创新大学英语综合教程U7电子教案

Unit7ArchitectureObjectivesStudentswillbeableto:Graspthemainidea(thattheleaningtowerofPisahasbeencorrectedalittle.)andstructureofthetext(introductionofthetopicbyinformationaboutPisatower;developmentoftheideabyillustration;conclusionofthearticlebyastatement);Appreciatehowtheauthordevelopstheideabycontrast;Acquirethekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;Participateinaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.SuggestedTeachingStepsLead-inTextADetailedStudyStructureStudyAfter-readingAdditionalMaterialsLead-inDirections:Pleasewatchthevideoclipandanswerthequestions.1.WhatproblemscantheverticaldomeinShanghaihelptosolve?Populationdensity;makethebestuseofthelimitedlandtoaccommodateasmanypeopleaspossible;Shanghaiisoneofthemostpopulouscitiesoftheworld,with24millionpeople.2.WhatchallengesdoesShanghaiTowerface?Howaretheysoled?Thetalleristhestructure,themoreitchallengesMotherNature.Eachsummer,atyphoonblaststhecity,andShanghaiTowerbecomesthetarget.Bytwistingtheouterskin120degrees,thewindsafelyglidesaroundthetower.TextATheLeaningTowerofPisaThetowerinPisa,Italy,isfamoussimplybecauseitleans.Itwasclosedtothepublicin1990,afterfearsthatanentirebusloadoftouristsatthetopwouldbeenoughtomakeitfall.Elevenyearslater,theleanhasbeencorrectedalittle,butnotentirely.Althoughthetowerisfamousbecauseitleans,itisanoutstandingexampleofRomanesquearchitecture,andwouldprobablybefamous,evenifitdidn'tlean.Itstands187feethighanduntil1990wasleaningoveratabouta10-degreeangle,thetopbeing17feetfurtheroverthanwasoriginallyintended.Itwasestimatedthattheleanwasincreasingbyoneinchevery20years.In1172,awealthywidowleftsixtycoinsinherwilltobuystonestobegintheconstructionofthetower.Itisabelltowertoaccompanythecathedralthatitstandsnextto.Itisn'tquiteclearwhotheactualdesignerwas,butconstructionwasbegunonAugust9,1173.DuetothefactthatthepeopleofPisawereinvolvedinalotofwars,withseveralstopstofight,ittookuntil1350tocompletethebuilding.Thetoweriscircular,andmadeupofeightfloorsoflimestoneandlimemortarcoveredontheoutsidewithmarble.Theoutsideofeachlevelhascolumnsandarches.Thereisastaircaseof293stepsleadingupfromthegroundtotheeighthfloor:thestepsarebuiltbetweenaninnerwallandtheouterwalls.Theeighthfloorcontainsthebells,seveninall.Thefirststagewasthebuildingofthefirstthreefloors;thisbeganin1173andstoppedin1178,whenPisawasatwar.Constructionbeganagainin1275underanarchitectcalledGiovannidiSimone.Hebuiltthenextthreefloors,andagainworkwashalteduntil1319.Thefinaltwofloorswereaddedbetween1319and1350.3.Only5yearsafterworkonthebuildingbegan,itwasleaningnoticeablytotheNorth.Theleanwasfirstnoticedduringconstructionofthethirdfloor.Duringthebuildingofthenextthreefloors,theleanwascorrectedbybuildingthefloorsparalleltotheground,andnotlevelwiththeleaningbuilding.Duringthisphasethetowerstartedtoleantheotherway.NowitwasleaningtotheSouth.Thetowerisbuiltonunsuitablegroundforsuchaheavyandtallbuilding.Itisonlyabout6feetabovesealevelandbuiltonariverbed.Theunderlyinggroundismadeupoflayersofsandandclay.Thelayersarenotevenandtheweightofthebuildinghascompressedthem.Becausethelayersarenoteven,asthegroundhascompressed,ithassunkmoreinsomeplacesthanothers.4.Thefactthatittooksuchalongtimetobuildmaybethemainreasonithasn'tfallen.Betweentheperiodsofconstruction,thegroundhadtimetosettleandbecomecompacted,makingthefoundationsstronger.Anotherimportantfactoristhematerialitisbuiltfrom;thelimestoneandlimemortarareabletobendandresisttheforcesthatwouldmakeother,morebrittlerocks,crack.5.Severalplanshavebeentriedovertheyearstostopthetowerfromfalling.Someofthemhavebeenalmostdisastrous.In1934anItalianengineerdrilled361holesintothebaseandfilledthemwithmortar.Thetowerpromptlyleanedoversomemore.In1993,650tonsofleadwerehungfromtheNorthsideofthebuildingtotryandstoptheleanincreasing.Forawhileitworked.In1995,theydecidedtotryandincreasethefoundationsundertheSouthsideofthebuilding.Theyfrozethegroundusingliquidnitrogen,tostopitmoving,andthenstartedtoremovestones,sotheycouldinsertmetalrods.Whattheydidn'tknowwasthatthestonestheywereremovingwerepartoftheoriginalfoundationofthebuilding.Thatisthenearestthetowerhascometodisaster.Inonenighttheleanincreasedasmuchasitnormallyincreasesintwoyears.Theyquicklyaddedanother250tonsofleadanddecidedtorethinkthewholething.6.Atthispointeveryonewasjustaboutreadytogiveup.ThenaBritishengineeringprofessorcameupwithyetanotheridea.Hisplanwastoremovegroundfromunderthehighside,insteadoftryingtoaddgroundunderthelowside.In1999workbegan,andwasdoneveryslowly,sothatthebuildingwouldn'tgetasuddenshock.AtthebeginningofJune2001,theworkwascomplete,andthetowerhadbeenstraightenedupbyabout16inches,whichreturnsittothepositionitheldin1838.Theengineersbelievethatitissafeforatleastanother300years.So,iftheyknowhow,whydidn'ttheyjuststraightenitupalltheway?Theanswerliesinthetower'sname.ItistheLeaningTowerofPisaandjustwouldn'tbethesameifitdidn'tlean!SomeoftheresidentsofPisasayitwouldbebettertoletitfalldown,ratherthantostraightenitalltheway.DetailedStudy(Para.1)Itwasclosedtothepublicin1990,afterfearsthatanentirebusloadoftouristsatthetopwouldbeenoughtomakeitfall:Withworriesthatalargenumberoftouristsstandingatthetopmightmakethetowercollapse,thetowerwasclosedtothepublicin1990.【译文】由于担心一车的游客站在塔顶就会使它倒塌，该塔于1990年停止对游人开放。该句的主句为“Itwasclosedtothepublicin1990.…."。“afterfears….”是介词短语，表明关闭斜塔的原因。“that”引导的从句是“fear”的同位语，说明担心的内容。“that”从句中的主干是“anentirebusloadoftouristswouldbeenough...”。“after”(prep.)heremeans“becauseofsomethingthathappenedearlier”e.g.I'llneverforgivehimafterwhathesaid.I'mnotsurprisedhewalkedoutafterthewayshetreatedhim.Afteryourletter,Ididn'tthinkI'deverseeyouagain.busloadn.anamountofpeopleonabusthatisfull(一个公共汽车的)载客量e.g.Abusloadoftouristscameinbehindus,maybetwentyHawaiiansinHawaiianshirts,withcamerasandfunnyhats.2)(Para.1)Althoughthetowerisfamousbecauseitleans,itisanoutstandingexampleofRomanesquearchitecture,andwouldprobablybefamous,evenifitdidn'tlean:Despitethefactthatthetowerisrenownedforleaning.itwouldprobablystillbefamousifitdidn'tleanforitisamarvelousexampleofRomanesquearchitecture.