Unit 1 Art
Teaching plan
I. 单元教学目标：
1． Talk about art and galleries
2． Talk about likes and preferences
3． Learn words in families
4． Use the subjunctive mood
5． Write a letter to give suggestions
II. 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.
IV．课型设计与课时安排
1st period Warming up and reading
2nd period Language study
3rd period Grammar
4th period Using language
分课时教案
The First Period Warming up Reading
Teaching goals：
1. To enable the students to have a knowledge of the short history of Western painting.
2. To improve the students’ reading ability.
Teaching important & difficult points
Enable the Ss to talk about the short history of Western painting
Teaching methods
Skimming and scanning; individual, pair or group work; discussion
Teaching aids
A computer, a tape recorder and a projector.
Teaching procedures & ways
Step I Lead-in
To lead in such a topic by mentioning the sculptures or paintings around the students, for example, sculptures on the campus, famous paintings hanging on the walls of the corridor of the school building, etc. Ask Ss to figure out their functions and the general term to call them---the works of art
Step II Warming-up
Show some famous paintings and ask : Do you know the following famous paintings and painters?
Mona Lisa Smile → Leonardo Da Vinci (Italian, 1452-1519)
Sunflowers & starry night → Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890)
Water Lilies → Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926)
Dream & Seated woman → Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
Ask: Can you tell the ages of the paintings?
Say : Today we’ll learn about the short history of western painting.
Step III Reading
1. Comparison: Make a comparison of Western and Chinese painting and ask: Which do you think has a greater change? Why?
2. Scanning
Read Para. 1, and answer the question.
Scan Para2-5, and find the representative artists and the features of their paintings.
Names of Ages Time Artist Feature
The Middle Ages 5th to 15th century Giotto Di Bondone religious, realistic
The Renaissance 15th to 16th century Massaccio perspective, realistic
Impressionism Late 19th to early 20th century ／ detailed, ridiculous
Modern art 20th century to today ／ Controversial, abstract, realistic
3. Careful reading
Read the text carefully and find some detailed information.
The Middle Ages Features:
1. theme: religion
2. Artists were not interested in showing nature and people as…but interested in creating respect and love for God.
The Renaissance
Masaccio：the first person to use perspective in painting
1. Focused more on humans and less on religion.
2. Two developments: a. Drawing things in perspectives
b. Oil painting.
Impressionism
1. What changes led to the change in painting styles?
2. Look at these paintings, what did they paint?
3. Why did the impressionist have to paint quickly?
Modern art
Two extremes
Style A. Abstract B. Realistic
Concentrate on Certain qualities
of the object What we see with our eyes
Presentation Color, line and shape photograph
Step IV Comprehending
Ask the students to read the passage again and deal with Exercises.
Step V Homework
1. Underline the useful expressions and the time expressions in the reading passage.
2. Retell the passage with the help of the chart about the text.
The Second Period Language Study
Teaching goals:
To enable the students to learn the useful expressions.
To help the students lean how to judge the parts of speech according to the suffixes and determine their functions in the sentences.
Teaching important & difficult points:
Get the Ss to learn word formation by adding suffixes
Teaching methods:
Explanation and practice
Teaching aids:
A computer and a projector, a blackboard
Teaching procedures & ways:
Step I Revision
Check the students’ homework and let one read their work.
1. Ask Ss to speak out the time expressions they underlined as homework
2. Ask a student to retell the short history of western painting
3. Ask Ss to discuss the questions in Exercises 3 on page 3 in groups of 4.
Art is influenced by beliefs of the people, the way of life and so on.
Step II Language points
1. Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is a speaking picture.
画是无言的诗, 诗是有声的画。
2. Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained
好的画犹如佳肴，可以品其美味，却无法解释。
3. would rather宁愿，宁可
I would rather walk than take a bus.
She would rather die than lose her child.
would rather do sth.
would rather not do sth.
would rather do sth. rather than do sth.
prefer sth. to sth.
prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.
I always prefer starting early, rather than leaving everything to the last minute.
4. 认为，看待
Consider + n. + adj./ n. + to be/ n. + as /+that-clause/ it + adj. / + n.+ to do sth.
We consider that you are not to blame.
Do you consider it wise to interfere?
I consider you( to be )honest.
5. 比较suit, fit ,match
suit多指合乎需要、口味、性格、条件、地位等
fit多指大小、形状合适，引申为“吻合，协调”
match多指大小、色调，形状、性质等方面的搭配
1) No dish suits all tastes. 没有人人合口味的菜。
2) Try the new key and see if it fits the keyhole.
试试新配的钥匙，看看与锁眼是否吻合。
3) The people’s Great Hall and the Historical Museum match the Tian An Men beautifully.
人民大会堂和历史博物馆与天安门陪衬得极为优美。
6. attempt v.试图，企图，尝试
The prisoner attempted an escape / to escape.
She will attempt to beat the world record.
n. They made no attempt to escape.
