1、Unit 1 ArtReading and ThinkingOpening pageLove of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.Ralph Waldo Emerson爱美是一种品味，而创造美则是一种艺术。Opening pageWhat is art?Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions.艺术是以一种吸引感官或情感的方式有意安排元素的过程或产物
2、。Reading skillIdentify changeTo help identify the changes that an article talks about, look for words that express change, such as development, breakthrough, innovation, begin, and shift and the construction from toLook and discuss1. What can you see in the painting?I can see many ancient western sc
3、ientists, philosophers and artsgathering in the school of Athens and arguing over the truth of art, philosophy and science in this painting. Look and discuss2. What does the painting make you think about and how does it make you feel?It makes me think about the creation of art of the western artists
4、.It makes me feel inspired and amazed.Look and discuss3. Why do you think people create art?People create art for political reason , religious reason, history reason , culture reason and so on. For example, influence people or support a particular belief, person or group.一起进入阅读理解部分吧Reading and Think
5、ingthe structure of the textPara. 1：Western art has many different styles. Paras. 2-8A short historyof westernpaintingThe Middle Ages The Renaissance Impressionism Modern Art 5th - 15th AD14th -17thlate 19th early 20th20th - today1. Which painter was mentioned in the middle ages? Read and answer the
6、 following questions.Giotto di Bondone乔托迪邦多纳 犹大之吻 What were his works?环绕圣人头上的光环2. What was the purpose of the western art?To teach people about Christianity.3. What were the features of the paintings in the middle ages?They were primitive and two-dimensional. Main characters were made much larger th
7、an everyone else. In the 13th century , paintings showed real people in a real environment, with realistic human faces and deep emotional impact.4. What feeling did the early painters in the middle ages want to express?To show their love and respect for God.1. Which painters were mentioned in the Re
8、naissance? Read and answer the following questions.Three famous painters at this time were mentioned.Leonardo da Vinci莱昂纳多达芬奇（14521519）Michelangelo米开朗基罗（14751564）Raphael 拉斐尔（14831520） 2. Can you name some works by Leonardo da Vinci? 蒙娜丽莎最后的晚餐3. Can you name some works by Raphael? 草地上的圣母圣经西斯廷圣母4. Can
9、 you name some works by Michelangelo? 哀悼基督创造亚当1. Which painters were mentioned in the Impressionism？ Read and answer the following questions.Two painters at this time were mentioned.Claude Monet（18401926）Renoir（18411919）2. Why did painters have to find a new way of looking at their art?Because of th
10、e invention of photography, people didnt need to preserve what people and the world looked like.3. What were the subjects of this period?Scenes of nature or daily life; People full of life.4. What are the features of the painting during this period?To convey the light and movement in the scene; to s
11、how their inner warmth and humanity.5. What do you know about Vincent Van Gogh during this period?Hes a painter of Holland. Hes famous for his idea of emotional expression in painting. His great works include Starry Night, Sunflower and Crows in the Wheat Fields.星夜向日葵麦田群鸦1. Please name three famous
12、painters in the Modern Art.Read and answer the following questions.Pablo PicassoQi Baishi Xu Beihong 2. Can you say something about Xu Beihong and his works?Xu Beihong (1895 1953), one of the most celebrated painters in modern China, loved to paint horses. 3. Can you say something about Qi Baishi an
13、d his works?Qi Baishi (18641957) was recognized for his very careful and beautiful way of painting common images. 4. Can you say something about Pablo Picasso and his works?Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter and famous for his abstract paintings.Cubistic painting (立体画). 5. What kind of paintings ar
14、e they?(要点1) Styles of Western art vary a great deal over time.(要点2)At the 5th century, in the Middle Ages, paintings were full of religious symbols.(要点3)With time going on, the Renaissance took place, during which period painters began to adopt a more humanistic attitude towards life. The summary of the text(要点4)Then Impressionism emerged in the late 19th century and painters focused on nature and daily life.(要点5)Modern Art began in the early 20th century, and painters began to paint the world in a new way.The summary of the text
