unit-4-reading-the-vincent-Van-Gogh-exbintion

Unit4TheVincentVanGoghexhibitionHaveyoueverheardofVanGogh?Whatishismostfamouspainting?Canyounamesomeofhisotherfamouspaintings?WhatdoyouthinkofVanGoghasanartist?ArtworksofVanGoghScanningScanthepassageandchoosewhichofthefollowingaspectsarementioned.1.reputation_____2.personalities_____3.appearance_____3.marriage_____4.jobs_____5.paintings_____6.death_____7.friends_____√×××√√√√Para.1Para.4Para.2Para.5Para.33.VanGoghisprobablytheworld’smostfamouspainter.6.BornintheNetherlandsin1853,hetriedseveraljobsatfirst,butthenturnedtopainting.2.HisbrotherTheosupportedhimfor10years.Hekilledhimselfin1890.1.VanGoghwasadifficult,argumentativemanwhocutoffpartofhisear,andspenttimeinamentalhospital.4.ThewritersummarizesVanGogh’squalitiesasapainter.5.Thewriterrecommendseveryonetovisittheexhibition.Skimthewholepassageandcorrectorder:362145In1990,________________________________________________________________aJapanesebusinessmanpaidUS$82millionforoneofhisworks.VincentVanGoghisprobablytheworld’s_____________________.mostfamouspainterScanPara1andfillintheblanks.Heproducedmorethan______paintings,butheonlysoldonefor_____dollars.Hewasnotfamous_________.800US$80duringhislifetimeInformationaboutVanGoghEarlyjobs:1.2.3.Importanttime1853:1880-90:1888:1889-90:1890:HewasbornintheNetherlands.VanGoghproducedhisbestpaintings.Hecutoffpartofhisownear.Hespentayearinamentalhospital.Hetookhisownlife.Inanartdealer'scompany.Alanguageteacher.Amissionary.Fillintheblanksaccordingtopara2-4.1.inanartdealer’scompany2.alanguageteacherinEngland.3.amissionaryinBelgium.Inhisearlyyears,hegotthreejobs:Butheabandonedthejobsquicklybecausehe________________.quarreledwithhissuperiorsFortherestofhislife,hedependedonthe_______________ofhisbrotherTheo,theonlypersonwho_________hisability.From1880-1890,he________________paintingsandsadlyhe_____________duringthistime.producedhisbestfinancialsupportbelievedintookhisownlifeThePotatoEaters1885OnJuly27th,1890,he________________.Formostofhislife,hewascompletely______accordingtohundredsofletterstoTheo.sanetookhisownlifewhydowethinkhewassaneatthattime?BecausehewrotehundredsofletterstoTheoexpressinghisideasandhisworks...showtheclarityofhisthinking.Features:————————————————————realisticroughbrightcolorsthickstrokesemotionalReadpara5andfindoutthefeaturesofthepaintings.VanGogh’sWorks1.WhatdoestheartcriticthinkofVanGogh?•Whydoestheartcriticrecommendpeoplegototheexhibition?•WhatdoesVanGogh’spaintingstyleshowusabouthim?Hedeservesthefamehenowpossesses..Becausetheexhibitionsareveryrare.Thisistheculturaleventofthedecade.VanGogh'spaintingstyleshowsusthestrongfeelingsinsidehim.Answerthequestions.Areviewusuallycontainstwoparts.areviewfactsopinionsDecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsarefactsorareopinions,andgivereasons.1.VincentVanGoghisprobablytheworld’smostfamouspainter.1)Opinion.2)Reason:Itusestheword‘probably’.2.Certainly,hewasnotasuccessinhislifetime.1)Fact.2)Thecontextisregardingfameandfortune.Heonlysoldonepaintingandhereceivednorecognitionasanartist.3.Onehundredyearslater,in1990,aJapanesebusinessmanpaidUS$82millionforoneofhisworks---aworldrecord.1)Fact.2)Thisgivesdatesandamounts.4.Fortenyears,from1880to1890,VanGoghproducedhisbestpaintings,until,sadly,hetookhisownlife.1)Fact.2)Thisgivesdatesandamounts.5.Hehaddifficultygettingalongwithpeople,oftenarguingwiththem.1)Fact.2)Hecouldnotkeepajoborfriends.SupposingyouareavolunteerintheVincentVanGoghExhibition,givevisitorsasimpleintroductiontohimandhispaintings.Dearfriends,welcometotheVincentVanGoghExhibition.NowIwilltellyousomethingabouthimandhispaintings.He…Role-play