Step 4. First reading

Pair work

Read the passage and finish the following true or false questions.

1.Western art has changed very little over the last seventeen centuries.

2.Paintings in the Middle Ages did not use perspective.

3.Impressionists painted landscapes.

You cannot recognize any object in abstract modern art.

4.In the Renaissance most artists painted indoors.

5.Abstract art is still an art style today. Step 5. Second reading

Pair work

Read the passage again and choose the best answer and discuss with your partner.

1.Why has Chinese art changed less often?

2.What did the Western paintings in the Middle Ages mainly draw?

3.When did painters mainly focus more on people and less on religion?

4.Who was the first person to use perspective in paintings?

5.Why didn't people in the late 19th century like impressionists' paintings?

Step 6. Discussion

Group work

Ask Ss to discuss the text structure in groups.

(1) Which paragraph tells you what the text is about?

(2) Why do you think the writer put headings in the text?

(3) Underline the topic sentence in each paragraph.

2. Pair work

Look at the following four pictures and work in pairs to discuss the following questions.

(1) Which one do you like best? Why do you like it?

(2) Which period does each picture belong to?

(3) Who painted it?

(4) What kind of style is it?