Teaching plan:
teaching aim:
knowledge aim: to provide the students some information about Van Gogh and
his paintings
skill aim: to strengthen the students reading comprehensive ability and listening
ability
emotional aim: to help students realize the sharp contrast between Van Gogh’s
real life and his paintings
to cultivate them to respect artist and art works
teaching aid: projector, tape recorder
teaching process:
I. Pre-reading task:
1. pictures showing: (Sunflowers, Starry Night, Blossoming peaches, Outdoor café,
Wheat Field)
2. video appreciating: (the exhibition of Vincent Van Gogh)
Q1: What colors does he often use in his paintings?
Q2: According to the colors of his paintings, can you guess what kind of
person Van Gogh is?
II. While-reading task:
1. scanning: (Vincent Van Gogh’s personal file)
birth place: the Netherlands
early jobs: art dealer, language teacher, missionary
financial supporter: brother Theo
style of painting: realistic, full of emotions
2. listening: (outline)
1853: born
1880-90: produce the best paintings
1888: cut off part of his own ear
1889-90: in mental hospital
1990: one work sold at US $82 million
3. skimming: (write paragraph number according to the synopsis)
para 4 Van Gogh cut off part of his ear and spent time in a mental hospital
para 3 His brother Theo supported him for ten years.
para 1 Van Gogh is probably the world’s most famous painter.
para 5 a summary of Van Gogh’s qualities as a painter
para 6 The writer recommends that people visit the exhibition.
para 2 After trying several jobs, Van Gogh turned to painting.
4. further reading: (find the unusual facts about Van Gogh)
(1)Although he produced more than 800 paintings in his lifetime, he sold only
one, for about US $80.
(2)In 1990, a Japanese businessman paid $82 million for one of his works--- a
world record.
(3)Looking for a deeper purpose in life, he worked as a missionary among the
poor.
(4)For the rest of his life, he depended on his brother Theo, the only person
who believed in his ability
(5)In late 1888, he was so upset that he cut off part of his own ear and gave it
to a young girl.
(6)From 1889 to 1890, he spent a year in a mental hospital.
(7)In 1890, he took his own life
……
5. listening: (try to describe Van Gogh’s paintings)
His paintings are realistic, not abstract. At the same time, they are not like
photographs. The bright colors and thick strokes of his paintings make the strong
emotions inside of him visible. Even when his paintings are flowers, trees or the
sky, his paintings are full of powerful, honest emotions, emotions which finally
killed him.
III. Post-reading task:
(let’s step into his inner world)
1. listening and watching the video(with lyrics) again. Appreciate his works and
think about his life.
2. discussion: (Based on his life story and his paintings, can you tell us what kind
of person Van Gogh is ?)
supposed answers: yellow, paintings, bright, powerful, honest, open, free,
ambitious, optimistic
blue, real life, poor, sad, upset, insane, miserable
3. quoting Van Gogh’s own words: (appreciating and thinking)
"And my aim in my life is to make pictures and drawings, as many and as well
as I can; then, at the end of my life, I hope to pass away, looking back with love
and tender regret, and thinking, 'Oh, the pictures I might have made!'"
Vincent van Gogh
19 November 1883
IV. homework: (choose one to finish)
A. Do you have any favorite painting of Van Gogh? If you do, tell us something
about it.
B. There are many stories about Van Gogh. If you are interested, share one
with us
C. Can you put it into words that what kind of person Van Gogh is?
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