Unit 7 lesson 1 Reading ppt课件-（2022）新北师大版高中英语高一下学期必修第三册.pptx

1、To read and talk about paintings and masterpiecesTo read for general understandingTo read for specific information and understanding words in contextTo read for similarties between three different paintingsstarry adj.mentally adv. massive n. beneath prep. failure n. striking adj. burning adj. having

2、 many stars very large, solid, and heavy connected with or related to the mindin or to a lower position than something, or directly under something unusual or interesting enough to be easily noticed a lack of success in achieving or doing something on fire Matching.empire n.mysterious adj. visual ad

3、j. reaction adj. viewer n. someone who looks at somethingrelating to seeing a group of countries that are all controlled by one ruler or government something that you feel or do because of something that has happened or been said something is strange and is not known about or understood.What is mast

4、erpiece?masterpiece: a work of art that is of high quality or that is the best that a particular artist, writer etc. has createdWhat do you see in the following paintings? Use the phrases below to help you. Do you like them? What are the names of the three paintings?white and yellow circles an amazi

5、ng sky a thin figure a lonely tree a sleeping village a dark stormy sea a house lit by lights from insidewhite and yellow circlesan amazing skya dark stormy seaa sleeping villagea thin figurea lonely treea house lit by lightsfrom insideWhat would you title the painting?The Starry Night What does the

6、 title say about the painting? What elements can be seen in the painting? What is your opinion of the painting? What emotiong does the painting bring to mind? How does the painting make you feel?What would you title the painting?The Scream What does the title say about the painting? What elements ca

7、n be seen in the painting? What is your opinion of the painting? What emotiong does the painting bring to mind? How does the painting make you feel?The Empire of LightYou are going to read an article about materpieces, what would like to learn from it? Write down your questions that you may predict

8、about the article in the diagram.materpiecesHow to introduce a painting?paintingpainterfactors (构成要素构成要素):Try to underline the general sentence for each paragraph.Try to use the context to understand unknown terms. Listen and read the descriptions of the three paintings. Underline the name of each p

9、ainting and its artist. Find out what each painting is about.What are these three descriptions mainly about?A. Three famous paintings.B. Three famous painters.C. Three interesting stories.Read and answer:A. Three famous paintings.the paintingthe painterthe time when it was paintedThe Starry NightThe

10、 ScreamThe Empire of LightFill in a form.Van GoghEdvard MunchRen Magrittein June 1889in 1893between 1953 and 1954What is each painting about?Read the three descriptions again. Use the diagram below to help you take notes. Then talk about each painting.You can use contextual clues.What does the paint

11、ing show?What may have inspired the painter?What did the artist think or say about the painting? The Starry Night_The Scream_The Empire of Light_The Starry NightWhat does the painting show?What may have inspired the painter?What did the artist think or say about the paintig?The night sky with clouds

12、, stars and a moon.What he saw from the window.He thought it was failure.The Starry NightWhat did Van Gogh also paint in The Starry Night?the massive circlesa village and a treehang in the skycolor: white and yellowthe stars and the moon racing across the skybright and darkbeneath amazing skyfeeling

13、: lonelyThe Starry NightWhy did Van Gogh paint the yellow spots?Van Goghs mental illness may have affected his sense of sight. He also took a drug that can make people see yellow spots, just like the stars in The Starry Night.What does the painting show?What may have inspired the painter?What did th

14、e artist think or say about the paintig?A thin figure with an expression of fear.His experience of walkig with friends.Not mentioned in the text.The ScreamThe ScreamWhat made Munch create this painting?In his diary, he talked about what inspired him. “I was walking down the road with two friends whe

15、n the sun set; suddenly the sky turned as red as blood I stood there shaking. Then I heard the scream of nature. The ScreamWhat do the experts find?The experts say that The Scream is connected to Munchs mental health problems, which caused him a lot of pain. What do they have in common?1. mental hea

16、lth problems2. inspirationWhat may have inspired the painter?What did the artist think or say about the paintig?A beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of the night.He thoughts and ideas.The contrast between day and night in the paintings was surprising.The Empire of

17、LightWhat does the painting show?Fill in the following blanks.MASTERPIECESThe Starry NightThe ScreamThe Empire of LightWhen was it painted?In June 1889In _Between 1953 and 1954Who painted it? _ Edvard Munch Ren MagritteWhat inspired the painter?What he saw from his windowWhat he saw and felt when th

