U6DesignLesson2GreatBuildingsObjectives■Togiveopinionsaboutbuildings.■Tolistenandmakenotes.■Toself-assessthedifficultyofalisteningtextandexercise.■Tolistenandidentifystressedwordsthatgivenewinformation.■Topractisedescribingplaces.■Topractiseusingvocabularyofbuildings.ResourcesusedCassette,picturesofbuildings.PossibleproblemsStudentsmayfindtheverblookfollowedbyasif,likeoranadjectiveabitconfusing.BackgroundThePalaceoftheDoges,inVenice,isoneofthefinestGothicbuildingsanywhereinEurope.Itwasfinallyfinishedin1498andwastheresidenceoftheDogesorDukesofVenice.ThePostOfficeSavingsBankbuildinginBudapestwasdesignedbyHungarianarchitectOdonLechnerinthelatenineteenthcentury.HeincorporatedHungarianfolkartintohisbuildings.HewasinfluencedbyartnouveauandthePostOfficeSavingsBankhasanelementofsurrealitycomparabletotheCatalanarchitectAntoniGaudi.TheCastleofEileanDonan,onLochAlshinScotland,wasbuiltinthethirteenthcenturybutwasdestroyedbytheEnglishin1719.Thecastlewasinruinsfor200yearsuntilitwasrestoredin1932.TheChryslerBuildinginNewYorkwasbuiltin1930bythearchitectWilliamvanAlen.Itisamasterpieceof“artdeco”,amovementthatgrewupinthe1920sand1930s,firstinParisandthenintheUSA.Artdecodevelopedfromartnouveauwithcleaner,simplerlines.HydeParkisoneofLondon’smostbeautifullandscapesandcovers350acresofland.HydeParkprovidesfacilitiesformanydifferentactivitiesandsportssuchasrowing,horseriding,rollerbladingandevenwildlifewatching.Itisalsooftenthefocalpointofmanypublicevents.KingHenrythe8thusedtohuntintheparkinthe1500s.ThequoteisbyJohannWolfgangGoethe(1749-1832),Germanpoet,novelistanddramatist.HismostfamousworkisFaust.Routesthroughthematerial■Ifyouareshortoftime,setsomeoftheexercisesforhomeworkandshortenExercises7and8.■Ifyouhavetime,dotheOptionActivity.■Ifyouhavetwoperiodsforthelesson,asuitablenaturalbreakisafterExercise5.LanguagePower:pages78-79.BeforeyoustartExercise1■Ingroups,studentsmatchthebuildingswiththephotographsanddiscusswhichoneofthemtheylikebest.■Thegroupscanthenreportbacktotheclass.Answers1a2c3d4bExercise2KeyWordsperiod:ancient,modern,earlytwentiethcenturymaterials:stone,marble,glass,tiles,metal,concretefeatures:balcony,tower,roof,statuekindsofbuildings:palace,bank,castle,skyscraper■StudentscheckthemeaningoftheKeyWordsinadictionary.■Ingroups,theythendiscusswhatkindsofbuildingstheycanseeinthepicturesandguessthematerialsused,andtheperiod.Theycanseeiftheirguessesarecorrectinthenextexercise.Exercise3■Studentslookatthetableandtheentriesmadeforthefirstbuilding.■Playthecassettetwoorthreetimesforthemtocompletethetable.Answers2PostOfficeSavingsBank/early20thcentury/(notmentioned)/fantasticdecorationsontheroof3castle/ancient(13thcentury)/stone/towerandthickwalls4skyscraper/1930s/metal,concreteandglass/metalroofTapescriptFemale:Goodeveningandwelcometo“BuildingSights”.TodayBenSmithwilldescribefourofhisfavouritebuildingsfromaroundtheworld.1ThePalaceoftheDoges,inVenice,isoneofthebestancientbuildingsanywhereinEurope.Itwasfinishedin1498.Ithasbeautifulpinkandwhitemarblewalls.FromStMark’sSquareyoucanseethebalconywithstatuesoneitherside.2ThePostOfficeSavingsBankbuildinginBudapestwasbuiltintheearlytwentiethcentury.Themostbeautifulpartofthebuildingistheroof?Cwhichisgreen,blue,yellowandbrown.Ontheroof,therearefantasticdecorationsrepresentingwaves,flowers,andangels.Someoneaskedthearchitectwhodesignedthe...