Purpose: To learn the new words.

Match these words and phrases with the definitions in Activity 1on P32.

(1) style (2) observe (3) movement (4) imitate (5) alive (6) ordinary (7) aspect

(8) reality

Step 2. Reading

Purpose: To improve Ss’ reading skills.

1. Pre-reading

(1) Show some pictures and let Ss express their opinions about them.

Who drew these pictures?

Which one do you prefer?

What do you think about it?

(Allow the Ss to talk within two or three minutes.)

(2) Listen to the tape and ask Ss to try to answer the following questions the general information about the passage

① How many artists does the passage mention?

② Who are they? What are their nationalities?

Suggested Answers:

① Four.

②

Name Nationality

Pablo Picasso Spanish

Roy Lichtenstein American

Qi Baishi Chinese

Xu Beihong Chinese

2. While-reading

(1) Read the passage quickly and match paintings 1—4 with description in paragraphs A—D in Activity 2 on P32.

Suggested Answers:

Picture 1: paragraph C Picture 2: paragraph A

Picture 3: paragraph D Pictures 4: paragraph B

(2) Read the first four paragraphs of the article carefully and fill in the tables.

Name Nationality Style Characteristics

Pablo Picasso Spanish

Roy Lichtenstein American

Qi Baishi Chinese

Xu Beihong Chinese

Suggested Answers:

Name Nationality Style Characteristics

Pablo Picasso Spanish Cubism different aspects of the object or person showing at the same time

Roy Lichtenstein American Pop arts showing ordinary 20th century city life

Qi Baishi Chinese traditional brush drawing in black inks and natural colors

Xu Beihong Chinese traditional showing reality lovely horses

(3) Read the passage again and choose the correct answers in Activity 3 on P34.

Suggested Answers:

① A ② B ③ B ④ A ⑤ B ⑥ A

3. Post reading

(1) Ask Ss to read paragraph E and F again and find out how to give opinions on something.

For your reference:

General information: I’m studying …. / I develop an interest in ….

Likes: I enjoy …. / I’m crazy about …. / I am fond of …. / I love …. / I really like ….

Dislikes: I can’t stand …. / I can get tired of ….

(2) Listen to the tape again and filling the missing words.

Paragraph A:

This is a painting by the __①___ artist, Pablo Picasso, __②__ the greatest western artist of the twentieth century. Picasso and another painter, George Braque, started Cubism, one of the most important of all modern ___③___. Cubist artists painted objects and people, with different ___④__of the object or person showing at the same time.

Paragraph B:

This painting by contemporary __⑤__artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) is a world famous ___⑥__ of pop art. Pop art (from the word “popular”) was an important modern art movement that __⑦____ show ordinary twentieth-century city life. For example, it shows things such as ____⑧___ cans and advertisements.

Paragraph C: