1、Topic 2 Who is your favorite character in literature?,Section A,Unit 6 Entertainment and Friendship,Welcome to National Art Museum of China! Lets go and enjoy some wonderful paintings.,Do you like these paintings? Do you know who painted them?,Leonardo da Vinci,portrait,n. 油画,Gu Kaizhi,figure,n. (绘画
2、、雕刻的)人物像,Vincent van Gogh,portrait,Xu Beihong,animal,Zhang Daqian,landscape,n. 风景画,山水画,Group work,Discuss the following questions in groups.,Whos your favorite artist? Which work of his/hers do you like best? Why?,Look, listen and say,(1)Which painting is Steves favorite? (2)What does he want to be?
3、,Sunflowers.,He wants to be a painter (an artist).,Key point,According to the introduction to the painting, Vincent van Goghs works usually express strong feelings.,意为“著作、作品”。,Example: Beethovens piano works 贝多芬钢琴曲,Key point,The way he showed things in the distance is different from the way Gu Kaizh
4、i did.,在远处,在远方,Example: Thats Summer Palace in the distance.,Key point,I have made up my mind to be a painter.,make up ones mind to do sth. = set ones mind to do sth. 下定决心去做某事,Example: Kangkang made up his mind to study English well.,Work alone,Read 1a again and complete the table.,Gu Kaizhi,Vincent
5、 van Gogh,Chinese,Dutch,Luoshenfu,Sunflowers,The landscapes and figures in his works look attractive.,His paintings usually express strong feelings, and are very lively with bright colors.,Work alone,Leonardo da Vinci,Date of birth: _, 1452 Birthplace: _ Known as: _, musician, _, inventor Best known
6、 for: Mona Lisa and _ _ _ Achievement: He made many discoveries about _ and _ while young. He _ a car, a war tank and a _. He studied the _ _ and _ pictures of people. Year of death: _,April 15th,Italy,painter,engineer,The Last Supper,physics,nature,invented,plane,human body,painted,1519,Group work,
7、Look at the following works of art and describe them. Then make a survey about your classmates favorite kinds of paintings.,You can report like this: Kangkang likes Xu Beihongs paintings best. Because the horses in his pictures are very powerful. ,You can do it like this: A: What types of paintings
8、do you like best? B: My favorite kind of painting is A: Why? B: Because ,Summary,1. Master the phrases: in the distance, make up ones mind 2. Learn about some famous painters and their paintings.,Homework,Find as many books as you can. Find out the main characters, their characteristics and the writers styles.,Good-bye!,Thank you,