【译文】尽管此塔因倾斜而闻名于世，但它也是罗马建筑的杰出典范，即使不倾斜，也可能享誉世界。evenif:usedtoemphasizethatalthoughsomethingmayhappenormaybetrue,itwillnotchangeasituation即使，即便e.g.She'sgoingtohaveproblemsfindingajobevenifshegetsherAlevel.Iwouldn'ttellyouevenifIknew.Evenifshesurvives,she'llneverfullyrecover.3)(Para.1)Itstands187feethighanduntil1990wasleaningoveratabouta10-degreeangle,thetopbeing17feetfurtheroverthanwasoriginallyintended:Itis187feethighandwastiltingatabouta10-degreeanglewiththetopbeing17feetfurtheroverthanwasplannedatthebeginning.【译文】塔高187英尺，1990年时它的倾斜度大约为10度，塔顶偏离了预先设计位置17英尺。该句中“stand”是系动词，故“187feet”是表语，而“high”是补语。"thetopbeing17feet...”是由现在分词短语“being17feet”构成的独立主格结构。standv.(1)haveaspecifiedheight高度为e.g.Thetrophystands3feethigh.Hestandssixfeettwo.beinacertainplace,besituated在某处，位于e.g.Alampstoodonthetable.Neartherailwaystationstoodahotel.4)(Para.1)Itwasestimatedthattheleanwasincreasingbyoneinchevery20years.【译文】据估计，比萨塔每20年增加倾斜一英寸。increase(sth.)bysth.:以……为单位增加e.g.Foodpricesincreasedby10%inlessthanayear.(Para.2)DuetothefactthatthepeopleofPisawereinvolvedinalotofwars,withseveralstopstofight,ittookuntil1350tocompletethebuilding:BecausemanywarswerewagedinvolvingthepeopleofPisa,theconstructionwasinterrupted;itwasnotuntil1350thattheconstructionwascompleted.【译文】由于比萨人民频受战争侵扰，塔的修建几度中断，直到1350年才竣工。(Para.2)Thereisastaircaseof293stepsleadingupfromthegroundtotheeighthfloor;thestepsarebuiltbetweenaninnerwallandtheouterwalls.【译文】从地面到塔的第八层共有293级台阶，台阶建于内墙和外墙之间。staircasen.asetofstairsinsideabuildingwithitssupportsandthesidepartsthatyouholdonto楼梯e.g.Ihearsomeonecomingdownthestaircase.spiralstaircase:asetofstairsarrangedinacircularpatternsothattheygoaroundacentralpointastheygethigher旋转楼梯movingstaircase:escalator;asetofmovingstairsthattakepeopletodifferentlevelsinabuilding电动扶梯，自动扶梯(Para.3)Duringthebuildingofthenextthreefloors,theleanwascorrectedbybuildingthefloorsparalleltothegroundandnotlevelwiththeleaningbuilding:Duringtheconstructionofthenextthreefloors,thetiltwaspartiallycorrectedbybuildingthefloorsparalleltothegroundratherthanparalleltothepreviousfloors.【译文】于是建随后三层时，人们通过建造与地面而非与塔身平行的层面来校正塔的倾斜。该句的主干是“theleanwascorrectedby...”。介词短语“bybuildingthefloorsparalleltotheground”作方式状语，表示纠正塔的倾斜的方式。而“andnotlevelwiththeleaningbuilding”也是介词短语，省略了介词，补全的形式应为“notbybuildingthefloorslevelwiththeleaningbuilding”。paralleladj.(oftwoormorelines)havingthesamedistancebetweeneachotherateverypoint平行的e.g.Theroadandthecanalareparalleltoeachother.(2)exactlycorresponding,similar相对应的，相同的e.g.Sheandherfriendshaveparallellikesanddislikes.n.person,situation,event,etc.thatisexactlysimilartoanother相似的人或情形e.g.TheseideashaveparallelsinFreud'sthought,too.