Unit 1 Art Period 1 Warming up and reading A Short History of Western Painting
Learning aims: 1. Be able to talk about famous Western artists and paintings.
2. Acquire knowledge about styles of western painting in different periods
3. Use reading strategies, such as scanning and skimming, to get a full understanding of the text.
Important point: Get a full understanding of the text and improve the reading skills.
Learning guidance: 1 Finish Task 1 in Previewing Case after reading the text for the first time. 2 Underline the
important words and expressions when reading the text the second time. 3 Finish Task 2
in Previewing Case carefully after reading the text the third time.
预习案Previewing Case
Task 1 Scanning Scan the title, subtitle and paragraph 1 and then fill in the blanks below.
The passage mainly describes the most important __________of __________ art which starts from the _____ century AD, including the Middle Ages, the ___________________, the Impressionism and Modern Art.
Task 2 Detailed reading Finish the table.
Para. 1
Western art--influenced by ________ and ________
Para. 2
the Middle Ages
(______to the _____ century____)
...the main aim of painter was to _______ ________ ______.
A typical picture at this time was full of _________ _______, which created a feeling of ______and _____for God.
Para. 3-4
the Renaissance
(______to ______ century)
People began to concentrate less on religious themes and ______ a more _____________attitude to life.
One of the most important discoveries during this period was how to draw things in _____________.
By coincidence, ______ ________were also developed at this time.
Para. 5-6
Impressionism
(late ______to early _____century)
Europe changed __ _______ _______, from a mostly ______________society to a mostly _____________ one.
The Impressionists were the first painters to work________.
However, because ________ _______ changes so quickly, the Impressionists had to paint quickly. Their paintings were not as ________ as those of earlier painters.
3
Para. 7
Modern Art
(______century to ________)
On the one hand, some modern art is ________; that is, the painter does not attempt to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, but instead concentrates on certain ____________ of the objects, using colour, line and shape to represent them. On the other hand, some paintings of modern art are so _____________ that they look like photographs.
Task 3 Decide whether the following statements are true of false.
1. Western art has changed very little over the last seventeen centuries. ( )
2. Paintings in the Middle Ages did not use perspective. ( )
3. Impressionists painted landscapes. ( )
4. You cannot recognize any object in abstract modern art. ( )
5. In the Renaissance most artists painted indoors. ( )
6. Abstract art is still an art style today. ( )
我的疑惑：
我的收获：
探究案Exploring Case
探究一 Choose the best answer.
1. In the Middle Ages, what did the painters concentrate on?
A. Faith B. Religion C. Nature D. People
2. Which of the following statements about Renaissance is not true?
A. The paintings in the Renaissance were humanistic.
B. It was Masaccio who first painted pictures in perspective.
C. During the Renaissance, painters returned to classical Roman and Indian ideas about art.
D. The development of oil paints made the paintings look more real.
3. The Impressionists’ paintings were_________.
A. abstract B. humanistic C. traditional D. controversial
4. Why didn’t the Impressionists paint as detailed as earlier painters?
A. Because most people liked abstract paintings.
B. Because they needed to paint fast as natural light changed quickly.
C. Because they wanted to break away from the traditional style of painting.
D. Because they were careless.
5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. Western art has followed a similar style almost all the time.
B. Giotto di Bondone was the first person to use perspective in his painting.
C. The Impressionists attempted to paint objects accurately.
D. There are scores of art styles in modern art.
探究二 Sentences Translate the sentences below.
1 Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3
2 A conventional artist of this period was not interested in showing nature and people as they really were.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3 Without the new paints and the new technique, we would not be able to see the many great masterpieces for which this period is famous.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
4 Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionists, who lived and worked in Paris.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
5 They were eager to show how light and shadow fell on objects at different times of day.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
训练案 Exercise 根据课文内容填空。
1. As there are so many different styles of Western art, ___________________________________________(不可能去描述)all of them in such a short text.
2. But ____________________(很明显)ideas were changing in the 13th century when Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes ______________________(以一种比较现实的风格).
3. People began to concentrate less on religious themes and ________________________________________(采取一种更人性化的生活态度).
4. Their paintings were not _______________________________________________(像以前的那些画家的画一样细致).
5. There are __________(几十种)modern art styles, but without the Impressionists, many of these painting styles ______________________________(将不会存在).
3
微信/支付宝扫码支付