Module 8 Unit 3Learning objectives:1.To learn about some masters’ life stories and their famous paintings. 2.To improve reading and speaking abilities.Self-portrait(by Pablo Picasso)Mona LisaLeonardo da Vinci Pond Lily Lotus flowers floated on the surface of a pond(Claude Monet)Starry Night(Van Gogh)The Night Watchman (Rembrandt)Reading strategyReading a life storygoin the orderwhen and where the person was borntheir childhood, education and early influencetheir most famous works and stylesthe date of their death;what people thought about their worksTrue or false?1). Pablo Picasso was born in England.2). The painting of Mona Lisa is in the Louvre Museum.3). Leonardo da Vinci is an Italian.4). Monet was an American painter.5). Van Gogh’s early paintings were abstract.FTTFFSkimmingSpaina FrenchImpressionismDetailed readingComplete a profile:Name:Birthplace:_______________Nationality:______________Dates of birth and death: 1881-1973Number of his art works: ___________His profession:______________Characteristic of cubism he created:________________________________________________________the city of Málaga,SpainSpanishover 20,000painter, sculptor and photographer a type of art where things are represented as geometric shapes.Pablo PicassoPara 2Detailed readingComplete a profile:Name:Nationality:___________Dates of birth and death: 1452-1519His masterpiece:_________________His profession:__________________ _______________________________The place where the painting is kept:________________________ItalianMona Lisa a painter, a sculptor, an architect, an engineer and a scientist the Louvre Museum, ParisPara 3~4Leonardo da Vinci1.He created this masterpiece between 1503 and 1506.(line 17)Make each day your masterpiece.2.The painting is so valuable that it is difficult ...
