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Which style do you like better? Why?

colour shape line nature realistic abstractdetailed traditional rich religious unfinished modern wonderful colorful attractivelifelike vivid fantastic imaginary mystic valuable

1. What’s the main idea of the text?

_____________________ has ____________ a lot with time going by.

2. How many styles of Western painting are

mentioned in the text? What are they?

Four. They are:

Fast reading

The style of Western art

The Middle Ages The Renaissance

Impressionism Modern art

changed

therefore, as a result,as a consequence

1. It rained that day and _____ the baseball game was called off.

A. however B. still C. so D. consequently2.Many houses were completely destroyed in

Sichuan Earthquake. _______, The victims had to live in the temporary shelters.

A. As a result of B. As for C. As a consequence D. As usual

consequently

D

C

Period 1 Middle Ages

Time

Characteristics

of the paintings

• ___________themes

• Full of

________________

Representative artist

5th-15th century religious

religious symbols

Giotto di Bondone

The Middle Ages (Para 2)

Giotto di Bondone乔托 · 迪 · 邦多纳

犹大之吻

Which is more realistic?

Can you find out the religious symbols?

A. 6th century

B. 13th century

B. 13th century

Read the part carefully and fill in the blanks:

In the ______ of the Middle Ages, artist showed

much _______ in showing respect and love for

God ______ ___ showing nature and people as

they really were. And paintings from this period

are _____ with religious _______. _______, things

had begun to change by the 13th century when

some painters, ____ _______ Giotto di Bondone

_______ a more realistic style of _______

religious scenes.

period

interest

instead of

filled symbols However

for example

created painting

The Renaissance (Para3,4)1.What was the painters’ main aim?

To paint people and nature as they really were.

2. What were the two important discoveries?Perspective oil paint

Who first used this skill?

Masacciorealistic

What’s the use of oil paint ?

the color richer & deeper

•Adopt a more ________________ to life

•_______ Roman and Greek ideas

•Draw things ___________

•Colors look _______________

The Style of the Renaissance

humanistic attitude

Classicalin perspective

richer and deeper

Marie and baby Jesus

more like human, more realistic

Which painting belongs to the Middle Age? The Renaissance?

Madonna with Child and Angels Crucifixion

Masaccio’s works ：•What did people believe when they first saw Masaccio’s works?

They were convinced that they were looking through a hole in the wall at a real scene.

convince vt 使确信，使信服 , 说服convince sb + that clause /+of sthSb be convinced + that clause /+ of sthconvince sb. to do sth. 说服某人去做…

我们说服她搭火车去。 We_________ her______ by train.

她试图使我们相信她的清白。 She tried to ____________ her innocence.

她说的话使我认识到我错了。 What she said ______________ I was wrong .

convinced to go

convince us of

convinced me that

Sb. take/get possession of sth 某人得到 / 占有某物Sb…in possession of sth. 某人拥有某物Sth…in the possession of sb 为某人拥有Sth…in one’s possession 为某人拥有

possess [v.] possession [Un.] 拥有 , 所有权 [Cn.] 财产 ( 常用复数 )

他有两辆汽车。 He possesses two cars. He is in possession of two cars. Two cars are in his possession.

1. 多巧的事啊！ What a coincidence!

2. 我们凑巧一同到达这儿。By coincidence, we arrived here at the same time.It was a coincidence that we arrived ……

3.They are not my parents. I’m adopted. 收养4.Our school has adopted a new teaching method. 采用5.They’ll adopt our suggestion. 采纳

Impressionism (Para. 5&6)

2.Why did the painters have to paint quickly?

1.What was the painters’ main aim?

To show how light and shadow fell on objects at different times of day.

Because natural light changes so quickly.

3. what did people think of those paintings?

dislike angry careless ridiculous

Not detailed

•Break away from the __________ style

•Be eager to show how ______________ fell on objects

•Not as _______ as the earlier ones

The Style of Impressionism

traditional

light and shadow

detailed

凡高《向日葵》

______students say that it is_____ interesting book , but it isn’t ______ interesting book they have read , and that they read such books_______ on weekends.

most, the most, a most mostly most a most

the most

mostly

What changes led to the changes of painting styles in the Impressionism?

Europe changed a great deal, from a mostly agricultural society to a mostlyindustrial one...

Modern art (Para 7)

Style

Concentrate on

Presentation like photos

realistic

certain qualities

of the object

1 2so different

abstract

color, line and shape

what we see with our eyes

•Abstract, that is, the painter does not __________ paint objects as we see

•_____________ certain qualities of the object

•Use color, line and ______

•So realistic that they look like ___________

The Style of Modern Art

attempt to

Concentrate on

shape

photographs

Names of ages Time Artists Feature

5th to 15th century AD

15th to 16th century

\

20th century to today

\

The Middle Ages

The Renaissance

Impressionism

Modern art

Giotto

Masaccio

religious, realistic

realisticperspectiveoil paintnot detailedridiculousabstractrealistic

Late 19th to early 20th century

The Renaissance

According to the painting theme, tell which history period do they belong to?

