Explore speaking: Discussing buildings Apart from the Gherkin in London, Foster and Partners have designed many other buildings, such as the famous glass dome on the Reichstag building in Berlin. Get into groups of four. Each of you should research information about one building by the company and make a list of facts: ■■ location ■■ period of construction and completion date ■■ function ■■ special features and other interesting information In your groups discuss the four buildings. What do they have in common? What are the major differences? Which one(s) do you like best? Report your findings in class. Media task. Choose one building you would like to analyse in more detail. At home, record yourself when you describe the building. In your talk you should: ■■ describe the building’s location and function ■■ explain the most interesting architectural features and their benefits for the people using the building ■■ say why you chose this particular building and if there is anything you don’t like about it Speak for about 3 minutes. Your local community has decided to construct a new office building close to your school. They are calling on the general public to submit ideas on the style of building people would like to see in this area. Work in A/B pairs and have a discussion. A, read your role card on p. 138. B, read your role card on p. 140. These expressions might be useful: In your discussion, you should: ■■ describe the type of building you prefer ■■ point out the benefits ■■ try and convince your partner of your ideas Speak for about 4 minutes. 35 a b c 36 Suggesting: I think the building should … Why don’t we … ? Maybe we could … Shouldn’t the building … ? Don’t you think …? Disagreeing or expressing doubts: Yes, but … I’m not sure that … I don’t think this is such a good idea be cause … Well, it’s also important to … That will be difficult because … Self-assessment i i speak about the location, history and economy of countries talk about moving home talk about people’s lives and achievements guess what words mean write about pros and cons speak about architecture and buildings Language skills Extras Explore 9 People and places 117 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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