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Can you name some famous artists you like or you are familiar with?

How many types of painting do you know? Please match the types with the right pictures.

still life picture

abstract picture

mural

a painting of nature

a portrait

What can you see in the picture?

What is a mural?

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 on the walls of caves. Today, murals are painted on different surfaces.

A still life painting

What can you see in the 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 can you see in this picture?

What do you know about 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.

Abstract art

What do you see in this picture?

What do you know about paintings of nature?

A painting of nature Paintings of nature can also be called “landscape”. A painting of nature 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?

A portrait

What 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 famous portrait in the world?

One of the best-known portraits in the world is the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci’s 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?

Which type of painting do you like best? Why?

Are you familiar with any famous painters both at home and abroad? Do you like their works? Why or why not?

Do you know the differences between traditional Chinese painting and traditional European painting?

1. around: adverb, preposition

positioned or moving in or near a place, often without a clear direction, purpose or order:

He always leaves his clothes lying around (on the floor).

他总是把他的衣服扔的地板上到处都是。

I used to live around (= near) here.我过去曾住在这儿附近。

Mobile phones have been around (= existed) for quite a while.

移动电话已经存在相当一段时间了。

adverbabout; approximately:

She earns around forty thousand yuan a year.

她一年大约挣 4 万元。

preposition, adverb (MAINLY UK round)

in a position or direction surrounding, or in a direction going along the edge of or from one part to another (of):

We sat around the table.

我们在桌子周围坐下。

The moon goes around the Earth.

月亮绕着地球转。

As the bus left, she turned around (= so that she was facing in the opposite direction) and waved goodbye to us.

当汽车离开的时候 , 她转过身向我们挥手道别。

2. rather: adverb

(1) quite; to a slight degree:

It’s rather cold today, isn’t it?今天天气相当冷 , 对吗 ?

(2) more accurately; more exactly:

She’ll go to London on Thursday, or rather, she will if she has to.

她将在星期四去伦敦 , 或者更确切地说 ,如果他必须去的话 , 她就去。

He’s my sister’s friend really, rather than mine.

他真正地是我妹妹的朋友 , 而不是我的朋友。

rather than: in preference to; instead of

I think I’d like to stay at home this evening rather than go out.

我想我今天晚上很想呆在家里而不想出去。

other than

(1) FORMAL different from or except:

The form cannot be signed by anyone other than yourself.

这表格只能由你自己签名。

Homework:

1. Search for the information of the types of painting and famous painters on the Internet.

2. Prepare the Reading Part.