(2)(in~withsth./sb.)togetherwithandatthesametimeassth.else(与……)同时e.g.Thenewdegreeandtheexistingcertificatecourseswouldruninparallel.leveladj.(~with)ofthesameheight,standard,orpositiononascale等高的，同等标准的e.g.Thelittlegirl'sheadislevelwithhermother'sknees.Thetwopicturesarenotquitelevel,thatoneishigherthantheother.(2)havingahorizontalsurface;flat;notsloping水平的，平坦的e.g.Somestreetsinthecityarenotlevel.8)(Para.3)Becausethelayersarenoteven,asthegroundhascompressed,ithassunkmoreinsomeplacesthanothers:Becausethelayersarenotequalorlevelsomeplaceswouldsinkdeeperthanotherswhenthegroundhasbeenpressed.【译文】由于地层分布不均衡，地面受压时，某些地方会沉陷得更厉害。evenadj.smooth,flat,level平的，平滑(坦)的e.g.ThefloormustbecompletelyevenbeforewelaythetilesHehaslovelywhite,eventeeth.(2)unchanginginquality,regular,steady均匀的，有规律的，稳定的e.g.Theroomiskeptatanevenpressv.topresssth.ormakeitsmallersothatittakesuplessspace;ortobecomesmaller挤压，压缩e.g.Woodshavingsandsawdustcanbecompressedintoboards.Hecompressedthedocumentandthene-mailedittome.towriteorexpresssth.usingfewerwords;toreducetheamountoftimethatittakesforsth.tohappenorbedone缩短，精简e.g.Shecompressedtwomonths'workintoone.(Para.4)Betweentheperiodsofconstructionthegroundhadtimetosettleandbecomecompacted,makingthefoundationsstronger:Duringtheintervalsbetweenconstructionthegroundhadtimetoslowlyadjustandbecomecompressed,whichmadethefoundationsbecamestronger.【译文】在建塔的间隙，地面慢慢下陷、压紧，地基由此变得更加坚固。foundationn.(usuallypl.)ofbricks,concrete.etc.formingthesolidundergroundbaseofabuilding地(房)基，基础e.g.Theflooddisplacedthehousesfromtheirfoundations.Thebuilderspouredasolidfoundationofconcrete.Thehugelorriesshookthefoundationsofthehouse.(Para.4)Anotherimportantfactoristhematerialitisbuiltfrom;thelimestoneandlimemortarareabletobendandresisttheforcesthatwouldmakeother,morebrittlerocks,crack:Anotherkeyelementliesinitsbuildingmaterial-limestoneandlimemortarwhichareflexibleandareabletowithstandtheforcesthatmightbreakotherlessflexiblerocks.【译文】另一重要因素是建塔的材料是石灰石和石灰砂浆，它们能够弯曲并抵抗巨大的外力，不像其他易碎石料，遇外力时会突然断裂。brittleadj.hardbuteasilybroken;fragile易碎的，脆弱的e.g.Thismaterialishighlybrittle.Thebranchesweredryandbrittle.crackv.tobreakwithoutdividingintoseparateparts;tobreaksth.inthisway(使)开裂，破裂e.g.Don'tputboilingwaterintheglassoritwillcrack.Shefellandcrackedaboneinherleg.(Para.5)In1934,anItalianengineerdrilled361holesintothebaseandfilledthemwithmortar.【译文】1934年，有个意大利建筑师在塔底钻了361个孔，并在其中灌入灰泥。drillv.tomakeaholeinsth.usingadrill钻洞，打孔e.g.Thefarmersdrilledwellsforwater.They'redrillinganewtunnelundertheThames.totrainstudentssportsplayersetc.bymakingthemrepeatthesamelesson,exercise,etc.manytimes训(操)练e.g.Theteacherdrilledtheclassinpronunciation.Thewell-drilledcrewmanagedtorescuemostofthepassengers.(Para.5)Theyfrozethegroundusingliquidnitrogen,tostopitmoving,andthenstartedtoremovestones,sotheycouldinsertmetalrods.【译文】他们先用液化氮冷冻地基防止塔身移动，然后将地基中的石块挖出以便插人金属杠。