Art and architecture（The Second Period）

the second period
teaching aims:
1. train the students' reading ability.
2. learn some useful words and expressions
3. learn more about art and architecture.
teaching important points:
1. help the students to understand the passage better.
2. learn and master the important words and phrases in this period.
teaching difficult points:
1. how to help the students improve their reading ability and understand the passage
  better.
2. how to master the important language  points in the passage.
teaching methods:
1. discussion to help ss understand what they've learnt better.
2. fast reading to get the general idea of the text.
3. careful reading to understand the passage better.
4. explanation to help ss master some language points.
teaching aids:
1. a tape recorder
2. a projector
3. the blackboard teaching procedures:
step i greetings
   greet the whole class as usual.
step ii pre-reading
    (show the following on the screen. )

t: look at the screen, please. what do you see?
ss: tian'an men.
t: yes. last summer i went to beijing and visited it. it is beautiful, isn’t it? ss: yes.
t: is it modern architecture or classical architecture?
ss: it's classical chinese architecture.
 t: ok. now, please look at another picture on the screen.
(show the following on the screen.)

t: do you know what it is?
ss: yes, it’s the opera house in sydney.
t: is it classical or modern?
ss: modern.
t: what does it look like?
ss: it looks like ship sails or seashells.
t: ok. look at the screen. here are some other pictures. some of them are classical and the others are modern. look carefully and then tell me which you prefer.
(show the following pictures on the screen.)

t: ok. who would like to tell us your opinion?
s: i like modern architecture better because it makes you get excited and encouraged when you see it.
t: ok. who has a different opinion?
s: in my opinion, i think classical architecture can make you relax and make you feel close to nature. and you can find many beautiful things in it. many parts are carefully designed and constructed. i like classical architecture better.
t: good. today, we'll read more about architecture. first, open your books and
   turn to page 19. look at the pictures in pre-reading and the title of the text       “modern architecture” and finish ex. 2 quickly. then check your answers in       pairs.
       (a  few  minutes  later, ask  some students to say their answers. )