18、e sun set.His thoughts, ideas and the desire to play with _Vincent van Gogh1893realityMASTERPIECESThe Starry NightThe ScreamThe Empire of LightWhat is in the painting?The night sky with clouds, stars and a moon A sleeping village and a dark, _ treeCovering his or her ears and looking directly at the

19、 _, a figure lets out a powerful scream with his mouth wide open.The figure is set on a(n) _ above a dark, stormy sea and against a burning orange-red sky.A beautiful house lit by _ frominside and surrounded by the darkness of night;a daytime skylonelyviewerbridgelightsMASTERPIECESThe Starry NightTh

20、e ScreamThe Empire of LightWhat is special about thepainting?The massive _ of white and yellowracing across the skyA thin figure with an expression of_Above the house and the tree is a daytime skyfull of brightness and soft white clouds, whichseems like a _ scene.circlesfearmysteriousMASTERPIECESThe

21、 Starry NightThe ScreamThe Empire of LightWhat did the painter thinkof his work?A(n) _The _ between day and night wassurprising.What did others think ofthis painting?One of the worlds most famous paintingsThe painting is connected to Munchs_.Dark and troubling_failuremental health problemschangeCalm

22、ingSort the expressions into the correct columns. Use them to practise introducing the paintings. The Starry NightThe ScreamThe Empire of Light1 with an expression of fear 2 let out a powerful scream3 circles of white and yellow racing across the sky4 a burning orange-red sky 5 surrounded by the dar

23、kness of night6 the night sky with clouds, stars and a moon7 a beautiful house lit by lights from inside8 full of brightness and soft white clouds9 looks directly at the viewer10 a sleeping village and a dark, lonely treeThe Starry NightThe ScreamThe Empire of Light3, 6, 101, 2, 4, 95, 7, 8Look at t

24、he three paintings and read the first paragraph of each desccription. Do they have anything in common? If so, underline the words and phrases in the descriptions that show their common features. Explain your opinions.dark / darkness Underline and take note of the similarities in each description. Re

25、ad the first paragraph of each description. Discuss on the similarities that you noticed. Explain your opinions.Suggested anserws:The words and phrases in the descriptions:the massive circles of white and yellow racing across the sky; a burning orange-red sky; a daytime sky full of brightness a dark

26、, lonely tree, a dark, s tormy sea; the darkness of nightEach painting is focused on the artists interpretation of nature, especially the aspects of the sky. All three paintings paint the sky with bright colours and the darkness in each one manifests a typical feature.Whats your opinion of the three

27、 paintings after reading the descriptions? Do you like or dislike them more? Give your reasons.Try to write a few sentences on each painting, expressing your opinion.You can use the following vocabuary words:artistic beauty, originality, emotional, atmosphere, colour scheme, dramatic, contrast of _

28、and _, highlights, the painting makes me feel uneasy/inspired, dark and troubling, failure, powerful.If you are talented enough to create a masterpiece, what would you like to create? A painting? A book? A song? A movie? Give your reasons.本文的语篇类型是说明文。本文的语篇类型是说明文。An exposition is a non-fiction text w

29、ritten for the purpose of information, explaining, or giving additional details to the reader about a certain topic.Language of exposition: 1) to explain why 2) to report information 3) to explain howExposition is usually tightly constructed. 说明文的语言多采用客观性词语，较少使用主观判断词汇，如表说明文的语言多采用客观性词语，较少使用主观判断词汇，如表示

30、个人善恶的形容词、副词。示个人善恶的形容词、副词。Read the quotes. Discuss the features of good paintings.What are the features of a good painting?Discuss focal point, beauty, skill of the artist, inherent meaning uniquenss and the artists intent. A man paints with his brain and not with his hands.- Michelangelo, an Italian

31、 painterPainting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.- Plutarch, an ancient Greek writerGood painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained.-Maurice de Vlaminck, a French painter1. How can a man paint with his brain?2. Why is painting similar to poetry?3. Poetry

32、involeves the beauty of words while painting involves the beauty of the world. How can poetry speak? Why is painting smiliar to cooking?4. Why is painting similar to cooking?5. How can you taste painting?Suppose you are a volunteer at an art exhibition. Introduce one of the three paintings to the vi

33、sitors.Each group chooses one painting and selects one person to be the scribe and write down notes for the group.Each student in group describes the painting, and provides background to the painting, the artist, the inspiration behind the painting etc. The scribe can mind map this information.Each group writes at least tem complete sentences about the painting using these descriptions.Role play.