What are they about?

Unit 3 Art and Architecture

Vocabulay creation or expression of something beautiful. Art : design or style of a building. Architecture: person who designs building. Architect:

Well-known architectures around the world Buckingham Palace Eiffel Tower 泰姬陵 Taj Mahal 金门大桥 the Golden Gate Bridge 法国卢浮宫 Louvre Leaning Tower of Pisa

Well-known architectures around the world 伦敦塔桥 Tower Bridge 法国凯旋门 Triumphal arch The Opera House The Potala Palace in Lhasa The Great Wall The Heaven Temple

Well-known architectures around us Shanghai Shenzhen Hongkong Modern architecture Wuzhen Traditional architecture

Where do you live? Do you like living there?

Warming up Describe what you see in the pictures.

Description for reference: This shows several modern blocks of flats as can be seen in many cities and towns around China today.

Description for reference: This shows a traditional Chinese house in a siheyuan. This type of house has a long history in China and can still be seen everywhere. Houses are still built in this style, both in the countryside and in the cities.

Warming up Where would you prefer to live? Why?

modern traditional Old / ancient / sometimes small Tall /huge Comfortable ( no water leaking in, no wind blowing through, good heating , a toilet and bathroom ) See in the distance/ have a better view Save land Made up of steel, glass and concrete /poisonous Look the same Hear noise from the neighbors Not much contact with the neighbors Be not close to nature Old / ancient / sometimes small Not always comfortable /not water-proof Specially-styled Waste land Building materials/ nice/not strong enough/ environment-saving Its own characteristics Be close to nature and the neighbors

Block of flats Traditional house Preferences living in a traditional house or in a block of flat Block of flats Traditional house The house is old. The rooms are small. The ceiling is (sometimes) high. The house is not (always) so comfortable. Sometimes there is no (own) toilet or bathroom. The house is very special. The building materials are nice. The house is very quiet. There are flowers and birds in the garden. There is a lot of contact with the neighbours. They know and help each other. The house is modern. The rooms are big. The ceiling is Iow. The house is comfortable (no water leaking in, no wind blowing through, good healing). Every house has a toilet and bathroom. All the houses are the same. The building material is not very beautiful. You often hear noise from the neighbours. To see flowers or birds, we have to go to a park. There is not much contact with the neighbours.

design If you were free to design your own dream house, what would that house look like? What materials would you use? Explain why you make certain choices about your dream house?

We may consider large or small windows, kinds of heating (kang, or floor heating or something else), rooms of different sizes and having a garden.

People often have different preferences regarding building materials People often have different preferences regarding building materials. Traditional materials are brick, wood, reed (thatched roof) and bamboo. Modem materials include concrete, glass and steel. A traditional house should not be confused with an old or bad house. A siheyuan can be fitted out with all modem conveniences.

Architecture What words and phrases do you think will be useful when you want to talk about these two words.

Useful words and expressions when we talk about art and architecture. Category Examples of words and phrases Style Shape and colour Materials modern traditional round square curving high flat dark light warm cold stone wood glass brick plastic paint

Work in groups and find out the history of art and architecture, names of architects, famous building and works of art in the world.

Liang Sicheng

The new Olympic Stadium in Beijing Li Xinggang

Grand National Theatre 国家大剧院 保罗·安德鲁 Paul Andreu

Grand National Theatre 保罗·安德鲁 Paul Andreu Grand National Theatre 国家大剧院

贝聿铭 Ieoh Ming Pei

古斯塔夫·埃菲尔 Gustave Eiffel

大埃及博物馆 彭士佛 Heneghan·Peng

伦敦水晶宫 Joseph Paxton 帕克斯顿

F.Lete 流水别墅

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