外研版九年级英语下册课件Module 1 Travel Unit 1 (共36张PPT)

(共36张PPT)
the Giant’s Causeway
Enjoy some pictures of the wonders.
n.奇观; 奇迹
Victoria Falls
natural
adj. 大自然的
The Three Gorges Dam
man-made adj. 人造的
The Terracotta Army
The Great Wall
The Pyramids of Egypt
The Empire State Building
Mount Qomolangma
Stonehenge
discussion
n. 讨论; 商讨
electricity
n. 电
eastern
adj. 在东边的; 来自东边的
loud
adj. (声音)响亮的
Match the names of the wonders with the pictures.
a) The Terracotta Army
b) The Three Gorges Dam
c) The Giant’s Causeway
d) Victoria Falls
1
2
3
4
a
b
c
d
Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you.
ancient man-made modern
natural wonder
1. Which two are natural wonders
The Giant’s Causeway and Victoria Falls.
2. Which two are man-made wonders
3. Which is an ancient wonder
4. Which is a modern wonder
The Terracotta Army and The Three Gorges Dam.
The Terracotta Army.
The Three Gorges Dam.
Now listen and check.
Check (√) the true sentences.
1. Tony thinks the Giant’s Causeway is the largest natural wonder.
2. Lingling thinks Victoria Falls is 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.
√
×
×
√
1. Where is the Giant’s Causeway
2. How wide is Victoria Falls
The Giant’s Causeway is on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
It’s about 1,700 metres wide.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
3. What wonders does Betty think are more exciting
4. How old is the Terracotta Army
Betty thinks that man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.
It’s more than 2,000 years old.
Complete the table.
Wonders
The Giant’s Causeway ______ rocks, ____ sides,
on the ______ coast of Northern Ireland
Victoria Falls in ______, ______ metres wide,
_____ metres high
The Terracotta Army more than ______ years old
The Three Gorges Dam ______ metres long, _____ metres high, ____ metres wide, produce _________
40,000
six
eastern
Africa
1,700
100
2,000
2,300
185
15
electricity
Listen and mark the pauses.
1. I’ve never seen it, so I’m not sure I agree with you.
2. That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic.
3. In my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.
1. Let’s call Wonder of the World and join in the discussion. 我们给《世界奇 观》节目打电话，加入讨论吧。
join in的意思是“参加某种活动; 加入 到”。如:
We all joined in the game.
我们都参与了游戏。
discussion 作名词, 它是由动词discuss 加后缀-ion而构成的, 意为“讨论; 商讨”。如:
There will be a discussion about the differences between the two words in our class this afternoon.
小试: How many students joined in the
_________(discuss) last Sunday
discussion
2. And I think the Giant’s Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder.
我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。
巨人之路位于英国北爱尔兰东部海岸, 由大量多边形石柱组成, 绵延数百米, 呈阶梯状延伸入海。1986年, 巨人之路及其海岸(Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast)被联合国教科文组织列入世界自然遗产名录。
3. That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic.
听起来很神奇，但我认为非洲的维多利亚瀑布更壮观。
维多利亚瀑布位于非洲赞比西河中游, 赞比亚与津巴布韦接壤处, 是世界上最壮观的瀑布之一。瀑布上的水雾形成的彩虹景色十分迷人, 瀑布的声响可在数公里处听到。因此, 当地人称之为“莫西奥图尼亚”, 意为“霹雳之雾”。
4. But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.
但是, 在我看来, 人造奇观比自然奇 观更激动人心。
本句中natural ones与man-made wonders相对应, ones代替前面提到 的wonders。
in one’s opinion表示“按某人的意见; 据某人看来”。如：
Who, in your opinion, is the best football player in the world today
在你看来, 谁是当今世界上最好的足球运动员？
5. though
though 作连词, 意为“虽然; 尽管”, 常用来引导让步状语从句, 从句可放在主句前或主句后, 但不能与but 或however 出现在同一个句子中。如：
Though he was tired, he went on working.
Lucy often helps me with my English, though she is very busy.
【运用】从题后所给的四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
Grace is going to give much money to charity, ______ she is not rich enough. (2013 乌鲁木齐)
A. if B. unless C. since D. though
D
Make a list of wonders of the world. Say which one you would like to visit and why.
—Which wonder of the world you like to visit
—I’d like to visit the Giant’s Causeway because I love wild places by the sea.
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 wide and 100 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 is more fantastic.
discussion
eastern
though
1. 大峡谷是世界自然奇观之一。(2010 广东)
The Grand Canyon is __________ ________ of the natural world.
2. 我认为这部电影中有太多的打斗。 (in one’s opinion) (2012 山东)
_______________________________ _______________________________.
In my opinion, there’s too much fighting in the film.
one of the
wonders
3. We should give the boy another chance ______ he has made some mistakes. (2011 河南)
A. though B. when C. unless
4. Football is do exciting that _______
people in the world play it.
(2011 四川)
A. million of B. millions of
C. two millions of
1. Which wonder of the world would you like to visit Write some sentences about it.
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