freezev.tobecomehard,ortochangefromliquidtosolid,asaresultofextremecold;tomakesth.dothis使冻结，凝固e.g.Thecoldweatherfrozethelake.Theclotheswerefrozenonthewashing-line.tostopmovingsuddenlybecauseoffear,etc.惊(吓)呆e.g.Iheardasoundandfrozeinmytracks.Shefrozehernoisychildrenwithasinglelook.Thepoliceofficershouted“Freeze!"andthemandroppedthegun.insertv.toputsth.insideorintosth.else插人e.g.Theyinsertedatubeinhismouthtohelphimbreathe.(2)toaddsth.tothemiddleofadocumentorpieceofwriting(在文章中)插入，添写e.g.Thebookwouldbeimprovedbyinsertinganotherchapter.n.thinginserted,especiallyanadditionalsectioninabook,newspaper,etc.插入物(尤指书、报等的插页)e.g.Themagazinecontainsaspecialinsertaboutholidaysabroad.(Para.5)Thatisthenearestthetowerhascometodisaster:Thatwastheclosestthetowercametobeingdestroyed.【译文】那是斜塔最危险的一次遭遇，整个塔差一点就毁了。cometo:todevelopsothataparticularsituationexists,usuallyabadone发展至e.g.Thedoctorswilloperateifitprovesnecessarybutitmaynotcometothat.Allthoseyearsofstudying,andintheenditallcametonothing.(Para.5)Inonenighttheleanincreasedasmuchasitnormallyincreasesintwoyears:Overnight,theleangrewtoanextentwhichwouldtaketwoyearstoreachatthenormalrate.【译文】一夜之间塔身倾斜到按理两年后才会达到的斜度。asmuchas多达……，达到……那种程度(表具体数量，后常跟具体数量词)e.g.Infactitcostsmeasmuchas2,000dollars,whichismymonthlysalary.Shetrainedhardfortherace,sometimesrunningasmuchas100milesaweek.几乎等于，和……差不多(表模糊数量，通常不跟具体数量词)e.g.Ihaven'tgotasmuchmoneyasIthought.Ifyouchargeasmuchasthat,youwillscareawaythecustomers.15)(Para.6)Atthispointeveryonewasjustaboutreadytogiveup.ThenaBritishengineeringprofessorcameupwithyetanotheridea.【译文】就在大家要放弃时，一位英国工程师又提出了一个建议。(Para.6)AtthebeginningofJune2001,theworkwascomplete,andthetowerhadbeenstraightenedupbyabout16inches,whichreturnsittothepositionitheldin1838:TheprojectwasfinishedatthebeginningofJune2001,andthetowerhasbeenstraightenedupbyabout16inches,returningittothepositionof1838.【译文】2001年6月初，工程竣工时塔体得以矫正约16英寸，恢复到了1838年时的状态。该句是一个并列句，主句是“theworkwascomplete”和“thetowerhadbeenstraightenedupby...”。第二个主句后跟的介词短语“byabout16inches”用来说明塔被矫正的程度，“which”引导的非限制性定语从句用来说明这次校正的成功之处。straightenv.(~out)tobecomestraight.ortomakesth.straightorflat把……弄直，变直e.g.Hestraightenedthebentstrip.Eventhoughhetried,hecouldn'tstraightenouttherug.(~up)tomakesb.orsth.straightandupright变(挺)直e.g.Asshestraightenedup,theacheinherbackgrewworse.Hemanagedtostraightenupwithanairofstudiedeaseandcourage.(~up)tomakesth.tidy整(清)理e.g.Imuststraightenupthisroom,myguestsarecoming.holdv.keep(oneself/sb./sth.)inthespecifiedpositionorcondition使……保持在某一位置或某种状况e.g.Weusedrolled-upnewspaperstoholdthewindowsopen.Remembertoholdyourheadupandkeepyourbackstraight.Liftyourheadoffthefloorandholdthispositionforfiveseconds.(Para.6)So,iftheyknowhowwhydidn'ttheyjuststraightenitupalltheway?Theanswerliesinthetower'sname:Iftheyknowthesolutionwhydidn'ttheystraightenitupcompletely?Thekeyrestswithitsname.【译文】可他们要是知道如何矫正斜塔的话，为什么不干脆将它完全竖直呢？答案在于此塔的名字。