1. WELCOME TO OUR CLASS!

2. A free tour around the world…

3. Paris Victory Gate (巴黎凯旋门)

4. Washington---White House

5. Sydney---Opera House

6. Beijing---The Imperial Palace

7. Zhu Jiujiang Memorial Hall

8. Lesson 22 Great Buildings4
d) Chrysler Building (New York)
b) Post Office Savings Bank (Budapest) 1
a) Palace of the Doges (Venice) 3 2
c) Eilean Donna Castle (Scotland)

9. Palace of the Doges（道奇宫）1
tower 2
statue
roof 3 5
balcony 4
marble wall
Can you guess their names?

10. I don’t believe it is a medieval castle!
Eilean Donan Castle (Scotland)
loch, a kind of lake
The castle is situated on a loch!
(位于……)
How romantic!
I don’t believe it is a medieval castle!
medieval adi.中世纪的
注: 中世纪 (公元 )

11. No, the roof is made of metal!
I am a skyscraper. I am not the highest, but I am one of the most beautiful.
Is it a concrete roof?
No, the roof is made of metal!
The Chrysler Building (New York)

12. How beautiful the ornaments are on the roof!
The Post Office Savings Bank (Budapest)

13. Listening Task 1 What kind of building does the man mention?
Listen to the radio programme section by section and answer the
following questions. <Section 1>
What kind of building does the man mention?
A. palace B. bank C. skyscraper D. castle
In which period was the building built?
A. modern B. medieval C. 1930s D. early twentieth century
What kind of material(s) was the building made of?
A. concrete, metal and glass B. stone C. tiles D. marble
What features does the building have?
A. balcony and statues B. tower and thick walls
C. metal roof D. ornaments

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

15. Listen to section 3 and complete the table with the time you hear.
Listening Task 1 <Section 3>
Listen to section 3 and complete the table with the time you hear.
Events
built in
destroyed in
in ruins for
rebuilt in
Time
the 13th century
200 years
1719
1932

16. Listening Task 1 <Section 4>
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
concrete
glass
roof

17. Chrysler Building (New York) Post Office Savings Bank (Budapest)
Task 2
Listen to someone describing her favorite building. Which of the buildings in the photos does she choose? 3 4
Chrysler Building (New York) 1
Post Office Savings Bank (Budapest)
Palace of the Doges (Venice) 2 2
Eilean Donna Castle (Scotland)

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

19. Oral practice: Translation
故宫(the Imperial Palace )座落于北京市区中心。（be situated in…）
麒麟（Kylin）看起来像头狮子。（look like）
故宫的屋顶是用一种瓦做的（kind of/type of）
那座房子看起来像在空中似的。（as if）
这座城堡有点旧了。（sort of）

20. 1、故宫(the Imperial Palace )座落于北京市区中心。（be situated in…）
The Imperial Palace is situated in the center of Beijing.
2、麒麟（Kylin）看起来像头狮子。（look like）
Kylins look like lions.
3、故宫的屋顶是用一种瓦做的。（kind of / type of）
The roof of the Imperial Palace is made of a kind / type of tiles.
4、那座房子看起来像在空中似的。（as if）
That house looks as if it is in the air / sky.
5、这座城堡有点旧了。（sort of）
The castle is sort of old.

21. Speaking
Work in groups and try to describe the
buildings of your dreams to your classmates.
Here is an example.
“I hope my building is a romantic castle. The castle is situated on a peaceful island. The wall is made of marble and the roof is made of green tiles. The wall is decorated with lots of ornaments…”

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