B3U4 Period5 阅读Han Gan and his horse

burning eyes 热切的双眸
➢ What makes Han Gan famous?
Han Gan captures
bared teeth not only the
裸露的牙齿
physical features of
the animal, but also
its inner spirit and
Comments on his work
sing high praises for...
Role A: a tour guide to introduce Han Gan and background
to visitors.
Han Gan, a wellknown artist in Tang Dynasty, is famous for his horses.He had his talent discovered by Wang Wei accidentally, who sponsored Han Gan to study painting and introduced him to a master. It was his talent and efforts that helped him serve the then emperor—Xuan Zong.
5 Complete the diagram with information from Part 3.
What does Su Shi’s comment mean to you?
I韩t 干m马ea十n四s 匹tha苏t轼
the horses
〔宋代〕
painted
b二y马H并a驱n 攒Ga八n蹄lo，o二k马lik宛e颈r鬃ea尾l 齐ho。rses
magnificent
2 Observe and answer.
Night-Shining White《照夜白》
Who is Han Gan?
What do you know about the painting?
3 Listen and read the passage and find out what it is about.
The artist and his masterpiece
Paragraph __1__
The life of the artist Paragraph _2_-_4_
Comments on his work Paragraph __5__
5 Complete the diagram with information from Part 1.
6 What can you learn from Han Gan’s way of painting?
纸上得来终觉浅，绝知此事要躬行 ➢ The knowledge from books without practice
is shallow after all.We have to try through hard action to know whether it is useful. ➢ Hard work leads to success. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
纽约大都会博物馆
Han Gan
Night-Shining White
What a magnificent horse! We can still feel the power within its burning eyes, bared teeth and kicking hooves.
5 Complete the diagram with information from Part 1.
feel the power... be regarded as.. be known for...
The life of the artist
born into... be discovered... due to...
different... the more time...the more his understanding of... take a master...
• His artistic talent was discovered by
the poet Wang Wei.
He was born into a poor • He sponsored Han Gan to study
family in the early Tang painting and recommended him to a
B3U4
1 Tick the words that you would use to describe horses.
calm cute fast wild brave clever loyal strong
Can you add more words？
1 Add any more you can think of to describe horses.
1、magnificent 2、significant 3、capture 4、hoof/hooves 5、masterpiece 6、physical feature 7、sponsor；stable 8、royal palace 9、observe 10、court painter
1、宏伟的，壮丽的 2、重要的 3、捕捉，记录 4、（马）蹄 5、杰作 6、身体特征 7、资助;稳定的，马厩 8、皇宫 9、观察 10、宫廷画家
a. An introduction to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. b. The story behind Night-Shining White. c. The famous artist Han Gan.
4 Read the passage and divide it into 3 parts.
Assignment.
To surf the Internet for more information is an effective way of collecting English learning materials.
China is a civilized country with a great long traditional history of over five thousand years. Telling Chinese stories using Enlish is our responsibility. So let’s learn English and spread Chinese art to the world!
Han Gan's works were highly valued because he highlighted the inner spirit and strength as well as the physical features through the burning eyes，bared teeth and kicking hooves. So vivid were the horses that it seemed as if they would gallop off the paper.
Han Gan broke away from the traditional way by drawing according to his observation. He frequently visited the stable or even lived with the stable workers for a long time, which enabled him to get inspiration from the movement of the horses.
Dynasty.
master. • Due to Han Gan’s natural talent and
• He was _d__is_c_o_v_e_r_e_d. • He was _s_p_o_n_s_o_r_e_d_.
years of hard work, he was eventually chosen to serve Emperor Xuanzong in the royal
Thank You!
It's his innovative method, careful observation and hard practice that make him a successful painter.
innovative
careful observation hard practice
talented
“The horses painted by Han Gan are real horses.”
“韩生画马真是马，苏子作诗如见画”
“Han Gan’s horses could gallop off the paper.”
6 Think &share. What makes Han Gan a successful painter?
7 Role-play.
Role A: a tour guide to introduce Han Gan and background to visitors.
Role B: a blogger who is making a live broadcast to imitate Zack’s broadcast to introduce this painting to your viewers.
strength.
kicking hooves 舞动的蹄子
5 Complete the diagram with information from Part 2.
“臣自有师，陛下内厩之马， 皆臣之师也。”
5 Complete the diagram with information from Part 2.
• He was _c_h__o_s_e_n_.
palace.
• visited... • moved in... • to observe horses
He frequently visited the royal stables and even moved in to live with the stable workers for quite some time in order to observe horses.
d一老u马髯e任奚to前官h双奇is举且t后顾al，，en一前t,马身s却作ki避马ll 长通an呜马d嘶语c。。areful
o后b有se八r匹va饮ti且on行. ，微流赴吻若有声。
前者既济出林鹤，后者欲涉鹤俯啄。
最后一匹马中龙，不嘶不动尾摇风。
韩生画马真是马，苏子作诗如见画。
世无伯乐亦无韩，此诗此画谁当看？
1、magnificent 2、significant 3、capture 4、hoof/hooves 5、masterpiece 6、physical feature 7、sponsor；stable 8、royal palace 9、observe 10、court painter
1、宏伟的，壮丽的 2、重要的 3、捕捉，记录 4、（马）蹄 5、杰作 6、身体特征 7、资助;稳定的，马厩 8、皇宫 9、观察 10、宫廷画家
Role C, D, E, F: visitors to express your feelings and comments about this painting.
Han Gan and
His Horses
The artist and his masterpiece