1、春风得意马蹄疾，一日看尽长安花。唐孟郊但使龙城飞将在，不教胡马度阴山。唐王昌龄相逢意气为君饮，系马高楼垂柳边。唐王维 What do these poems have in common？Tick the words that you would use to describe horses.calm cute fast wildbrave clever loyal(忠诚的)strongPre-reading1.To know the structure and content of the passage;2.To strengthen the reading skills:skimming
2、 and scanning;3.To learn something from Han Gan way of painting;Learning Aims Han Gan(韩干,约706年-783年),a leading horse painter of the Tang dynasty,was known for capturing not only the physical likeness of a horse but also its spirit.v.刻画；捕捉Night-Shining White照夜白1.Read the passage and find out what it
3、is about.a.An introduction to the Metropolitan Museum of Art(大都会艺术博物馆）.b.The story behind Night-Shining White（照夜白）.c.The famous artist Han Gan.Fast-reading5Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 5A.What he did as a court painter（宫廷画师）.B.Comments(评价)on his works.C.How he became a paint
4、er.D.The artist and his masterpiece(杰作,代表作).E.The real teachers of Han Gan.2.Match the main idea with its corresponding paragraph.Fast-readingThe life of the artist1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A.Han Gan was famous only for the horses drawn by him.B.Han Gan had a unique skill(独特技艺)to draw viv
5、id(逼真的)horses.C.The horses Han Gan drew were always standing still.D.Han Gan knew what the horses were thinking in their mind.2.What was the most important for Han Gan to start studying painting?A.Emperor Xuanzongs choice.B.All the horses Han Gan saw.C.The help from Wang Wei.D.The praises from peopl
6、e around him.Careful-reading7Careful-reading3.Why did Han Gan regard horses as his teachers?A.Because the Emperor asked him to do so.B.Because the Emperor was fond of horses.C.Because he learned a lot from observing horses.D.Because the horses were his best friends.观察v.observe n.observation Name of
7、the artist Name of the paintingDescription of the paintingThe horse is full of power with burning eyes,bared teeth and kicking hooves.Han GanNight-Shining Whitekicking hooves舞动的马蹄burning eyes热切的眼睛bared teeth裸露的牙齿The life of the artistPersonal information(birth,dynasty,etc.)Born into a poor family in
8、 the early Tang Dynasty.How he became a painterHis artistic talent was discovered by Wang Wei.Chosen to serve Emperor Xuanzong in the royal palace.What he did as a court painterObserved carefully,lived with the stable workers,painted with his own eyes.臣自有师，陛下内厩之马，皆臣师也。Comments(评价)on his work Su Shi“
9、The horses painted by Han Gan are real horses.”Other viewers（评论者）“His horses could gallop off the paper(跃然纸上）.”1.What made Han Gan a successful painter?Post-reading2.What can you learn from Han Gans way of painting?1.What made Han Gan a successful painter?WangWeis help Hans natural talent Years of h
10、ard work His unique methodPost-readingPara.2Para.32.What can you learn from Han Gans way of painting?1.The knowledge from books without practice is shallow after all.We have to try through hard action to know whether it is useful.纸上得来终觉浅，绝知此事要躬行。2.Hard work leads to success.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.有志者，事竟成。Careful-readingThe artist and his masterpiecePara 1Para 24Para 5Han Gan and His HorsesThe life of the artistComments on his workSummaryHomeworkDo you know of any other artists famous for painting animals?Introduce one to the class.
