Module8Unit3TheworldofcoloursandlightsWelcometotheunitTeachingaims:1.understandanddistinguishdifferenttypesofpaintingslike“mural,stilllifepainting,abstractart,naturepaintingandportraitpainting”;2.developtheirinterestinlearningaboutartandpainters;3.enlargetheirvocabularyrelatedtopaintinginWordpowersection.Teachingprocedures:Step1lead-in1)Avideo“ArtAttack”appreciationAfterthat,askstudentsquestionslike:1.Haveyoueverwatchedtheprogram?Whatcanyoulearnfromit?2.Whattypeofpaintingisit?Nature,portraitorstilllifepainting?Andwhy?2)FamouspaintingsappreciationPresentsomeworldfamouspaintingslike“MogaoCaveswallpaintings”,“MonaLisa”,“Sunflower”etc.andaskstudentswhatinformationtheyhavegotaboutthesepaintingsandpainters.Step2Brainstorming1.Askstudentstoworkingroupsandcreateaspidergramusingthekeyword“painting”,encouragingthemtofindasmanysubcategoriesaspossiblethatrelatetopainting.Andstudentscanrefertothetextbookordictionaryforhelp.2.Askeachgroupleadertoreporttheiranswers.Theteacherisexpectedtonotedownontheblackboardespeciallythetypesofpaintinglistedonthetextbook.Step3WelcometoteunitPictureofamuralAmuralisaverylargepieceofartwork,suchasapainting,thatisdoneonawall.Muralscandatebacktoprehistorictimes,suchasthepaintingsonthewallsofcaves.Today,muralsarepaintedondifferentsurfaces.PictureofastilllifepaintingAstilllifeisaworkofartthatpresentsobjectsthatarenotmoving.ItwaspopularinWesternartsincethe17thcentury.PictureofabstractartAbstractartisatypeofartthatdoesnotshowobjectsinanaturalway.Instead,abstractartistspresenttheirviewoftheobjectswithcolorsorshapes.Theabstractartistsusethistoshowthetruequalitiesoftheobjectsunderneaththeirappearance.PictureofapaintingofnaturePaintingsofnaturecanalsobecalled“landscape”.Apaintingofnaturealwaysincludeselementssuchasland,plants,man-madebuildingsandaverywideview.Sometimes,apaintingofnaturealsopresentswater,agroupofwildanimals,peopleorthesky.Pictureofaportrait
