2021-2022学年度高一第34期总第865期 (4-5版)
Honoring Africa in designs (Pages 4-5)
江苏省新沂市第一中学  张蕊

I. Lead-in.
A. Think and talk.

Q:·Do you know the two architects below?
·Which award did they both receive?
A:·Ieoh Ming Pei (贝聿铭) and Wang Shu (王澍).
·They both won the Pritzker Architecture Prize, in 1983 and 2012 respectively.

B. Look and learn.
Q: Do you know the Pritzker Prize?
A: The Pritzker Prize, known as the “Nobel Prize” of architecture, is awarded to designers in the architecture field. Since its establishment in 1979, the Pritzker Prize has been awarded for 44 straight editions without interruption, and there are now 23 countries with at least one winning architect. To date, half of the winners are European; while the Americas, Asia, and Oceania share the other editions.

C. Think and talk.
Q: Who is the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner?
A. Diebedo Francis Kere.

II. Prediction.

III. Read for structure.
Kere’s success. (Kere was awarded the Pritzker Prize.) (Paras 1-2)
What inspired Kere to explore the world of architecture? (Paras 3-5)
The characteristics and expert evaluation of Kere’s designs. (Paras 6-7)

IV. Read for details.
Part 1: Paras 1-2
Q1: What kind of place is Africa?
A1: Africa is the home of many rich cultures, which breeds many creative thinkers and designers.
Q2: What sort of the prize is the Pritzker Prize?
A2: The Pritzker Prize is the highest honor in the field of architecture.
Q3: How did Kere bring glory to his home continent?
A3: Because he is the first African to win the honor in its more than 40-year history.
Q4: What sets Kere apart from other architects?
A4: Kere’s “pioneering” designs are “sustainable for Earth and its inhabitants － in lands of extreme scarcity”.

Part 2: Paras 3-5 (Paras 3-4: Kere’s design inspiration; Para 5: Kere’s design achievements)
Q1: What led Kere to the world of architecture?
A. His strong interest in architectural design.
B. His desire to create better places for local people.
C. His dream of lifting his home village out of poverty.
D. The beautiful memory of his primary school.
A1: B
Q2: What kind of the person is Kere?
A2: Creative, positive, kind, socially responsible ...

Part 3: Paras 6-7 (Para 6: The characteristics of Kere’s design; Para 7: The expert evaluation of Kere’s design)

V. Language study.
A. Can you translate the following expressions into English?
1. 是……家园                    be the home of
2. 在建筑领域                    in the field of architecture
3. 第一个获此殊荣的非洲人    the first African to win the honor
4. 开拓性的设计                pioneering designs
5. 有作用，有影响                make a difference
6. 躲开，回避                    shy away from
7. 对……有很大的积极影响    have a great positive impact on
8. 公共服务设施                public service facilities
9. 舒服地                        in comfort
10.某人的梦想成真                sb’s dream becomes a reality

B. 好句分析
Never shying away from an opportunity to have a greater positive impact on society, he has also designed other public service facilities, such as the Center for Health and Social Welfare in Burkina Faso’s Opera Village, where locals can study and recover in comfort.
他从不回避对社会产生更大积极影响的机会，还设计了其他公共服务设施，如布基纳法索歌剧村的卫生和社会福利中心，当地人可以在那里舒适地学习和康复。

句子结构：非谓语动词作状语+主句+定语从句

shy away from   躲开，避开
break away from 脱离，离开
get away from  摆脱，离开；从……逃掉
stay away from 避开，回避
keep away from 远离，避开;（使）不接近

VI. Discussion.
What do you plan to do in the future? Why?