Lesson B The man-made world
Feb 03, 2016
Lesson B The man-made world
Lesson B The man-made world
Contents Contents
AALead-inLead-in
BBVideo CourseVideo Course
CCDiscussionDiscussion
DDHomeworkHomework
Lead-in
The Eiffel ToThe Eiffel Towerwer
Leshan Giant BuddhaLeshan Giant Buddha
• The Leaning The Leaning Tower of PisaTower of Pisa
I want to I want to eat…eat…
• oror
•Pizza Pizza ['pi:tsə] pisa pisa ['pi:zə]
the Sphinx the Sphinx and the and the pyramids at pyramids at GizaGiza
the Taj Mahalthe Taj Mahal
1. T1. The Sphinx and the pyramidhe Sphinx and the pyramid
2. 2. The Taj MahalThe Taj Mahal
3. 3. The Eiffel TowerThe Eiffel Tower
4. 4. The Leaning Tower of PisaThe Leaning Tower of Pisa
5. 5. Leshan Giant BuddhaLeshan Giant Buddha
City Living
I love I love skyscrapers!skyscrapers!
Main characters
Lesson B The man-made world
Roberto Chavez Takeshi Mifune
Minor characterconstruction worker
In this episode, Takeshi and Roberto talk about In this episode, Takeshi and Roberto talk about a mysteriousa mysterious architecture in New York City. architecture in New York City.
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Lesson B The man-made world
First Watch
What’s the story? Let’s watch the video and do the comprehension check. What’s the story? Let’s watch the video and do the comprehension check.
Lesson A The natural world
City Living
Lesson B The man-made worldLesson A The natural world
Keys
Can you tell us what this is going to be when it’s finished?
According to the construction worker,
the building is going to be a ___.
a. office building b. fancy hotel c. parking garage
Before watching, here are some useful expressions from the video.
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Lesson B The man-made world
Second Watch
Everyday English Offering another opinion
Talking about construction
True.That’s right!you are too muchmanI’ll betmaybeyou know what
Yeah, but on the other hand …
goes upsomething being builtbuilding downundergroundabove groundliving in a caveall these buildings
popped up
Lesson A The natural world
Watch the video again and fill in the blanks with the information you hear.
Keys
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Lesson B The man-made world
(1) ____, look at that! In New York there’s always (2) __________________.
And everything (3) ______ so quickly … you never know what’s
going to be around next week.
Yeah, (4) __________________ , sometimes I wonder about overcrowding.
Maybe they need to start (5) ____________ more.
Takeshi:
Roberto:
Takeshi:
Roberto:
Takeshi:
Roberto:
Man
Building down?
Yeah, it’s when you build (6) ___________
instead of (7) ____________.
Nah, that’s too much like (8) _____________. I
love the skyscrapers! They are the most incredible
feats of engineering!
(9) ____. And some of the first ones were built
right here in New York City.
something being built
goes up
but on the other hand building down
underground
above ground
living in a cave
True
Lesson A The natural world
Watch the video again and fill in the blanks with the information you hear.
Keys
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Lesson B The man-made world
Takeshi:
Takeshi:
Roberto:
Takeshi:
Roberto:
(10) __________! You know, I wonder what New York looked like
before (11) ________________________.
Yeah, (12) ______ it’ll be something fantastic!
(13) ______ … what do you think it’s going to look like?
I don’t know … but (14) _____________? I’m going to remember
what it looked like.
That’s right all these buildings popped up
Uh … (15) _______________. Hey, let’s ask this
guy what your “famous” building’s going to be …
I’ll bet May be
you know what
you are too much
Lesson A The natural world
Discussion
• How can design and architecture improve the How can design and architecture improve the quality of education? quality of education?
• Centre for Effective Learning EnvironmentsCentre for Effective Learning Environments
• Designing for Education: 2011
shows how the design, use and
management of buildings and
grounds contribute to the quality
of education.
• Blending new shapes and structures alongside traditional buildings. The Lilley Centre, Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane, Australia.
• The Fuji kindergarten in Tachikawa, Japan, is based around the principles of learning through play. There are no fixed walls between classrooms.
Homework• After looking at the world’s best building
designs for learning, please consider this question and do a research:
• Is there any special architecture on your campus that brings difference to your university life?
• Website of CELE’s Designing for Education http://www.oecd.org/document/62/0,3746,en_2649_35961311_36264702_1_1_1_1,00.html