Differences Between Traditional Architecture and Modern Architecture.

modern

traditional

Picture 1 is a

bridge that looks

like a bow or a

moon. I saw some

statues on the

bridge.

Pre-reading Pre-

reading

Picture 2 is

a building th

at looks like

a hamburger.

seashells Ship sails

Picture 4 is a p

edestrian overp

ass that looks li

ke a dragon (Or

like a ribbon.)

Art can also be used in buildings . That is architecture.

Which of the following topics will the text Which of the following topics will the text be about?be about?

1.How did modern architecture come about?( )

2.The differences between traditional architecture and modern architecture . ( )

3.Examples of modern architecture and architect.( )

4.The text is about parks and gardens . ( )

5. The text is about classical Chinese architecture. ( )

Listening

Scanning

1. When was Modernism invented?

2. Who invented Modernism?

3. Why did they invent Modernism?

1. When was Modernism invented?

2. Who invented Modernism?

3. Why did they invent Modernism?

AnswerAnswer

Modernism was invented in the 1920s

by a group of architects who wanted to c

hange society with buildings that went a

gainst people’s feeling of beauty. They w

anted their buildings constructed in a wa

y to look natural.

Modernism was invented in the 1920s

by a group of architects who wanted to c

hange society with buildings that went a

gainst people’s feeling of beauty. They w

anted their buildings constructed in a wa

y to look natural.

SkimmingPart 1 （ Para. 1 ） Every great culture in the past had its

own ideas expressed in art and

architecture.

Part 2 (Para. 2)

How and when modernism came into

being?

Part 1 （ Para. 1 ） Every great culture in the past had its

own ideas expressed in art and

architecture.

Part 2 (Para. 2)

How and when modernism came into

being?

Part 3 (Para. 3-5)

The differences between traditional

architecture and modern architecture ，and why ancient architecture had many

beautiful buildings.

Part 3 (Para. 3-5)

The differences between traditional

architecture and modern architecture ，and why ancient architecture had many

beautiful buildings.

Part 4 (Para.6-8)

Examples of famous architects and

great buildings that take examples

from nature.

Part 4 (Para.6-8)

Examples of famous architects and

great buildings that take examples

from nature.

Post-reading

1. them → modern buildings

that → Nature doesn’t have any

straight lines

his → Antonio Gaudi’s

it → the 2008 Olympic Stadium in B

eijing

1. them → modern buildings

that → Nature doesn’t have any

straight lines

his → Antonio Gaudi’s

it → the 2008 Olympic Stadium in B

eijing

seashells

Who are the two Who are the two architectsarchitects mentioned in the mentioned in the text whose work was inspired by nature?text whose work was inspired by nature?

Gaudi

Wright

2. Antonio Gaudi was inspired by eyes, b

ones, fish and a dragon. Frank Lloyd

Wright was inspired by Japanese seash

ells.

2. Antonio Gaudi was inspired by eyes, b

ones, fish and a dragon. Frank Lloyd

Wright was inspired by Japanese seash

ells.

3. Because when viewed from the top, it

looks as if the stadium is covered by a

gray net of steel, and it looks just like a

bird’s nest made of tree branches. The flowing line

s and round shapes make the building look warm a

nd friendly. It looks like a stage and the players wo

n’t have pressure under such natural environment.

3. Because when viewed from the top, it

looks as if the stadium is covered by a

gray net of steel, and it looks just like a

bird’s nest made of tree branches. The flowing line

s and round shapes make the building look warm a

nd friendly. It looks like a stage and the players wo

n’t have pressure under such natural environment.

What are the differences between traditional architecture and modern architecture?

shape

ancient architecture

modern architecture

Like things we find in nature. Nature does not have any straight lines.

Huge, like boxes with flat roofs, sharp corners and glass walls.

material

ancient architecture

modern architecture

earth, stone, brick ， wood and bamboo

steel, glass, concrete, alnico and plastic

feeling

ancient architecture

modern architecture

Natural and beautiful

Hard and unfriendly

Example

ancient architecture

modern architecture

Taihe Dian the Temple of Heaventhe great European Cathedral

Most of modern buildings look the same.

Go over the text.

1. Sum up the differences between traditional

architecture and modern architecture.

2. What does great architecture have in

common?

Go over the text.

1. Sum up the differences between traditional

architecture and modern architecture.

2. What does great architecture have in

common?

3. Pick out all the sentences that contain

past participles used as object

complements in the text.

4. Write Exercise 5 on Page 97.

3. Pick out all the sentences that contain

past participles used as object

complements in the text.

4. Write Exercise 5 on Page 97.

Homework: