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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。
wonder n. 奇观；奇迹 (可数名词)
e.g. The pyramids are one of the wonders of the world.
金字塔是世界奇迹之一。
wonder vt. 想知道 =want to know
后面常常跟由when，where，why等引导的宾语从句，从句的语序要用陈述句语序。
e.g. The teacher wonders why the little girl doesn’t like
learning maths.
老师想知道为什么小女孩不喜欢学数学。
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1) 中国有许多伟大的奇迹。
China has a lot of great ________.
2) 老师想知道约翰今天早上为什么迟到。
The teacher ________ ________ John was late this
morning.
wonders
wonders why
discussion n. “讨论; 商讨”。
have a discussion with sb. “与某人讨论”
discuss v.
discuss sth. with sb.
表示“与某人讨论某事”。
【语境应用】
Ⅰ. 词汇运用
We’ll have an interesting ________ (discuss) about music tomorrow.
Ⅱ. 完成句子
1) 我不知道如何学习英语，我想和你们讨论一下。
I don’t know how to learn English. I’d like to have
_____________________.
2) 今天上午马丽和她的朋友们讨论了假期计划。
This morning Ma Li
_______________________________________.
discussion
a discussion with you
discussed holiday plans with her friends
2. 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。
though conj. 虽然; 尽管
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。
e.g. Though he was tired, he went on working.
虽然他很累，还是继续工作。
Lucy often helps me with my English, though she is
very busy. 尽管露西很忙，她还是经常帮我学习英语。
【语境应用】单项选择。
Little Jack has learned to do lots of things on his own, _______ he is only four years old.
A. if B. though C. for D. since
B
3. 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。
opinion n. 看法；主张 (多作可数名词)
in one’s opinion 按某人的意见; 据某人看来
本句中natural ones与man-made wonders相对应, ones代替前面提到的wonders。
【语境应用】翻译句子。
1) 你的观点是什么呢？
____________________________________________
2) 依我看，你最好再等十分钟。
____________________________________________________
What's your opinion
In my opinion, you'd better wait another ten minutes.
4. It’s more than 2000 years old.
它有2000多年的历史了。
1) more than + 形容词 十分……；非常……
2) more than + 数词 超过……
e.g. more than ten people 超过十个人
3) more than + 名词 不仅仅是……；不只是……
e.g. My trip to Beijing is more than sightseeing.
我的北京之行不只是观光而已。
5. It produces electricity for millions of people in China.
它为中国数百万的人口供电。
millions of：数百万的，表示一个不确切的、大概的数目，
其后通常接可数名词的复数形式。
e.g. There are millions of living things on the earth.
地球上有成千上万的生物。
It’s terrible that millions of people have lost their jobs
because of the war.
因为战争，数百万人失去了工作，这太可怕了。
【链接】
hundred, thousand, billion等也有这样的用法，即构成相应的of短语：hundreds of (数百的)、thousands of (数千的)、 billions of (数十亿的)。
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
每天数百万的人们用微博分享信息。
_________ _________ people use micro blog to share
messages every day.
Millions of(共40张PPT)
Module 1
Wonders of the world
Unit 1
It’s more than 2000 years old.
To learn about wonders of the world like the Giant’s Causeway, the Terracotta Army, the Three Gorges Dam and Victoria Falls.
To learn to describe a wonder of the world with facts and express one’s preference by making comparisons.
To understand the conversation about natural wonders and man-made wonders involving different tenses.
Do you know the wonder
the highest peak
Mount Qomolangma
Do you know the wonder
the longest wall and
a long history
the Great Wall
Do you know the wonder
a unique building
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Do you know the wonder
the Terracotta Army
It’s more than 2,000 years
old.
Do you know the wonder
the Three Gorges Dam
It’s about 2,300 metres long, 185 metres high and 15 metres wide
at the top.
Do you know the wonder
the Giant’s Causeway
It’s huge. There are about 40,000 rocks, most of them with six sides.
Do you know the wonder
Victoria Falls
It’s about 1,700
metres wide and
100 metres high.
What’s your opinion about natural wonders or man-made wonders
n. 看法；主张
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
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
2. Which two are man-made wonders
The Giant’s Causeway and Victoria Falls.
The Terracotta Army and The Three Gorges Dam.
adj. 人造的
adj. 大自然的
n. 奇观；奇迹
Now listen and check.
3. Which is an ancient wonder
4. Which is a modern wonder
ancient man-made modern natural wonder
The Three Gorges Dam.
The Terracotta Army.
In Wonders of the World today, we’re talking about four wonders: two natural wonders and two man-made wonders. The two natural wonders are the Giant’s Causeway and Victoria Falls. The two man-made wonders are the Terracotta Army and the Three Gorges Dam.
