Art and Architecture

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Unit 3 Art and Architecture
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Which building would you prefer to study in?
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Go through the text and match the main idea with
each part.
Features of modern Architecture Examples of
modern architecture The beginning of modern
architecture
Part 1 (para1-2) Part
2 (para3-5) Part 3 (para6-8)
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Taihe Dian
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the Temple of Heaven
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Notre Dame de Paris
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What do they look like
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Multiple choices

• _____ belongs to modern architecture.
• A. The Opera house in Sydeny
• B. Taihe Dian
• C. The great European cathedrals
• D. The Temple of Heaven
• 2. Architects in the 1920s wanted their
  buildings unnatural because ______?
• A. They like building materials such as
  steel, glass and concrete
• B. They didnt like the traditional
  architecture style.
• C. They wanted to change peoples feeling of
  beauty.
• D. they didnt like building materials such
  as earth, stone, brick and wood

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3. Ancient architecture and modern architecture
are different in _____. A. size and height
B. roofs and corners C.
balconies and windows D. materials and
shapes 4. What can we infer from the text? A.
The author doesnt like modern architecture at
all. B. The author prefers ancient buildings to
modern ones. C. The author prefers buildings
which look natural to ones which look unnatural.
D. The author prefers traditional materials to
modern ones.
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The great Spanish architect
Antonio Gaudi
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Try to explain the following sentences with your
own words by using simple English.
1. Modernism was invented in the 1920s by a
group of scientists who wanted to change society
with buildings that went against peoples feeling
of beauty.
Modernism was invented in the 1920s by a group
of scientists. They wanted to change society with
buildings and the buildings usually went against
peoples feeling of beauty.
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Nature does not have any straight lines. Antonio
Gaudi, a Spanish architect, was the first to
understand that.
Antonio Gaudi, a Spanish architect, was the first
to understand that nature does not have any
straight lines.
Despite the fact that he used traditional
materials, Gaudi was a modern architect.
Although Antonio Gaudi used traditional
materials, he was a modern architect.
Seen from the top, it looks as if the stadium is
covered by a gray net of steel.
If you see from the top, the stadium seems to be
covered by a gray net of steel.
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Pair work Work in pairs.One asks questions from
the text and the other answers. Each paragraph
one question.
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1. Modernism was invented in the 1820s.
1920s
2. They wanted their buildings to constructed in
a way to look natural.
unnatural
3. In modern architecture, materials such as
earth, stone brick and wood are used.
traditional
4. Modern buildings impress us because they are
huge. Many people find them beautiful and feel
invited to enter them.
do not find
not invited
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5. Antonio Gaudis works were constructed all
over the world.
in and around Barcelona
6. Antonio Gaudi was a traditional architect.
modern
7. The 2008 Olympic Stadium in Beijing will be
made of brick and stone.
concrete and steel
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An art museum is doing to be built in Baotou and
the government ask you to be the architect. How
would you design the building?
What materials do you prefer to use? What will
the building look like? What inspires you?
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Homework

• Write down your design down and post it to the
  government if possible.

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Unit 3 Art and Architecture
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living in a block of flats
The house is modern.
The rooms are big.
The ceiling is low.
The house is comfortable.
Every house has a toilet and
bathroom. All the
houses are the same. The
building material is not very beautiful.
You often hear noise from the
neighbours. To see flowers or
birds, we have to go to a park.
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living in a traditional house
The house is old. The rooms are small. The
ceiling is (sometimes) is high. The house is not
(always) so comfortable. Sometimes there is no
(own) toilet or bathroom. The house is very
special. The building materials are nice. The
house is very quiet. There are flowers and birds
in the garden. There is a lot of contact with the
neighbours. They know and help each other.
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building materials
Brick, wood, bamboo. earth, stone, (traditional
) Concrete, glass, steel., plastic, paint
(modern)
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My own dream house???
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example dialogues
A Which type of chairs do you like? Would you
prefer the wooden ones or do you like the
modern chairs better? B I prefer something
modern. So Id rather decorate my house with
the modern chairs than with the wooden ones.
I think the wooden ones are also too big, and
theyre not very comfortable. A I dont get
very excited about modern furniture. In my
opinion, such chairs look the same everywhere
around the world. Id rather have some furniture
that looks Chinese, such as those two wooden
chairs. B Well, they look nice, but what I
think is that theyre not very comfortable.
Youll probably never sit in them.
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Homework
Try to find out the history of art and
architecture, names of artists and architects,
famous buildings and works of art in the world.