1、Tick the words that you would use to describe horses.Add any more you can think of.calm brave cute clever loyal fast wild strong悬崖勒马悬崖勒马：pull back before its too late一马当先一马当先：take the lead老马识途老马识途：an old hand is the best guide,an old horse knows the wayWhat do you think of these two horse paintings?
2、amazing outstanding fantastic vivid powerful magnificentWhat do you know about the horse painter of each painting?奔马图奔马图照夜白照夜白 Xu Beihong was a Modern Chinese painter and art educator.His merging of Western techniques with classic Chinese approaches is unmatched.He,Liu Zigu（柳谷子）and Zhang Shuqi（张书旗）,
3、are called“Jinling three”.（金陵三杰）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 is the type of this passage?Para 1Name of the artistName of the paintingWhere is the painting kep
4、tStatus of the painting Description of the paintingComplete the diagram with information from the passage.Han GanNight-shining WhiteNew Yorks Metropolitan Museum of Artone of the most significant horse paintings in the history of Chinese artWhat a magnificent horse!We can still feel the power within
5、 its burning eyes,bared teeth and kicking hooves.The artist and his masterpieceburning eyesbared teethkicking hoovesHow great is Night-shinging White?It is a lively horse.What a magnificent horse!Its regarded as one of the most significant horse paintings in the history of Chinese art.“The horses pa
6、inted by Han Gan are real horses.”韩生画马真是马“His horses could gallop off the paper.”跃然纸上very good or beautiful,and very impressive 宏伟的，壮丽的纽约大都会艺术博物馆纽约大都会艺术博物馆one of the worlds largest and finest art museumPara 2-4The life of the artistPersonal information(birth,dynasty,etc)_How he became a painterHis a
7、rtistic talent was discovered by_.He _ Han Gan to_ and _ him to a master.Due to Han Gans _ and _,he was eventually chosen to serve _ in royal palace.the poet Wang Weisponsored study paintingrecommendednatural talentyears of hard workEmperor XuanzongHe was born into a poor family in the early Tang Dy
8、nastyv.to support someone by paying for their training,education,living costs etc 资助相当于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等n.a man who rules an empire 皇帝Para 2What he did as a court painterHe frequently _ and even _in order to observe horses.Para 3visited the royal stablesmove
9、d in to live with the stable workers for quite some timeHow unique is Han Gans way of painting?Para 4“I have my own teachers,Your Majesty.All the horses in your stables are my very teachers.”臣自有师，陛下内厩之马，皆臣师也。Comments on his workSu ShiThe horses painted by Han Gan are real horsesOther viewersHis hors
10、es could gallop off the paperPara 51.What made Han Gan a successful painter?His natural talent.Years of hard work.His unique method.Observe something carefully.Stick to one thing.2.What can you learn from Han Gans way of painting?3.Do you know of any other artists famous for painting animals?Introduce one to the class.
