人教英语选修6Unit1Warming up and reading (2)

A short history of western painting Reading Read the passage as quickly as you can and get a general idea of the passage. 1. What is this passage about? 2. How many styles does the writer tell us? The short history of Western art. 4 styles of the western art: The Middle Ages; The Renaissance Impressionism; Modern art . 1.theme: • be full of __________________; • create a feeling of _____________for God 2. But in the _____ century painters began to pain religious scenes in a more_________ way. religion The Middle Ages religious symbols respect and love 13th realistic The Renaissance 1.Theme: adopt a more ___________ attitude to life 2. Two developments: a. ___________________ b. ___________________ Drawing things in perspective Oil paints humanistic people and nature Impressionism 1. Theme: •Break away from the __________ style •Be eager to show how ______________ fell on objects •Not as _______ as the earlier ones outdoor people and nature 2.Did people like this style of painting? Why? traditional light and shadow detailed Modern art Two extremesA B 1. a_________ 2. Use _______, ______ and ______ 1.r__________ 2.Look like ____________ bstract colour line shape ealistic photographs Theme: certain qualities of the object 5th ----- 15thAD 15th -----16th 19th -----20th The Middle Ages The Renaissance Impressionism Modern Art History of western painting (Four periods) 20th------ Why have styles in Western art changed many times? ___________ and ______ of western people are always changing. The customs faith The Middle ages Impressionism Modern art Renaissance Modern art Task: True or False 1)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 art style today. F T T T T T The style of Western art has changed ____ _____ . Art is_________ by_________ and _____________. many times influenced customs faith of a people •During the Middle Ages, the main_____ of painters was to ______ _______themes. Artists were _________ ____ create a feeling of ______and _____for God. aim represent religious eager to respect love •In the Renaissance, people became__________________ more on _______and less on_______. Artists tried to paint _____ and _______ ____they really______. concentrated\focused humans religion people nature as were •Masaccio used___________ in his paintings which made people________ they were _______ _______a hole in the wall ____ a real scene. 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 as detailed thoseas •Today people accept ___________ ________as the ________ of_______ ____. Some modern art is _______while some is________. impressionists’ paintings beginning modern art abstract realistic LANGUAGE POINTS 1. During the Middle Ages, the main aim of the painters was to represent religious themes. take aim at 瞄准 = aim at sth. be aimed at 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 u这些措施旨在削减政府的开支。 uThese measures are ______ _______ government costs. u他没有瞄准就开枪。 uHe fired _______ ____. u他的人生没有目标。 uHe has________ ______ in life. aimed at without aim no aim 2. Nowadays, there are scores of modern art styles ， but without the impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. scores of 很多, 几十 score a goal (游戏、比赛的) 得分, 评分 The score in the football game was 4 - 1. 足球比赛的比分是四比一。 (很多人) attended the special performance. _______________(有20人) were present at the party. 3. Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the impressionists, who lived and worked in Paris. 这个句子的主语是____________________, 所以是个____________句型。 the impressionists The impressionists were among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting, who lived and worked in Paris. 3. Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the impressionist, who lived and worked in Paris. 这个句子的主语是____________________, 所以是个____________句型。 the impressionist 1. would rather do 2. make sculptures 3. visit art galleries 4. be influenced by 5. faith of a people 6. the main aim of… 7. create a feeling of respect 8. it is evident that… 9. in a more realistic way 10. concentrate less on 11. adopt a more humanistic attitude to life 12. possess their own paintings 13. be convinced of…/ that+clause 14. look through … at 15. by coincidence 16. in the late 19th century 17. change a great deal 18. a mostly agricultural society 19. lead to 20. break away from the traditional style 21. work outdoors 22. at different times of day 23.become angry about it 24.be ridiculous 25. scores of modern art styles 26. on the one hand.. on the other hand 27. that is 28. attempt to do