Unit 3 Art and Architecture
Teaching goals:
Talk about art and architecture
Practise expressing preferences
Learn about the Past Participle (2); used as Object Complement
Write about advantages and disadvantages
Period 1 Warming Up and Listening
I. Teaching objectives:
To stimulate the ss’ awarenass of art and architecture
To cultivate the ss’ ability of listening for information
To learn some words about art and architecture, such as: style, design, classical, ancient, modern.
II. Teaching Method: task-based teaching.
III. Key Points and Difficult Points:
Key Points: Enable the ss to learn something about art and architecture and cultivate their listening skills.
Difficult Points: Getting the information when listening.
IV. Teaching Aids: slides, racorder
V. Teaching Procedures:
Step1. Warming up for the whole unit and new words presentation.
Activity1: Talk about art
T: I’m very happy to give you my first lesson. Today, we’ll start a new unit, art and architecture (BB). What is art?
S: …..
T: Is dancing art?
S: Yes.
T: Is singing art?]
S: Yes.
T: Also, drawing is art, right?
S: Yes.
T: Why do we call them art, do you know?
S:…..
T: It is because they have different styles. Style? In chinese it means 风格，样式(BB). For example, dancing, we have folk dancing, 民族舞，modern dancing, 现代舞，right?
S: Yes.
T: So what about music? What styles of music do you know?
S: pop music , R&B….
T: Good, pop mucic, 流行音乐，so what’s English for 古典音乐？
S: …..
T: It’s classical music and we also have rock and roll, 摇滚乐，right? And drawing has different styles too, right?
S: Yes.
T: So what about buildings? Do you think buildings have different styles?
S: Yes.
T: Yes, they have. And we call this architecture. So architecture means styles of buildings. So what styles do buildings have?
S:….
T: Let’s see some pictures and we’ll know.
Activity2: Talk about pictures.
Picture1: Deumo Cathedral
T: Do you know where is it?
S: No.
T: It’s a very big church in Italy. It’s name is Deumo Cathedral. It was built in the end of 13th century. So it is very old, right?
S: Yes.
T: Yes, it’s very old. We call it an antient building. Antient, 古代的（BB）
Picture2: Louvre Museum
T: What about this one?
S: ……
T: It’s a very famous art museum in Paris. Can you guess?
S: …….
T: People who love art all dream to go to this museum. Do you know now?
S: …..卢浮宫
T: Yes. Good. It’s Louvre Museum.
Picture3: A stadium in ShangHai
T: Do you know this one? It’s a stadium in ShangHai. Is it old?
S: No.
T: No, it’s very new. It’s very modern, right? We call it a modern building. Modern, 现代的 (BB).
Picture4: Sydeny Opera House
T: What’s the last one?
S: 悉尼歌剧院
T: Yes. You all know it. It’s Sydeny Opera House in Australia.
Step2. Lead-in for the listening and new words presentation
Activity1: Talk about flat and decoration.
T: So here, we have got two styles of buildings, ancient and modern. So do you think nowadays we live in ancient buildings?
S: No.
T: No, of course not. We live in modern buildings. We live in flats. Do you know flats? Flat, 单元房，套房（Bb）. Most of us live in flats now. A small flat always has 4 kinds of rooms. What are they?
S:….
T: In chinese we always say, 三室一厅，那么是哪三室，哪一厅呢？
S: 厨房，washroom, bedroom, 客厅
T: What’s English for 厨房 and 客厅？
S: kitchen, ….
T: What about 客厅？ Do you know?
S:…
T: It’s living room. Ok, a small flat always has four kinds of rooms, kitchen, bedroom, living room, and a washing room. So, when we buy a new flat, we should decorate these rooms, right? Decorate, 装饰，装修, (bb). Some companies in the market will help us decorate our rooms. And there are other helpers, such a magazing, right?市场上有很多装修公司可以帮我们设计房间，有些杂志也介绍了如何装修房间，是不是？
S: Yes.
T: So, here, I have got a magazine. Do you like reading this magazine?
S: Yes.
T: So am I. I like it very much. Do you know what’s it about?
S: …..
T: Yes, it’s about how to decorate a house. Now let’s see some pages together.
(Teacher walks around the classroom and show the pictures.)
T: Are they beautiful?
S: Yes.
