(共50张PPT)
Module 1
Wonders of the world
Unit 3
Language in use
To compare the six basic tenses.
To practise using the verbs and expressions in the proper tense in the given content.
To learn about more wonders of the world and make a poster of one of the wonders.
the Terracotta Army
The Terracotta Army is more than 2,000 years old.
Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is fantastic too. It’s about 2,300 metres long, 185 metres high and 15 metres wide at the top.
The Giant’s Gauseway is the most fantastic natural wonder. There’re about 40,000 rocks, most of them with six sides.
the Giant’s Gauseway
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls in Africa are ever more fantastic. They’re about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high.
1. I ________ the Giant’s Causeway two years ago.
我两年前参观了世俗之路。
2. It __________ electricity for millions of people in China.
它为中国数百万的人供电。
3. _______________ it, so I’m not sure I agree with you.
我没有见过巨人之路，所以我不知道该不该同意你的看法。
visited
produces
I’ve never seen
4. I _______ to the east — the sky _____________ grey.
我朝东边看了看，天空变得灰蒙蒙的。
5. ______________ in five minutes.
你五分钟就能到那里。
6. Am I going the right way
我走得对吗？
looked
was becoming
You’ll get there
六种常用时态
到目前为止，我们已经学习了英语中的六种常用时态，它们分别是一般现在时、一般过去时、现在进行时、过去进行时、一般将来时和现在完成时。下面，我们来复习一下这六种时态。
一、一般现在时
表示经常发生的动作或存在的状态，常与often, usually, always, every day, every month等时间状语连用。谓语由“am / is / are或其他动词的一般现在时形式”构成。如：
My mother often gets up at six o’clock in the morning.
二、一般过去时
表示过去发生的动作或存在的状态，也可表示过去经常性的动作，常与yesterday, last night, five minutes ago等时间状语连用。谓语由“was / were或其他动词的过去式形式”构成。如：
He went to the zoo with his friends yesterday.
三、现在进行时
表示现在或现阶段正在进行的动作或发生的事，常与now, at the moment等时间状语连用。谓语由“am / is / are+动词-ing形式”构成。如：
The children are cleaning the classroom now.
四、过去进行时
表示过去某一时刻或某一时段正在进行的动作，常与at seven o’clock yesterday morning, at that time，those days, when / while引导的时间状语从句等连用。谓语由“was / were+动词-ing形式”构成。如：
My family was having dinner when my uncle came in.
五、一般将来时
表示将要发生的动作或存在的状态，常与tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next month等时间状语连用。谓语由“be (am / is / are) going to / will+动词原形”构成。如：
Mr White is going to study in England next week.
Susan will be twenty years old next month.
六、现在完成时
表示过去发生的动作对目前造成的影响或结果，也可表示某一行为或状态从过去某时间一直持续到现在，常与just, already, yet, before, ever, never, “for+段时间”，“since+表示过去的点时间”等连用。谓语由“have / has +动词的过去分词”构成。如：
Jenny has already read that book twice.
Mr Smith has lived in Tianjin since 1972.
1. There ________ a basketball game next Monday. If it________, we'll have to put it off.
A. is going to have; will rain
B. is going to have; rains
C. is going to be; rains
D. is going to be; will rain
(2020·云南中考)
C
2. Since 1989, Project Hope ________ millions of young people from poor families achieve their dreams of going to school.
A. will help B. helps
C. has helped D.is helping
（2020·云南昆明中考）
3. He ________ this city when he was eighteen.
A. leaves B. doesn’t leave C. left
(2020广西桂林)
C
C
4. Corn production _______ nearly 125 percent over the past 25 years in China.
A. jumped B. jumps C. will jump D. has jumped
(2020内蒙古呼和浩特）
5. —Be quick, Sara! The taxi is waiting for us outside.
—A moment, please. I ______ some visitors our products.
