1、Unit 1 Art单 元 要 览本单元的中心话题是西方绘画和中国艺术的历史、中西方各种艺术形式与风格，不同时代的著名画家以及他们的作品。语言知识的选择和听说读写等语言技能的训练主要围绕“绘画艺术”这一主题进行。本单元的目的在于帮助学生掌握与“绘画艺术”这一主题有关的词汇知识，引导学生了解绘画艺术及其各个历史发展时期的不同风格，培养他们对艺术的兴趣以及理解美、欣赏美、创造美的能力。本单元的主要教学内容如下表所示：类别 课程标准要求掌握的内容话题 A brief history of Western painting and Chinese art；famous artists and work
2、s of artadopt来源:学科网v. 采用；采纳；收养来源:学科网ZXXKscholar n. 学者来源:学科网possessv. 拥有；具有；支配preference n. 喜爱；偏爱attemptv.& n. 尝试；企图reputation n. 名声；名誉predictv. 预言；预告；预测civilization n. 文明；文化appeal v. 呼吁，求助 Egypt n. 埃及aimn. 目标；目的 v. 瞄准district n. 区；区域typicaladj. 典型的；有代表性的committee n. 委员会specificadj. 确切的；特定的signature
3、n. 署名；签字carve v. 雕刻；刻记 abstract adj. 抽象的；深奥的sculpture n. 雕塑 conventional adj. 常规的；传统的galleryn. 画廊；美术陈列室evident adj. 明显的；明白的faith n. 信任；信念 superb adj. 卓越的；杰出的possessionn. 所有；财产 ridiculous adj. 荒谬的；可笑的techniquen. 技术；方法；技能controversial adj. 争论的；争议的coincidencen. 巧合；相合 delicateadj. 脆弱的；容易生病的shadow n. 阴影；
4、影子 allergicadj. 过敏性的；对过敏的figuren. 画像；身材；数字aggressive adj. 侵略的；好斗的clay n. 黏土 fragile adj. 精细的；易碎的marble n. 大理石 Egyptianadj. 埃及的；埃及人的cafen. 咖啡馆；小餐馆visualadj. 视觉的；看得见的exhibitionn. 展览；陈列；展览会fragrantadj. 香的；令人愉快的flesh n. 肉；肉体 contemporaryadj. 当代的；同时代的geometry n. 几何学 permanent adj. 永久的；持久的bunch n. 束；串 fai
5、thfully adv. 忠实地avenue n. 林荫道；大街a great deal 大量 attempt to do sth. 企图做某事on the other hand (可是 )另一方面be allergic to 对过敏appeal to (对某人)有吸引力 have a preference for 喜欢make sculptures 制作雕塑 in the flesh 活着的；本人词汇by coincidence 巧合地1.If you were an artist，what kind of pictures would you paint？(the subjunctive
6、mood)句2.If the rules of perspective had_not_been_discovered，no one would_have_been able to paint such realistic pictures.(the subjunctive mood)3.There are scores of modern art styles，but without the Impressionists，many of these painting styles might_not_exist.(the subjunctive mood)型4.Among_the_paint
7、ers_who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionists，who lived and worked in Paris.(inversion)功能语法虚拟语气(Subjunctive Mood)(1)(I wish I were/did/could/would.；If I did.，I would do.)If you could have three of these paintings on the walls of your classrooms， which would you ch
8、oose?If you were an artist，what kind of pictures would you paint?Have you ever wished you could paint as well as a professional artist？教学重1.Get students to know about Western painting and Chinese art，famous artists and works of art.2Have students learn some useful new words and expressions about 点 p
9、ainting and art and let them learn effective ways to master them.3Enable students to grasp and use the expressions of preference.4Let students learn the new grammar item：the subjunctive mood(1)5Develop students listening，speaking，reading and writing ability.教学难点1.Enable students to master the use of
10、 the subjunctive mood.2Let students learn to write a letter of suggestion.3Develop students integrative skills.课时安排Periods needed：6Period 1 Warming Up，Pre reading，Reading and ComprehendingPeriod 2 Language StudyPeriod 3 Grammarthe Subjunctive Mood(1)Period 4 Listening and SpeakingPeriod 5 Reading an
11、d WritingPeriod 6 Summing Up，Learning Tip and AssessmentPeriod 1 Warming Up，Prereading，Reading and Comprehending整 体 设 计教学内容分析 This is the first teaching period of this unit.The central part of this period is the reading passage with the name of A Short History of Western Painting showing the student
12、s the history of Western painting.Warming Up gives students four questions to discuss，aiming at preparing students for both the content and the grammar of the unit.Pre reading provides three questions to help students focus on the topic of the reading passage and leads the students to think about an
13、y personal experiences of Western art they may have，such as things about art galleries，paintings in galleries，some Western artists and paintings.Reading mainly introduces the history of Western painting.There are four major movements in Western art.Social，political and cultural changes contribute to
14、 the changes in artistic styles.There are four pictures of paintings in the passage representing the four major movements.After a glance at the title of the text and the headlines within it we know that it is a historical report，in which there are many time expressions.Then we can know the topic of
15、the text and how the information is organizedin the order of time，from the earliest to the present.Comprehending consists of four written or oral exercises for the students to do so as to help the students to get a better understanding of the text，that is to say，to help the teacher to check how much
