高二—人教版—英語—選擇性必修三—第一單元

Unit1ARTLesson6ExtensiveReadingInthislesson,youwill1.learnaboutTheStarryNightbyVincentVanGogh;2.understandtheuseofsimileinliterarydescriptions;3.appreciateapaintingaccordingtotheorder,objectsandfeatures,andexpressyourfeelingaboutit;4.learntointroduceworksofartfromthreeaspects:thepainter,thepainting,andthereview.LearningobjectivesLeadinLet’senjoyanexhibitionofafamouspainter.

Doyouknowthenamesofthepaintings?Whoisthepainter?Whatdoyouknowaboutthepainter?SunflowersTheStarryNightOliveTreesCulturalnoteVincentVanGogh(30March1853–29July1890)wasaDutchPost-ImpressionistpainterwhoisamongthemostfamousandinfluentialfiguresinthehistoryofWesternart.Injustoveradecadehecreatedabout2,100artworks,includingaround860oilpaintings,mostoftheminthelasttwoyearsofhislifeinFrance,wherehedied.Theyincludelandscapes,stilllifes,portraitsandself-portraits,andarecharacterisedbyboldcoloursanddramatic,impulsiveandexpressivebrushwork(筆法)thatcontributedtothefoundationsofmodernart.Hissuicideat37followedyearsofmentalillnessandpoverty.(Wikipedia)ReadforstructureLookatthetitleandpictures,andguesswhatthetextwilltalkabout.ThelifeofVanGogh.ThereasonwhyhepaintedTheStarryNight.ThedescriptionofTheStarryNight.TheinfluenceofTheStarryNight.ThereviewonTheStarryNight.(1)Whatisthepurposeofwritingthispassage?(2)Whatisthemainideaofeachparagraph?ReadforstructureSkimthetexttocheckifyouarerightandanswerthequestions.ReadforstructureLet’scheckourpredictions.ThelifeofVanGogh.ThereasonwhyhepaintedTheStarryNight.ThedescriptionofTheStarryNight.TheinfluenceofTheStarryNight.ThereviewonTheStarryNight.√√√√×(1)Whatisthepurposeofwritingthispassage?Tointroducetheauthor’sfavouritepainting,TheStarryNightbyVincentVanGogh.ReadforstructurePara.1para.2para.3(2)Whatisthemainideaofeachparagraph?backgroundinformationdetaileddescriptionofTheStarryNighttheauthor’sopinionofthepaintingReadforstructureAnoutlineofthepassageReadforstructureTheStarryNightThepainterThepaintingThereview2.WhatinspiredVanGoghtopaintTheStarryNight?1.Whathappenedeachyear?experiences185318831886188818891890Readthefirstparagraphandanswerthequestions.timeReadforinformationexperiencestime1853188318861888188918901.Whathappenedeachyear?VanGoghwasborninNetherlands.Hestartedtoliveasaprofessionalpainter.HisbrotherinvitedhimtoliveinParis.HemovedtothesouthofFrance.HewrotetohisbrotheraboutTheStarryNight.Hedied.Readforinformation2.WhatinspiredVanGoghtopaintTheStarryNight?ThesightofVenusfromhishospitalwindowinspiredhimtopaintTheStarryNight.ReadforinformationReadthesecondparagraphtofindoutwhatwecanseeonthepaintingandtheirpositions.ReadforinformationWhatcanweseeonthepainting?Readforinformationobjectsobjectsfeatureslarge

treesmallvillageaquarter,yellowmoondarkblueskywhitechurchyellow,orange,andredstarshouseswithwindows

