Unit 1 Art Teaching planI. 单元教学目标：1. Talk about art and galleries2. Talk about likes and preferences3. Learn words in families4. Use the subjunctive mood5.Write a short passage about artII. 目标语言1．功能句式Talk about likes and preference:I’d prefer…/ I’d rather…/ I’d like…/ which would you prefer…./ I really prefer…/ would you rather…/ would you like…or…2. 词汇abstract, sculpture, gallery, consequently, belief, consequent, convince, shadow, ridiculous, controversial, nowadays, attempt, predict, aggressive , scholar…3. 语法: the subjunctive mood If I were you…./ I wish I could…4. 重点句子1.）There are so many different styles of western art it would be impossible to describe all of them in a short text.2.）People became focused more on human and less on religion.3.）If the rules of perspective had not been discovered, people would not have been able to paint such realistic pictures.4.）At the time they were created, the impressionists’painting were controversial but today they are accepted as the beginning of what we now call “modern art”.5.）It is amazing that so many great works of art from late-19th century to 21st century could be contained in the same museum.III. 教材分析本单元以ART 为主题，主要介绍了西方绘画历史，描写了曼哈顿最好的艺术长廊。
帮助学生了解更多的有关美术的背景知识，分析中西艺术史上各大流派的特点，指出其代表性的画家和作品，并对中西方的绘画艺术进行比较。
1．Warming up 部分要求学生运用相关目标语言对自己喜欢的艺术形式和流派展开讨论，并说明喜欢的原因。
2．Pre-reading 让学生有关画展或书中的艺术作品以及西方不同时期的著名画家。
3．Reading 介绍了西方绘画历史，不同的艺术流派，艺术特点及其代表性画家和作品。
4．Using language 是由reading, listening, discussing and writing 四部分组成，要求学生在了解艺术长廊相关知识的基础上，为当地举办的一场画展提出合理化的建议。
IV．课型设计与课时安排1st period learn the new words and expressions2nd period reading 3rd period language points4th period using language 5th period listening and talking6th period grammar 7th period speaking and writing8th period revision and consolidation分课时教案The first period learn the new words and expressionsTeaching Aims: words and expressionsDifficulty and importance: new wordsTeaching aids A computer and a projectorTeaching Procedures & waysStep1 Listen to the pronunciation of the new words and the expressionsStep2 Deal with the usages of some words and expressions1.belief n.--- believe v.--- believable adj.--- unbelievable adj.Art is influenced by the way of life and beliefs of the people.艺术受人们生活方式和信仰的影响。
He is interested in the beliefs of the Christian Church.hold the belief 坚持信念religious beliefs 宗教信念2. consequently adv. =as a result ,therefore consequent adj.Consequently, this text will describe only a few of the main styles.因此，本文仅介绍其中主要的几种风格。
It rained that day and___ the baseball game was called off/cancelled.(however, still, consequently, so)3. During the Middle Ages, the main aim of the painters was to represent religious themes.中世纪，画家们的主要目的是表达宗教主题。
aim n.--- aimless adj.--- take aim at 瞄准1.) My aim in life is to be an excellent doctor.His plan is to travel the world. Our difficulty is to find a solution.My dream is to become a lawyer.2. )这些措施旨在削减政府的开支。
These measures are ______ _______ government costs.4.In the Renaissance, new ideas and values took the place of those that were held in the Middle Ages.文艺复兴时期，新的观点和价值观取代了中世纪人们坚持的观点和价值观。
value n ./ v.价值观; 重视，估价---valuable adj.be of great/little value 有很大价值/无价值=be(not) very valuable1.)他的意见没有价值。
His opinions are_____________________2.)她重视你的忠告。
She ___________________________3.)那幅画被估计为一万美元。
The painting was ____________________ $ 10 000.5. People became focused more on humans and less on religion.人们变得多关心人，少关心宗教。
focus on 集中精力，注意力=concentrate onFocus your attention on your work.focus on 聚焦于，使…成为兴趣的焦点把焦头对准那些重要人物。
Focus on the important figures.6.They paid famous artists to paint pictures of themselves, their houses and other possessions.他们雇请著名艺术家来画他们，及他们的住宅和其他的财产。
possession n私有财产[c],常用复数; 占有，拥有[u]in possession of 拥有某物take possession of sth. 拥有某物When her father died, she came into possession of a large fortune.The people had to gather up their few possessions and escape to the hills.1.)那幢房子为我所有。