The Terracotta Army was built in the Qin Dynasty, so it’s ancient. It’s said to be Qinshihuang’s personal army. The Three Gorges Dam is a modern wonder. So far, it’s the largest dam in the world. Please call and tell us what you think.
Read after the tape.
They are giving their opinions of different kinds of wonders and providing facts about the four wonders.
Listen and read
What are the speakers doing
People Wonders Opinions Facts
Tony the Giant’s Causeway
Lingling Victoria Falls
Listen to the conversation again and complete the table.
natural wonders, more interesting than man-made ones
the most fantastic
huge
about 40,000 rocks with six sides
on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland
even more fantastic
in Africa
about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high
hear the loud noise a few kilometres away
adj. 在东边的；来自东边的
People Wonders Opinions Facts
Betty the Terracotta Army
Daming the Three Gorges Dam
man-made wonders, more exciting than natural ones
more than 2,000 years old
man-made wonders, more exciting than natural ones
fantastic too
about 2,300 metres long, 185 metres high and 15 metres wide
produce electricity for millions of people
What facts do the speakers provide about the wonders
function
location
interesting facts
size
history
facts
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
3. What wonders does Betty think are more exciting
4. How old is the Terracotta Army
It is on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
It is about 1,700 metres wide.
Read the dialogue and answer the questions.
Betty thinks man-made wonders are more exciting.
The Terracotta Army is 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
n. 电
Watch the flash and pay attention to
the descriptions about the wonders.
Facts: It’s…long/wide/high/years old.
Opinions:
表达自己观点: I think...; In my opinion, ...
表达对别人观点的赞同与不赞同:
I agree with you.
I’m not sure I agree with you.
That sounds great, though I think...
Sentences giving facts and opinions
英语中表达物体的长、宽、高、深等概念时，一般使用“数字+单位+long/wide/high/deep/ …”的表达方式。
Learn to describe a wonder of the world with facts.
Learn to express one’s preference about wonders by making comparisons.
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 ______.
3. Let’s join in the _________ about the wonders of the world.
opinion
huge
discussion
n. 讨论；商讨
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.
eastern
though
discussion eastern huge opinion though
conj. 虽然；但是
Share your ideas about wonders in pairs.
Which wonder would you like to visit
Why would you like to visit it
What facts do you know about the wonder
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.
Now listen again and repeat.
按某人的意见；据某人看来
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.
in one’s opinion 按某人的意见；据某人看来
more than 超过
millions of 大量的；无数的
1. Let’s call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion.
2. I think natural wonders are more interesting than man-
made ones.
3. That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa
is even more fantastic.
4. Who’d like to call first
Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示语写出所缺单词。
1. Without _________ (电), people can't do many things.
2. Shanghai and Hangzhou are _______ (在东边的) cities
of China.
3. There will be several __________ (讨论) about the travel
next week.
4. _______ (虽然) it rained heavily, nobody was late for
school today.
electricity
eastern
discussions
Though
Ⅱ. 根据语境用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Ann's voice is much _______ (loud) than Mary's.
2. I love the animals and plants in the _______ (nature) world.
3. My sister and I have different _______ (opinion) about the
book.
4. There are two man-made _______ (wonder) in Lisa's town.
louder
natural
opinions
wonders
Ⅲ. 根据括号内的要求完成下列各题，每空一词。
1. Huangguoshu Falls is in Guizhou. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ Huangguoshu Falls
2. The tower is about 150 years old. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ ________ the tower
3. The road is about 10 metres wide. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ ________ the road
Where is
How old is
How wide is
4. I have collected over 500 stamps. (改为同义句)
I have collected ________ ________ 500 stamps.
5. Mike will take part in the activity tomorrow. (改为同义
句)
Mike will ________ ________ the activity tomorrow.
6. The monkey isn't as interesting as the panda. (改为同义
句)
The panda is ________ ___________ ________ the monkey.
more than
join in
more interesting than
Ⅳ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空词数不限。
1. 数百万人生活在这座城市。
__________________ people live in this city.
2. 我不确定他多大了。
__________________ how old he is.
3. 谁愿意和我去游泳？
__________________ go swimming with me
Millions of
I'm not sure
Who'd like to
4. 你为什么不同意我的看法呢？
Why don't you __________________ me
5. 这个水坝顶部宽100米。
This dam is 100 metres wide __________________.
6. 那家超市在几公里外的一个购物中心里。
That supermarket is in a shopping centre _____________
__________________.
agree with
at the top
a few kilometres away
1. Which wonder of the world would you like to visit Write some sentences about it.
2. Think about a great natural wonder you know or you can find it on the Internet.
