1、Unit 5 Learning from nature Understanding ideas新标标准英语语高中选择选择 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 archi
2、tecture ? 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 comple
3、te the diagram.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 h
4、eating systems 8 make natural organisms part of a building 9 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 ex
5、amples of architecture inspired by nature.Think & Share1 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.
