1、Unit 5 Learning from nature Understanding ideas 新标准新标准英语英语高中选择性必修第三册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 th
2、em with architecture ? 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 Architects 2 Lying on Earth 3 Architecture Frontier 4 Natural World Activity 3 Organise information from the
3、 passage and complete the diagram. Activity 3 Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram. 1 many of the most fascinating designs 2 lotus flower 3 the water that surrounds it 4 the water is then recycled 5 mimic the way nature works 6 move freely in and out of the mounds 7 traditi
4、onal air conditioning and heating systems 8 make natural organisms part of a building 9 capture heat from the sun 10 produce fuel 11 generating its own renewable energy 12 live in closer harmony with our environment Activity 3 Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram. Now work
5、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.