A. showed B. am showing C. was showing D. show
(2020辽宁营口)
D
B
6. John________ us when he is free.
A. joins B. join C. will join D. joined
(2020·辽宁丹东中考)
7. –I called you yesterday afternoon, but you didn’t pick up.
– Sorry. I ______ an online class at that time.
A. take B. took C. is taking D. was taking
(2020·湖北十堰)
C
D
Explain the differences in meaning between Sentences a) and b).
1. a) I often play basketball.
b) I am playing basketball now.
2. a) She has gone to the Great Wall.
b) She has been to the Great Wall.
This is what I do regularly.
This is what I’m doing now.
She has come back from the Great Wall.
She is still at the Great Wall.
3. a) They had an English class yesterday.
b) They were having an English class at nine o’clock
yesterday morning.
4. a) He is doing an interview.
b) He has done an interview.
They did it once in the past.
They were doing something at a specific time.
He’s doing the interview now.
He has already finished the interview.
5. a) We are drawing a picture of Victoria Falls now.
b) We will draw a picture of Victoria Falls.
We are drawing a picture now.
We will draw a picture in the future.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
appear finish give rain talk visit walk
1. Listen! It _________ outside.
2. The great musician __________ ________ a concert in Guangzhou next month.
3. Last summer, my parents ______the Terracotta Army in Xi’an.
4. He _____ already __________ a new book about travel.
is raining
will give/ is giving
visited
has finished
5. Thousands of people ______along the Great Wall every year.
6. A few minutes later, a stranger _________ at the end of the street.
7. The students ____________about the journey to the Grand
Canyon when the teacher came into the classroom.
appeared
were talking
appear finish give rain talk visit walk
walk
The Jin Mao Building
Jin Mao Tower is located in the center of Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone in Pudong, Shanghai. It was completed in 1999. It is 420.5 meters tall.
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets.
The sun was going down when we (1) _______ (arrive) at the ground floor of the building. I (2) ____ (be) afraid of going to the top of tall buildings, so I was a little nervous when I (3) __________ (walk) into the lift. The lift (4) ________ (climb) faster and faster until we (5) ________ (reach) the 88th floor.
arrived
was
walked
climbed
reached
It (6) _____ (be) high up there, but I was not afraid when I stood at the top.
The Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, one of the tallest buildings in the world, (7) ___ (be) 420.5 meters high. It was built in 1999, and it (8) ____ (have) a fantastic view of Pudong District and the centre of Shanghai. I really like the tower and I am sure I (9) _________ (visit) it again.
is
has
will visit
was
Talk about the wonders of the world you have or have not visited.
A: Have you ever visited the Great Wall
B: Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
A: When did you visit it / When will you visit it
B: I visited it five years ago. / Maybe I’ll visit it next year.
Now complete the table.
Wonders of the world When did you visit it When will you visit it
The Great Wall
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. There is one extra word.
ancient high long natural opinion wonder
1. The Changjiang River is about 6,300 kilometers ______.
2. The Terracotta Army is a famous ________ wonder in
China.
3. For my homework I have to write an article about the
_________ of the world.
long
ancient
wonders
4. Mount Qomolangma is the ________ mountain in the
world.
5. In my ________, the Great Wall is the greatest man-
made wonder in the world.
highest
opinion
ancient high long natural opinion wonder
the Louvre Museum in Paris
Complete the passage with the expressions in the box.
agree with at the bottom of go through looking forward to millions of more than
I’m really (1) ________________ my visit to the Louvre Museum in Paris. It’s the most visited museum in the world-every year, (2) __________ people visit it. The Louvre is in an old building, but to get inside you must (3) __________ a giant glass pyramid that is (4) _________ 20 meters tall.
looking forward to
millions of
go through
more than
The entrance to the museum is (5) ______________ the pyramid. Some people do not like the glass pyramid. They say it looks too new and does not suit the older building. I do not (6) ____________ them. I think it looks great!
at the bottom of
agree with
agree with at the bottom of go through looking forward to millions of more than
Listen and number the pictures.
a
b
c
1
2
3
Mount Qomolangma The Empire State Building The Great Pyramid at Giza
Location Between China and Nepal ______________________________ In Egypt
Height _______ meters _______ metres About ______ meters now
Interesting facts First people to climb to the top: Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay _______ floors About ______ years old
Listen again and complete the table.
in New York, the US
8844.43
381
102
137
4500
Think about three other wonders of the world and ask and answer questions about them.
