高二英语the Vincent Van Gogh Exhibition课件

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Read the first paragraph and
title:
1. Who wrote this? 2. What is his job?

3. What will the writer tell us?
4. What does he advise us to do?

the following aspects are mentioned
(
Para.2-3

) reputation

(
Para.6

)

personalities (
Para.4

) appearance (
Para.7 Para.5

)

marriage ( ) jobs ( )

paintings

Van Gogh’s jobs:
He worked in
__________________________,

He became a an __________________in art dealer’s company

England,

language teacher He worked as a _____________ in missionary Belgium, painter
He turned to be a ____________.

(

) 1.Van Gogh was not easy to get along

with.
( T ) 2. He cut off his ear because he was

sad. F ( T ) 3. He spent a year in a mental
hospital. F ( ) 4. He was completely mad when he hospital. was in

Features :
realistic ———— rough ———— bright ———— thick ———— emotional ————

The writer suggests that Van

Gogh would be _______to learn that
his paintings are now locked in the

bank buildings.
A upset C wealthy B happy D surprised

The writer suggests that Van Gogh’s reputation________.

A was high when he died
B kept on growing after his death C quickly developed throughout Europe

D stopped growing until the 1980s

In the writer’s opinion,

Vincent Van Gogh _______
A ought to be more famous B is a really great painter C should not be admired D does not deserve his fame

According to the writer,when Van Gogh was alive, many people _____. A agreed with Theo’s view on Van Gogh B offered him with financial support. C felt he had great ability as a painter

D were sad when he died suddenly

Role-play:

Supposing you are a volunteer in the Vincent Van Gogh Exhibition, give visitors a simple introduction of him and his paintings.
Dear friends, welcome to the Vincent Van Gogh Exhibition. Now I will tell you something about him and his paintings. He …

Homework：

1. Read the passage loudly; 2. Write a short passage about Vincent Van Gogh. 3. Discuss: Was Van Gogh a genius?