【正文】 。 never。s design. It was not pleted until seven years later and Utzon has (5) returned to Australia to see the result of his work. Utzon made a building well ahead of its time, and he persevered (堅(jiān)持 ) through criticism to build a building that changed the image of an entire country, said Frank Gehry, a Pritzker Architecture Prize judge. (6) the Sydney Opera House was Utzon39。t feel like living underground! I also There are no exact figures on the number of birds killed by collisions（碰撞） with tall buildings and glass windows in houses. According to Sagrillo39。 Unit 3 Art and architecture I. Speaking Task 1 What is modern architecture? Directions: Have a look at the modern buildings in your city and find out what they have in mon. Then give at least 3 characteristics of modern architecture. Task 2 Disadvantages of modern buildings Directions: Read the report in the form and discuss the following questions in groups. 1. If you were a designer, what could be done to prevent birds from being killed by collisions? 2. What harm do modern buildings do to people in and outside them? Task 3 Imagine future Architecture! Directions: Our lives may be very different in the future. Architecture must change as we change. Work in groups and try to imagine what your future house could be! Complete the task according to the suggested steps. Step 1 Discussions (1) What will houses of the future look like? (2) Will people live on other plas? Or underground or under the sea? (3) What new building materials will we use? (4) Where will your house be built? (5) What will your building site be like? (6) Will you use recycled materials or invent new ones? (7) Will there be new ways to power your house? (8) Will there be new ways your house functions? (9) Will there be new rooms and spaces we don39。t have now? (10) Who will live in your house? How many people? (11) What form will your future house have? How will it look? Step 2 Drawing Draw a rough sketch of your future house and color it. Step 3 Describing Write a short description about your house and how you think the future will be. You can put your drawing and paragraph together on a piece of colored paper for display. A possible version is given to help you. A possible version: My future building is a passive solar, earth shelter house with lots of room to grow food. There are plenty of windows, so it doesn39。s report, the estimates range from 100 million to a billion yearly across North America alone. It’s the reflective and transparent characteristic of glass that make windows invisible killers. Birds see the trees reflected in a window, or the plant behind the window, not the glass itself. converted the yard to food growing space. I invented a water collector that also filters the rainwater. For electricity, there are plenty of windmills. My house is built with materials found on the site and takes little wood. II. Understanding the text 1. Buildings, streets, squares and parks are in different styles because _________. A. they were all designed by different architects B. different ideas of beauty are expressed in them C. they are part of the manmade living environment D. they are built out of modern building materials. 2. Which of the following is NOT true about modernism? A. It has existed for 70 years or so B. Steel, glass and concrete are used as modern architecture materials C. All the buildings in developing countries belong to modernism. D. Sometimes traditional materials are used in modern architecture to the text, most people think modern buildings are ______________. A. huge B. beautiful C. friendly D. weling 4. Antonio Gaudi _________________. A. was a traditional architect B. invented modernism in order to change society C. preferred steel, glass and concrete to natural materials D. knew that there aren’t any straight lines in nature. 5. Which of the following will NOT probably make people think about nature? A. The Opera House in Sydney B. All the art museums in New York C. The 2021 Olympic Stadium in Beijing D. Most of Gaudi’s works in and around Barcelona III. Postreading activities White shelllike roofs, unlike anything else in the world, make the Sydney Opera House an image of timeless beauty. It is famous for being a (1) , not only of a city, but a whole country and continent too. Its (2) , Danish architect Jorn Utzon, turned 85 last Wednesday. And he was awarded the Pritzker prize, (3) as the Nobel Prize of architecture, on April 6. But Utzon has never seen his Opera House. The story began in 1957 when Utzon won an international petition to (4) an opera house in Sydney. But not everyone was excited. Utzon left his Opera project in 1966 after an argument with the local government and a storm of public criticism (批評(píng) ) over the building39。s masterpiece, it damaged his career. Upon his (7) to Denmark, he found work hard to e by, so he became a teacher at a university in Hawaii. design。 return。 love。 symbol。 known。 Utzon said he once saw posters of the Opera House. The interiors (內(nèi)部構(gòu)造 ) were different from his designs. But, he said: There is no (8) , for it gave me such a wonderful experience in Australia, towards which I only have (9) and appreciation. Britain39。 2 creator。 4 design。 6 Although。 8 regret。 10 recognized IV. Language focus 1. Usage of words (1) We have both red and white wine. Do you have a p______ for one or the other? (2) The a___________ showed several designs for the new theatre。 I’m in the middle of a meeting. (7) These shoes have gone out of s__________, but I like them. (8) Early houses were c____________ out of mud and sticks. (9) Ann is always trying to i____________ people with her new clothes. (10) Our hot