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TheOperaHouseThetempleofHeavenEiffelTowerPotalaPalacePyramidForbiddenCityTheOrientalPearlEverygreatculturehasitsownideasofbeautyexpressedinartandarchitecture.Whichonesbelongtomodernarchitecture?Pre–reading•Lookatthepicturesandthetitleofthepassageandreadthesentencesonyourbookstowrite‘y’ifthetextisaboutor‘n’ifnot.Fast-reading:1.Whatmaterialsareusedintraditionalarchitecture?Whataboutmodernarchitecture?2.Whoarethetwoarchitectsmentionedinthepassage?Intraditionalarchitecturematerialssuchasearth,stone,brickandwoodareused.Thematerialsofmodernarchitecturearesteel,glassandconcrete.They’reFrankLloydandAntonioGaudi.3。Whatarchitecturedoesthetextmention?1.TaiheDian2.theTempleofHeaven3.thegreatEuropeancathedrals4.AntonioGaudi’sworks5.FrankLloydWright’smuseum6.OperaHouseinSydney7.2008OlympicStadiumAncientarchitectureModernarchitectureGetthemainideaofeachpart.Part1(1para.)Part2(2para.)Part3(3-5para.)Part4(6-8para.)A.Thedifferencesbetweentraditional..andmodern..,andwhyancientarchitecturehadmanybeautifulbuildingsB.EverygreatcultureinthepasthaditsownideasexpressedinartandarchitectureC.Examplesoffamousarchitectsandgreatbuildingsthattakeexamplesfromnature.D.Howandwhenmodernismcameintobeing?ArchitectureCulturelooksattheman-madelivingenvironmenthasitsownideasofbeautyexpressedinarchitecturePart1TimePurposeMaterialsAppearancetochangesocietywithbuildingsthatGoagainstpeople’sfeelingofbeauty/wanttheirbuildingsconstructedinawaytolookunnaturallooklikeboxeswithflatroofs,sharpcornersandglasswallsthatactasmirrors/seemhardandunfriendlyinventedinthe1920ssteel,glassandconcretePra2.3.4Pra5Ancientarchitecture----aSpanisharchitect----anAmericanarchitectPra6.7HisworksWhat’sthecharacteristicsofhisarchitecture?AntonioGaudi,a________architect,wasthefirsttounderstandthatnaturedoesnothave_________lines,soheonlywantednatural__________.Insomeofhis____________,wallsseemtobe_______withtheskinofafishwhileroofslooklikethebackofa_________.Mostofhisworkswere__________inandaroundBarcelona.Lookingthemislikea_______fullof__________colorsandshapes.Thereareotherarchitectswhouse________fromnaturesuchasFrankLloydwhobuiltanart________.Hefoundhimself_________byJapaneseseashells.SpanishstraightmaterialsarchitecturecovereddragonconstructeddreamfantasticdesignsmuseuminspiredtheOperaHousethenewOlympicStadiumaBird’sNestseashellsHow…looklike?Pra7.8Describeyourfeelingsaboutthedesignofthe2008OlympicStadiuminBeijing.Whatideadoyouthinkthearchitectwantstoexpress?1Thecolorofgrayisasymbolofhightechnologyandsocialdevelopment.2Thehugeredstandinsidethestadiumrepresentshotnessandprogress.Madeofconcreteandsteel,theflowinglinesandroundshapesmakethebuildinglookwarmandfriendly.4.Ithinkthearchitectswanttoexpresstheideathatthepeopleinthestadiumareacommunitythatistiedclosetogether.5.ThedesignfortheOlympicStadiumshowsthat___________________.Chinaisastrongandmoderncountry6.Thestructureofthestadiumgivesmethefeelingthat______________thesportspeopleandtheaudiencearetiedclosetogetherinawarmhouse.1.Whydidarchitectsinthe1920’swanttheirbuildingsunnatural?A.Theydidn’tliketraditionalarchitecturestyle.B.Theywantedtochangepeople’sfeelingofbeauty.C.Theydidn’tlikebuildingmaterialssuchasearth,stone,brickandwood.D.Theylikebuildingsmaterialssuchassteel,glassandconcrete.2.Inwhatwaysisancientarchitecturedifferentfrommodernarchitecture?A.Materials,shapesB.Roofs,cornersC.Size,heightD.Balconies,windows3.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthispassage?A.Ancientarchitectureispopular.B.Modernarchitectureispopular.C.Ancientbuildingslookmorebeautifulthanmodernones.D.Differenttimes,differentstylesofarchitecture.4.Fromthispassagewecaninferthat_____.A.Thewriterprefersancientbuildingstomodernones.B.Thewriterpreferstraditionalmaterialstomodernones.C.Thewriterdoesn’tlikemodernarchitectsatall.D.Thewriterprefersbuildingswhichlooknaturaltoonesthatlookunnatural.HomeworkPleasereadthetextcarefullyandrecitethelastparagraph.