Module 4 Fine Arts—Western, Chinese and Pop ArtsPeriod One Introduction; Reading and VocabularyThe General Idea of This PeriodThis period includes Introduction as well as Reading and Vocabulary. In the part of introduction, the teacher first lead Ss to some new words concerning the topic in this module and stimulate the Ss’ interest in the study of the new module. Then complete the first and second activities and check their answers. The third activity can be dealt with by holding a competition, which is by the square the transition from Introduction to Reading and Vocabulary. In the reading and vocabulary part you can first lead the Ss to learn some new words which will appear in the reading passage and decrease the difficulty they come across in the reading process. Then require the Ss to read the passage fast, getting its main idea. After this, instruct the Ss to read the passage again, completing the third and fourth activities. Next, ask the Ss to read through the passage once again and learn some useful language points. Teaching Aims 1) Train the students’ speaking skills. 2) Develop the students’ reading ability.3) Learn the following words: like, dislike, artist, colorful, contemporary, delightful, drawing, paint,painter, painting, scene, traditional, alive, aspect, imitate, observe, reality, style, adopt, aim, standPhrases: be interested in, at the same time, aim to do, such as, be known for, because of, get tired of, all the time, be crazy about, can’t stand, be fond of, develop an interest inSentence patterns: Like Qi Baishi, Xu painted in the traditional Chinese style.Xu Beihong believed that artists should show reality, but not just imitate it.. . . , and I enjoy it a lot...