5th C AD 15th 16th 19th 20th

The Middle Ages

The Renaissance Impressionism

Modern Art

People and nature

(houses, possessions as well as activities and achievements)

Ⅰ History Period

Ⅱ Painting Theme

《圣母子》

The Middle Ages

5th C AD 15th 16th 19th 20th

The Middle Ages

The Renaissance Impressionism

Modern Art

Religious themes People and nature

(houses, possessions as well as activities and achievements)

Ⅰ History Period

Ⅱ Painting Theme

Modern Art

5th C AD 15th 16th 19th 20th

The Middle Ages

The Renaissance Impressionism

Modern Art

Religious themes People and nature

(houses, possessions as well as activities and achievements)

Certain qualities of the object

Ⅰ History Period

Ⅱ Painting Theme

蓬图瓦兹 . 埃尔米塔日的坡地

-- 卡米耶 · 毕沙罗

Impressionism

5th C AD 15th 16th 19th 20th

The Middle Ages

The Renaissance Impressionism

Modern Art

Religious themesPeople and nature

(houses, possessions as well as activities and achievements)

Outdoors

(light and shadow)

Certain qualities of the object

Ⅲ Painting Style

Ⅰ History Period

Ⅱ Painting Theme

                                                             

If you were a professional artist, choose one of the following paintings to describe from the three aspects( 方面 ): History period

Painting Theme

Painting style

                                                             

From what we’ve learnt today, try to predict what painting styles there will be in the future.

The History

                                                             ---Grace

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Detailed Reading: True or False1. Western art has changed very little over

the last seventeen centuries.2. Painters in the Middle Ages did not use

perspective.3. Impressionists painted landscapes.4. You cannot recognize any object in

abstract modern art.5. In the Renaissance most artists painted

indoors.6. Abstract art is still an art style today.

F

TT

T

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aim

aim at 瞄准sth. be aimed at n./doing 旨在 ;目的在于 ;针对with the aim of … 有…的目的without aim 无目的的 ,胡乱地

这些措施旨在削减政府的开支。These measures are ______ ____ cutting down government costs.他没有瞄准就开枪。He fired _______ ____.他的人生没有目标。He has_____ ____ in life.

aimed at

without aim

no aim

a great deal of a large amount of much/ittle quite a little

a large number of a great/good many many/fewquite a few ( 许多 ) scores of/dozens of

a lot of/lots of a large quantity of large quantities of plenty of; a mass of, masses of

+ 不可数名词

+ 可数名词复数形式

+ 不可数名词或可 数名词复数形式

many a + 单数可数名词 + 动词单数

A great deal of, a great deal, a number of

1._______ people are waiting for the bus.

2.I have learned__________ from my visit to Tibet.

3.After he gave this question _______ thought, he said “no”.

1.I have heard that ( 很多 )times.

2.Nowadays, there are （好几十种） modern art styles.

3. ( 很多 ) people attended the

special performance.

scores ofscores of

scores ofscores of

Scores ofScores of

4._________( 有 20 人 ) people were

present at the party.

5.____________( 四十人） people wanted to fly there.

6.The ________in the football game was 4 - 1.________in the football game was 4 - 1.

A score ofA score of

Two scoreTwo score

scorescore

1. He spent ____money on books and _____ 1. He spent ____money on books and _____ his books are about space and satellite.his books are about space and satellite.

A.A. A great deal of, a good many ofA great deal of, a good many ofB.B. a good many; a great number ofa good many; a great number ofC.C. a large quantity of; a large amount ofa large quantity of; a large amount ofD.D. many; plenty ofmany; plenty of2. She bought ______eggs yesterday, but 2. She bought ______eggs yesterday, but

there were ________ them broken.there were ________ them broken.A.A. two scores of; scores oftwo scores of; scores ofB.B. scores of; two scores ofscores of; two scores ofC.C. scores of; two score ofscores of; two score ofD.D. score of; two scorescore of; two score

I attempted to speak but was told to keep quiet.She made an attempt to lock the door.

attempt n. 努力 , 尝试 , 企图 vt. 尝试 , 企图

attempted adj. 未遂的 an attempted murder

努力 attempt to do 尝试做 attempt doing make an attempt to do...

Styles in Western art have changed

__________. Art is _________ by the

________ and _________________.

During the Middle Ages, the main ____

of painters was to _________________

themes. Artists were ___________

creating ______ and _____for God.

many times influenced

customs faith of a people

aimrepresent religious

interested in

respect love

In the Renaissance, people became

_______ more on _______and less on

_______. Artists tried to paint ______

and ______ __ they really ____.

Masaccio used __________ in his

paintings which made people ________

they were ______________ a hole in

the wall __ a real scene.

focused humans

religion people

nature as were perspective

convinced

looking through

at

In the late 19th century, Europe

changed __________ from a mostly

__________ society to a mostly ________

one. The ____________ were the first to

paint ________. They had to paint

______ and their paintings were not __

______________ of earlier painters.

a great deal

agricultural industrial

impressionists

outdoors

quickly

detailed as those

as

Today people accept _____________

________ as the _________ of _______

_______. Some modern art is

_______while some is ___.

impressionists’

beginning modern

abstract

realistic

paintings

realistic

1.Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is a speaking picture.

画是无言的诗 , 诗是有声的画。

2. Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained

好的画犹如佳肴，可以品其美味，却无法解释。

1 superb

2 aim

3 ridiculous

4 faith

5 evident

6 conventional

7 gallery

8 abstrct

9 technique

10 sculpture

1 possess

2 a great deal

3 By coincidence

4 adopt

5 attempted

6 on the other hand

7 predict

1 exhibition

2 impression; possession

3 civilization; realization

4 professional; conventional

5 preference; difference

6 evident; permanent

7 fragrant; distance

8 controversial; industrial

1 cafe2 district3 avenue4 shadow5 typical6 bunch7 painting8 fragrant9 signature10 reputation

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