Unit 5 Learning from Nature understanding ideas 导学案

课题：Nature in Architecture

Objectives:

1.Remember and use the vocabulary and sentence patterns well.

2.Understand the relationship between nature and architecture.

自主学习

①be used to______________________

②take...for granted______________________

③pine cone ______________________

④look like the tiles______________________

⑤resemble an umbrella______________________

⑥in this way______________________

⑦fascinating designs______________________

⑧in architecture______________________

⑨Water Cube______________________

⑩in various architectural designs______________________

⑪______________________n．建筑师

⑫______________________...继续做某事

⑬______________________ v．模仿

⑭______________________天然有机物

⑮______________________艺术与科学之间

⑯______________________一朵莲花

⑰______________________海滨步行道

⑱______________________建筑的管道系统

⑲______________________捕捉自然形态的美

⑳______________________仿生学极好的典范

(be)based on______________________

a nature documentary______________________

termite n．______________________

move freely in and out______________________

in a similar way______________________

during the day______________________

be drawn into______________________

traditional air conditioning and heating systems______________________

cost less to run______________________

algae­powered building______________________

______________________覆盖着面板

______________________用……喂养

______________________二氧化碳

______________________将……转化为

______________________..被用于做某事

______________________对……做出反应

______________________减少对……的破坏

______________________生产自己的可再生能源

______________________像；例如

______________________与环境更和谐地生活

______________________满足需要

合作探究

1．What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．The wildlife is in danger.

B．Human can control the nature one day.

C．We should protect and learn from the nature.

D．We can get as many resources as possible from the nature.

2．Read the passage and match the main idea of each paragraph.

Para.1　 A．A building shaped like a lotus flower.

Para.2   B．A building inspired by termites’ nest.

Para.3   C．People’s neglect of nature’s inspiration.

Para.4   D．Nature’s inspiration in architecture.

Para.5   E．Appeal to live in harmony with nature.

Para.6  F．A building powered by algae.

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer.

1．What’s people’s false idea about nature in Paragraph One?

A．The nature is beautiful.

B．An open flower is inspired by an umbrella.

C．The tile is inspired by the pine cone.

D．The nature inspires the human to make many things.

2．Which is WRONG about Singapore’s ArtScience Museum?

A．It’s decorated with lotus flowers patterns.

B．It seems to float above the waterfront promenade and the water that surrounds it.

C．Its roof collects rainwater to recycle through the plumbing system.

D．It shows the connection between nature and the city’s surroundings.

3．What’s the similarity between the Eastgate Centre and the Algae House?

A．Having panels providing energy for the building.

B．Having a skin covered in holes.

C．Examples of biomimicry.

D．Using less energy.

4．What is the purpose of the author to write the passage?

A．To compare and suggest.

B．To inform and persuade.

C．To argue and conclude.

D．To list and explain.

After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks.

We are so accustomed to the beauty of nature that we can’t realise how much 1.________(inspire) it has given us.For instance，it’s natural to think an open flower 2.__________(resemble) an umbrella but actually，it is the flower 3._______ inspires the umbrella.

Nature has inspired many of the most fascinating designs around us，those in architecture included.People 4._______ interest is exploring the relationship 5._______ art and museum will enjoy Singapore’s ArtScience Museum.It 6.________(shape) to resemble a lotus flower whose floor collects rainwater and then recycles it through the plumbing system.7._________(watch) a nature documentary in which termites were constructing 8.______(they) nests inspired Zimbabwean architect Mick Pearce to create the Eastgate Centre.The building uses 9.______(little) energy and costs less to run.In Hamburg，the Algae House’s surface is covered in panels containing algae，which capture heat from the sun and provide energy to power the building.Thus，the building not only uses less energy but also reduces damage to the environment.

10．_______(live) in harmony with nature，we had better learn from the nature and even the simplest organisms can help us.

Answers:

自主学习

①be used to习惯于

②take...for granted认为……理所当然

③pine cone 松果，松球

④look like the tiles看起来像瓦片

⑤resemble an umbrella像一把伞

⑥in this way这样；用这种方法

⑦fascinating designs迷人的设计

⑧in architecture在建筑中

⑨Water Cube水立方

⑩in various architectural designs在各种建筑设计中

⑪architect n．建筑师

⑫continue to do...继续做某事

⑬mimic v．模仿

⑭natural organisms天然有机物

⑮between art and science艺术与科学之间

⑯a lotus flower一朵莲花

⑰waterfront promenade海滨步行道

⑱the building's plumbing system建筑的管道系统

⑲capture the beauty of natural forms捕捉自然形态的美

⑳a superb example of biomimicry仿生学极好的典范

(be)based on基于

a nature documentary自然纪录片

termite n．白蚁

move freely in and out自由进出

in a similar way按同样的方式；同样地

during the day白天

be drawn into被吸进

traditional air conditioning and heating systems传统空调和供暖系统

cost less to run使用成本更低

algae­powered building藻类提供电的建筑

be covered in panels覆盖着面板

be fed with用……喂养

carbon dioxide二氧化碳

convert...into将……转化为

be used to do...被用于做某事

respond to对……做出反应

reduce damage to减少对……的破坏

generate its own renewable energy生产自己的可再生能源

such as像；例如

live in closer harmony with our environment与环境更和谐地生活

meet the needs满足需要

合作探究

1．　C

2．　C　D　A　B　F　E

答案　BADB

1.inspiration 2 resembles 3 that 4 whose5  between 6 is shaped 7 Watching 8 their  9 less 10 To live