1.　　　 Exchange designs with your classmates and exhibit them.

2.　　 Task2: 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?

Step4. Homework

1.　　 Task 1: Interview (group work)

3. Listening

　 ----While listening, pay attention to the key points in the text.

Step3. Post-reading

2. Careful-reading

----Find out the information according to the key words

Modern architecture

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

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

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.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 world of modern architecture.

Step2: While-reading

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.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.Decorate your bedroom and classroom. And talk about your decoration.