北师大模块二Unit6 Lesson 2 Great Buildings 教案

Lesson 2 Great Buildings.Teaching aims and requirements1. To give opinion about buildings.2. To listen and make notes.3. To train the ability to listen for detail information.4. To practice describing places.5. To practice vocabulary of buildings.6. To appreciate the beauty of famous buildings. Teaching important and difficult points7. To gain the general information of the four buildings:a) Palace of the Doges (Venice)b) Post Office Savings Bank (Budapest)c) Eilean Donan Castle (Scotland)d) Chrysler Buildings (New York)8. To learn the key words related to the buildings and use the words to describe buildings.a) period: medieval, modern, early twentieth centuryb) materials: stone, marble, glass, tiles, metal, concretec) features: balcony, ornament, tower, roof, statued) kinds of buildings: palace, bank, castle, skyscraper9. To learn the useful expression:It is a kind/style/ sort of.Teaching methods10. Asking-and-answering activity to check the Ss understanding of the text.11. Individual, pair or group work finish each task.12. Discussion.13. Divide the listening practice into parts to make it easy for Ss to learn.二. Teaching aids: a computer三. Teaching StepsStep. Greeting and leading in1. Lead the Ss to enjoy a free tour around the world.2. Show the pictures of the famous buildings all over the world and make the Ss tell the name of each building.England- Big BenFrance-Eiffel Tower, the Triumphal ArchAmerica-White HouseItaly-Leaning Tower of Pisa, ColosseumChina-The Great Wall3. Show the quote:Architecture is frozen music. - Johann Wolfgang Goethe German poet (1749-1832)4. Show the pictures of the four buildings and ask the Ss if they know the names of them.Step. Before you start1. Get Ss look at the photos and match the buildings in the photos with the names.Answers:1) a 2)c 3)d 4)b2. Show the pictures with plenty of information about the four buildings.a) Palace of the Doges (Venice)b) Post Office Savings Bank (Budapest)c) Eilean Donan Castle (Scotland)d) Chrysler Buildings (New York)3. key words1) let Ss learn the key words and look up the words in the dictionary .2) Show the vivid pictures related to the words.a) period: medieval, modern, early twentieth centuryb) materials: stone, marble, glass, tiles, metal, concretec) features: balcony, ornament, tower, roof, statued) kinds of buildings: palace, bank, castle, skyscraperstep. Listen to learn Task One: According to the listening material related to the four buildings, divide the exercise into four parts to make it easy for Ss to listen.1.Section One: Place of the Doges (Venice)Show the material of section one about Place of the Doges as an example and make Ss pay attention to the words in red which are related to aspects describing the buildings.Example:The Palace of the Doges, in Venice, is one of the best medieval buildings anywhere in Europe. It was finished in 1498. it has beautiful pink and white marble walls. From St Marks Square you can see the balcony with statues on either side.2. Section Two: Post Office Savings Bank (Budapest)Get Ss listen to the tape and choose the best choice of each question.1) What kind of building does the man mention?A. palace B. bank C. skyscraper D. castle2) In which period was the building built? A. modern B. medieval C. 1930s D. early twentieth century3) What kind of material(s) was the building made of? A. concrete, metal and glass B. stone C. marble D. not mentioned4) What features does the building have? A. balcony and statues B. tower and thick walls C. metal roof D. fantastic decorations on the roof Answers: BDCD3. Section Three: Eilean Donan Castle (Scotland) Listen to section 3 and complete the table with the time you hear.eventsbuiltdestroyed inin ruins forrebuilt inTimethe 13th century1719200years19324. Section Four: Chrysler Buildings (New York) 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 _.Answers: highest, materials, concrete, glass, roofTask Two: Listen to someone describing her favorite building. Which of the buildings in the photos does she choose?Answer: Eilean Donna Castle (Scotland) She likes it because it mysterious, like something from a fairytale.Step. Function File 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 1. Its on a loch, you know, a _ lake.2. It looks _ its in the water.3. It really looks _ something from a fairytale. 4. Its _ on a small island. 5. It _ really strong. 6. Its made of a _ stone. 7. Inside, its _ strange and ghostly.Answers: kind of, as if, like, situated, looks, type of, sort ofExplanation: We use the following expression when we dont know the exact word:Its a kind/ type/ sort of Step. Oral practiceWork in pairs. Describe the two buildings in our city: Everprofit Hotel & Hongnan Hotel by using the useful expressions.Useful Expressions: Location: center of town, near park, big garden in frontStyle/ materials: modern skyscraper, concrete, glass and metalFeatures: very tall, green glass walls, flag on top, statuesInsides: very modern offices, lift, cafe on top floor Example:Its a tall building, situated in the center of our town. Its got a huge garden in front with a sort of thing where water comes out, and there areStep. Summary Architecture is frozen music. When having a round- the -world trip, we appreciate and share the beauty of famous buildings in the various parts of