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Unit 7 Art
LESSON 1 MASTERPIECES
Pre-reading
What elements can be seen in the paintings
What’s your feeling when watching each painting
Do you know the names of the three paintings
Pre-reading
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
Can you use the phrases below to describe what you see in the following paintings
What do you see in the painting
Activity 1
The Empire of Light
by René Magritte
Activity 2
Read the descriptions and find out what each painting is about.
Activity 3
Read again, take notes and talk about each painting.
1. What does the painting show
2. What may have inspired the painter
3. What did the artist think or say about the painting
Questions:
1. What does the painting show
2. What may have inspired the painter
3. What did the artist think or say about the painting
Painting Questions 1 Question 2 Question 3
The Starry Night
The Scream
The Empire of Light
The night sky with clouds, stars and a moon.
What he saw from the window.
He thought it was a failure.
A thin figure with an expression of fear.
His experience of walking with friends.
Not mentioned in the text.
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 Starry Night
The Scream
The Empire of Light
Vincent van Gogh
Edvard Munch
René Magritte
paintings
names
painters
Fast Reading: Match the paintings with the names and the painters
The Starry Night
The Scream
The Empire of Light
What does the painting show
The night sky with clouds, stars and a moon.
A thin figure with an expression of fear.
A beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of the night.
Intensive Reading: Fill in the blanks
Description
The Starry Night
The Scream
The Empire of Light
What may have inspired the painter
His experience of walking with friends.
His thoughts and ideas.
What he saw from the window.
Intensive Reading: Fill in the blanks
Inspiration
The Starry Night
The Scream
The Empire of Light
What did the artist think or say about the painting
He thought it was a failure.
Not mentioned in the text.
The contrast between day and night in the paintings was surprising.
Intensive Reading: Fill in the blanks
Artist’s opinion
2. Practise introducing the paintings.
The Starry Night The Scream The Empire of Light
circles of white and yellow racing across the sky the night sky with clouds, stars and a moon a sleeping village and a dark, lonely tree with an expression of fear let out a powerful scream a burning orange-red sky looks directly at the viewer surrounded by the darkness of night
a beautiful house lit by lights from inside
full of brightness and soft white clouds
After reading the descriptions, do you like or dislike them more Give your reasons.
Vocabulary Help
artistic beauty
originality
emotional
atmosphere
colour scheme
dramatic
contrast
highlights
the painting makes me feel uneasy/inspired,
dark and troubling
failure
powerful
Group Work: Introduce the paintings.
Suppose you are a volunteer at an art exhibition. Introduce one of the three paintings to the visitors.
Noun clauses, subject clauses, object clauses, and predicative clauses.
A noun clause is a dependent clause that acts as a noun. Noun clauses can act as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, or objects of a preposition.
Example:
1. Whichever restaurant you pick is fine with me.
2. Do you know what the weather will be like
3. Be sure to send whoever interviewed you a thank-you note.
4. The focus of our work is how we can satisfy customers most effectively.
5. It’s important to think about why we make certain decisions.
subject—a subject clause
direct object—an object clause
indirect object—an object clause
a predicate nominative—an predicative clause
an object of a preposition—an object clause
lead to __________________
sense of sight __________________
in his lifetime __________________
striking __________________
mental health problems __________________
a mysterious scene __________________
as for __________________
let out a scream __________________
be connected to __________________
与……有关联
导致；通往
视觉
在他有生之年
发出尖叫声
关于；至于
精神健康问题
引人注目的；显著的
神秘的场景
Post-reading: Important words and phrases
Exercise: Complete the paragraph using the words and phrases
viewers’ reactions masterpiece exhibition inspiring
scene beneath talented mentally calming powerful figure more challenging
Last summer, I decided to take extra art classes during the holidays with a well-known artist. She was a(n) 1. __________ painter, although she had not produced any work of 2. __________ yet. I was told some of her paintings had been put on display in art
3. __________. I really loved her work because the 4. __________ in her paintings was mysterious. She was a(n) 5. _________ teacher who challenged us to experiment with different art forms.
talented
masterpiece
exhibitions
scene
inspiring
I found drawing and painting easy but the other forms were 6. _______________. I was curious about 7. _______________, so I painted a(n) 8. _______________ 9. _________ a night sky in a bed of flowers. My teacher said it was a(n) 10. _______________ scene.
more challenging
viewers’ reactions
powerful figure
beneath
mentally calming
Exercise: Complete the paragraph using the words and phrases
viewers’ reactions masterpieces exhibition inspiring
scene beneath talented mentally calming powerful figure more challenging

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