and a shop assistant.. They want to buy some furniture for their new house. Ask the students to go
though the exercises and make sure what to do.
Play the tape twice for the students to listen and finish the exercises by themselves. They may check
the answers in pairs.
Then play it a third time for the students to check their answers. Check them with the whole class
in the end.
Step 5.Homework
1.Decorate your bedroom and classroom. And talk about your decoration.
2.Find out about the history of art and architecture, names of artists and architects, famous buildings
and works of art in the world as much as possible. Share the ideas with others.
Period 2&3: Reading
Step1: Pre-reading
----Enjoy pictures of both modern architecture and classical architecture
1. Greetings
T: We’ve really had a wonderful tour around the world last time, seeing the marvelous architecture home
and abroad, modern and classical. I hope you enjoy that… but I wonder if all of you can recognize
some of the most famous architecture.
2.Brainstorming or guessing game
---Name the pictures: Sydney House; the Eiffel Tower; the Temple of Heaven…
Q: Among all of these pictures, which ones are different from others? Or you may say which ones
belong to modern architecture.
SS: …
Q: How do you know which ones belong to modern architecture? What’s the difference between modern architecture and classical (ancient) architecture?
SS: …
T: If you want to know more and to enjoy the beauty of modern architecture, you’d better join us, as we are going to have a new journey, the journey to the
architecture.
Step2: While-reading
1. Fast- reading
----Find the difference between modern architecture and classical architecture in the text.
Q: what’s the difference between modern architecture and classical architecture?
Difference
Modern architectureClassical architecture
MaterialsSteel, iron, glass…Stone, brick, wood…
CharacteristicsHuge; like boxes; unfriendlyBeautiful, closer to nature
Q: What kind of materials is used? What other materials do you know?
Q: What’s the characteristic? How do people feel towards modern architecture?
2. Careful-reading
----Find out the information according to the key words
Modern architecture
Characteristics
Examples
Architects
Materials
Time
Q1: When was modernism invented? -----1920s
Q2: How many architects are there in the text? ---Antonio Gaudi/ Wright
Q3: Where were they from? ----Spanish/ American architect
Q4: What did Gaudi want to be used in his works? What’s the characteristic of his architecture? How is his architecture like?
----Natural materials/ like a dream, full of fantastic colors and shapes.
Q5: What inspired Wright? ----Japanese seashells
Q6: How many examples are there in the text?
----The Opera House/ the new Olympic Stadium
Q7: How do they look like? ----Seashell/ nest
Q8: Why do we call the 2008 Olympic Stadium in Beijing” the Bird’s nest”?
Q9: What do they (two architects / two examples) have in common? ---Nature
3. Listening
----While listening, pay attention to the key points in the text.
Para1: “…have its own ideas of beauty expressed”
“…find them designed, planned, built…”
Para2: “…went against people’s feeling of beauty”
“…wanted their buildings constructed…”
Para4: “…impress us because they are huge…”
