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1、Unit 3 The world of colors and light Welcome 教学案Aims and requirementsRead an email about an art trip and a web page about unusual picturesListen to instructions about how to report on a visitTalk about art and ask for technical informationWrite a report about a visitMake a small book about unusual p
2、icturesProceduresStep 1: BrainstormingThe topics we are going to deal with are very familiar to you. They are related to art and painting.Do you like painting？ Can you name some famous artists you like or you are familiar with？How many types of painting do you know？ Please try to match the types wit
3、h the right pictures.Step 2: Sharing informationLook at the following pictures.Picture 1: A mural What can you see in the picture？What is a mural？ (A mural is a very large piece of artwork， such as a painting， that is done on a wall. Murals can date back to prehistoric times， such as the paintings o
4、n the walls of caves. Today， murals are painted on different surfaces.)What are the characteristics of a mural？ (Compared with other types of paintings， murals are always larger in size and they are painted on the surfaces of walls. This feature makes murals very easy to attract public attention.)Do
5、 you know any famous mural painters and their works？ (One of the most famous murals is Guernica by the Spanish cubist painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso. Another famous one is Water Lilies， which was created by the French impressionist Claude Monet in 1926.)Picture 2: A still life paintingWhat can y
6、ou see in this picture？What is a still life picture？ (A still life is a work of art that presents objects that are not moving. It was popular in Western art since the 17th century.)What are the characteristics of still life pictures？ (Still life paintings focus on objects such as flowers or fruit. T
7、his gives artists more freedom to arrange the elements in the picture than they do paintings of nature or portraits.)Do you know any famous still life painters and their works？ (The history of still life paintings can date back to ancient Egypt. At that time， people believed that if they put the pai
8、ntings of foods or other items in tombs， people could still eat or use these items in the other world. There are many famous still life painters and van Goghs Sunflowers is one of the most well-known still life paintings.)Picture 3: Abstract artWhat can you see in this picture？What do you know about
9、 abstract art？ (Abstract art is a type of art that does not show objects in a natural way. Instead， abstract artists present their view of the objects with colours or shapes. The abstract artists use this to show the true qualities of the objects underneath their appearance.)Do you know of any paint
10、ers that paint abstract painting？ Do you think it easy or difficult to understand abstract painting？ Explain your reasons.Picture 4: A painting of natureWhat do you see in this picture？What do you know about paintings of nature？ (Paintings of nature can also be called “landscape”. A painting of natu
11、re always includes elements such as land， plants， man-made buildings and a very wide view. Sometimes， a painting of nature also presents water， a group of wild animals， people or the sky.)Can you name some of your favourite artists who do paintings of nature？ Why do you like his or her work？Picture
12、5: A portraitWhat can you see in this picture？ What do you know about a portrait？ (A portrait is a painting that shows a person， particularly the shoulders and up. In very few cases， the artists would show their personal opinions in a portrait.)Why do many painters paint portraits？Do you know any fa
13、mous portrait in the world？ (One of the best-known portraits in the world is the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa.)Why do people like to have their portraits painted？ If possible， would you like to have your portrait painted？ Why or why not？Step 3: Discussion1. Which type of p
14、ainting do you like best？ Why？2. Are you familiar with any famous painters both at home and abroad？ Do you like their works？ Why or why not？3. Do you know the differences between traditional Chinese painting and traditional European painting？Step 4: Homework1. Search for the information of the types of painting and famous painters on the Internet.2. Prepare the Reading part.
