Lesson B The man-made world
Contents Lesson B The man-made world Contents A Lead-in BBBB Video Course CCCC Discussion DDDD Homework
Lead-in The Eiffel Tower
Leshan Giant Buddha
The Leaning Tower of PisaThe Leaning Tower of Pisa
I want to eat… or Pizza pisaPizza ['pi:tsə] pisa ['pi:zə]
the Sphinx and the pyramids at Giza the Sphinx and the pyramids at Giza
the Taj Mahal
1. The Sphinx and the pyramid 2. The Taj Mahal 3. The Eiffel Tower 4. The Leaning Tower of Pisa 5. Leshan Giant Buddha
City Living I love skyscrapers! Main characters Lesson B The man-made world Roberto ChavezTakeshi Mifune Minor character construction worker In this episode, Takeshi and Roberto talk about a mysterious architecture in New York City.
City Living Lesson B The man-made world First Watch What’s the story? Let’s watch the video and do the comprehension check. Lesson A The natural world
City Living Lesson B The man-made worldLesson A The natural world Keys Can you tell us what this is going to be when it’s finished? According to the construction worker, the building is going to be a ___. a. office building b. fancy hotel c. parking garage
Before watching, here are some useful expressions from the video. City Living Lesson B The man-made world Second Watch Everyday EnglishOffering another opinion Talking about construction True. That’s right! you are too much man I’ll bet maybe you know what Yeah, but on the other hand … goes up something being built building down underground above ground living in a cave all these buildings popped up Lesson A The natural world
Watch the video again and fill in the blanks with the information you hear. Keys City Living Lesson B The man-made world (1) ____, look at that! In New York there’s always (2) __________________. And everything (3) ______ so quickly … you never know what’s going to be around next week. Yeah, (4) __________________, sometimes I wonder about overcrowding. Maybe they need to start (5) ____________ more. Takeshi: Roberto: Takeshi: Roberto: Takeshi: Roberto: Man Building down? Yeah, it’s when you build (6) ___________ instead of (7) ____________. Nah, that’s too much like (8) _____________. I love the skyscrapers! They are the most incredible feats of engineering! (9) ____. And some of the first ones were built right here in New York City. something being built goes up but on the other hand building down underground above ground living in a cave True Lesson A The natural world
Watch the video again and fill in the blanks with the information you hear. Keys City Living Lesson B The man-made world Takeshi: Roberto: Takeshi: Roberto: (10) __________! You know, I wonder what New York looked like before (11) ________________________. Yeah, (12) ______ it’ll be something fantastic! (13) ______ … what do you think it’s going to look like? I don’t know … but (14) _____________? I’m going to remember what it looked like. That’s right all these buildings popped up Uh … (15) _______________. Hey, let’s ask this guy what your “famous” building’s going to be … I’ll bet May be you know what you are too much Lesson A The natural world
Discussion How can design and architecture improve the quality of education?How can design and architecture improve the quality of education? Centre for Effective Learning EnvironmentsCentre for Effective Learning Environments Designing for Education: 2011 shows how the design, use and management of buildings and grounds contribute to the quality of education.
Blending new shapes and structures alongside traditional buildings. The Lilley Centre, Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane, Australia.
The Fuji kindergarten in Tachikawa, Japan, is based around the principles of learning through play. There are no fixed walls between classrooms.
Homework After looking at the world’s best building designs for learning, please consider this question and do a research: Is there any special architecture on your campus that brings difference to your university life? Website of CELE’s Designing for Education en_2649_ _ _1_1_1_1, 00.html