1、第三册 第4单元 Developing ideas 阅读课高一年级 英语Han Gan and His HorsesI.Analysis of the text本单元的主题语境是“人与社会”，涉及的主题语境内容是多种艺术形式和相关艺术家的故事。本板块语篇类型为人物介绍。课文介绍了唐代著名画家韩干的生平和画作，通过讲故事的手法体现韩干对绘画技艺的精益求精。Pre-reading：Introduce the topic and do some practice.Careful-reading:Get the detailed information.Practice:Improve the und
2、erstanding of the passage.Language points:Master the usage of the words and structures in the passage.II.Leading inTry to find out the similarity among these parts of Chinese poems.春风得意马马蹄疾，一日看尽长安花。唐孟郊乱花渐欲迷人眼，浅草才能没马马蹄。唐白居易相逢意气为君饮，系马马高楼垂柳边。唐王维II.Leading in春风得意马马蹄疾，一日看尽长安花。唐孟郊乱花渐欲迷人眼，浅草才能没马马蹄。唐白居易相逢意气
3、为君饮，系马马高楼垂柳边。唐王维Horses and an artist in Tang DynastyTry to find out the similarity among these parts of Chinese poems.Han Gan and His HorsesIII.Learning1.Tick the words that you would use to describe horses.Add any more you can think of.calm cute fast wild brave clever loyal strong Possible answer I
4、 think the horses are _,because _Han Gan and His HorsesIII.Learning1.Tick the words that you would use to describe horses.Add any more you can think of.calm cute fast wild brave clever loyal strong Possible answer I think the horses are _,because _loyal and bravethe horses never leave their masters,
5、no matter how terrible the situation is and always save the lives of their masters in many stories and movies.2.Read the passage and find out what it is about.a.An introduction to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.b.The story behind Night-Shining White.c.The famous artist Han Gan.What a magnificent hor
6、se!Even after more than a thousand years have passed,we can still feel the power within its burning eyes,bared teeth and kicking hooves,Night-Shining White,now kept in New Yorks Metropolitan Museum of Art,is regarded as one of the most significant horse paintings in the history of Chinese art.Its ar
7、tist,Han Gan,is known for his skill in capturing not only the physical features of the animal,but also its inner spirit and strength.2.Listen to the audio and catch the general idea of the passage.Born into a poor family in the early Tang Dynasty,the young Han Gan had to help support his family by w
8、orking in a local wine shop.His artistic talent was discovered by accident when he was sent to the poet Wang Weis house to collect payment for some wine.While waiting at the gate,Han Gan used a stick to draw pictures in the dirt and was seen by the poet himself.Wang Wei decided to sponsor the young
9、man to study painting and recommended him to a master.Due to Han Gans natural talent and years of hard work,he was eventually chosen to serve Emperor Xuanzong in the royal palace.The Tang emperors were very fond of horses.This meant that the animal was a frequent subject for artists.At that time,the
10、 most common way to study horse painting was by copying the works of previous painters.Han Gans method,however,was different he observed the animal itself.He was a frequent visitor to the royal stables and even moved in to live with the stable workers for quite some time.The horses,whether resting o
11、r on the move,offered him plenty of inspiration.The more time he spent observing these animals,the more his understanding of them grew.Day after day,Han Gan painted the horses,his brush presenting every detail that he saw with his own eyes.It is said that when the Emperor asked Han Gan to take a mas
12、ter of horse painting as his teacher,the artist replied,“I have my own teachers,Your Majesty.All the horses in your stables are my very teachers.”Those who saw Han Gans horse paintings all sang high praises for his unique skill,saying that his horses“could gallop off the paper”.Even Su Shi,the famou
13、s poet of the Song Dynasty,expressed his admiration for Han Gan as a master of horse painting with the words,“The horses painted by Han Gan are real horses.”What a magnificent horse!Even after more than a thousand years have passed,we can still feel the power within its burning eyes,bared teeth and
14、kicking hooves,Night-Shining White,now kept in New Yorks Metropolitan Museum of Art,is regarded as one of the most significant horse paintings in the history of Chinese art.Its artist,Han Gan,is known for his skill in capturing not only the physical features of the animal,but also its inner spirit a
15、nd strength.2.Listen to the audio and catch the main idea of the passage.artist and the masterpiece Born into a poor family in the early Tang Dynasty,the young Han Gan had to help support his family by working in a local wine shop.His artistic talent was discovered by accident when he was sent to th
