Unit 1　Art

suggested answers：(1)the style of western art has changed a lot as time goes by.(2)four.they are：the middle ages，the renaissance，impressionism and modern art.2.detailed－reading(1)ask students to read the text carefully to get some specific information and fill in the chart below.

period

main aim of painters

characteristics of the paintings

representative artist

the middle ages(5th to 15th century ad)

to represent __①__ themes

religious，realistic

__②__

the renaissance (15th to 16th century)

to paint __③__ as they really were

perspective，realistic，new oil pain ts

masaccio

impressionism(__④__ century)

to show how __⑤__ fell on objects at different times of the day

not detailed，painted outdoors，painted changes in light

not mentioned

__⑥__(20th century to today)

to concentrate on certain qualities of the object

__⑦__，very realistic

not mentioned(2)ask students to scan the passage for detailed information and do the following multiple choices.①in the renaissance，painters ______.a.painted religious scenes in a more realistic styleb.focused more on religion than on humansc.began to paint outdoorsd.returned to classical roman and greek ideas about art②______ discovered how to make paintings look more real by using perspective.　a.giotto di bondone　　　b.m asacc io　　　c.claude monet　　d.pablo picasso③according to the text，art is influenced less likely by ______.a.social changes　               b.the way of life　  c.agriculture　　                d.beliefs of people④when did people focus more on people and less on religion?a.from 5th to 15th century ad.  b.from 15th to 16th century.c.from late 19th to early 20th century.  d.from 20th century to today.⑤most people hate the impressionists' style of painting at first because they thought ______.a.their paintings were very abstractb.they broke away from the traditional style of paintingc.their paintings were very realisticd.their paintings were very ridiculous⑥what does the text mainly tell us?a.how religious painting developed.b.ho w oil painting developed.c.how impressionist painting developed.d.how western art developed.(3)guess which period the following pictures belong to.

suggested answers：(1)①religious　②giotto di bondone　③people and nature　④late 19th to early 20th　⑤light and shadow　⑥modern art　⑦abstract(2)①d　②b　③c　④b　⑤d　⑥d