Step1. Review and Lead-in
Pictures in textbook P19
Look at the picture and describe what you see, what does it look like?
Step 2. Pre-reading:
Do you think the text will be about the following topics?
text is about classical Chinese architecture. ( )
modern architecture takes examples from nature. ( )
text is about parks and gardens. ( )
Step 3. Reading:ning:
Part1( ) differences between traditional.. and modern..,and why ancient architecture had many beautiful buildings
Part2( ) B. Every great culture in the past had its own ideas expressed in art and architecture
Part3( ) C. Examples of famous architects and great buildings that take examples from nature.
Part4( ) D. How and when modernism came into being?
ful reading:
----Find out the information according to the key words
Modern architecture
Q1: When was modernism invented?
Q2: Why did a group of architects invent modernism?
Q3. Compare ancient architecture with modern architecture according to the passage.
Q4: How many architects are there in the text?
Q5: Where were they from?
Q6: What did Gaudi want to be used in his works? What’s the characteristic of his architecture? How is his architecture like?
Balconies look like _________.
Walls seem to be covered with the _____
of a _____.
The roof looks like the ____ of a _______.
Other parts look like ________.
Q7: What inspired Wright?
Q8: How many examples are there in the text?
Q9: How do they look like?
Q10: Why do we call the 2008 Olympic Stadium in Beijing” the Bird’s nest”?
Q11: What do they (two architects / two examples) have in common?
Step 4. Reading aloud
What do the words in bold refer to ?
Step 5. Post-reading
1. Multiple-choice:
h of the following belongs to modern architecture?
e Dian
Temple of Heaven
Opera House is Sydney
great European Cathedrals
this passage we can infer that _____.
writer prefers ancient buildings to modern ones.
writer prefers traditional materials to modern ones.
writer doesn’t like modern architects at all.
writer prefers buildings that look natural to ones that look unnatural.
h of the following best expresses the main idea of this passage?
ent architecture is popular.
rn architecture is popular.
ent buildings look more beautiful than modern ones.
erent times, different styles of architecture.
2. True or false:
many people modern architecture equals progress.( )
people find modern buildings unfriendly and ugly.( )
rn architecture stands closer to nature than ancient architecture.( )
i was a Spanish ancient architect.( )
e are a few sharp corners and straight lines in Gaudi’s designs.( )i only used natural materials, such as stone, brick and wood.( )
a House in Sydney makes many people think of seashells.( )
2008 Olympic Stadium in Beijing will be made of stones and bricks.( )
ussion:Task: Design (group work)
--- Design the architecture of a new school.
---Report four elements: what kind of materials is used? / Why do you design in this way? / How do the architecture look like? / What’s the style?