alltheway(tocontinueanaction)untilcompleted;(togo)thewholedistance自始至终，一直e.g.Shedidn'tspeakawordtomeallthewaybackhome.Thetworunnerscontestedtheracecloselyanditwasnipandtuckallthepletely完全地e.g.Youcanfeelthattheaudienceiswithheralltheway.I'llbackyouupalltheway.(Para.6)SomeoftheresidentsofPisasayitwouldbebettertoletitfalldown,ratherthantostraightenitalltheway:SomeofthecitizensofPisawouldratherletitcollapsethancompletelystraightenit.【译文】一些比萨市民认为，与其不断尝试矫正塔身不如任其倒塌。StructureStudySummaryoftheTextDirections:Thetextcanbedividedintofourparts.Fillintheblankswithappropriatewordsfromthetexttocompletethemainideaofeachpart.PartsParagraphsMainIdeasPart1Para.1Afterbeing1)closedtothepublicfor11years,thefamousleaningtowerofPisa—anoutstandingexampleofRomanesque2)architecturehasbeencorrectedalittle,butnot3)entirely.Part2Para.2Theconstructionwasbegunin1173withthemoneydonatedbyBertadiBernadotobuildabelltowerto4)accompanythecathedral,andwascompletedin1350afterseveralstopsbecauseoftheinvolvementofalotof5)wars.Part3Paras.3—4Becausethetowerwasbuilton6)unsuitableground,itwasleaningonly5yearsafterworkonthebuildingbegan.Luckily,ithasn’tfallenduetothegreatlengthof7)timespentonconstructionandthematerialitisbuiltfrom.Part4Paras.5—6Afterseveral8)disastrousattemptsatstoppingthetowerfrom9)falling,aBritishengineeringprofessorcameupwithanotheridea-removinggroundfromunderthe10highside.Finallythetowerhadbeenstraighteneduptosomedegree.Directions:Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalseaccordingtothetext.WriteTfortrueandFforfalse.1)FTheLeaningTowerofPisawasdeliberatelybuilttoleantowinworld-widefame.2)TTheconstructionoftheLeaningTowerofPisawashaltedseveraltimesbecauseofwars.3)TTheLeaningTowerofPisastartedtoleanbecauseitwasbuiltonanunevengeographicalstructuremadeupofsandandclay.4)FPeopletriedthreetimestocorrecttheleaningofthePisaTowerfrom1934to1995,butnothingworkedatall.5)TAccordingtothewriter,thelatestattempttocorrecttheleaningofthetowerfrom1999didn'tstraightenitupcompletelybecausepeopledidn'twantitto.After-readingKeytoExercises—Vocabulary1)noticeably 2)busload3)parallel4)residents5)architect6)inserting 7)straightening8)promptly9)compresses10)circular2.1)Germanywasatwarwithmostofthecountriesintheworld.2)Thetwolinesareparallelwitheachother.3)Youreyesshouldbelevelwiththetopofthescreen.4)Helefthisjoblargelyduetothefactthathewashomesick.5)Socialreformerssometimescomeupwithsomeblue-skythoughts.6)Mydogwalkedbesidemeallthewaytotheriverside.KeytoExercises—Structure1.1)Itisestimatedthatthetreeisatleast700yearsold.2)Itwasestimatedthatthefilmcost25milliondollarstomake.3)Itwasestimatedthatthecostofrepairswas150dollars.4)Itisestimatedthatbetween70and90percentofcarcrimesoccurinthedaytime.5)Itisestimatedthatitisabout200mileslong.6)Itwasestimatedthathisincomewasabout$80,000dollarsayear.2.onlyreflectingthesunlightshiningonittheeggsheldcarefullyinherhandCircumstanceschangedHavingconsideredboththebrightsideandthedarksideAllflightsbeing/havingbeencancelledbecauseofthesnowstorm

