1、高二年級英語 選修六第一單元學(xué)案-Reading 【目標(biāo)解讀】to learn about some famous artists in the west as well as a short history of western painting by reading and talking about them so that they will have a good taste for art and can freely talk about art in English.【自主閱讀并完成學(xué)案】Step 1 Lead-in -Free talk about artDo you kno

2、w about any famous painters , art and paintings?Painters:_Art:_Features of Chinese paintings:_ Features of wesrern paintings:_Step 2 Fast ReadingA. Whats the main idea of the text?The text mainly tells us _ of the major movements in _ over the centuries. _ has _ a lot with time going by.B. How many

3、styles of Western painting are mentioned in the text? What are they?_C. True or False1. Western art has changed very little over the last seventeen century. ( )2. Paintings in the Middle Ages did not use perspective. ( )3. Impressionists painted landscapes. ( )4. You cant recognize any object in abs

4、tract modern art. ( ) 5. In the Renaissance most artists painted indoors. ( )6. Abstract art is still an art style today. ( )Step3 Careful ReadingA. Read Para. 1 and answer:1. What influences art?_2. Why has Chinese art changed less?_3. Why cant the text describe all the styles of western art?_B. Re

5、ad the passage and choose the best answers1. What themes did the main aim of painters represent during the middle ages?A. natureB. peopleC. religiousD. perspective2. It can be inferred from the text that classical Roman and Greek ideas were_.A. imaginaryB. perspectiveC. impressionisticD. realistic3.

6、 Which of the following statement about the Impressionism is true?A. Painting became an easy task because it was less detailed.B. Painters focused more on light and color than detail.C. Painters moved from the countryside to Paris and worked outdoors.D. Painters had to paint quickly because of the h

7、igh pace of industrial society.4. Which of the following are the styles of paintings about Modern Art?A. abstract and realistic B. abstract and naturalC. religious and nature D. people and objects.D. Read Para. 5 and answer the questions.1. What changes led to the change in painting styles?_2. Why d

8、id the painters have to paint quickly?_3. Did people like this style of painting? Why?_E. Read the passage again and fill in the tableAn Introduction to the History of Western PaintingPeriodsThemes/Aim of the paintersArtistic Characteristics_(5th to the 15th century AD) 1._to paint in a(n) 2._way _(

9、15th to 16th century )3._to adopt a more 4._ attitude of life; to draw things in 5._ and oil paints developed_ (late 19th to 20th century)to show how 6._ fell on objects at different times of dayto work 7._; to paint 8._(20th century to today)to look at their 9._in new waysto paint in a(n) 10._ or r

10、ealistic wayStep 4 Discussion-Group workWhat styles of painting there will be in the future? Which art style would you rather see in your home? Which art style do you like least? Why?_Step 5 SummaryStyles in Western art have changed many_. Art is _ by the _ and _During the Middle Ages, the main _ of

11、 painters was to represent _ themes. Artists were _ in creating _ and _ for God. In the Renaissance, people became _ more on _ and less on _. Artists tried to paint _ and nature _ they really _.Masaccio used _ in his paintings which made people _ they were looking_ a hole in the wall _ a real scene.

12、 In the late 19th century, Europe changed a great _ from a mostly _ society to a mostly _ one. The _ were the first to paint _. They had to paint _ and their paintings were not as _as _ of earlier painters.Today people accept _ paintings as the _ of modern _. Some modern art is _ while some is _. ti

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