比较 attempt: 表示未知结果的尝试或失败的尝试
manage: 表示成功的尝试
7.painting (油、水彩）画drawing（素描）图sketch草图 portrait肖像illustration 插图
A painting of sb A painting by sb
某人的画 ？ 某人画的画？
8. abstract adj . n . V
an abstract painting 抽象画 in the abstract 抽象地 abstract …from… 从…中提取
9.detailed adj./n. detailed information in detail 详细地
Reading
10. belief 相信，看法
It’s my belief that he will win.
It was once a common belief that the earth is flat.
Their beliefs in God are very firm. 信仰，信条
The rumor is beyond belief. beyond belief难以置信
n---v: belief--- believe life --- live proof--- prove safe--- save thief --- thieve
11. while
Some people respect him, while others look down upon him . ( 表对比 )
12.influence v. n.
The weather in summer influences the rice crops .
He has no influence over his children .
搭配：Have an influence on /upon …对…有影响
Under the influence of … 受….的影响 ，被 …左右
Influential adj. 有影响的; 有势力的
The Middle Ages (5th to …)
13.aim n. v. What is your aim in life ? He aimed the gun at a bird .
搭配：:achieve one’s aim达到目的 miss one’s aim未击中目标without aim 无目的的
14.take the place of = replace
“ please take your place , everyone ,” said John Smith .”
From now on I will take the place of Mr.George as chairman of the meeting .
15.focus vt. Vi . focus on 集中于 All eyes were focused on the speaker .
16. possession n.所有，占有;（ pl ）所有物，财产personal possessions
Compare:
in possession of (主动） / in the possession of （被动）
v. possess n . possessor
17.convince vt 使确信，使信服
I managed to convince them that the story was true.
搭配：convince sb of sth = convince sb that … 使… 相信
be convinced of sth = be convinced that …相信…
Translation :
我怎样才能让你相信她的诚实呢？How can I convince you of her honesty?
她说的话使我认识的我错了。What she said convinced me that I was mistaken .
Impressionism (late 19th to…)
18. 修饰不可数名词：a great /good deal of / a great amount of
修饰可数名词: a large /great number of ;large/great numbers of ;a great /good many
dozens of / scores of
修饰不可数名词或不可数名词: a lot of / lots of ; a large quantity of /large quantities of
plenty of
19.mostly adv . ( =mainly , largely )大部分的，主要的
They are mostly students.
most pron . adj . adv
This is the most I can do for you.
Peter made the most mistakes of all the class.
What interested you most? ( 最)
Most students say that it is a most interesting book, but it isn’t the most interesting they have read , and that they read such books mostly on weekends.
20.lead to
The heavy rain leads to serious floods.
Lead to / lie in
Hard work leads to success and failure often lies in laziness. (result in / result from)
21. shadow n.
The willow’s shadow falls on the lake .
shadow （阴影、影子---指一个平面）
shade （树阴、阴影---指一个立体空间）
Stay in the shade ------it’s cooler . (阴凉处)
The shadows of the trees grew longer as the afternoon went on.
随着下午时光的延续，树影会越来越长。
Step III Suffixation
Let Ss learn some uses of suffixes
Ask Ss what suffix is ( A suffix is a particle, which is added to the end of a root.
Suffixes usually do not change the meaning of the root, but can change its part of speech. For example: lead (v.)---leadership (n.); ill(adj.)---illness(n.) But sometime, some suffixes add new meaning to the newly formed words. For example: meaning---meaningless; think--- thinker
1. Suffixes used as a noun signifier
Verb Adjective Suffix Noun
read -er reader
act -or actor
train -ee trainee
build -ing building
attend -ance attendance
punish -ment punishment
invent -tion invention
sick -ness sickness
special -ist specialist
true -th truth
2. Suffixes used as an adjective signifier
Noun Verb Suffix Adjective
wind -y windy
adventure -ous adventurous
hope -ful hopeful
hero -ic,(-ical) heroic
nation -al national
care -less careless
trouble -some troublesome
depend -ent/-ant dependent
comfort -able/-ible comfortable
act/imagine -ive/-tive -ative/-itive active
imaginative
second -ary secondary
change -able changeable
annoy -ing annoying
excite -ed excited
3. Suffixes used as an adjective signifier
Adjective Noun Suffix Verb
broad fright -en broaden, frighten
simple -fy simplify
modern -ize(-ise) modernize
Step IV Practice
Get the Ss to review the uses of verbs, nouns and adjectives.
Parts of Speech Nouns Verb Adjective
Subject ☆
Object ☆
Predicate ☆
Predicative ☆ ☆ ☆
Objective Complement ☆ ☆
Attribute ☆
Then practice Exercises 2, 3 &4 on page 42.
Step V Homework
Prepare to learn the grammar of the subjunctive mood.
Period 3 Grammar
Teaching aims
1. To enable the students to use the Subjunctive mood correctly in different situations.
Teaching important and difficult points
To enable the students to use the correct form o f of the subjunctive mood.
