Skills for Study Level 2 Teacher's Book - Cambridge University Press

To summarize, art and architecture of the Middle Ages has been unfairly criticizedover the years due to Italian Renaissance writers’ negative attitude towards art thatwas created by the people they considered to have destroyed the Roman Empire. Yet,the invention of Gothic architecture, and the influence it continued to have during theRenaissance, prove that art during this period was inventive, forward thinking, and in noway inferior to classical and Renaissance art (not proven in main body of the text).Unit Task: Designing buildings for human needsaStudents should read and take notes from this text to help them build knowledgeabout the specific assignment they have chosen, not general notes about theentire text.bcAnswers1 Not sure – evidence is inconclusive in the section on ‘lighting’.2 Perhaps the colour blue, indoor plants, but other factors important too, suchas noise. Not much information about lighting – the writer is vague here.3 Computers not incorporated well into the home currently, just put somewherewithout thought. A smart home would have computers built into its design tohelp people in their domestic activities.Students consider the extent to which they agree with the author’s claims.Note: Ask students to turn to the checklist on p.241 and reread the tips relating toUnit 4 Part A, before reading the tips to Unit 4 Part B. Encourage students to putthese tips into practice in their studies from now on. Tell them they will be asked toreport back on this in a future lesson.Unit 4 Part B ∙ Understanding written information 120