1、Unit 5 Learning from nature Understanding ideas 新标准英语高中选择性必修第三册 Activity 1 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.1 What is shown in the pictures?How much do you know about them?A lotus flower,a termite mound and algae are shown in the pictures.2 How could you associate them with architecture
2、?Activity 1 Now read the passage and check your ideas.Activity 2 Choose the magazine in which you would most likely find the passage.Give your reasons.1 Extraordinary Architects2 Lying on Earth3 Architecture Frontier4 Natural WorldActivity 3 Organise information from the passage and complete the dia
3、gram.Activity 3 Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.1 many of the most fascinating designs2 lotus flower3 the water that surrounds it4 the water is then recycled5 mimic the way nature works6 move freely in and out of the mounds7 traditional air conditioning and heating sys
4、tems 8 make natural organisms part of a building9 capture heat from the sun10 produce fuel11 generating its own renewable energy12 live in closer harmony with our environmentActivity 3 Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.Now work in pairs and talk about other examples of architecture inspired by nature.Think&Share 1 Which of the three building are you most impressed by why?2 If you were given a chance to design a building,what inspiration would you take from nature?3 How did the pictures help your understanding of the passage?Share your ideas with the class.
