Reading Comprehension: Modern Architecture
About the material
The reading part tells us the history, features of modern architecture as well as the sharp contrast between modern architecture and traditional architecture. It also gives us the examples of the architects and their designs, especially architects who found inspiration from nature and expressed the natural beauty in their designs.
Teaching Goals:
1 Learn something about the history and features of modern architecture and the difference from the traditional architecture.
2 Get to know some famous modern architects and appreciate the beauty expressed in their works.
3 Appreciate and practice some fine sentence structures.
Key points:
Analysis of the material to help students understand the passage thoroughly and cultivate their abilities in reading and analyzing.
Difficult points:
The ”Reflecting and discussion” is the difficult point in this period because all the questions are open-ended and require students to think independently and represents the answers in their own words.
Time: one period
Means and methods:
Picture display, slides, reading and discussion.