1、1.Number the paragraphs.2.Form groups of four and find your group leader.3.Be active and answer questions loudly.Classic Quotations from Famous Oscars Movies English Characteristic Course (英语特色课英语特色课)Art movie musicdancepaintingclothingliterature(文学文学)photographyarchitecture(建筑建筑)PaintingWhat words
2、can your think of?Chinese painting western paintingreligious realistic not detailedmodernabstractcolourline Western paintings Time PeriodAD5th-15thThe Middle Ages15th-16thThe Renaissance Late 19th-early 20thImpressionismModern art20th-todayHistory Development Art is influenced by the customs and fai
3、th of a people.Styles in Western art have changed many times.As there are so many different styles of Western art,it would be impossible to describe all of them in such a short text.Consequently,this text will describe only the most important ones,starting from the sixth century AD.The text will tel
4、l us_.a history of western paintingcharacteristicsTips:pictures;subtitles;the first paragraph;topic sentences main idea From what expressions(字眼字眼)can we know the characteristics of the paintings during the middle ages?(para.2)Characteristics religious themes religious symbols respect and love for G
5、od customs and faith The Middle Agesrespect and love for Godreligious Customs and faithCharacteristics13th century a more realistic way Why?uWhat did do?(para.3)They paid famous artists to paint pictures of themselves,their houses and possessions as well as their activities and achievements.rich peo
6、ple Characteristics of the Renaissance realistic Thats one of the reasons why painters tried to paint people and nature as they really were.u What were the important discoveries during the Renaissance?(para.4)in perspective oil paints The Middle Agesrespect and love for Godreligious new ideasand val
7、ueshumanistic classicalrealisticperspectiveoil paintsCustoms and faithCharacteristicsFrom what expressions(字眼字眼)can we know the customs and faith in this period?(para.3)The RenaissanceThe impressionism(para.5&6)1.Sum up the reasons that led to the new painting styles.agriculturalindustrial countrysi
8、denew cities new inventionssocial changes 2.The characteristics of the paintings during this period.worked outdoorspainted changes in lightnot detailed The Middle AgesThe RenaissanceImpressionismrespect and love for Godreligious newhumanistic classicalrealisticperspectiveoil paintsindustrial new cit
9、ies social changesoutdoorspaint quicklynot detailedCustoms and faithCharacteristicsDid people like this style of painting at first?Why?careless and ridiculous At the time they were created,impressionist paintings were_,but today they are accepted as the beginning of_(para.7)controversialmodern artWh
10、ich one is modern art?How can we judge it?(para.7)Characteristics:abstract;like photographs The Middle AgesThe RenaissanceImpressionismModern artrespect and love for Godreligious newhumanistic classicalrealisticperspectiveoil paintsindustrial new cities social changesoutdoorspaint quicklynot detaile
11、dmodernvariousabstractlike photographsCustoms and faithCharacteristicsinfluenceWhat?The Middle AgesThe RenaissanceImpressionismModern Art This term,we will have another EnglishCharacteristic Course called“Art Appreciation”.If you were the teacher,what would you teachyour students?And why?Transition
12、words：(过渡词)first of all;at the beginning;above allsecondly;whats more;additionallyat last;finally;last but not least Art can be seen everywhere and plays an important part in our daily life.Without art,there would be no beauty in the world.Therefore,lets use our eyes to find art,appreciate art and love art.