16、 the students have understood the text.三维目标设计 Knowledge and skills1To understand the meanings of the following new words and phrases：abstract(抽象的)，sculpture(雕塑) ，gallery(画廊)，faith( 信念)， aim(目标) ，conventional(传统的)，typical(典型的，有代表性的) ，evident(明显的) ，adopt(采用)，possess( 拥有) ，superb(卓越的，杰出的)， possession(财
17、产)，technique(技术)，by coincidence(巧合地)，a great deal(大量 )，shadow(阴影)，ridiculous(可笑的)，controversial(争议的)，attempt(尝试；企图)，on the other hand(另一方面) ，predict(预测)2To learn about some major movements in Western art and how art has changed stylistically over the centuries.3To learn how the information is organi
18、zed.4To develop the students reading ability by skimming and scanning the passage.5To develop the students speaking ability by talking about Western paintings.Process and methods1While doing Warming Up the teacher can lead in the topic of this unit by showing students some Chinese and Westernstyle p
19、aintings to recall their own knowledge and opinions about various art forms.Students should also be introduced to the subjunctive mood and try to use it when talking about the art forms.2During Prereading the teacher can go around the classroom and discuss the questions with several students.This di
20、scussion should be studentcentered and arouse students interest in Western painting.The teacher should also ask the students to look at the paintings in the reading passage and try to identify which style each of them belongs to so as to let them have a general knowledge of these paintings.3While do
21、ing Reading and Comprehending，the teacher may first ask the students to read the text quickly to get the general idea of each paragraph.After reading the passage，students are encouraged to answer some questions and discuss the text structure.4To consolidate the contents of the reading passage，the st
22、udents should be required to retell the history of Western art in their own words at the end of the class.Emotion，attitude and value1To stimulate students sense of beauty and the ability of understanding，enjoying and creating beauty.2To develop students sense of cooperative learning.教学重、难点 1To enabl
23、e the students to learn about the history of Western art and to develop their reading ability.2To enable the students to talk about Western paintings.教 学 过 程Step 1 Warming up1Warming up by looking and talkingShow the following paintings to the students and let them find out their favorites and give
24、the reasons.Then help them find out the differences between the first three pictures and the next three ones.Sample expressions：If I were to choose paintings on the wall，I would choose the first one，because.If I were an artist，I would paint horses.Because.2Warming up by reading the short passage bel
25、ow.The Chinese have for centuries seen painting as the highest form of art.Chinese paintings have an air of living nature，harmony and peace that is not always found in the art of other civilizations.It is entirely different from Western painting，but that difference is hard to grasp and express.The f
26、ollowing are some different forms of art：Figure painting：It includes portraits，story painting and genre painting(风俗画)with figures as the main subject.Lines are the key point.Landscape painting： Chinese landscape paintings can be divided into blueandgreen landscape，gold andgreen landscape，lightpurple
27、 red landscape and water ink landscape according to the colors used in paintings.The one without outlines is called boneless landscape.Flower and bird painting：Flowers，rocks and birds are usually the main subjects of this kind of paintings.Technically，there are detailed style with colors and free st
28、yle with ink.Court painting：It refers to the works done by those professional painters employed by the royal court，or imitations of their works by other painters.The passage above is about Chinese art forms.With this，the teacher can arouse students interest to read the passage about Western painting
29、.Step 2 Prereading1Match the paintings and their painters.Suggested answers: Painting 1：Picasso；Painting 2：Masaccio；Painting 3：Da Vinci；Painting 4：Van Gogh2Encourage students to talk more about the paintings and the artists.Keys for reference：Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 in the village of Vinci.Leonardo began his career working for a master painter in Florence.His masterpiece is Mona Lisa.Leonardo was truly a
