UNIT 1: PROPERTIES AND SHAPES pot

In the first way they are used to support the loads on a building and in the second way they are used to divide the space in a building.. Building components are made from building mater

LESSON PLAN 01

UNIT 1: PROPERTIES AND SHAPES

- Class : 07 KQ-KC Time: 4 periods

- Main language focus: Reading comprehension

- Integrated language skills: Speaking

A Objectives: Students will demonstrate successful reading for comprehension of properties and shapes

B Prior Knowledge

Most students have knowledge on Basic English

C Teaching Aids:

Reading text, projector, laptop

D Teaching Points:

I Shapes

1 Vocabulary: (Pair work)

a Shapes:

b Buildings and building components

2 Language focus:

a To be shaped like sth

Ex: The brick is shaped like a rectangular prism

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences, using “be shaped like …” - (Group 1)

1 The hotel is shaped like a ……

2 The top of the minaret is shaped like a………

3 The dome of the Egyptian house is shaped like a ……

4 The column is shaped like a ……

5 The slab is shaped like a ……

6 The church is shaped like a ……

7 The power station building is shaped like a ……

b To be + adj + in shape

*Two – dimensional shapes:

Example:

Exercise 2: Make sentences from the table: - (Group 2)

c S + be + noun-shaped

Example: The brick is rectangle – shaped

Exercise 3: Answer the questions (Group 3)

1 Which building is pencil-shaped? ………

2 Which building component is I-shaped in cross-section?………

3 Which building component is C-shaped in cross-section? ………

4 Which dome is egg-shaped? ………

5 Which arch is horseshoe-shaped? ………

6 Which building has diamond-shaped windows? ………

II Properties:

1 Vocabulary:

2 Language focus:

S + has/have the property of …

Exercise1: Complete the sentences Then, look at the picture and match with the sentence below: (work individually)

1 The polythene membrane can prevent moisture from rising into the concrete floor This means

that polythene is

2 The T-shaped aluminum section can resist chemical action, i.e aluminum is

3 The stone block cannot be lifted without using a crane This means that stone is

4 The corrugated iron roof cannot prevent the sun from heating up the house, i.e iron is

5 Glass wool can help to keep a house warm in the winter and cool in the summer, i.e glass wool is

6 The ceramic tiles on the floor cannot be scratched easily by people walking on them This means that ceramic tiles are

7 Asbestos sheeting can be used to fireproof doors In other words asbestos is

8 Black cloth blinds can be used to keep the light out of a room, i.e cloth is

Exercise 2: Make sentences from the table: (Work in pairs)

III Reading: Building materials

Building materials are used in two basic ways In the first way they are used to support the loads

on a building and in the second way they are used to divide the space in a building Building components are made from building materials and the form of a component is related to the way in which it is used We can see how this works by considering three different types of construction:

In one kind of construction, blocks of materials such as brick, stone, or concrete are but together to form solid walls These materials are heavy, however, they can support the structural loads because they have the property of high compressive strength Walls made up of blocks both support the building and divide the space in the building

In another type of construction, sheep materials are used to form walls which act as both space-dividers and structural support Timber, concrete and some plastics can be made into large rigid sheets and fixed together to form a building These building are lighter and faster to construct than buildings made up of blocks

Rod materials, on the other hand, can be used for structural sup-port but not for dividing spaces Timber, steel and concrete can be formed into rods and used as columns Rod materials with high tensile and compressive strength can be fixed together to form framed structures The spaces between the rods can be filled with light sheet materials which act as space dividers but do not support structural loads

Exercise 1: Read the passage and complete the table (work individually)

Function of components Form of

material

Structural support only

Space dividing only

Both structural support and space dividing Blocks

Sheets

Rods

Exercise 2: Read the passage again and mark True/ False (Pair work)

1 Rod materials can be used for both dividing space and supporting the building………

2 Concrete can be used as a block material, a sheet and a rod material…………

3 Steel is used for frame construction because it has high tensile strength and low compressive strength…………

4 The sheet materials, which act as space dividers in frame construction building, can be very light because they do not support structural loads…………

5 Mass construction buildings are light whereas planar construction buildings are

heavy………

IV More reading: History of architecture

1 Vocabulary:

2 Reading: