1、Unit 4 Amazing Art -Developing ideasDifferent forms of artcalligraphyseal cuttingembroiderypaper cuttingsculpturefolk danceLead in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Which animal do these sentences refer to？Tick the words that you would use to describe horses.Add any more you c
2、an think of.calmcutefastwildbravecleverloyalstrong Can you add more words?Pre-readingNight-Shining White照夜白Night-Shining White is a portrait,and the name,of a favorite horse of Emperor Xuanzong.The painting is 34 cm wide by 30.8 cm high.It is an example of“baihua”(or“white painting”),a term used in
3、Tang texts to describe monochrome(黑白的)painting with ink shading,as opposed to full colour painting.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What do you know about Han Gan?1.To impro
4、ve the abilities of catching main idea and searching information;2.To know the structure and content of the passage;3.To learn something from Han Gan way of painting;Learning AimsBefore reading a passage,think of what you already know about the topic.For example,you may already know some facts about
5、 the Chinese horse painter,Han Gan and his paintings.Make connections between your background knowledge about this Chinese historical figure and the new information you read in the passage.This will improve your understanding of new concepts and information.1.Read the passage and find out what it is
6、 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 painter
7、.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-readingHan Gan and His Horses2.The strucure and content of the textComplete the table using information from the text.Name of the artist Name of the paintingDescriptio
8、n of the paintingThe artist and his masterpiecePersonal information How he became a painterWhat he did as a court painterThe life of the artistSu ShiOther viewers Comments on his work Name of the artist Name of the paintingDescription of the paintingThe horse is full of power with burning eyes,bared
9、 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 the early Tang Dynasty.How he became a painterHis artistic talent was discovered by Wang Wei.Chosen to serv
10、e Emperor Xuanzong in the royal palace.What he did as a court painterObserved carefully,lived with the stable workers,painted with his own eyes.Comments(评价)on his work Su Shi“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 Ha
11、n 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 hard work His unique methodPost-readingPara.2Para.32.What can you learn from Han Gans way of painting?1.The knowledge from boo
12、ks 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-readiPost-readingThe artist and his masterpiecePara 1Para 24Para 5Han Gan and His HorsesThe l
13、ife of the artistComments on his workSummaryThe things I didEvaluation.Understand the main idea.5 4 3 2 1 Take notes and master the key words.5 4 3 2 1Express opinions freely.5 4 3 2 1Team work5 4 3 2 1Be confident and ambious about yourself.5 4 3 2 1Total scoresExcellent(20-25),very good(15-19).good(10-14).Just so so(5-9).need to improve(1-4).HomeworkMake an English poster of your favourite artist and post them on the website:http:/ comment on each other.
