Oriental Pearl TV Tower Burj AlArab Golden Gate
Oriental Pearl TV Tower Burj Al-Arab
Golden Gate Bridge the Louvre
Look at each picture and describe what you see. What does it look like? Antonio Gaudi Casa Mila
China’s National Grand Theater Paul Andreu
Sydney Opera House Joern Utzon
spiral staircases
Scan Q 1: How do modern buildings impress us? Modern buildings impress us because they are huge. Q 2: Who are the two architects whose work was inspired by nature? Antonio Gaudi (a Spanish architect) and Frank Lloyd Wright(an American architect)
True or false 1. Modernism was invented in the 1930 s. F 2. Antonio Gaudi was a traditional architect who doesn’t like straight lines. F 3. Traditional architecture materials are F mostly earth, stone, concrete and wood. 4. Modern buildings are more beautiful than F ancient ones. 5. Ancient architecture stands much closer T to nature. 6. Wright was inspired by Japanese T seashells when designing a museum.
Detailed reading Paragraph 1 Architecture looks at the manmade living environment.
Paragraph 2 Modernism
Traditional architecture materials Paragraph 3 and modern ones
Paragraph 4 Many people do not find modern buildings beautiful. They look like boxes with flat roofs, sharp corners and glass walls that act as mirrors.
Ancient Paragraph 5 architecture shows us many beautiful buildings. The temple of Heaven Taihe Dian the European cathedrals
Paragraph 6 A Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi and his works Antonio Gaudi Sagrade Familia
Paragraph 6 Balconies look like eyes _____. Walls seem to be covered with the skin _____ of a fish _____. Casa Batllo The roof looks like the back ____ of a dragon _______. Other parts look like ____. bones
Paragraph 7 Nature inspires architects when they create their buildings. Guggenheim Museum Frank Lloyd Wright
Paragraph 7 The Opera House in Sydney
Paragraph 8 The new Olympic Stadium in Beijing is another design that makes us think of nature. Seen from the top, it looks as if the stadium is a gray net of steel covered by__________and it looks just like _______made of tree branches. a bird’s nest
Post-reading 1. What do the words in bold refer to? “them” refers to “modernbuildings”. (1) (2)“ that” refers to “Nature does not have any straight lines. (3)“his” refers to “Antonio Gaudi”. (4)“it” refers to “ the 2008 Olympic Stadium in Beijing”.
4. Traditional and modern architecture make use of different materials that can be put in two groups. What are they? Earth, bricks, stones and wood are traditional materials. Steel, glass and concrete are modern materials.
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