16、e poet Wang Weis house to collect payment for some wine.While waiting at the gate,Han Gan used a stick to draw pictures in the dirt and was seen by the poet himself.Wang Wei decided to sponsor the young man to study painting and recommended him to a master.Due to Han Gans natural talent and years of
17、 hard work,he was eventually chosen to serve Emperor Xuanzong in the royal palace.his life and how his talent was found The Tang emperors were very fond of horses.This meant that the animal was a frequent subject for artists.At that time,the most common way to study horse painting was by copying the
18、 works of previous painters.Han Gans method,however,was different he observed the animal itself.He was a frequent visitor to the royal stables and even moved in to live with the stable workers for quite some time.The horses,whether resting or on the move,offered him plenty of inspiration.The more ti
19、me he spent observing these animals,the more his understanding of them grew.Day after day,Han Gan painted the horses,his brush presenting every detail that he saw with his own eyes.how he developed his skill It is said that when the Emperor asked Han Gan to take a master of horse painting as his tea
20、cher,the artist replied,“I have my own teachers,Your Majesty.All the horses in your stables are my very teachers.”Those who saw Han Gans horse paintings all sang high praises for his unique skill,saying that his horses“could gallop off the paper”.Even Su Shi,the famous poet of the Song Dynasty,expre
21、ssed his admiration for Han Gan as a master of horse painting with the words,“The horses painted by Han Gan are real horses.”commentParagraph 1A.The famous painting Mona LisaParagraph 2B.Concluding remarks about the live broadcast.Paragraph 3C.The huge sculpture Winged Victory of Samothrace,or Nike
22、of Samothrace.Paragraph 4D.A lead-in before the live broadcast.Paragraph 5E.Rembrandts self-portrait.General understanding of the passage IMatch the main idea with its corresponding paragraph.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 5A.What he did as a court painter.B.Comments on his wo
23、rks.C.How he became a painter.D.The artist and his masterpiece.E.The real master of the artist.Han Gan and His HorsesPart IPart IIPart III(Para.1)Brief introduction of the artist and his masterpiece.(Para.2)His family,dynasty,how to be a painter(Para.3)How to develop his painting skill.(Para.4)The“t
24、eachers”of Han Gan.The life of the artist.(Para.5)Comments on his works.The structure of the passage2.Read the passage and find out what it is about.a.An introduction to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.b.The story behind Night-Shining White.c.The famous artist Han Gan.General understanding of the pas
25、sage IIDecide whether the following statements are True(T)or False(F).1.Night-Shining White is kept in British Museum.2.Han Gans artistic talent was discovered by a poet.3.The inspiration and skill of Han Gan was gained by observing the horses.4.Han Gan painted the horses with his vivid imagination.
26、5.Many people who saw Han Gans paintings all spoke highly of them.FTTFTNew Yorks Metropolitan Museum of Arthis brush presenting every detail that he saw with his own eyes3.Complete the diagram with information from the passage.The artist and his masterpieceName of the artistName of the paintingDescr
27、iption of the paintingHan GanNight-Shining WhiteWhat a magnificent horse!We can still feel the power within its burning eyes,bared teeth and kicking hooves.The life of the artistPersonal information(birth,dynasty,etc)How he became a painterWhat he did as a court painterHe was born in a poor family i
28、n the early Tang Dynasty.His artistic talent was discovered by the poet Wang Wei.He sponsored Han Gan to study painting and recommended him to a master.Due to Han Gans natural talent and years of hard work,he was eventually chosen to serve Emperor Xuanzong in the royal palace.He frequently visited t
29、he royal stables and even moved in to live with the stable workers for quite some time in order to observe horses.Comments on his workSu ShiOther viewers“The horses painted by Han Gan are real horses.”Han Gans horses“could gallop off the paper.”IV.Think&Share1.What made Han Gan a successful painter?
