Module 1 Wonders of the worldUnit 1 It's more than 2,000 years old.课件（26张PPT）

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奇迹、奇观
Which of the following is one of the seven wonders of the world (世界七大奇迹)
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
Hanging Garden
the temple of Zeus
at Olympia
巴比伦空中花园
亚历山大灯塔
罗德岛太阳神巨像
奥林匹亚宙斯巨像
The Radical Mausoleum
Pyramids
The Terracotta Army
The Temple of Artemis
at Ephesus
阿尔特弥斯神庙
摩索拉斯陵墓
埃及吉萨金字塔
It is located at North Qinling Road, Lintong District of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. The terracotta figures, dating from 210 B.C., were discovered in 1974 by some local farmers drilling a water well.
Where is the Terracotta Army
. The Three Gorges Dam
三峡大坝
The Three Gorges Dam is a dam in the Three Gorges region on the Yangtze River in Sandouping,
Yichang, Hubei Province. It generates the biggest
amount of hydroelectric power, about 22,250
megawatts. The project was completed on October 30, 2008.
Where is the Three Gorges Dam
The Giant’s Causeway
It is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt (玄武岩) columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. It is the most popular tourist attraction in Northern Ireland.
Where is the Giant’s Causeway
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls is a 100m-high waterfall in Southern Africa, on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Where are Victoria Falls
The Giant’s Causeway
The Three Gorges Dam
Victoria Falls
The Terracotta Army
Can you divide them into two groups
Why
Name Wonder
Tony
Lingling
Betty
Daming
Which wonder do they prefer
the Giant’s Causeway
Victoria Falls
the Terracotta Army
the Three Gorges Dam
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Read and fill in the blanks.
Wonders Location Description Other facts
the Giant’s Causeway ________ rocks with _____ sides
Victoria Falls
______ metres wide and
100 metres _____ hear the _________ a few kilometres away
the Terracotta Army
more than ______ years old
the Three Gorges Dam 2,300 metres ______
185 metres high
____ metres wide produce __________ for ______________ people in China
40,000
1,700
high
loud noise
2,000
long
millions of
15
Northern Ireland
six
Africa
China
China
electricity
on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
Check(√) the true sentences.
1. Tony thinks the Giant’s Causeway is the largest natural wonder.
2. Lingling thinks Victoria Falls are more fantastic than the Giant’s Causeway.
3. Betty and Daming are more interested in man-made wonders.
4. For Daming, the Three Gorges Dam is more fantastic than the Terracotta Army.
×
×
√
√
the most fantastic
as fantastic as
3
Tony and his friends are __________ wonders of the world. Tony thinks natural wonders are more interesting than __________ ones. He visited the Giant’s Causeway two years ago and he thinks it is the most ________ natural wonder. Lingling thinks ____________ in Africa are even more fantastic. But in Betty and Daming’s ________, man-made wonders are more ________ than natural ones, such as the Terracotta Army and the Three Gorges Dam.
Complete the passage with words.
man-made
fantastic
Victoria Falls
opinion
discussing
exciting
— I’d like to visit the Terracotta Army because I think man-made wonders are more exciting.
— I’d like to visit the Giant’s Causeway because I love wild places by the sea.
— I’d like to visit the Great Wall because Chinese ancient people built it 2,000 years ago.
Which wonder of the world would you like to visit Why
— I’d like to visit …because …
The Giant’s Causeway
The Three Gorges Dam
Victoria Falls
The Terracotta Army
The facts about some wonders
the Giant’s Causeway
There are more than _______ rocks, most of them with ____ sides. It ___ for _____________ on the ________ coast of ___________________.
It is in _______.It’s about ______ meters wide and 100 meters ______. You can hear ___________ a few kilometers _______.
Victoria Falls
The facts about some wonders
the Terracotta Army
It’s more than ________ years old.
What’s the size of the Three Gorges Dam
What does it do
the Three Gorges Dam
Do they have something in common Why are they thought to be wonders
huge
fantastic
unique
Are they natural or man-made
Are they modern or ancient
A: Which wonder of the world would you like to visit
B: I’d like to visit … It’s a natural wonder. I think it’s…
A: For me, I’d like to visit… It’s… I think it’s…
1. The students are having a ___________ about the wonders of the world. They are __________ happily.
(discuss)
2. They have different __________. Betty and Daming like man-made wonders better. In their _________, man-made wonders are more exciting. (opinion)
3. Lingling thinks the Victoria Falls is ____________ than the Giant’s Causeway. (fantastic)
4. The Giant’s Causeway lies on the ________ coast of Northern Ireland. (east)
5. The Three Gorges Dam __________ electricity for millions of people. (produce)
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words.
discussion
discussing
opinions
opinion
more fantastic
eastern
produces
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
discussion eastern huge opinion though
1. In my ________, natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.
2. Victoria Falls, about 1,700 metres high, is ________.
opinion
huge
3. Let’s join in the _________ about the wonders of the world.
4. I think the Giant’s Causeway on the ________ coast of Northern Ireland is a fantastic natural wonder.
5. To some degree, Lingling agrees with Tony about the Giant’s Causeway, ________ she thinks Victoria Falls are more fantastic.
discussion
eastern
though
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1. 自然奇观
natural wonders
2. 人造奇观
man-made wonders
3. 一个古代的奇观
an ancient wonder
4. 一个现代的奇观
a modern wonder
5. 世界奇观
wonders of the world
6. 加入讨论
join in the discussion
7. 同意某人的观点
agree with sb.
8. 在…的东海岸
on the eastern coast of…
9. 听起来很棒
sound great
10. 1700米宽
1,700 metres wide
11. 听到巨大的声响
hear the loud noise
12. 在我看来
in my opinion
13. 超过2000年的历史
more than 2,000 years old
14. 发电
produce electricity
15. 无数的人
millions of people
16. 想要做某事
would like to do sth. = want to do sth.