unit 3 art and architecture教案
teaching goals:
1. talk about art and architecture
2. practise expressing preferences
3. learn about the past participle (2): used as object complement
teaching time: 5 periods
the first period
step 1. greetings and warming-up
greet the students as usual.
ask the ss to talk about their hometown and their houses.
qs: where are you from, a city or a small town?
can you describe the buildings in your hometown?
what kind of buildings do you live in, a traditional house or an apartment?
show students two pictures, a tall building and a traditional yard.
t: what can you see in the two pictures?
what is the difference between them?
(when the ss describe the pictures, remind the students to think about the differences in the two pictures. the students may have different opinions. encourage them to think out reasons as many as possible. they may have a discussion.)
suggested answers:
block of flats traditional house
modern.
convenient.
the rooms are big.
every flat has a toilet and bathroom.
not much contact with their neighbors.
people often feel lonely.
flat roof.
…
old-style.
the rooms are small.
sometimes no toilet or bathroom.
life is much more interesting. neighbors get on well with each other. people can grow flowers in the yard.
the roof is sloping.(why?)
…
in which house would you prefer to live? why?
s: i like living in ….because….
i prefer living…
i’d rather live…
the students should tell others their reasons to support their choices. for example, living in the small house makes me feel warm. i like making friends with my neighbors. it looks like a big family. encourage them to express their ideas freely.
t: buildings in the different places are different. so what words and phrases do you think will be useful when you want to talk about art and architecture?
show the students some different kinds of houses , ask them to describe them.
collect their answers.( appearance: high, low, great, the palaces were large and beautiful, and they often looked like something out of a fairy tale.;materials: brick, stone, steel ,glass, wood…)
t: if you were free to design your own dream house, what would that house look like? what materials would you use? explain why you made certain choices about your dream house?
architect: one who designs the construction of buildings or other large structures.
give the students enough time to discuss the question. collect their answers.
step 2 speaking
books open, page 18. ask the students to listen to the sample dialogue and follow the tape. study the useful expressions. remind them to learn the structure how to express their preferences.
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?
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 XX 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.
step3. post-reading
1. task 1: interview (group work)
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. 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.
an area with a wall or bars around it, joined to the outside wall of a building ________________.
a strong construction material which is a mixture of stone, and sand and water _________________
a shelter made by a bird to hold its eggs and young ____________
the 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.
fur is to a fox what the_____is to a banana.
____are to a house what words are to a text.
an architect is to____________what a painter is to art.
a___is to a boat what an engine is to a car.
a____is to a fisherman what a gun is to a hunter.
arms are to the body what_______are to a tree.
step 4 grammar
t: i’m very glad that you like my new home. our new school is far away from the downtown, so a new market is build near our school. i’ll guide you to the market to see what you can do there.
show the ss the picture and ask them to describe it.
--what can you see in the market?
--let’s see what can we do here?
give examples: i can have my hair cut here.
i can have my bike mended.
ask the ss to make similar sentences.
t: in all these sentences we use a sentence pattern—“have something done”.
now let’s see the pairs of sentences, and compare a and b.
a: i can have my bike mended
b: i can have the car waiting for me.
a: i found myself tied to a tree.
b: i found myself walking in a forest.
watch more sentences on page 22.
examine all the sentences carefully, and find out when we use –ing form and when we use –ed form.
period 5: integrating skills
step 1. revision
( talk about new house decoration to revise the grammar: have… done)
--- dear class, i’m especially happy these days, because i’ve just bought a new house. it’s very beautiful. look, here it is. i want to share my happiness with you. so would you like to help me design my house? how should i decorate my room? please discuss it and give me some advice, ok?
<ss discuss in groups. show them the sentence pattern on the screen to revise the grammar:
--- you should have your walls painted white.
--- you had better have … done.
a few minutes later, call out some pairs to report their design. >
--- ok, which group will give me good suggestions?
--- thank you very much! you’re good designers. i’ll decorate my room according to your design.
step 2. lead-in
( talk about how to deal with the old house.)
--- now after i finished decorating the rooms, i moved into my new beautiful house. but what should i do to deal with my old house? should i pull it down? no, i don’t want to do that. anyway it’s so lovely a house. should i let it stand empty? no, not a good idea. i want to give it a second life. what shall i do? please discuss again in groups and this time give me advice on how to deal with the old house.
< ss discuss and give advice. >
--- wow, you have so many wonderful ideas! i think i like to change it into a beautiful teahouse and i can rent it to somebody else since i am too busy to run it myself. and thus i can give my old house a second life. thank you very much! would you like to come in and have a cup of tea in my teahouse some day?
step 3. fast reading on “ factory 798 ”
--- thank you for your ideas to give my old house a second life. and the same story goes with another old factory which is no longer used in beijing. it is the famous place called “factory 798”. has anybody ever heard of that? if no, let’s open our books and read the passage on page 23. try to find out: “what is factory 798? ”
< ss fast reading for a few minutes. >
--- who has found out the answer?
→ an old army factory ; an arts centre;
<any possible answer containing phrases from the passage is ok. >
step 4. careful reading
--- now let’s get some detailed information about factory 798. please read the second paragraph of the passage carefully again and find out:
--- what was factory 798 like?