The house is_____________________________2. )We can’t take possession of the house until all the papers have been signed.7. When people first saw his paintings , they were convinced they were looking through a hole in a wall at a real scene. 人们初次看到他的作品，认为是通过墙上的一个小孔看到了真实的场景。
他使我确信他的真诚。
He convinced me of his sincerity.你的错误使我确信你没有学习功课。
Your mistakes convinced me that you hadn’t study your lesson.convince vt. 使确信convince sb. of sth convince sb. thatbe convinced of sth be convinced that…8. attempt vt. =try attempt to do/doing=try to do /doing=make an attempt to do/doingThere’s no need to attempt to talk to him. He won’t listen.9.predict v. --- prediction n.He predicted that an accident was to happen soon.Step3 Homework Exercises on English Weekly教学反思：The second period ReadingTeaching Aims:Help the students to talk about the short history of Western painting.Difficulty and importanceEnable the students to talk about their opinions about different styles of Western art.Teaching methods:Skimming and Scanning ;individual, pair or group work; discussion.Teaching aidsA computer and a projector, a recorder, and some famous paintings.Teaching ProceduresStep1. Warming Up1. Learn the new words and expressions of unit 1.2. Introduce the different art styles of western art and some artists and their works.3. Show some paintings to students to put forward the topic ---paintings4. let students discuss some familiar Chinese painters and their paintings and the differences between the Chinese paintings and the western paintings.Step 2 : reading1. scanning :Read the passage as quickly as you can to find out the answers to the questions on the screen1.) How many styles of Western painting are mentioned in the text? What are they?2. )What’s the main idea of the text ?3.) Which of the following statements is true?A. Paintings in Middle Ages were very realistic.B. Western art has changed a lot since the 5th century.C. Impressionist paintings were painted mainly indoors.D. Modern art began in the Renaissance.4. )At first most people hated the impressionists’ style of painting, because _____.A. their painting were very abstract.B.their painting were very realistic.C.they broke away from the traditional style of painting.D. their paintings were very ridiculous.5.) In the Renaissance, painters___.A. Painted religious scenes in a more realistic style.B. focused more on religion than on humans.C. began to paint outdoors.D. returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art.6.) ____discovered how to make paintings look more real by using perspective.A. Giotto di Bondone.B.Masaccio.C. Claude Monet.D. Pablo Picasso2. careful reading•deal with exe.2 on page 3•summary of the passageStep3 Homework1. Exercises on English Weekly2.Retell the passage with the help of the chart about the text.3.Exercises2 ,3,4 on page 3-4.课后反思：The third period Language pointsTeaching Aims: Help the students to learn the usages of words and expressionsDifficulty and importance: the usages of words and expressions of the passageTeaching aids A computer and a projectorTeaching Procedures & waysStep 1 Revise the content of the passageStep 2 Deal with the language points1.) The style of Western art has changed many times, while Chinese art has changed less often. while （课文中）然而，（表两种情况对比）--I drink black coffee while he prefers it with cream. --English is spoken all over the world, while Turkish is spoken by few people.2.）In the Renaissance, new ideas and values took the place of those that….take the place of = take one’s place = replace 代替Who will take the place of hi m if he doesn’t come?take place 发生, 举办take one’s place 就座, 坐下When did the accident take place exactly?I’ll take the place of my father for a while.= I’ll take my father’s place for a while.The wedding took place yesterday.3．）In the late 19th, Europe changed a great deal.a great deal 用作状语，修饰动词“大量”;….得多(跟在比较级后)=much= a lot-As a reporter, he has to travel a great deal.-He ate a great deal for supper yesterday.-She is a great deal better today.-She has a great deal of experience. 她有丰富的经验。