Unit 1 Art Reading by Zheng Liyu

Studying aims  To learn about how western art has changed over the centuries.  To develop the reading abilities.  To develop sense of cooperative learning.  To appreciate the beauty of art

What do we call these things? What do we call these things? paintings

painting painter Brainstorming Can you name some famous paintings and painters, either Chinese or Western?

Comparison of Western and Chinese paintings Time Western Chinese 5th to 15th century AD 15th to 16th century Late 19th century to early 20 th century 20th century to today Which do you think has a greater change?

Why do western paintings have a greater change? Now we’d like to learn something about the history of western painting.

Reading

Skimming (I) Read the title of the text and the headings within it and answer the two questions. 1.What’s the topic of the text? 2. How is the information organized? It’ s about __________________. the Western painting The information is organized _____________________________________. in time periods, from earliest to present time

(II) Skim the first paragraph and the headings to answer the following two questions. 1.Which sentence summarizes the main idea of the text? 3. How many periods of Western painting are mentioned in the text? What are they? 2. Which sentence tells you what the text is going to be about?

(III) Based on the information you have already known about the topic, think about what new information you expect to find in the following text.

(II) Work in groups to organize the information into a chart. Scanning (I) Check whether you can find all the information you expect to find in each period.

Vincent Van Gogh Picasso Leonardo da Vinci Giotto di Bondone The Middle Ages The Renaissance Impressionism Modern art Quiz

Discussion Look at the following pictures and discuss in groups. If you could have two of these paintings on the wall of your classroom, which would you choose? Discuss your reasons. These words might help you in your discussion: realistic abstract nature detailed traditional line rich religious unfinished modern color shape

artistic style changes as a society's culture and values change. Conclusion Write down three new things you have learned about Western painting. I have learned that: at first people hated impressionist paintings. before l428 Western painters didn't know how to draw in perspective. in the middle ages most paintings had religious subjects.

Assignments: 1. Writing a short passage of 100 words to explain your choice in discussion. 2. Preview the language points.