painting and its artist. Find out what each painting is about.
Read the three descriptions again. Use the diagram below to help you take notes. Then talk about each painting.
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The Starry Night
What does the painting show
What may have inspired the painter
What did the artist think or say about painting
The night sky with clouds, stars and a moon.
What he saw from the window.
He thought it was a failure.
Read and circle the name of each painting and its artist. Sort the expressions into the correct columns as fast as you can.
The Starry Night The Scream The Empire of Light
with an expression of fear
let out a powerful scream
circles of white and yellow racing across the sky
a burning orange-red sky
surrounded by the darkness of night
the night sky with clouds, stars and a moon
a beautiful house lit by lights from inside
full of brightness and soft white clouds
looks directly at the viewer
a sleeping village and a dark, lonely tree
3, 6, 10
1, 2, 4, 9
5, 7, 8
Read the 1st description & take notes as follows.
The Starry Night
What does the painting show
What may have inspired the painter
What did the artist think or say about the painting
The night sky with clouds, stars, a moon, a sleeping village and a dark lonely tree.
What he saw from the window.
He thought it was a failure.
What does the painting show
What may have inspired the painter
What did the artist think or say about the painting
The Scream
A thin figure with an expression of fear, a bridge above a dark, stormy sea and against a burning orange-red sky.
His experience of walking with friends.
Not mentioned in the text.
What does the painting show
What may have inspired the painter
What did the artist think or say about the painting
The Empire of Light
A beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of the night and a daytime sky full of brightness and soft white clouds.
His thoughts and ideas.
The contrast between day and night in the paintings was surprising.
Read the first paragraph of each description. Do they have anything in common If so, underline the words and phrases. Explain your opinions.
Example: dark / darkness
Answers:
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
What's your opinion of the three paintings after reading the descriptions Do you like or dislike them more Give your reasons.
READ AND EXPLORE
Group Work
Suppose you are a volunteer at an art exhibition. Introduce one of the three paintings to the visitors.
FOCUS ON LANGUAGE: NOUN CLAUSES
Pair Work Read the sentences. Answer the questions.
1. Van Gogh painted what he saw from his window.
2. What makes it striking is that it shows a thin figure with an expression of fear.
3. What is strange is that above the house and the tree, we see a daytime sky full of brightness and soft white clouds.
4. Some feel that the paintings look dark and troubling.
FOCUS ON LANGUAGE: NOUN CLAUSES
Pair Work Read the sentences. Answer the questions.
Which sentence is an example of:
a. a subject clause, or a noun clause that acts as the subject of the sentence
b. an object clause, or a noun clause that acts as the object of the sentence
c. a predicative clause, or a noun clause that acts as the predicative of the sentence
2, 3
1, 4
2, 3
FOCUS ON LANGUAGE: NOUN CLAUSES
Combine the two expressions using a subject clause, an object clause or a predicative clause. Then write a complete sentence.
Example It is hard to believe
Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime
It is hard to believe that Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime.
FOCUS ON LANGUAGE: NOUN CLAUSES
1. Magritte painted in this way
The reason was that he wanted to challenge how people see the world
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
2. Looking at the painting, we don't know
It is night or day
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
The reason why Magritte painted in this way was that he wanted to challenge how people see the world.
Looking at the painting, we don't know whether it is night or day.
Post-reading
Group Work. Suppose you are a volunteer at an art exhibition. Introduce one of the three paintings or any painting you like to the visitors.
Each group should：
1. choose one painting
2. provide artist and description of the painting
3. describe the inspiration behind the painting
and the judgment
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks. —Plutarch
Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained.
—Maurice de Vlaminck
Homework
Appreciate at least 10 masterpieces after class. Collect the photos and share with each other next class.

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