Art and architecture（The First Period）

s4: i have a different opinion. i would like my dream house to look traditional. i like wooden furniture very much. i would have a wooden floor laid first.
    and then i would buy some wooden furniture, such as a wooden tea table, some wooden chairs, a big wooden bed and one wooden bookcase. i would have two chinese traditional paintings put up on the wall in my living room. and i would place a pair of cloisonné vases in the living room. 1 think wooden furniture makes people feel friendly and peaceful.
s5:……
t:  all your designs are wonderful. you're all good architects. this unit is about
    art and architecture. what words and phrases do you think will be useful         when you want to talk about them? who knows?
s6: i think“pattern, style, modern, material, traditional, be made of, be covered
   by” are useful.
t: good. who can tell us more?
s7: let me try. high, low, steel, be famous for, look like, and so on.
t:  very good. now, work in groups of four and find out the history of art and
  architecture, names of artists and architects, famous buildings and works         of art in the world.
   (a moment later, teacher may ask some students to say their answers.)
step ii  speaking
t: now, please open your books and turn to page 17. look at the two pictures.
   what do you see?
ss: modern buildings and a traditional house.
t: just now, we talked about their advantages and disadvantages. now, please
   work in pairs to make a short dialogue. tell each other which you prefer
   and try to explain why you prefer one thing to the other.
   (students prepare for a while.)
t:  are you ready?
ss: yes.
t: which pair volunteers to act our your dialogue?
ss: let us try....
  (the pair acts out their dialogue. teacher then shows the following on the screen. )
 

t: very good. now, please look at the screen. what beautiful chairs they are!
do you like them?
ss: yes.
t: which do you like better?
   (ss may have different answers.)
t: ok. now, please turn to page 18 and look at the sample dialogue in speaking and some useful expressions on page 19. they're useful when you are making your dialogue expressing preferences. read them carefully and then make a dialogue with your partner.
(a moment later, ask some students to act out their dialogues.)
sample dialogue:
 a: do you prefer classical chairs or do you like modern chairs better?