Creative architecture

1 - Guggenheim museum

a - Trouver des équivalents en anglais dans le texte 

- des oeuvres d'art modernes et contemporaines

- des panneaux réfléchissants

- les formes inhabituelles

- n'écrase pas son environnement traditionnel

- mettre Bilbao sur la carte

b - Using quotations from the text, show in what sense Gehry's work is : 

- beautiful like a gigantic sculpture

- useful as public's building

- effective as a symbol of a city and a region

c - Go on the website of the Guggenheim  Museum and collect informations to organize a visit ( location, hours and admission, ticket sales, guided tours, exhibitions, collections). minimum 100 words



2 - Norman Foster : the Global architect

Match the following statements with the ten points.

Explain why it must be great to be a trainee with Foster+Partners

a - Forster's firm takes care of everything

b - Foster and Partners is an international firm

c - Forster believes that architecture can help people live better

d - Forster's building are adapted to the climate of the countries where they are built

e - A Forster's building will not clash with the traditional buildings around

f - Forster's team consult local people when they design a building

g - Forsters and partners have a lot of experience

Final task

You are an english teacher and you want your students to discover an amazing architecture site such as a museum.
Find a museum in an english spoken country. This building must have an interesting architecture.
You have to make some researches about the plane, the places where you you would sleep, eat and some other activities you could do there.
Plan the budget and the schedule.
Present the project to your students to motivate them.
You have to speak at least 2 minutes.
Dates : from the 2nd of april to the 8th of april
32 students and 4 adults.


Grammar for your Trip Project

1. Talking about the future

a) Be going to – organised projects / plans

Form: am/is/are + going to + base verb
Examples:
- We are going to visit the museum on Thursday.
- The group is going to stay in a youth hostel.
- We are going to take the plane from Lyon to Dublin.

Mini-exercise:
1. On April 3rd, we __________ (visit) the museum.
2. We __________ (stay) in a hostel near the city centre.
3. The students __________ (discover) an amazing building.

b) Will – promises and arguments

Examples:
- You will discover one of the most impressive museums in the world.
- You will have free time to explore the city.
- You will enjoy the architecture.

Mini-exercise:
Write 3 promises:
- You will...
- You will...
- You will...

c) Present simple – fixed timetables

Examples:
- The plane leaves at 10:25 a.m.
- The museum opens at 10.
- We arrive at the hotel at 6 p.m.

Mini-exercise:
April 4th – departure 8 a.m.* → On April 4th, we leave at 8 a.m.

2. Comparatives & Superlatives

a) Comparatives

Examples:
- This museum is more modern than the others.
- The architecture is more innovative than in traditional museums.

Mini-exercise:
1. The building is… than…
2. It is more… than…

b) Superlatives

Examples:
- It is the most famous museum in the city.
- This is one of the best architecture sites in the country.

Mini-exercise:
1. It is the most…
2. It is one of the most…

Useful Vocabulary

Architecture: modern, innovative, iconic, glass façade, metal structure
Trip: budget, flights, accommodation, booking, schedule
Persuasion: amazing, unforgettable, opportunity


Preparing Your Oral Presentation

STEP 1 – Choose your museum & describe the architecture

Name of the museum: __________________________
City / Country: ________________________________

Architecture:
- The building is ______________________________________
- It is more __________________________________________
- It is one of the most ________________________________

Features:
1. _____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________

STEP 2 – Plan the trip

Transport:
Airport of departure: ______________________
Destination airport: ________________________
Flight duration: ______ hours

Sentences:
- We are going to ______________________________
- The group is going to _________________________

Accommodation:
- We are going to stay in _______________________
- It is more _________________________________

Food:
- You will enjoy ________________________________

Activities:
1. _______________________________
2. _______________________________


- Students will ________________________________


- We are going to _____________________________

STEP 3 – Eco-responsible aspects of the trip

Describe how your trip can be more sustainable:
- We are going to reduce waste by __________________________
- We will choose eco-friendly activities such as ______________
- The group is going to  ______________
- This museum is interesting because its architecture is sustainable: ______________________

STEP 4 – Budget

Plane: ______ €
Accommodation: ______ €
Food: ______ €
Museum tickets: ______ €

Total: ______ €

Sentences:
- The total budget will be around ________________
- It is cheaper than ____________________________

STEP 5 – Your 2-minute oral presentation

Structure:
1. Introduction
2. Presentation of the museum
3. Trip planning
4. Eco-responsible choices
5. Budget & schedule
6. Conclusion