A: Where is …
B: It’s…
A: How high is it
B: It’s …meters high.
a man-made wonder of the world
Stonehenge is an ancient circle of stones in the south of England. It is about 5,000 years old. It was probably a place to bury dead people or a place to study the stars and the sky at night.
There are dozens of stones, and they are different in height. The stones came from about 200 kilometres away.
Some of the stones are missing, but it’s still one of the most wonderful sights of the world. It is a wonder also because of this question: How did ancient people move these huge stones without machines to help them No one knows the answer.
Fill in the blanks.
Shape: (1) ______
Location: in (2) ___________ England
History: about 5,000 years
circle
the south of
Details about stones:
There are dozens of stones, and they are (3) __________ in height. They came from about (4) ________________ away.
different
200 kilometres
Possible usage:
A place to (5) ________________or study the stars and the sky at night.
bury dead people
Making a poster about a wonder of the world
Work in groups of four. Make a poster about a wonder of the world.
Decide on the wonder of the world for your poster.
Find out as much information as you can in books and on
websites. Think about:
1. Why should people visit the wonder
2. What will people see there
3. How can people get there
4. How much does it cost to visit the wonder
5. When is the best time to visit the wonder
Make a poster. Find some pictures showing the wonder.
Ⅰ. 根据语境及括号内所给动词提示用适当的时态填空。
1. My father ________ (come) back home in an hour.
2. I ____________ (watch) TV when Danny came to visit me.
3. —Hello. Is Li Hai at home
—No. He ________ (go) to the park.
4. Mrs Zhang ________ (read) in her bedroom at the moment.
5. Our English teacher usually ________ (take) a bus to school.
will come
was watching
has gone
is reading
takes
6. My father ________ (buy) a blue car three days ago.
7. Ever since then, my uncle __________ (work) in the company.
8. Mr Black _____________ (play) basketball at this time yesterday.
9. So far Tony ________ (see) the movie a few times.
10. Mike ________ (win) the tennis match last Sunday.
bought
has worked
was playing
has seen
won
Ⅱ. 根据括号内所给英文提示语将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. 他们去过苏州和南京。 (have been to)
_________________________________________________
2. 她害怕单独呆在家。 (be afraid of)
_________________________________________________
3. 课堂上你必须认真听老师讲课。 (have to)
_________________________________________________
They have been to Suzhou and Nanjing.
She's afraid of staying at home alone.
You have to listen to the teachers carefully in class.
4. 我们学校在这条马路的尽头。 (at the end of)
_____________________________________________
5. 我在期待着你的新书。 (look forward to)
____________________________________________
Our school is at the end of this road.
I'm looking forward to your new book.
Ⅲ. 根据材料内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，使材料意思完整、通顺，有的需要变换形式，每词限用一次。
if, build, city, cost, year, near, large, power
Have you heard of the Three Gorges Dam It's a great wonder in Hubei. It's one of the (1) ________ dams in the world. The workers began to (2) ________ it in 1994 and it took about twelve (3) ________ to finish it. Because the dam is really large, it (4) ________ a lot of money.
largest
build
years
cost
if, build, city, cost, year, near, large, power
The Three Gorges Dam was built for (5) ________ and flood control (防洪). It protects some large (6) ________, such as Wuhan, Nanjing and Shanghai. It also protects many farms, small villages, towns and factories (工厂) (7) ________ the Changjiang River.
(8) ________ you visit the Three Gorges Dam, you will be surprised at it!
power
cities
near
If
Make a poster and present your poster to the class.
