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Unit3Artandarchitecture

Unit3Artandarchitecture

I.Speaking

Task1Whatismodernarchitecture?

Directions:

Havealookatthemodernbuildingsinyourcityandfindoutwhattheyhaveincommon.Thengiveatleast3characteristicsofmodernarchitecture.

Task2Disadvantagesofmodernbuildings

Directions:

Readthereportintheformanddiscussthefollowingquestionsingroups.

1.Ifyouwereadesigner,whatcouldbedonetopreventbirdsfrombeingkilledbycollisions?

2.Whatharmdomodernbuildingsdotopeopleinandoutsidethem?

Therearenoexactfiguresonthenumberofbirdskilledbycollisions（碰撞）withtallbuildingsandglasswindowsinhouses.AccordingtoSagrillo'sreport,theestimatesrangefrom100milliontoabillionyearlyacrossNorthAmericaalone.It’sthereflectiveandtransparentcharacteristicofglassthatmakewindowsinvisiblekillers.Birdsseethetreesreflectedinawindow,ortheplantbehindthewindow,nottheglassitself.

Task3ImaginefutureArchitecture!

Directions:

Ourlivesmaybeverydifferentinthefuture.Architecturemustchangeaswechange.Workingroupsandtrytoimaginewhatyourfuturehousecouldbe!

Completethetaskaccordingtothesuggestedsteps.

Step1Discussions

（1）Whatwillhousesofthefuturelooklike?

（2）Willpeopleliveonotherplanets?

Orundergroundorunderthesea?

（3）Whatnewbuildingmaterialswillweuse?

（4）Wherewillyourhousebebuilt?

（5）Whatwillyourbuildingsitebelike?

（6）Willyouuserecycledmaterialsorinventnewones?

（7）Willtherebenewwaystopoweryourhouse?

（8）Willtherebenewwaysyourhousefunctions?

（9）Willtherebenewroomsandspaceswedon'thavenow?

（10）Whowillliveinyourhouse?

Howmanypeople?

（11）Whatformwillyourfuturehousehave?

Howwillitlook?

Step2Drawing

Drawaroughsketchofyourfuturehouseandcolorit.

Step3Describing

Writeashortdescriptionaboutyourhouseandhowyouthinkthefuturewillbe.Youcanputyourdrawingandparagraphtogetheronapieceofcoloredpaperfordisplay.Apossibleversionisgiventohelpyou.

Apossibleversion:

Myfuturebuildingisapassivesolar,earthshelterhousewithlotsofroomtogrowfood.Thereareplentyofwindows,soitdoesn'tfeellikelivingunderground!

Ialsoconvertedtheyardtofoodgrowingspace.Iinventedawatercollectorthatalsofilterstherainwater.Forelectricity,thereareplentyof"windmills."Myhouseisbuiltwithmaterialsfoundonthesiteandtakeslittlewood.

II.Understandingthetext

1.Buildings,streets,squaresandparksareindifferentstylesbecause_________.

A.theywerealldesignedbydifferentarchitects

B.differentideasofbeautyareexpressedinthem

C.theyarepartoftheman-madelivingenvironment

D.theyarebuiltoutofmodernbuildingmaterials.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutmodernism?

A.Ithasexistedfor70yearsorso

B.Steel,glassandconcreteareusedasmodernarchitecturematerials

C.Allthebuildingsindevelopingcountriesbelongtomodernism.

D.Sometimestraditionalmaterialsareusedinmodernarchitecture

3.Accordingtothetext,mostpeoplethinkmodernbuildingsare______________.

A.hugeB.beautifulC.friendlyD.welcoming

4.AntonioGaudi_________________.

A.wasatraditionalarchitect

B.inventedmodernisminordertochangesociety

C.preferredsteel,glassandconcretetonaturalmaterials

D.knewthattherearen’tanystraightlinesinnature.

5.WhichofthefollowingwillNOTprobablymakepeoplethinkaboutnature?

A.TheOperaHouseinSydney

B.AlltheartmuseumsinNewYork

C.The2008OlympicStadiuminBeijing

D.MostofGaudi’sworksinandaroundBarcelona

III.Post-readingactivities

design;never;return;regret;love;

recognized;symbol;creator;known;although;

Whiteshell-likeroofs,unlikeanythingelseintheworld,maketheSydneyOperaHouseanimageoftimelessbeauty.Itisfamousforbeinga

（1）,notonlyofacity,butawholecountryandcontinenttoo.Its

（2）,DanisharchitectJornUtzon,turned85lastWednesday.AndhewasawardedthePritzkerprize,（3）astheNobelPrizeofarchitecture,onApril6.

ButUtzonhasneverseenhisOperaHouse.Thestorybeganin1957whenUtzonwonaninternationalcompetitionto（4）anoperahouseinSydney.Butnoteveryonewasexcited.UtzonlefthisOperaprojectin1966afteranargumentwiththelocalgovernmentandastormofpubliccriticism（批评）overthebuilding'sdesign.ItwasnotcompleteduntilsevenyearslaterandUtzonhas（5）returnedtoAustraliatoseetheresultofhiswork.

"Utzonmadeabuildingwellaheadofitstime,andhepersevered（坚持）throughcriticismtobuildabuildingthatchangedtheimageofanentirecountry,"saidFrankGehry,aPritzkerArchitecturePrizejudge.（6）theSydneyOperaHousewasUtzon'smasterpiece,itdamagedhiscareer.Uponhis（7）toDenmark,hefoundworkhardtocomeby,sohebecameateacheratauniversityinHawaii.

UtzonsaidheoncesawpostersoftheOperaHouse.Theinteriors（内部构造）weredifferentfromhisdesigns.But,hesaid:

"Thereisno（8）,foritgavemesuchawonderfulexperienceinAustralia,towardswhichIonlyhave（9）andappreciation."Britain'sQueenElizabethopenedtheOperaHousein1973,anditnowholdsaround3,000eventseveryyear.Itis（10）asoneofthegreatsymbolicbuildingsofthe20thcentury.

1symbol;2creator;3known;4design;5never;

6Although;7return;8regret;9love;10recognized

IV.Languagefocus

1.Usageofwords

（1）Wehavebothredandwhitewine.Doyouhaveap______foroneortheother?

（2）Thea___________showedseveraldesignsforthenewtheatre;butnonewassatisfying.

（3）Thecoupleonlymovedintothenewflatrecentlyandtheyhaven’tgotmuchf____________.

（4）CanIat__________pieceofthatcheesetoseewhatit’slike?

（5）Pollutionisoneofthemajorproblemsinthem_________world.

（6）Itisn’tc________totalkatthemoment;I’minthemiddleofameeting.

（7）Theseshoeshavegoneoutofs__________,butIlikethem.

（8）Earlyhouseswerec____________outofmudandsticks.

（9）Annisalwaystryingtoi____________peoplewithhernewclothes.

（10）Ourhotelroomhadab__________wherewecouldsitandlookatthelake.

3.Usageofphrases

farfrom;comparewith;closeto;actas;belongto;

inandaround;fillup;setaside;goagainst;pulldown;

（1）ThemanwemetontheplanetoTokyowaskindenoughto__________ourguide.

（2）Don’ttakeanythingthatdoesn’t__________you.

（3）Thereweren’tmanypeopleatfirstbutthentheroom__________.

（4）Haveyou__________somemoneyforyourchild’seducation?

（5）Martha__________herparents’wishesandmarriedapoorartist.

（6）Theoldcinemahasbeen__________andanewonewillbeconstructed.

（7）—Didyouenjoyyourholiday?

—No,__________it.Itwasterrible.

（8）__________thevillagewhereIgrewup,thecityisreallyexciting.

（9）Itwas__________midnightwhendadcamebackfromwork.

（10）Moretreeshavebeenplanted__________thevillage.

3.Multiplechoice

（1）Anetistoafishermanis_________agunistoahunter.

A.whatB.whoC.whichD.whom

（2）—Whichdoyou________,theredortheblueone?

—Iliketheblueonebetter.

A.expectB.preferC.wishD.hope

（3）Wehavelittleincommon;our________andinterestsaresodifferent.

A.stylesB.tasteC.qualityD.appearance

（4）Whereveryougo,youcanseetheproduct____________.

A.advertiseB.advertised

C.tobeadvertisedD.beingadvertised

（5）Asweallknow,modernismwasinvented________________.

A.inthe1920B.in1920’sC.inthe1920’sD.in1920s

（6）Jessica_________aflatnearthecollegewiththreeothergirls.

A.constructedB.hiredC.preferredD.rented

（7）_________thebadweatherweenjoyedourholiday.

A.AlthoughB.DespiteC.BecauseofD.Accordingto

（8）Theresultoftheentranceexamswasnotmade________tothepublicuntillastThursday.

A.knowingB.knownC.toknowD.tobeknown

（9）ThePLAsoldiers_____readytodowhat’snecessarytofightagainsttheflood.

A.stoodB.belongedC.createdD.acted

（10）AntonioGaudiisthefirstarchitect________thatnaturedoesn’tnothaveanystraightlines.

A.understandingB.understandsC.tounderstandD.understood

（11）Thegirlaskedhimnottoleavethedoor____________.

　　A.tocloseB.closedC.tobeclosedD.closing

（12）Ittookquitealongtimebeforewefeltwe________inthecity.

A.impressedB.constructedC.belongedD.created

（13）Allthebuildingsinthedistrictare_____________.

A.acolorB.ofcolorC.ofacolorD.ofcolor.

（14）________thegrandparentslovethechildren,theyarestrictwiththem

A.WhenB.DespiteC.WhileD.Unless

（15）Withmanyflowers_______aroundthehouse，itlookslikeabeautifulgarden.

A.plantedB.beplantedC.toplantD.tobeplanted

4.Cloze

Buildingahousecostsquitealotofmoneysupposeyouplantobuildahouse.Yourfirst

（1）willbetofinda

（2）pieceofland.Your（3）willdependonmanydifferentthings.Youwillprobablytrytofindasunnyplace,with（4）surroundingsnearshopsandbusstops,nottoofarfromyourfriendsandtheplacewhereyouwork.

（5）youwillfindanexcellent（6）,andtogetherwiththebuilderyouwillworkouta（7）.Thebuilderwilldrawtheplan.Itwill（8）thenumberofrooms,theirpositionand（9）,andother（10）whichmustbenoticed,（11）windows,doors,andelectricoutlets.Thebuilderwillworkouthowmuchmoneyis（12）tobuildyourhouse.Hewillworkoutthe（13）ofthewo