Unit 12 Art and Literature

Do you know who painted the painting?

The Horses were painted by Xu beihong.

Xu Beihong is a famous painter in our country. Do you know any famous painters in the world? Now read the following sentences and decide who the artists were. 1). He is a painter of Holland. He lived in the nineteenth century.He is famous for his idea of emotional expression in painting. His greatest works include Starry night and Crows in the Wheatfield.

Vicent van Gogh

2). He is an Italian painter. He lived during the

15th and 16th century. He is well known for

his works like The Last supper and Mona Lisa.

Besides, he is also an engineer and scientist.

Leonardo da Vinci

3). He is a Spanish painter. He is widely known as the most important artists of the 20th century. But many people say it is not easy to understand his paintings.

Pablo Picasso

4). He is a Chinese painter. He lived a very long life, crossing two centuries, from 1864 to 1957.He is not only good at paintings, but also good at making poems and sculptures.

Qi Baishi

Do you want to see their paintings. Here their are paintings. Look at the pictures and decide who painted the painting.

Starry NightSunflower

Green Wheat fields

Mona Lisa

The Last supper

Picasso’s paintings

Qi Baishi’s Painting, Shrimps

Just now, we saw many paintings about the famous artists. Suppose there is going to be an exhibition of the paintings painted by Qi Baishi, you want to see the exhibition. But you don't know how to get the tickets and you want to ask your friends about it. How should ask? Think over the questions:

1). What do you usually say when you are making a call?

2). What do you usually say when you receive a phone call?

3). What do you usually say when you want to get some information.

The way of making a call: Hello, may I speak to …/ Is this…speaking/ Is …at home? The way of receiving a phone call: This is…speaking./ Speaking, please.The way of asking for some information: What is …about/ How much…/How can I get there/ Can’t we…?

Now open your books and turn to Page81. Look at the useful expressions.

What shall I do? I'd prefer to...

Would you like to ....? Which do you prefer, ...or...

I'd like to ... Can't we...?

Maybe we could... There are several things we could do.

Use the useful expressions to make your own dialogues with your partners according to the situation in the book. Here are the example for you.

Dialogue Example:

A: Capital Museum, this is Mary speaking. How can I help you?

B: Mary, I'm Jane. I'd like to buy tickets for the Qi Baishi exhibition. I would like to know when I can go and how much the tickets are.

A: Let me see. The exhibition is open weekdays 8am to 6pm, and weekends 4pm to 8pm.

B: Thank you! And what about the prices?

A: It's about 25 Yuan for adults and 15 for groups.

B: Oh. I see. By the way, where can I get there?

A: The exhibition is on the second floor of the museum, Hall 3.

B: Second floor, Hall 3. Thank you very much. Bye!

A: Bye.