2. Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 2007-11-21

3. Do you love the picture(s) in our classroom? Why? Realistic Abstract Nature Detailed Traditional Line Rich Religious Unfinished Modern Colour shape

4. Do you know the following paintings and painters

5. Mona Lisa Leonardo Da Vinci (Italian, 1452-1519)

6. Sunflowers Vincent van Gogh starry night (Dutch, 1853-1890)

7. Are the two pictures of the same style? Which style does each picture belong to? The renaissance impressionism

8. Reading: 1.What’s the main idea? The style of Western art has changed a lot with time going by. 2.How many styles of Western painting are mentioned in the text? What are they? Four. They are the styles: The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, Impressionism and Modern art.

9. A short history of western painting Read paragraph2-7 and finish the time table. Period of time & painting style

10. Time period AD5th----15th The Middle Ages 15th----16thThe Renaissance Late 19th----early 20th Impressionism Modern art20th ----today Scan para.2-5

11. Fill in the chart Names of agesTimeArtistsFeature (adj.) 5th to 15th century AD 15th to 16th century Late 19th century to early 20th century 20th century to today The Middle Ages The Renaissance Impressionism Modern art Giotto di Bondone Masaccio religious, unrealistic perspective realistic not detailed ridiculous controversial abstract realistic

12. Features: 1.theme: 2.Artists were not interested in showing ___________________ _______but interested in creating ___________________. religion The Middle Ages (Para 2) Which is more realistic? What are these? Religious symbols. A. 6th century nature and people as… B. 13th century respect and love for God B. 13th century

13. The Renaissance (Para 3) Features: 1.Focused more on ______ and less on ______. 2.Two developments: a. __________________ b. _________________ religion humans Drawing things in perspective Oil painting Masaccio : the first person to use perspective in painting

14. The color looks richer and deeper. Try to compare them

15. Impressionism (Para. 4) 1.What changes led to the change in painting styles? 2.Look at these paintings, what did they paint? 3.Why did the impressionist have to paint quickly? 4.Did people like this style of painting? Why?

16. Modern art (Para 5) StyleA. Abstract B. Concentrate on What we see with our eyes Presentation Color, line and shape Realistic Certain qualities of the object photograph A B Two extremes

17. True of false (p3): 1.Western art has changed very little over the last 17 centuries. 2.Painters in the Middle Ages painted mainly religious subjects. 3.Paintings in the Middle Ages were very realistic. 4.Renaissance painters tried to paint things in a realistic way. F F T T

18. 5.Two important discoveries in the Renaissance period were oil paints and drawing in perspective. 6.Impressionists painted their pictures mainly indoors. 7.At first people did not like the impressionists’ paintings. 8.Modern art began with the impressionists. F T T T

19. Key for Ex.2.(p3) In the 5 th century, until the 15 th century, Renaissance, In the Middle Ages, 1428, from the 15 th to the 16 th century, In the late 19 th century, Nowadays, in the future

20. Key for Ex.1.(p3) 1.The style of Western art has changed many times, while Chinese art has changed less often. 2.China,unlike Europe, has followed a similar way of life for a very long time. 3.Consequently, this text will describe only a few of the main styles,starting from the 5 th century AD.

21. 1. The style of Western art has changed many times, while Chinese art has changed less often. 我可以用这红色的衬衫换那件白色的吗？ 我恐怕你没有时间换衣服了 。 这是你的零钱。 Can I change the white shirt for the red one? I’m afraid you won’t have time to get changed. Here is your change. Someone knocked at the door while I was cooking. For a (short/little/long) while 很短、很长一段时间 After a while 不久，过了一会儿 once in a while 偶尔， 间或

22. Key for Ex.1.(p3) 4. During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. 5.Things had begun to change by the 13 th century. 6. In the Rennaissance, new ideas and values took the place of those that were held in the Middle Ages.

23. Key for Ex.1.(p3) 7.One of the most important discoveries during this period was how to draw things in perspective. 8.The first person to use perspective in his paintings was Masaccio in 1428. 9.When people first saw his paintings they were convinced they were looking..

24. Key for Ex.1.(p3) 10.During the Renaissance oil paints were also developed,.. 11. In the late 19 th century,Europe changed a great deal… 12. At first, most people hated this new style of painting. 13. At the time they were created, the impressionists’ paintings were controversial…

25. Key for Ex.1.(p3) 14. Nowadays, there are scores of modern art styles… 15.It is interesting to predict what styles of painting there will be in the future.

26. Key for Ex.3.(p4) 1.Real 2. Impress 3.symbol 4. Shadow 5.religion 6.attempt 7.value 8.aim 9.predict 10.believe 11.Europe 12.ridicule

27. Key for Ex.4.(p4) 1.Aim 2.Symbol 3.Possessions 4.Europe 5.Abstract 6.Focus on