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America Washington--- White House

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Architecture is frozen music Johann Wolfgang Goethe German poet ( )

Lesson 22 Great Buildings a) Palace of the Doges (Venice) c) Eilean Donna Castle (Scotland ) d) Chrysler Building (New York) b) Post Office Savings Bank (Budapest)

The Palace of the Doges, in Venice, is one of the finest Gothic buildings ( 哥特式的尖拱式 建筑 ) anywhere in Europe. It was finally finished in 1498 and was the residence ( 居住 处 ) of the Doges ( 共和国总督 ) or Dukes ( 公爵 ) of Venice.

The Castle of Eilean Donan, on a loch( 湖 )in Scotland, was built in the thirteenth century but was destroyed by the English in The Castle was in ruins( 废墟 )for 200 years until it was restored( 修复重建 )in 1932.

The Chrysler Building in New York was built in 1930.It is a masterpiece of ‘art deco’( 装饰派艺术 的杰作 ). It is not the highest, but it is one of the most beautiful skyscraper.

The Post Office Savings Bank building in Budapest 布达佩斯 ( 匈牙利首都 ) was designed by Hungarian ( 匈牙利的 ) architect in the late nineteenth century. There are fantastic ornaments of things like waves, flowers and angels.

Medieval 中世纪的 modern early twentieth century period Ex2 key words

materials marble 大理石 tiles 瓷砖 glass 玻璃 stone 石料 metal 金属 concrete 混凝土

features roof 屋顶 statue 雕像 ornament 装饰物 tower 塔 balcony 阳台

Kinds of buildings Palace bank castle skyscraper

The Palace of the Doges, in Venice, is one of the best medieval buildings anywhere in Europe. It was finished in it has beautiful pink and white marble walls. From St Mark’s Square you can see the balcony with statues on either side. Section 1 Palace medieval marble balcony statues Example:

1.What kind of building does the man mention? A. palace B. bank C. skyscraper D. castle 2.In which period was the building built? A. modern B. medieval C. 1930s D. early twentieth century 3.What kind of material(s) was the building made of? A. concrete, metal and glass B. stone C. tiles D. marble 4.What features does the building have? A. balcony and statues B. tower and thick walls C. metal roof D. ornaments Section2

Listen to section 3 and complete the table with the time you hear. eventsbuilt in destroye d in in ruins for rebuilt in Time the 13th century years 1932 Section3

Listen to section 4 and fill in the blank with the words you hear. The Chrysler Building in New York is not the _______ skyscraper in New York, but it is one of the most beautiful. This skyscraper was made of new ________: metal, _______ and_______. It was built in the 1930s and has a beautiful metal _______. highest materials concreteglass roof Section 4

kinds of buildings Style/ period materialsfeatures 1. palace medievalmarble balcony, statues 2. post office savings bank early 20th century titles (roof) ornaments 3. castle medieval (13 th century) stone tower and thick walls 4.skyscraper1930smetal concrete and glass/metal roof Answers of Ex3

Listen to someone describing her favorite building. Which of the buildings in the photos does she choose? Palace of the Doges (Venice) Eilean Donna Castle (Scotland) Chrysler Building (New York) Post Office Savings Bank (Budapest) Task 2

Listen to the description again and complete the Function File with the key words in the following box. 1.It’s on a loch, you know, a ________ lake. 2.It looks _________ it’s in the water. 3.It really looks _____ something from a fairytale. 4.It’s _______ on a small island. 5.It _______ really strong. 6.It’s made of a _______ stone. 7.Inside, it’s ________ strange and ghostly. sort of, as if, looks, type of, like, situated, kind of kind of as if like situated looks sort of type of Task 3

1. kind of 2. as if 3. like 4. situated 5. looks 6. type of 7. sort of Expressions when we don’t know the exact word: It’s a kind/ type/ sort of…

Everprofit Hotel Hongnan Hotel

 Location: centre of town, near park, big garden in front  Style/ materials: modern skyscraper, concrete, glass and metal  Features: very tall, green glass walls, flag on top, statues  Inside: very modern offices, lift, cafe on top floor

Homework Suppose you have an pen friend in America and he/she wants to know something about the Forbidden Palace. Please describe the it in your letter.

Beijing---The Forbidden Palace

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