1、Unit 4 Amazing art-Developing ideasLearning objects:1.To memorize the some words and phrases.2.To get the main idea of this passage.3.To understand the emotional ideas.Han GanandHis Horsescontemporary/kntemp()rri/adj.当代的 cigarette/sret/n.香烟 lack/lk/v.没有，缺乏 stimulate/stmjlet/v.刺激，促使，促进 magnificent/mn
2、fs()nt/adj.宏伟的，bare/be/v.使暴露，露出 hoof/huf/n.蹄 Pay attention to the pictures and make a prediction of this passage.Does you know it?CFind out what it is about.A.An introduction to the Museum.B.The story behind Night-Shining White.C.The famous artist.1.What a magnificent horse!Even after more than a th
3、ousand 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 artist,Han Gan,is known for hi
4、s skill in capturing not only the physical features of the animal,but also its inner spirit and strength.What do you learn from this passage?Night-Shining White照夜白图DWhich is true about the painting Night-Shining White?A.The painting was finished less than 1 thousand years ago.B.It was kept in China.
5、C.It only shows the painters skill.D.It is of great value in the history of Chinese art.2.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 the poet Wan
6、g 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 hard work
7、,he was eventually chosen to serve Emperor Xuanzong in the royal palace.1.Due to 由于2.be discovered by 由.发现3.by accident 意外的4.wait for 等待5.decide to do等待去做.6.recommmend sb to do sth推荐某人做.by accident 偶然，意外地=by chanceon purpose,deliberately 故意地on the move 在迁移，在行进，运动中day after day 日复一日，天天地=day in day ou
8、t sing high praises for.高度赞扬=speak highly of.praise v.praise sb for 称赞，赞扬，表扬 3.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 works of previous painters.Han Gans meth
9、od,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 time he spent observing these animals,the m
10、ore 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 did Han Gans artistic talent be discovered?A.His parents found his talent when he was young.B.His gift was discovered by Wang Wei by chance.C.The owner of t
11、he wine shop discovered his gift.D.The Tang emperors found his talent after seeing his painting.BBAccording to the passage,which is wrong about Han Gans painting?A.The inspiration of his painting comes from the real horses.B.The method of his painting was the same as other painters methods.C.People
12、think highly of his paintings of horses.D.Han Gan disliked to copy previous painters works and created his own style.4.It is said that when the Emperor asked Han Gan to take a master of horse painting as his teacher,the artist replied,“I have my own teachers,Your Majesty.All the horses in your stabl
13、es are my very teachers.”5 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,expressed his admiration for Han Gan as a master of horse painting with the words,“The horse
14、s painted by Han Gan are real horses.”Do you know of any other artists famous for painting animals?吴道子 徐悲鸿 王维Matching!Para.1 A.Han Gan became a painterPara.2 B.Han Gans masterpiecePara.3 C.Comments on Hans workPara.4 D.the personal information Para.5 E.Han Gans teacherWhat made Han Gan a successful painter?1.Creativity.2.Imagination.3.What can you learn from Han Gans way of painting?Share your experience with the class1.be kept in2.by accident3.day after day4.be fond of5.sing high praises 6.express ones admiration for1.被保存在2.偶然，意外地3.日复一日，天天地4.喜欢，爱好5.高度赞扬6.表达对某人的欣赏、钦佩 Review20 Thank you
