Section Ⅱ Lesson 11 ． Discussion—Look at the following pictures and discuss which picture you like best? Why?Picture__B ． It __shows__a__beautiful__house__lit__by__lights__from__inside,__surrounded__by__the__darkness__of__night.What__is__strange__is__that__above__the__house__and__the__tree,__we__see__a__daytime__sky__full__of__brightness__and__soft__white__clouds.It__seems__like__quite__a__mysterious__scene.2．Prediction—Look at the three paintings on Page 8, read the phrases below and predict what the passage is probably about.The__passage__is__mainly__about__three__world__famous__painters__and__their__paintings.1．First reading—Read the text and then fill in the form below.The Starry NightThe ScreamThe Empire of LightWriter①Vincent__van__Gogh②Edvard__Munch③René__MagritteWhat may have Van Gogh’s ④mental__illness He ⑥was__walking__down the road when the sun He was inspired by his inspired the painter？may have affected his sense of sight.He also took a drug that can make people see ⑤yellow spots.set; suddenly the sky turned as red as blood. Then he heard the scream of ⑦nature．⑧thoughts__and__ideas．Opinions about the painting？He thought it was ⑨a__failure．The painting is connected to his mental health problems, which caused him much ⑩pain．He thought that the change between day and night in the paintings was ⑪surprising.2.Second reading—Read the text again and select the expressions for each painting.A：The Starry Night B：The Scream C：The Empire of Lighta．with an expression of fearb．let out a powerful screamc．circles of white and yellow racing across the skyd．a burning orange－red sky.e．visual experimentsf．the night sky with clouds, stars and a moong．a beautiful house lit by lights from insideh．full of brightness and soft white clouds...
