Step3. Post-reading
1. Task 1: Interview (group work)
---Situation: suppose a famous modern architect (Gaudi or Wright) is here. What do you want to know
about modern architecture and him?
---Roles: Gaudi/ Wright
Reporter
2. Task2: Design (group work)
--- Design the architecture of a new school.
Scientific building
Teaching building
Canteen/ dining room
Dormitory
Library
Gym
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?
Step4. Homework
1. Exchange designs with your classmates and exhibit them.
2. Report what you have learned about modern architecture next time.
Period 4: Language study
Step 1 Lead—in
T: Hello, everybody, yesterday we have seen a lot of wonderful modern architectures and got to
know some famous architects. Today I’d like to introduce you one of my friends. He is an architect. Who can tell me the meaning of “
architect”. (a person who designs buildings). He lived in this house when he was young. Do you
think this house beautiful or not beautiful? (not beautiful) Can you use another word to replace “
not beautiful”. (ugly). So when he became an architect, he designed some pretty houses. Not long
ago he designed a new house for me. Let’s go and see my new house.
Step 2 Vocabulary
T: Welcome to my new house. Could you say something about my new home?
T: I’m not alone here, because I have two neighbors. Do you know who are they and where they live?
(nest, dog house)
T: Let’s learn some new words of house.
(balcony concrete nest brick roof)
Try to remember these new words, then fill in the blanks.
van area with a wall or bars around it, joined to the outside wall of a building ________________.
vA strong construction material which is a mixture of stone, and sand and water _____________
____
va shelter made by a bird to hold its eggs and young ____________
vthe structure on the top of a building to keep the rain out_________
Step 3 Word Study
T: Can you tell me which is the most ancient building in my yard? (nest)
A nest is to a bird what a house to a man.
(鸟巢和鸟的关系就和房子和人的关系一样)
Water is to fish what air is to men.
(水和鱼的关系就于空气和人的关系一样)
T: Well done. These two sentences have something in common—they are using the same sentence pattern. What is it?
→A is to B what C is to D
T: Very good. Now I will show you more pictures, you should find out the relationship between
these pictures, and create sentences using the above pattern.
u Fur is to a fox what the_____is to a banana.
u ____are to a house what words are to a text.
u An architect is to____________what a painter is to art.
u A___is to a boat what an engine is
