2013-2014学年高二英语课件： Unit 1 Art-Reading （新人教版选修6）.ppt

* * Reading Unit1 Art Brainstorming What can you think of when looking at the word “art”? art painters paintings art galleries artists art museums Mona Lisa The Renaissance art works Pre-reading 1.Have you visited art galleries? 2.What are the names of some famous Western or Chinese artists? 3.The following paintings are all very famous. Can you guess their names and their painters? What styles they belong to ? Mona Lisa by Da Vinci The Renaissance Sunflower By Van Gogh Impressionism Mary and Baby Jesus The Middle Ages Virgin and Child with Angels Horse by Xu Beihong Modern art Modern art Shrimps by Qi Bashi Fast reading What’s the main idea of the text? The style of Western art has changed a lot with time going by. 2.How many styles are mentioned in the passage and what are their names? Four. They are :The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, Impressionism and Modern art. Read the text quickly and answer the following questions. Listen to the text carefully , fill in the blanks,and pay attention to the time expressions. The style of Western art has changed____________, while Chinese art has changed________. China,unlike Europe, has followed a ____________________________. This text will describe only a few of the main styles starting _______________________. many times less often similar way of life for a very long time. from the 5th century AD 4. During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to____________________ __________________. 5.Things had begun to change ________ _____________ 6._______________________,____________________took the place of those that were held in the Middle Ages. 7.One of the most important discoveries ___________________was how to draw things in perspective. represent religious themes by the 13th century. In the Renaissance new ideas and values during this period 8.The first person to use perspective in his paintings was________________. 9. ____________________________ they we