Teaching methods
Summarizing, comparative method; practicing activities
Teaching procedures:
Step I Presentation
At first, give the students an example to present what the subjunctive mood is and in what situation we should use the subjunctive mood. Then, show them the sentence structure of the subjunctive mood.
Ask Ss to listen to the following example:
Suppose I’m a basketball fan. Yao Ming is coming here to play a basketball game this evening. But unfortunately, I haven’t’ got a ticket for it. I feel sorry about that and what should I say in this situation? I will say: I wish I watched the basketball game. / If I had got a ticket, I would go to watch the basketball game. Have you ever heard such kind of sentences?
They use subjunctive mood. The subjunctive mood is used when we want to express a wish, request, recommendation or report of a command. Also the subjunctive mood is used to express something that is contrary to the fact, highly unlikely or doubtful.
We can use the following tow sentence structures to express our regretting.
Ⅰ.“If” clause---, main clause
Time Verb Main Clause
Now were/ did would/could/should/might +V（原）
Past had done would/could/should/might+have+p.p.
Futrue were /did would/could/should/might +V（原）
were to do
should do
Ⅱ.虚拟语气特殊句型
1. Subject +wish+ Object Clause
Time Verb Objective clause
now wish would do / could do / were /did
past wished had been / done
future wish would do/ could do / were / did
2. would rather (that) 现在：过去时
过去：过去完成时
将来：过去时
3. as if /though + Clause 虚拟 从句动作与主句动作同时发生用过去时
从句动作先于主句动作发生用过去完成时
4.It’s (about/high) time +(that)…过去时 /should +V. (Should不可省略)
5.表示要求，命令，建议的虚拟语气 宾语从句。常见动词： 一个坚持，两个命令，三个建议，四个要求。即:1. insist 2. order, command 3. advise, suggest, propose 4. demand , require, request, desire 这些动词后面的宾语从句要使用虚拟语气。即从句中的动词 使用should + 动词原形，或者将should省略。
6.without和but for 构成虚拟. but for(要不是)
7. If only …要是就好了
If only I knew his name!
If only we had followed your advice!
If only I could see him again!
8. It’s necessary /strange/ natural/ important + that-Clause 从句中的动词要用虚拟，即（should）+动词原形
9. 某些简单句的固定句型：
Heaven help him!
God bless you!
May you succeed!
Long live the People’s Republic of China!
三： 虚拟语气假设条件句型注意点：
假设条件从句谓语动词发生的时间与主句所假设的谓语动词不一致，这种条件句叫做混合条件句。主句和从句的谓语动词要依照假设的时间而定。(“各归各” 的原则）
If the weather had been finer, the crops would be growing better.
If you had followed the teacher’s advice, you wouldn’t be in the hospital.
2. 虚拟条件句倒装。 条件从句中有should， were， had三个助动词可以把if省略，并将这三个词提至句首。
Step II Practice
Exercises for the Subjunctive mood.
Step III Consolidation
Ask the Ss to do Exercise 1 & 2 in Discovering useful structures on page 4 and Exercises 1-4 on page 43.Then check the answers.
Step Ⅵ4 Homework
Prepare for the Listening and Talking on page 41.
The Fifth Period Using Language
Teaching goals:
1. To read about the best of Manhattan’s art galleries and develop the students’ interest in art.
2. To help the students improve listening skills.
3. To enable the students to talk about art galleries and write a letter giving suggestions.
Teaching procedures:
Step I Lead-in
Show pictures of some famous art galleries around the world: Chinese Art Gallery, The Frick Collection, Guggenheim Museum, Metropolitan Museum Of Art, British Museum, Louvre Museum in France and so on.
Step II Reading
1. Fast reading:
Ask Ss to read the passage about art galleries on page 5, and answer the question: How many galleries mentioned in this text? What are they? What can you see there?
2. Careful reading:
Detailed reading to check Exercises 1& 2 below
After that, ask the Ss to listen to the recording and answer the questions in Part 3.
Play the tape for the students to follow and after that, check the answers.
1. Post-reading
Answer the following questions:
1. What do you think the purpose of this text is?
To give people information about various art galleries in New York and to show them where they are.
2. Who do you think the text was written for?
Tourists, art gallery visitors.
3. Where might you see such a text?
Possibly in guide book.
Step III Discussing and listening (P7)
ⅰ.Suppose you were staying in a hotel in Manhattan with Gao Yan, Susan and John. Now if you have a chance to visit art galleries, which galleries do you prefer? Why?
Ask the students to tell the group members which galleries introduced they prefer in groups of 4.
ⅱ.Ask the Ss to do some listening practice on page7
At first, ask them to listen to the tape for the first time and number the galleries.
Next, listen again and answer the questions.
At last, check the answers with the whole class.
Step IV Writing
First, ask the Ss to discuss the questions in Exercise 1 on page 8 in groups of 4, giving their own suggestions and reasons and then write a letter to give their opinions.
StepⅥ Homework:
1. Finish the writing task.
2. Prepare for the Reading task on page 45.