1、Unit 3 Are you good at painting?There are five types of painting.Do you know what they are?Picture of muralPicture of objectsPicture of naturePicture of abstract artPicture of peopleLook at the textbook and discuss the five pictures.The world we live in is colorful,and painters have made it more bea
2、utiful.Lets appreciate some beautiful paintings.Da Vinci（达（达芬奇）芬奇）作品名：最后的晚餐作品名：最后的晚餐 Van Gogh（梵高（梵高）作品名：星夜作品名：星夜 齐白石齐白石 徐悲鸿徐悲鸿 The topic we are going to deal with are related to art and painting.The art of painting has been around for many thousands of years.Look at the following pictures and discus
3、s the different types of painting that you can see.1.What is a mural?A mural is a very large piece of artwork,such as a painting,that is done on a wall.Murals can date back to prehistoric times,such as the paintings on the walls of caves.Today,murals are painted on different surfaces.2.What are the
4、characteristics of a mural?lager in size;be painted on the surfaces of walls3.Do you know any famous mural painters and their works?Picture of a still life painting1.What is a still life picture?A still life is a work of art that presents objects that are not moving.It was popular in Western art sin
5、ce the 17th century.2.Do you know any famous still life picture painters and their works?3.What are the characteristics of still life picture?Still life painting focus on objects such as flowers or fruit.This gives artists more freedom to arrange the elements in the picture than they do paintings of
6、 nature or portraits.Picture of abstract art1.What do you know about abstract art?Abstract art is a type of art that does not show objects in a natural way.Instead,abstract artists present their view of the objects with colours or shapes.The abstract artists use this to show the true qualities of th
7、e objects underneath their appearance.2.Do you know of any painters that paint abstract painting?Do you think it easy or difficult to understand abstract paintings?Why?Picture of a painting of nature1.What do you know about paintings of nature?Paintings of nature can also be called landscape.A paint
8、ing of nature always includes elements such as land,plants,man-made buildings and a very wide view.2.Can you name some of your favourite artists who do paintings of nature?Why do you like his/her work?Picture of a portrait1.What do you know about a portrait?A portrait is a painting that shows a pers
9、on,particularly the shoulders and up.In very few cases,the artists would show their personal opinions in a portrait.2.Why do many painters paint portraits?3.Do you know any famous portrait in the world?4.Why do people like to have their portraits painted?If possible,would you like to have your portr
10、ait painted?Why or why not?1.Do you know any of the worlds most famous painters?If you do,do you like their works?Why or why not?2.Do you think we should learn something about painting?Why or why not?Do you know these pictures?Mona Lisa The Starry NightSunflowersDo you know these men?Pablo PicassoVi
11、ncent Van GoghLeonardo da VinciDiscussion1.Which of the paintings do you like best?Why?2.What do you think are the differences between traditional Chinese painting and traditional European painting?ReadingVisiting the mastersLead in 1.Have you ever visited a museum?If so,what was your experience lik
12、e?2.What impressed you most in the museum?1.Which countries has Li Ming visited on his trip?Spain,France,the Netherlands.2.How many days did they spend in Pairs?Four days.3.What did Monet love to paint when he was older?Water lilies.Listening1.What did Li Ming think about Mlaga?He thinks Mlaga is a
13、lovely city and that the architecture there is beautiful.2.What is Cubism?Cubism is a type of art which often uses acute angles and where the world is represented as being constructed of cubes and rectangles.Listen again and answer the questions.3.What did Li Ming do in Pairs?He went to the Louvre M
14、useum and the Muse dOrsay.4.What is the most valuable painting in the world?The Mona Lisa.5.What did da Vinci do besides painting?He designed many new inventions,including a primitive form of a helicopter and a tank.6.In which museum can you see Monets works?The Muse dOrsay.7.What was the sad thing
15、about van Gogh?Although can Gogh committed his whole being to painting,he received little reward for his effort.Only one painting had been sold before he died.8.In which city will Li Ming see Rembrandts paintings?In Amsterdam.Complete the table below according to the text.Artist NationalityYears of
16、birth and deathFamous paintingYear of paintingPablo Picasso1881-1973Guernica 1937Leonardo da Vinci1452-1519Spanish Italian Mona Lisa1503-1506Claude MonetImpression,Sunrise1872van GoghDutch 1853-1890Rembrandt Dutch French 1840-19261606-1669The Potato Eaters;Starry Night18851889The Night Watch16421.Is there an art museum in your city or town?If there is one,have you visited it?If you have,what did you think of the art there?2.Do you think we need art museums?Why or why not?3.Do you think art is important?Why or why not?
