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Pre-reading questions:
- What is your favorite building in the world?
- Do you want to be an architect?
Vocabulary:
- over /OH-ver/
- meaningful /MEE-ning-fuhl/
- approach /uh-PROHCH/
- honor /ON-er/
- most /mohst/
[preposition] more than
He has written over 200 poems.
[adjective] intended to show meaning
They want a chance to do meaningful work.
[noun] a way of doing something
This approach seems very sensible to me.
[noun] an award in a contest or field of competition
The school receives Ryugaku award, one of Japan’s highest academic honor.
[adverb] more than anything
Knowledge is the most precious treasure of all things.
Arata Isozaki is a Japanese architect who won the 2019 Pritzker Prize. It is also known as the “Nobel Prize of architecture.” He completed over 100 buildings around the world in 60 years. According to a jury statement, the original, meaningful and idealistic approach of Isozaki to his works earned him the highest honor in architecture. The Palau Sant Jordi, a sports arena in Barcelona, Spain, is one of Isozaki’s most popular works. The Pritzker Prize is known as one of the most famous Western awards. In the last 10 years, Isozaki is the seventh Asian architect who won the award.
True or False:
- The Pritzker Prize is also known as the Nobel Prize of architecture.
- Arata Isozaki is a Japanese interior designer.
- He built more than 60 buildings around the world.
- One of his popular works is in Barcelona, Spain.
- He is the tenth Asian architect who won the award.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| over | meaningful | approach | honor | most |
- For us, Japanese ramen is the _____ usual food.
- I wanted to write something _____.
- Anna is the school’s second __ this year.
- I think it’s rare if people live _____ ninety years old.
- A direct _____, however, has a couple of disadvantages.