牛津版英语选修8 Unit3 The world of colours and light--Welcome to the Unit& Reading VIP免费

Unit3TheworldofcoloursandlightPartOneTeachingDesignAimsandrequirements♦Readane-mailaboutanarttripandawebpageaboutunusualpictures♦Listentoinstructionsabouthowtoreportonavisit♦Talkaboutartandaskfortechnicalinformation♦Writeareportaboutavisit♦MakeasmallbookaboutunusualpicturesProcedures●WelcometotheUnitStep1:BrainstormingThetopicswearegoingtodealwithareveryfamiliartoyou.Theyarerelatedtoartandpainting.Doyoulikepainting?Canyounamesomefamousartistsyoulikeoryouarefamiliarwith?Howmanytypesofpaintingdoyouknow?Pleasetrytomatchthetypeswiththerightpictures.stilllifepictureabstractpicturemuralapaintingofnatureaportrait用心爱心专心Step2:SharinginformationLookatthefollowingpictures.Picture1:AmuralWhatcanyouseeinthepicture?Whatisamural?(Amuralisaverylargepieceofartwork,suchasapainting,thatisdoneonawall.Muralscandatebacktoprehistorictimes,suchasthepaintingsonthewallsofcaves.Today,muralsarepaintedondifferentsurfaces.)Whatarethecharacteristicsofamural?(Comparedwithothertypesofpaintings,muralsarealwayslargerinsizeandtheyarepaintedonthesurfacesofwalls.Thisfeaturemakesmuralsveryeasytoattractpublicattention.)Doyouknowanyfamousmuralpaintersandtheirworks?(OneofthemostfamousmuralsisGuernicabytheSpanishcubistpainterandsculptorPabloPicasso.AnotherfamousoneisWaterLilies,whichwascreatedbytheFrenchimpressionistClaudeMonetin1926.)Picture2:AstilllifepaintingWhatcanyouseeinthispicture?Whatisastilllifepicture?(Astilllifeisaworkofartthatpresentsobjectsthatarenotmoving.ItwaspopularinWesternartsincethe17thcentury.)Whatarethecharacteristicsofstilllifepictures?(Stilllifepaintingsfocusonobjectssuchasflowersorfruit.Thisgivesartistsmorefreedomtoarrangetheelementsinthepicturethantheydopaintingsofnatureorportraits.)Doyouknowanyfamousstilllifepaintersandtheirworks?(ThehistoryofstilllifepaintingscandatebacktoancientEgypt.Atthattime,peoplebelievedthatiftheyputthepaintingsoffoodsorotheritemsintombs,peoplecouldstilleatorusetheseitemsintheotherworld.TherearemanyfamousstilllifepaintersandvanGogh’sSunflowersisoneofthemostwell-knownstilllifepaintings.)Picture3:AbstractartWhatcanyouseeinthispicture?Whatdoyouknowaboutabstractart?(Abstractartisatypeofartthatdoesnotshowobjectsinanaturalway.Instead,abstractartistspresenttheirviewoftheobjectswithcoloursorshapes.Theabstractartistsusethistoshowthetruequalitiesoftheobjectsunderneaththeirappearance.)Doyouknowofanypaintersthatpaintabstractpainting?Doyouthinkiteasyordifficulttounderstandabstractpainting?Explainyourreasons.Picture4:ApaintingofnatureWhatdoyouseeinthispicture?Whatdoyouknowaboutpaintingsofnature?(Paintingsofnaturecanalsobecalled“landscape”.Apaintingofnaturealwaysincludeselementssuchasland,plants,man-madebuildingsandaverywideview.Sometimes,apaintingofnaturealsopresentswater,agroupofwildanimals,peopleorthesky.)Canyounamesomeofyourfavouriteartistswhodopaintingsofnature?Whydoyoulikehis用心爱心专心orherwork?Picture5:AportraitWhatcanyouseeinthispicture?Whatdoyouknowaboutaportrait?(Aportraitisapaintingthatshowsaperson,particularlytheshouldersandup.Inveryfewcases,theartistswouldshowtheirpersonalopinionsinaportrait.)Whydomanypainterspaintportraits?Doyouknowanyfamousportraitintheworld?(Oneofthebest-knownportraitsintheworldistheItalianRenaissanceartistLeonardodaVinci’sMonaLisa.)Whydopeopleliketohavetheirportraitspainted?Ifpossible,wouldyouliketohaveyourportraitpainted?Whyo...