shining

withyellow

lightrollinghillslines

ofpurepaintindifferentshadesofblueyellowandwhitesizecolorlightshapeReadforinformationReadforinformationpositionobjectsfeaturesorderlargetreesmallvillageaquater,yellowmoondarkblueskywhitechurchyelloworange,redstarshouseswithwindowsshiningwithyellowlightrollinghillslinesofpurepaintindifferentshadesofblueyellowandwhitesizecolorlightshapeontheleftsideinthebackgroundinthecentrehereandthereaboveallthisaroundtheseReadforinformationReadthethirdparagraghandanswerthequestion.Itishis/herfavouritepainting.Thepaintingisfulloflightandlife,givingusalookintothecomplexmindandgeniusofVanGogh.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthepainting?ReadforinformationInliterarydescription,thesimileisoneofthemostcommonlyusedfiguresofspeech.Itdirectlycomparessomethingtosomethingelse,usingthewordslike,oras.EXAMPLEItshootsupfromthegroundlikeadarkfire.(simile)Thetreeisdarkandnotlitupliketherestofthepainting,butitsshapelookslikeaflamereachingupintothesky.Readforlanguage1.“Itstowerpointsupintotheskylikeasharpknife.”(simile)Thechurchinthevillagehasahighandsharptowerthatpointsintotheskyandlookslikeaknife.2.“Theyflowoutofcontrol,likeriverrapids.”(simile)Thepaintstrokesintheskyarestrongandwild,andswirlaroundlikethewhitewateronafast-flowingriverasitpassesaroundrocksontheriverbed.Readthesecondparagraphagain.Findthesimilesthatthewriterusestodescribethepaintingandexplaintheirmeanings.ReadforlanguageWhydoestheauthorusesimileswhenintroducingthepainting?ReadforlanguageTheauthorusessimilestohelpthereaderpicturethedescription.

Howdoyoufeelaboutthepainting?1.Thepaintingmakesmefeel

because

.2.IthinkVanGoghmusthavefelt/been

whenhemadethepaintingbecause

.3.Ilike/dislikethepaintingbecause

.DiscussionhappyandaliveithaslovelybrightcolourseventhoughitisanightsceneemotionalthereisalotofenergyinthebrushstrokesandcolourithasamagicalqualitythatmakesmewanttolookatitagianandagainDrawamindmapYouarethehostattheVanGoghexhibitonandareintroducingTheStarryNighttothevisitors.RoleplayLet’scontinueenjoyingVanGoghexhibition.WhatispresentedinfrontofusisOliveTrees.1.Howdoesthepaintingmakeyoufeel?2.Howwouldyoudescribethetreesatthefrontofthepainting,themountainsinthebackground,thecloudsandskyabove,andanyotherinterestingfeatures?Thinkofcolours,shapes,andalsowhattheyremindyouof.3.Doyoulikeordislikethepainting?Why?MakeapresentationSummaryInthislesson,wehavelearned1.aboutTheStarryNightbyVicentVanGogh;2.tousesimileinliterarydescriptions;3.toappreciateapaitingaccordingto

order,objectsandfeatures,andexpressyourfeelingaboutit;4.tointroduceworksofartfromthreeaspects:thepainter,thepainting,andthereview.Homework:SurftheInternetandlearnmoreabouttheOliveTreesandothermasterpiecesofVincentVanGough.UseyournotestowriteashortessayaboutOliveTrees.高二—人教版—英語—選擇性必修三—第一單元

ARTLesson6ExtensiveReading答疑課Usefulwordsandexpressions【語篇原句】

Laterthatyear,hesufferedamentalcollapseandwenttoliveinahospital.

collapse

n.aphysicalormentalbreakdown;aninstanceofastructurefallingdownorin;asuddenfailureofaninstitutionorundertaking

v.(ofastructure)falldownorin;(ofaperson)falldownandbecomeunconscious;(ofaninstitutionorundertaking)failsuddenlyandcompletely【詞塊積累】

sufferamentalcollapse精神崩潰

inastateofcollapse處于崩潰狀態onthevergeofcollapse瀕于破裂

【語篇原句】

However,perhapsthepaintingshowsthedeeperrealityofwhatVanGoghcouldseewithhismind’seye.

mind’seye:thementalfacultyofconceivingimaginaryorrecollectedscenes

【詞塊積累】

bird’seye鳥瞰的

eagleeye鷹眼；敏銳的觀察力或洞察力

inapig’seye絕不可能

【情境感知】Yesterday,IwenttothetopofCantonTowerwithmymotherandhadabird’s-eyeviewofthewholecity.Atthatmoment,somanythoughtswhirledinmymind.Nothingescapedmymother’seagleeye.“Youcertainlyhaveabrilliantideainapig’seye,”shepointedout.【語篇原句】

1.Inthebackgroundarerolli