高二英语课件

　　【本课学习目标】：

阅读课文“A short story of western painting”，帮助学生认识国画和西洋画的不同特征、代表性作品及画家。

　　【自学探究】

　　一、 词汇扩充：

1 realistic(adj)现实主义的；现实的---reality(n)现实---realize(v)---实现

2 belief(n)信仰；信任---believe(v)相信---believe in 相信

3 consequent(adj)作为结果的；随之发生的---consequently(adv)所以；因而

---consequence(n) 结果

4 value(n)价值(pl)价值观；社会准则---valuable(adj)有价值的---be of great value

5 religion(n)宗教；宗教信仰---religious(adj)宗教的

6 possession(n)所有；财产---possess(v)持有；拥有

7 convince(v)使确信；使信服---convince sb of sth使某人相信某事

---be convinced of相信

8 impress(v)给…留下印象---impression(n)印象---make a strong impression on sb

给某人留下深刻印象---impressive(adj)---impressionism(n)印象主义；印象派

---impressionist(adj)印象派的(n)印象派艺术家

9 a great deal（adv）大量---a great deal of (adj)大量的….

10 predict(v)预言；预告；预测---prediction(n)

11 scholar(n)学者---scholarship(n)奖学金

12 flesh(n)肉；肌肉；肉体---fresh(adj)新鲜的---flash(v)闪现

13exhibition(n) 展览；陈列；展览会---exhibit(n)展览品；陈列品(v)展出

　　二、 长难句分析

1 Art is influenced by the way of life and beliefs of the people , and China , unlike Europe, has followed a similar way of life for a very long time.

艺术受到人民生活方式和信仰的影响，而中国和欧洲不同，他的生活方式在很长时期里都是相近的。

2 When people first saw his painting they were convinced they were looking through a hole in the wall at a real scene.

当人们第一次看到他的画时，还以为是透过墙上的小洞来观看真实的场景。

3 Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the impressionists who lived and worked in Paris.

在那些突破传统画法的画家中有生活和工作在法国巴黎的印象派画家。

　　三、 warming up

Match the words and meanings . These words might help you in your reading .

①realistic ①accurate, minute

②abstract ②state or fact of existing

③detailed ③being in thought but having a physical or practical existence

④traditional ④lifelike, true to life

⑤religious ⑤classical, of old beliefs

⑥existence ⑥Sincere to believe in a god or gods

　　四、 Reading

Skimming

1What were the artists interested in from 5th to 15th century AD?

They were interested in creating ____ ___ and __ __ for God.

2 How did Masaccio paint his paintings?

He drew things in_______ ___, which makes pictures very __ _____.

3. Why did the impressionists have to paint quickly?

Because the natural light _____ __ quickly, they had to __ ___ quickly.

Scanning

1. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Paintings in Middle Ages were very realistic.

B. Western art has changed a lot since the 5th century.

C. Impressionist paintings were painted mainly indoors.

D. Modern art began in the Renaissance.

2. At first most people hated the impressionists’ style of painting, because _____.

A. their paintings were very abstract.

B. their paintings were very realistic.

C. They broke away from the traditional style of painting.

D. their paintings were very ridiculous.

3. In the Renaissance, painters___.

A Painted religious scenes in a more realistic style.

B. focused more on religion than on humans.

C. began to paint outdoors.

D. returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art.

4. ____discovered how to make paintings look more real by using perspective.

A. Giotto di Bondone.

B. Masaccio.

C. Claude Monet.

D. Pablo Picasso

5. What does the text mainly tell us?

A. How religious painting developed.

B. How oil painting developed.

C. How impressionist painting developed.

D. How western art developed

Detailed Reading: True or False

（ ）1. Western art has changed very little over the last seventeen 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.

（ ）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

　　【达标检测】

fill in the chart according to the text

Ages Time Artist

Feature

　　【文化园地】

The characteristics of Chinese paintings and Western paintings:

Chinese painting is often about nature, such as mountain, water, bird-and-flower, etc.

It has an air of living in nature, harmony (和谐)and peace.

Western painting is about religion, human .

It is abstract, rich in color, oil, line and shape

kinds of painting (match the English words and Chinese meaning)

①oil painting 风景画

②water colour 油画

③landscape 水彩

④cartoon 人物

⑤figure drawing 素描

⑥sketch 卡通

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