KeytoExercises—ClozeE2)I3)F4)K5)G6)D7)L8)J9)N10)CKeytoExercises—TranslationTheLeaningTowerofPisaisoneofthemosticonicarchitecturallandmarksintheworld.TheRomanesquetowerofthePisaCathedralhasbeensinkingintothegroundsinceitsconstruction,causingittonoticeablyleantooneside.ThousandsofvisitorstraveltoPisaeveryyearforaglimpseofthefamousstructure.ThoughtheTowerhadbeenclosedtovisitorsduringthe1990s,successfulrenovationallowedofficialstoreopenitin2001.After-readingActivityActivityOne:TalkingaboutPicturesDirections:Architectureiscomparedtomusicinspace,whichreflectstheculture,valuesandhistoryofacountry.Whenwetalkaboutfamousarchitectureintheworld,whatimagescomeintoyourmind?Aretheyamongthefollowingpictures?Talkaboutthefollowingpictures,andsharewhatyouknowaboutthemwithyourclassmates.ActivityTwo:PairWorkDirections:Beijing,anintegralpartofChina'shistoryforcenturies,isrenownedforitsopulentpalacesandtemples.Buttheearly21stcenturyhaswitnessedtremendousgrowthofnewbuildingconstructions,whichbringsamixtureofbotholdandnewstylesofarchitecture.ButifaskedtochooseonlyonlyonearchitecturetorepresentBeijing,whichonewouldyouchoose?TheForbiddenCity,theGreatWall,theBirdsNestortheBeijingNationalTheatre?Discusswithyourpartnerandpresentyourideasinclass.ActivityThree:GroupWorkDirections:Inthe21stcentury,Chinaisfacingthecollisionandfusionbetweenlocalandforeigncultures,andthatbetweenmodernityandtradition.Architecturewithitsdistinctiveculturalnatureisinvoluntarilydrivenalongwithalltheothersbythiswave.So,doyouthinkmodemarchitecturecanexistinharmonywithtraditionalarchitecture?Whatshouldbegivenpriority,thepreservationofChinesetraditionalarchitectureortheconstructionofmodembuildings?Andwhy?AdditionalMaterialsActivityOneDirections:Thepicturesbelowmustbefamiliartoyou.Theyarethemostrecognizableimagesofthemodernworldandthemostphotographed.Let’sworktogethertofindouttheirnamesandlocations,aswellastheyeartheywereconstructed.Feelfreetoshareanythingyouknowaboutthem.Tips:Colosseum(Rome),80ADSydneyOperaHouse,1973St.Paul’sCathedral,London,1708LeaningTowerofPisa,1372PetronasTower,KualaLumpur,1996TajMahal,India,1648ActivityTwoDirections:Architectureistheartoftellingstories.Sometimes,thestoryofwhathappenedinthatbuildingalsobecomespartofthebuilding.Youmightbefamiliarwiththefollowingcartoon.Workwithyourpartnertoreceivewhathappenedthatday.Tips:Accordingtothetraditionalaccount,torefutetheAristoteliannotionthatheavierobjectsfallfasterthanlightones,GalileoperformedanexperimentfromthetopoftheleaningtowerofPisa.Hedroppedtwospheresofdifferentweightandobservedthatbothhitthegroundatthesametime.Galileocorrectlyreasonedthatwhenanobjectfallsmoreslowly,itisduetoairresistance.Backgroundinformation1.TheLeaningTowerofPisaTheLeaningTowerofPisa,orsimplyTheTowerofPisa,isthecampanile,orfreestandingbelltower,ofthecathedraloftheItaliancityofPisa.ItissituatedbehindthecathedralandisthethirdoldeststructureinPisa’sPiazzadelDuomo(Cath