U6DesignLesson2GreatBuildingsObjectives■Togiveopinionsaboutbuildings
■Tolistenandmakenotes
■Toself-assessthedifficultyofalisteningtextandexercise
■Tolistenandidentifystressedwordsthatgivenewinformation
■Topractisedescribingplaces
■Topractiseusingvocabularyofbuildings
ResourcesusedCassette,picturesofbuildings
PossibleproblemsStudentsmayfindtheverblookfollowedbyasif,likeoranadjectiveabitconfusing
BackgroundThePalaceoftheDoges,inVenice,isoneofthefinestGothicbuildingsanywhereinEurope
Itwasfinallyfinishedin1498andwastheresidenceoftheDogesorDukesofVenice
ThePostOfficeSavingsBankbuildinginBudapestwasdesignedbyHungarianarchitectOdonLechnerinthelatenineteenthcentury
HeincorporatedHungarianfolkartintohisbuildings
HewasinfluencedbyartnouveauandthePostOfficeSavingsBankhasanelementofsurrealitycomparabl