2aunit3Warmingup.pptVIP

UNIT 3 ART AND ARCHITECTURE ;Traditional house;Block of flats;If you were free to design your own dream house, what would the house look like?What materials would you use? ;Amy and Danny want to buy some furniture for their new home. They visit a shop and talk with a shop assistant about their tastes and preferences. Tick the things which Amy talks about. ;2. Listen to the tape again and tick the sentences that are true.;3. Complete the following sentences from the dialogue with the missing words. We can use a few more _____, and perhaps ______ some very old _______. I think a table made of ______ _______ look much nicer. Wood is _______, and makes you feel ____________. There’s a big piece of white ______ over the ________. Oh no. You can show us _________________.; Look at the pictures and talk with your partner which of the things you prefer.;V.S;Sample dialogue: A: Which type of furniture do you like, the modern ones or the traditional ones? B: I prefer something modern. So I’d rather decorate my house with the modern furniture. I think the wooden ones are too big, and they are not comfortable, either. A: I don’t get very excited about modern furniture. In my opinion, such furniture look the same everywhere around the world. I’d rather have some furniture that look Chinese, such as those wooden chairs.;B: Well, I can’t stand that type of old-fashioned things. Modern furniture and art are part of modern life. Besides, they also make our homes look larger. A: I wouldn’t feel happy with all those cold, modern things around me. What I like are old and beautiful things. ;Useful expressions; Try to find out the history of art and architecture , names of artists and architects, famous buildings and works of art in the world. Share your ideas with your classmates and teachers.