cultural corner and writing. cubist paintingexhibition
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Cultural corner and writingCultural corner and writing
Cubist paintingexhibition
Read the passage. Answer the question.
1. What do we learn about Picasso’s blue
period?
He painted the pictures in France from
1902--1904. Blue was the most importa
nt colour. They were pictures of poor,
unhappy people.
2. What do we learn about Picasso’s p
ink period?
These pictures were done from 190
4--1906, and pink was the most imp
ortant colour; the subjects were ha
ppier.
3. What do we learn about Picasso and
Cubism?
Picasso started the Cubist movemen
t with George Braque. His first cubis
t painting were all brown and grey.
Guernica is his greatest cubist painti
ng.
Read the text again and write down the facts about Picasso according the time clues.
1. In 1881 ___________________
2. At the age of ten______________
_______________
3. At the age of 16 ___________________
he was born in Spain
he was already
an excellent artist
had his first exhibition
4. In his early twenties _______________
5. From1902 to 1904 __________________
6. From1904 to1906 __________________
7. In1937_________________________
________________________
8. In 1973_______
moved to France
Picasso’s blue period
Picasso’s pink period
his greatest Cubist painting
GUERNICA was painted
he died
Language points
1. a series of pictures 一副又一副的画 a series of good harvests 接连的丰收 a series of brilliant leaders 一个接一
个的接触领袖2. In his early twenties 在他二十初头的
时候 in one’s early twenties 二十初头
3. In this painting, Picasso showed his
feelings about what had happened to
the town.
在那副画里,毕加索展示出了他对那 小城发生的一切的情感。 feeling [u] 知觉 [c] 态度,看法;感情
Writing Topic sentences
What is topic sentences ?主题句则是指表达文章中心思想的句子 .一般而言 , 每个段落都有一个主题句 , 而大多数主题句被安排在每一段的开头 , 有时在结尾 , 偶尔在段落中间 , 只要抓住了主题句就抓住了该段的意思。
Look at the passage in Reading and
vocabulary again, and find the topic
sentences for every paragraph.
The first sentences of paragraphs A-D
are topic sentences.
Look at the sentences below. Put them
into the right order to make a
paragraph. Find the topic sentence first.
1. Their paintings were realistic, but
the painters also wanted to show
their feelings about the landscape.
2. These artists painted with
water colours and inks, using soft
brushes.
3. Chinese landscape painting was at its
best over a thousand years ago, in the
time of the Song landscape artists.
4. They were very successful in achieving
both aims.
Answers:
3-2-1-4
The topic sentence is 3.
The relationships between topic sente
nces and supporting sentences.
主题句服务于文章的主题 , 成为段落的中心 , 受支撑句的阐述 , 解释 ; 支撑句直接服务于段落的主题 , 间接服务于文章的主题。