30、2.What does Su Shis comment mean to you?3.What can you learn from Han Gans way of painting?4.Do you know of any other artists famous for painting animals?Introduce one to the class.Think&Share1.What made Han Gan a successful painter?Han Gans natural talent,years of hard work and his unique method.Th
31、ink&Share2.What does Su Shis comment mean to you?It means that the horses painted by Han Gan look like real horses due to his talent,skill and careful observation.“The horses painted by Han Gan are real horses.”Think&Share3.What can you learn from Han Gans way of painting?Possible version If you wan
32、t to know something deeply,you must gain it by personalpractice and careful observation,because knowledge from books only provides us the superficial and basic information of what we want to know.纸上得来终觉浅，绝知此事要躬行。Think&Share4.Do you know of any other artists famous for painting animals?Introduce one
33、to the class.Useful informationHints:Artist：Xu BeihongPainting:Galloping HorsePersonal information:born in 1895 in Jiang SuComment:徐悲鸿笔下的马是“一洗万古凡马空”，独有一种精神抖擞、豪气勃发的意态。There are two paintings from Han Gan and Xu Beihong,can you pick out which one is painted by Han Gan and what are the differences betw
34、een them?Make comparisonPossible version:These two pictures are quite different.It is easy to know that the second one is painted by Han Gan.In my opinion,Han Gan mainly focused on the physical features and inner spirit of the horses while Xus work showed us the strength,energy,power and vigor of th
35、e horses.V.Analysis of the difficulties in the passage1.Even after more than a thousand years have passed,we can still feel the power within its burning eyes,bared teeth and kicking hooves.What is the function of these three yellow bold words?How do you feel after reading them?Analysis of the diffic
36、ulties in the passage1.Even after more than a thousand years have passed,we can still feel the power within its burning eyes,bared teeth and kicking hooves.burning,bared,kicking 三个分词在这句话中都作为形容词形容词修饰名词。其中 burning 和 kicking 这两个现在分词偏重于强调动态，而 bared 这个过去分词偏重于强调状态，即生动又形象。Analysis of the difficulties in th
37、e passage1.Even after more than a thousand years have passed,we can still feel the power within its burning eyes,bared teeth and kicking hooves.尽管已经走过千年时光，我们还能从它炽烈的炽烈的双眼，裸露的裸露的牙齿与舞动的舞动的马蹄中感到力量。ExerciseIn the picture,the _(fly)kite,_(run)children,and _(relax)old people on the bench show us that sprin
38、g is coming.flyingrunningrelaxed在这幅图片中，空中飞舞着的风筝，奔跑着的孩子们和长凳上悠闲的老人们都在告诉我们，春天来了。2.Due to Han Gans natural talent and years of hard work,he was eventually chosen to serve Emperor Xuanzong in the royal palace.由于韩干本身的天赋和多年的努力，最终被召入皇宫为唐玄宗效力。2.Due to Han Gans natural talent and years of hard work,he was eve
39、ntually chosen to serve Emperor Xuanzong in the royal palace.这里的 due to 相当于 because of，意为“由于，因为”。英语中用来表示原因的短语还有：on account of，owing to，thanks to 等。Exercise1.Mary因病没有办法去上学。2.这个球队的成功很大程度上很大程度上归功于新教练。Mary has been absent from school due to illness.Mary didnt go to school because of illness.The teams su
40、ccess was due largely to its new coach.3.Day after day,Han Gan painted the horses,his brush presenting every detail that he saw with his own eyes.韩干日复一日地练习画马，用画笔把眼睛看到的每一处细节都呈现出来。3.Day after day,Han Gan painted the horses,his brush presenting every detail that he saw with his own eyes.What is the log
41、ical subject of“present”?What is the function of “his brush presenting every detail that he saw with his own eyes”?1.What is the logical subject of“present”?2.What is the function of “his brush presenting every detail that he saw with his own eyes”?“His brush”is the logical subject of“present”.独立主格结
42、构做伴随状语。这里用到present的现在分词形式，是因为present与其逻辑主语his brush之间是主动的关系。Exercise1.Her husband _ in Birmingham,the lady took care of three children by her own.(work)working2.Weather _,we shall go there on foot.(permit)permittingVI.Homework Imagine you are a tour guide in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Use the in
43、formation in Activity 3 to talk about the life and work of Han Gan.1.Think about what information to include.2.Decide in what order you will introduce.3.Introduce Han Gan and his painting to your classmates.We have learned Han Gan and His Horses,experiencing the fantastic skills of the painter and getting familiar with the basic technique of how to introduce a person and his story.SummaryThank you！
