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• Are you good at drawing pictures?
• How much do you know about paintings?
not show objects in a natural way. Abstract art
also “landscapes” including elements such as land and plants, sometimes, water, a group of wild animals, people or the sky. A painting of nature
• Amsterdam: van Gogh’s paintings
•fantastic
Pablo Picasso Self-portrait
Leonardo da VinMciona Lisa
Monet
Water Lilies
Starry Night
Sun-flowers Van Gogh The Potato Eaters
A painting that shows a person, particularly the shoulders
and up.
A portrait
still lifes abstract art
mural
a painting of nature
a portrait
•Can you name some Chinese masters?
• Although van Gogh committed his whole being to painting, he received little reward for his effort. Only one painting had been sold before he died.
In Amsterdam.
齐白石
shrimp
徐悲鸿
张大千
The different styles between traditional Chinese painting and traditional European painting
Skimming to get
general ideas
The reading passage is a/an _______ about ________. A. letter; some famous countries B. letter; some world-famous artists C. email; a trip to some famous art museums in Europe D. email; a trip to some famous
A lovely city and the architecture there is beautiful.
Cubism is a type of art which often uses acute angles and where the world is represented as being constructed of cubes and rectangles.
•3. the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam Holland
•Malaga: ? •Paris: 4 days •Amsterdam: ?
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• Paris: Leonardo da Vinci’s art works and Claude Monet’s art works
the places he or she visited.
•Visit some places related to painters and paintings
•1. the city of Malaga in Spain
•2. the Louvre Museum in Paris France
countries
1)the purpose of the trip 2)where the author went 3)how long the author stayed in
each place 4) what the author saw and did 5) what the author thought about
The Night Rembrandt Watchman
Scanning to get
detailed information
1. What did Li Ming think about Malaga? 2. What is Cubism?
3. What did Monet love to paint when he was older?
• 9. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
• A. Picasso was born in France and lived there all his life.
• B. If you want to see the Mona Lisa, you can go to the Louvre Museum. C. Da Vinci was just a painter and architect. D. Monet was an American painter.
Water lilies.
4. What is the most valuable painting in the world?
5. What did da Vinci do besides painting?
•The Mona Lisa.
He designed many new inventions, including a primitive form of a helicopter and a tank.
6. In which museum can you see Monet’s works? 7. What was the sad thing about van Gogh? 8. In which city will Li Ming see Rembrandt’s paintings?
The Musée d’Orsay.