1、What do you feel about it?Whose painting is it?Whats the name of it?Racing HorseBy Xu BeihongShrimpBy Qi BaishiMona LisaBy Leonardo da VinciThe Last Supperi Caf Terrance at Night by Vincent van Gogh What do you see?How do you feel?Whats the last thing you notice? How do you feel?What do you see? How
2、 do you feel?What do you see? How do you feel?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 NightThe ScreamThe Empire of Light1. with an expression of fear2. let out a powerful scream3. circles of white and yell
3、ow racing across the sky4. a burning orange-red sky5. surrounded by the darkness of night6. the night sky with clouds, stars and a moon7. a beautiful house lit by lights from inside8. full of brightness and soft white clouds9. looks directly at the viewer10.a sleeping village and a dark, lonely tree
4、3, 6, 101, 2, 4, 95, 7, 8Read the 1st description & take notes as follows. The Starry NightWhat 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 s
5、aw 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 ScreamA thin figure with an expression of fear, a bridge above a dark, stormy sea and against a burning orange-red sky.His experience
6、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 LightA beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of the night and a daytime sky full of brigh
7、tness 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 / darknessAnswers: The wo
8、rds 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 nightOpinions:Each painting is focused on the artists interpretation of nature, esp
9、ecially the aspects of the sky. All three paintings paint the sky with bright colors and the darkness in each one which manifests a typical feature. artistic beauty, originality, emotional, atmosphere, color scheme, dramatic, highlights, powerful.After reading the descriptions, do you like or dislik
10、e them more? Why? The following words may help you: 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 painting2. provide artist and description of the painting3. de
11、scribe the inspiration behind the painting and the judgmentPainting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks. PlutarchGood painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained. Maurice de VlaminckAppreciate at least 10 masterpieces after class. Collect the photos and share
12、with each other next class. Language Pointskeep her figure In his diary, Munch talked about what inspired him. “I was walking down the road with two friends when the sun set; suddenly the sky turned as red as blood.I stood there shaking.”句意：蒙克在他的日记中谈到了灵感的来源，“太阳落山时，我和两个朋友走在路上；天空突然变得像血一样红我站在那里颤抖”as.as
13、. 与一样，其中第一个as为副词，其后通常接形容词或副词原形， 第二个as可用作介词（后接名词或代词）或连词（后接从句）。例句：This dictionary is as useful as you think.The ground was as white as snow with petals drifting down from the apple trees. It shows a beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of night.句意：画中有一座美丽的房子，房子里充满了灯光，外
14、面被夜晚的黑暗包围。surrounded by the darkness of night在此作状语，它的逻辑主语是a beautiful house, 二者之间为逻辑上的动宾关系。例句：Delighted with her work, they made her the general manager.Built in 1192, the bridge is over 800 years old. What is stange is that above the house and the tree, we see a daytime sky full of brightness and soft white clouds.句意: 奇怪的是，在房子和树之上，我们看到明亮的天空和柔软的白云。what 在句中引导主语从句，且在从句中作主语。例句：What is gone is gone.What hurt our feelings most was the personal comment of the judge.Thank you!
