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Learning from Nature
1 What is the common message conveyed in these quotes
2 Have you ever learnt anything from nature Give examples.
Read the quotes and answer the questions.
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Claude Monet was a French painter, a founder of French Impressionist painting. Monet’s method involved painting the same scene many times in order to capture the changing of light and the passing of the seasons.
The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.
Claude Monet(1840-1926)
Zhang Daqian was a Chinese painter and is regarded as one of the most gifted masters of the 20th century. Originally a guohua painter, he also became renowned as a modern impressionist and expressionist painter by the 1960s.
A painter should regard nature as their teacher, and never stick with just one style of painting.
Zhang Daqian(1899-1983)
William Wordsworth was an English Romantic poet who, along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads(1798).
Let nature be your teacher.
William Wordsworth(1770-1850)
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer and poet, and one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the 19th century in the United States.
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
1 What is the common message conveyed in
these quotes
2 Have you ever learnt anything from nature
Give examples.
Read the quotes and answer the questions.
The common message conveyed in these quotes is that they have a close relation with nature and they respect nature and get inspirations from nature.
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1.What animals and plants are mentioned in the video
2. What lessons from nature are mentioned in the video
trees
Trees give us lessons about _________ in the face of hard times.
strength
Check your answers one by one.
Succulents
Succulents in deserts give us lessons about _________________ the environment.
learning to adapt to
Birds
We learn to ______________________ to reach our full potential.
spread our wings and fly
We learn the importance of _______________ in order to achieve our goals.
Salmon
perseverance
Ants teach us to embrace _______________ and always _____________.
Ants
do our best
responsibility
Do you know what inspired the design of these buildings
Beijing’s Water Cube
Cell structure
Bird’s nest
National Stadium
Task 1
nature
lotus flower
termite mound
algae
Could you associate them with architecture
Task 1
Read the passage and choose the magazine in which you would most likely find the passage. Give your reasons.
Analyse the structure of the passage.
1 Extraordinary Architects
2 Living on Earth
3 Architecture Frontier
4 Natural World

Task 2 General reading
Structure
of the Passage
Introduction
Main body
Conclusion
Task 2 General reading
para 1-2
para 3-5
para 6
to capture
to mimic
to make
Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.
Task 3 Careful reading
Main body
To capture the beauty of natural forms Shaped to resemble a 1 　　 　　，the Art- Science Museum seems to float above the waterfront promenade and 2______________ _　 　　　　. It collects rainwater through the roof and 3 ________________________　　　　　　　 through its own plumbing system. To mimic the way nature works 　　 Based on the form and process of termite mounds, Harare’s Eastgate Centre also has little holes in the walls allowing air to 4 　　 ____________________________，thus reducing the need for 5 ____________________________. In this way,it uses less energy and costs less to run. To make natural organisms part of a building
The Algae House is covered in panels containing algae. While the panels provide shade, 6 ______ _______________________and convert it into energy,the algae can also be used to 7 　　 　　. The building reduces damage to the environment by 8 　 　　 　.
To capture the beauty of natural forms
To mimic the way nature works
To make natural organisms part of a building
lotus flower
the water that
surrounds it
the water is then recycled
move freely in and out of the building
traditional air conditioning and
heating systems
capture heat from the sun
produce fuel
generating its own renewable energy
If you were given a chance to design a house or something else, what inspiration would you take from nature
Work in groups

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