he is a great artist.

S2: Xu Beihong is one of my favorite artists. I admire him a lot. He was an outstanding painter and also an educator of art. In his early years, he went to France and studied there. After graduation he went home. Many of his works are highly thought of. His picture with six running horses is most famous. It seems as if they were running towards you. His works show high techniques and suggest strong national color. He is honored as the founder of realistic art education. Many of his oil paintings, drawings, sketches and traditional Chinese paintings are always shown in Xu Beihong Museum built for him by the Chinese government.

S3: Qi Baishi was one of my favorite artists. He was born in Hunan. He is a master of art, and is outstanding in his personality, drawing, poetry, handwriting and carving. He was an expert in drawing birds. All his works show a lively atmosphere. He is honored as "the artist of the people". One of his works that is about some shrimps, is my favorite.

Step II Cultural Corner

Lead-in

Show the students some pictures, and ask them to guess who painted them. This serves as the introduction of Pablo Picasso.

T: Look at the pictures on the screen.

Show some pictures on the screen.

T: Which picture do you like best?

S1: I like the first one.

S2: I like the second one. I think this picture shows the life of the poor or the unhappy.

S3: I like the third one. It reminds me of many images. I think this picture contains a lot of meanings.