1. 牛津上海高二 S 2B 第二学期

2. Unit 4 Painting the world. Module 2 The power of images

3. Teaching Aims and Purposes:  learn the new words and expressions in this unit  learn and grasp Modal verbs + have + past participle Reading

4. New words

5. painter deservework fame The Netherlands dealer Belgium missionary superiorfinancialbelieve in take one’s own life upset cut offmental sane clarity

6. undoubtedly viewmasterpiece realistic abstractstrokevisible subject possessadmire tremendously decade

7. New lesson Van Gogh Get Close to

8. Task A Four students form a group. Each member chooses one item which he is good at. Fill in the four cards as quickly as possible. Cooperate with your partners if necessary.

9. 1953 Birth 1864-68 Attends schools. 1869 Works as a dealer in a gallery. 1874 Is rejected by his first love, Loyer. 1879 Becomes a missionary in a mining district. 1880 Begins learning the skills needed to be an artist. 1881 Falls in love with his cousin, but is rejected.

10. 1884 Fails to marry Margot. 1886 Discovers impressionism and post- impressionism. 1888 Suffers from mental problems and cuts off his earlobe. 1890 Begins contacting his brother Theo. 1890 Death

11. Potato Eaters

12. Self-portrait

13. Sunflowers

14. Self-portrait

15. Old Mill

16. Harvest

17. Starry Night

18. Q1: What nationality was Van Gogh? A. French. B. Belgium. C. Dutch. D. Danish. Q2: When was Van Gogh born? A. 30 March 1843. B. 30 March 1853. C. 30 March 1863. D. 30 March 1873.

19. Q3: What was Van Gogh first job? A. Painter. B. Missionary in Belgium. C. Language Teacher. D. Clerk in his uncle's art dealers in The Hague. Q4: What was the name of Vincent's favourite brother? A. Theo. B. Cornelius. C. Jakob. D. Cent.

20. Q5: Which schools of painting did Vincent encounter in Paris? A. Expressionism and Symbolism. B. Surrealism and Fauvist. C. Abstract and Cubism. D. Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. Q6: What was the name of the house Van Gogh rented in Arles? A. The Orange House. B. The Red House. C. The Blue House. D. The Yellow House.

21. Q7: On 23 December 1888, Van Gogh had a breakdown. How did this manifest itself? A. He cut off his left ear and gave it to Gauguin. B. He cut off the tip of his nose and gave it to a prostitute. C. He cut off part of his left ear and gave it to a prostitute. D. He started painting in bold colours.

22. Q8: When did Van Gogh die? A.29 July 1860. B. 29 July 1870. C. 29 July 1890. D. 29 July 1900. Q9: How did Van Gogh die? A. Overdose of anti-depressants. B. Gun wound to the stomach. C. Old age. D. Drowning.

23. Q10: How long after Vincent's death, did his brother Theo die? A.Six days. B. Six weeks. C. Six months. D. Six years. Q11: How many paintings did Van Gogh sell in his lifetime? A.One. B. Five. C. Ten. D. We don't know for sure.

24. Q12: Which of the following flowers did Van Gogh paint regularly? A. Geraniums. B. Roses. C. Water lilies. D. Sunflowers.

26. Task B: Vincent’s quotes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

27. 1. I am still far from being what I want to be. 2. I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate. 3. An artist certainly must have a warm heart for his fellow men.

28. 4. I only want my pictures to be of such a quality that you will not be too dissatisfied with your work. 5. You can't be at the pole and the equator( 赤 道 ) at the same time. You must choose your own line, as I hope to do, and it will probably be color. 6. That spurs me on to work and to seriousness, as a miner who is always in danger makes haste in what he does.

29. 7. I am risking my life for my work. 8. I think I shall be able to influence it most effectively by working steadily on. 9. My opinion is that the best thing would be to work on till art lovers feel drawn toward it of their own accord, instead of having to praise or to explain it. 10. The more I think, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.

30. 11. The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting. 12. I want to touch people with my art. 13. The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech. 14. It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality, is more important than the feeling for pictures.

31. Task C Every student reads one letter, which states Van Gogh’s attitudes towards art, ambition, depression and love. After reading the letters, discuss with your partners to find out what kind of person Van Gogh is.

32. Starry starry night paint your palette _______and grey look out on a ____________day with eyes that know the ___________in my soul. Shadows on the hills sketch the ________and the daffodils catch the breeze and the ________chills in colors on the _______linen land. blue summer's darkness trees winter snowy Task D

33. And now I __________ what you tried to say to me and how you _________for your sanity and how you tried to set them free. They would not listen they did not know how perhaps they'll listen now. understand suffered

34. Starry starry night flaming _______that brightly blaze swirling ______in violet haze reflect in Vincent's eyes of China blue. Colors changing hue morning fields of amber grain weathered faces lined in _____ are smoothed beneath the artist's _______hand. flowers clouds pain loving

35. And now I understand what you tried to say to me and how you suffered for your _______ and how you tried to set them free. They would not listen they did not know how perhaps they'll listen now. For they could not love you but still your love was _______ and when no _____was left in sight on that starry starry night. sanity true hope

36. You took your _____ as lovers often do, But I could have told you Vincent this world was never meant for one as ________ as you. Starry starry night portraits hung in empty halls frameless heads on nameless walls with eyes that watch the world and can't forget. life beautiful

37. Like the stranger that you've met the ragged men in ragged clothes the silver thorn of bloody ______ lie crushed and broken on the virgin______. And now I think I know what you tried to say to me and how you suffered for your sanity and how you tried to set them free. They would not listen they're not ______ still perhaps they never will. rose snow listening

38. Group Discussion: 1.What do you think Vincent want to tell you? 2. If you were his friend, what would you tell him?

39. Reading

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