T: Do you want to have one like these?
S: Yes.
Activity2: Have a discussion on how to decorate your house.
T: Now, listen. If you and your deskmate have just got a new small flat, how will you decorate it? Discuss with your partner and then whow me your plans, are you clear?
S: Yes.
T: Here are some questions to help you.
(Slide1)
T: First, what color will you paint your wall? White? Pink? Green? Blue? And why? 你想把你的墙壁漆成什么颜色呢？ 白色？粉红？绿色？兰色？为什么？Do you want to have something on the wall? Posters(海报)? Paintings(油画)? Own photos? And why？你想要在墙上挂点什么东西吗？ 海报？油画？ 还是自己的照片？为什么呢？If you have to buy a kitchen table（餐桌），will you buy a glass one or a wooden one？Why？如果你要买一张餐桌，你会买一张木头的呢，还是玻璃的，为什么？Do you like to buy other pieces of furniture？你想买些别的家具吗？Do you like modern style or classical style？Why？ 你喜欢古典风格还是现代风格的？为什么？Are you clear?
S: Yes.
T: Ok, let’s start. Discuss with your partner, 4 minutes.
(4 minutes later)
T: Stop now. I’d like to hear your plans. Who want to be the No. 1?
S1: ….
T: Good! Good idea! Thank you, sit down, please.
(ask about 3 ss)
Step4. Listening.
Activity1: Lead-in and new words presentation.
T: Very good. Everybody has his own likes and dislikes, so do Amy and Danny. They are discussing with a shop assistant to buy some furniture. Let’t see what do they buy. Please open your book to page 18, let’t do our listening work. First, let’s look at the directions. Amy and Danny want to ……. Is there any new words?
S: Yes. Assistant, taste, preference….
T: shop assistant, 店员；taste, 品味，爱好；preference, 偏爱，偏好。Exercese1, ….. please pay attention to this sentence: “ tick the things which Amy talks about.” Do you think how many people are there in this dialogue?
S: two, three…
T: there are three people, Amy, Danny, and the shop assistant, right?
S: yes.
T: I can tell you that two are female, Amy and the shop assistant are both women, so when you are listening, make clear who is who and tick the things that Amy talks about, are you clear?
S: yes.
T: and should I explain the words below?
S: yes, no.
T: ok, I will explain them……. Exercise2 is true or false questions. 判断对错 Exercise3 is blank filling. Now let’s listen to the tape for the first time and finish exercese1. Are you ready?
S: yes.
Activity2: Do the listening work
T: ok, let’s start.
(2 minutes later)
T: Have you finished exercese1? What has Amy takled about?
S:…….
T: Good. She has talked about …… Now we are going to listen to the tape for the second time. And would you please finish exercise 2, true or false questions. 现在我们来听第二遍，完成第二题的判断对错题。
(2 minutes later)
T: Have you got the answers now?
S: yes, no
T: let’s check it.
(check the answers and if most of them are wrong in one particular statement, I will let them listen again and stop the tape when related information is concerned.)
T: Now we’ll listen again and do exercise3. I’ll pause when each sentence is approaching and I will remind you.
(3 minutes later)
T: Have you got the answers?
S: yes.
T: There’s the correct answers, please look at the slide.
(slide2)
Step5. Homework.
T: ok, most of you have done it very well. Today’s homework is to finish the listening work on your workbook and preview the reading text. Are you clear?
S: yes.
T: Good. Class is over. See you tomorrow.
S: See you.
Slide1:
How will you decorate your house?
Questions to help:
What color will you paint(油漆) your wall?
White? Pink? Green? Blue? And why?
Do you want to have something on the wall?
Posters(海报)? Paintings(油画)? Own photos? And why？
If you have to buy a kitchen table（餐桌），will you buy a glass one or a wooden one？Why？
Do you like to buy other pieces of furniture？
Do you like modern style or classical style？Why？
Slide2:
Answers for exercise3:
things; replace; pieces
wood; would
warm; comfortable
wall; sofa
something; modern
Blackboard work:
Two pictures and
The slides Unit3 Art and Architecture
Styles of buildings 建筑风格
1.F Design 设计
2.F Classical music 古典音乐
3.T Ancient 古代的
4.F Modern 现代的
5.T Decorate 装修，装饰