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UnitthreeArtandarchitectureReading:ModernArchitecturePicturesonPage19Pre-reading:1.ThetextisaboutclassicalChinesearchitecture.2.Somemodernarchitecturetakesexamplesfromnature.3.Thetextisaboutparksandgardens.ScanningwhileListening1.Whoinventedmodernism?Whydidtheyinventit?2.Whatdifferentmaterialsareusedintraditionalarchitectureandmodernarchitecture?3.Whydomanypeopledislikemodernbuildings?Answers:1.Modernismwasinventedinthe1920sbyagroupofarchitectswhowantedtochangesocietywithbuildingsthatwentagainstpeople’sfeelingofbeauty.2.Whileintraditionalarchitecturematerialssuchasearth,stone,brick,andwoodareused,thematerialsofmodernarchitecturearesteel,glass,andconcrete.3.Becausemodernbuildingsgoagainstpeople’sfeelingofbeauty.TheyareconstructedinawaytolookunnaturalThebuildingslooklikeboxeswithflatroofs,sharpcornersandglasswallsthatactasmirrors.Youdonotfeelinvitedtoenterthem.Everythingaboutthesebuildingsseemhardandunfriendly.4.Inwhatwaydoesancientarchitecturestandclosetonature?5.Aretheremodernarchitectsthatusedesignsfromnature?Whoarethey?6.Whatdoesthe2008OlympicStadiuminBeijinglooklike?4.Bothinthechoiceofmaterialsandshapeofbuildings,ancientarchitecturestandclosetonature.5.Infacttherearemodernarchitectswhousedesignsfromnaturewhentheycreatetheirbuildings.TheyareAntonioGaudiandFrankLloydWright.6.Seenfromthetop,itlooksasthestadiumiscoveredbyagraynetofsteel,anditlooksjustlikeabird’snestmadeoftreebranches.Theflowinglinesandroundshapesmakethebuildinglookwarmandfriendly.ThestructureofthetextWhichparagraphsareaboutthefollowingtopics?1.Everygreatcultureinthepasthaditsownideasexpressedinartandarchitecture.2.Examplesoffamousarchitectsandgreatbuildingsthattakeexamplesfromnature.3.Howandwhenmodernismcameintobeing?4.Thedifferencebetweentraditionalarchitectureandmodernarchitecture,andwhyancientarchitecturehadmanybeautifulthings.Usefulexpression1.livingenvironment2.earth,stone,brickandwood4.flatroofs,sharpcorners,andglasswalls3.steel,glassandconcrete5.fantasticcoloursandshapes6.shipsails7.flowinglinesandroundshapes