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Unit 7 Art
Lesson 1
Masterpieces
（Period 1）
What attracts me most is
Review
Activate and share
☆ What kind of elements will be mentioned when you are asked to
describe a painting
Activate and share
Read the three descriptions again. Use the diagram below to help you take notes. Then talk about each painting.
3
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.
文化知识——艺术大师勒内·马格利特
Born: November 21, 1898
Died: August 15, 1967
Nationality: Belgian
Movement: Surrealism
Notable Works:
The Son of Man
The Empire of Light
The Treachery of Images (《形象的叛逆》)
Who is René Magritte
René Magritte
文化知识——艺术大师爱德华·蒙克
Born: December 12, 1863
Died: January 23, 1944
Nationality: Norwegian
Movement: Expressionism
Notable Works:
The Scream
Madonna (《圣母》)
The Sick Child
Edward Munch
Who is Edward Munch
Vocabulary Learning—affect
【释义】
vt. to produce a change in sb/sth; to attack sb or a part of the body; to make sb become ill/sick; to make sb have strong feelings of sadness, pity, etc. 影响；（疾病）侵袭；深深打动
【例句】
Your opinion will not affect my decision.
你的意见不会影响我的决定。
The condition affects one in five women.
每五个妇女就有一个人患有这种病。
We were all deeply affected by her death.
我们都为她的去世深感悲痛。
【同根词】effect n. 效果，影响，作用
I tried taking tablets for the headache but they didn’t have any effect.
我试着吃了几片药，但头疼一点都没有减轻。
affect

/ fekt/
Vocabulary Learning—cause
【释义】
vt. to make something happen, especially something bad or unpleasant 导致，引起；使发生
n. the person or thing that makes something happen 原因；
an organization or idea that people support or fight for 事业
【例句】
The bad weather is causing problems for many farmers.
恶劣的天气给许多农民造成了困难。
Drinking and driving is one of the most common causes of traffic accidents.
酒后驾车是导致交通事故最常见的原因之一。
【词语辨析】cause, reason, excuse
cause 指直接导致事情发生的原因，与所发生的事有因果关系；
reason 强调指从逻辑推理上得出的结论性原因，不是直接说明起因；
excuse 指为自己辩解，希望得到谅解时所提出的种种理由。
cause
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Read for details
☆ Read the introduction of the third painting carefully
and identify detailed information.
Read for details
☆ Draw a mind map of the third painting.
(for reference)
Read for details
☆ Identify the three aspects of the first and second painting, using
the previous diagram you have drawn to help you take notes.
(for reference)
The Starry Night
(for reference)
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.

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