(共19张PPT)
Module 1 Wonders of the world
Unit 1 It’s more than 2000 years old.
a natural wonder
wonder: something that causes you to feel surprised or admiration
奇观
a man-made wonder
an ancient wonder
made by humans
Bird’s Nest
a modern wonder
a man-made wonder
Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower
the Forbidden City
an ancient wonder
old
a man-made wonder
The Giant’s Causeway
Victoria Falls
The Terracotta Army
The Three Gorges Dam
a natural wonder
a natural wonder
a man-made wonder
an ancient wonder
a man-made wonder
a modern wonder
electricity
1.How many wonders are mentioned
2.When was the Terracotta Army built
3.Which is the largest dam in the world
Listen and answer the questions.
Four wonders.
It was built in the Qin Dynasty.
The Three Gorges Dam.
Listen and choose the best answers.
In Tony’s opinion, which is the most fantastic natural wonder
2.Where is the Giant’s Causeway
3. How wide is Victoria Falls
4. How old is the Terracotta Army
A. the Giant Causeway B. Victoria Falls
C. the Three Gorges Dam
On the western coast of Northern Island
On the eastern coast of Northern Island
On the southern coast of Northern island
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A. 2000 years old B. 3000 years old C. 1000 years old
A. 1600 metres B. 1500 metres C. 1700 metres
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There are about _______ rocks. It runs for ________ ________ metres on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
It’s about 1700 metres _____ and 100 metres _____. You can hear the loud noise _______________ away.
It is _____________ years old.
It’s about 2300 metres _____, 185 metres _____ and 15 metres ____ at the top. It produces electricity for __________ people.
40,000
wide
high
a few kilometres
more than 2000
long
high
wide
millions of
several hundred
Check the information about the four wonders
Tony and his friends are talking about ________________. Tony thinks ______ ________ are more interesting than _________ ones. He visited the Giant’s Causeway two years ago. He thinks it is ______________ natural wonder. Lingling thinks ____________ in Africa is even more fantastic. But in Betty’s opinion, _________________ are more exciting than natural ones. Daming thinks so.
Complete the passage with proper words.
man-made
the most fantastic
Victoria Falls
man-made wonders
wonders of the world
natural
wonders
Read in roles
(分角色朗读)
(Tony)
(Daming)
(Lingling)
(Betty)
Discussion (讨论):
In your opinion, what kind of wonders are the most fantastic, man-made wonders, natural wonders, modern wonders or ancient wonders
a wonder of the world
Where is it
What is special
How large/tall/wide is it
What do you think of it
Let's learn:
When was it built
A: Which wonder did you visit
B: ----
A: When did you visit it
B: ----
A: Where is it
B: It’s ---.
A: What do you think of it
B: I think ----
amazing/fantastic/great
surprising/wonderful
Pairwork
A list of wonders of the world for reference:
The Great Wall of China 长城
Stonehenge 巨石阵
Taj Mahal 泰姬陵
The Pyramids 金字塔
Empire State Building 帝国大厦
The Victoria Falls 维多利亚瀑布
The Great Barrier Reef 大堡礁
AlaskaGlacier Bay 阿拉斯加冰河湾
The Grand Canyon 科罗拉多大峡谷
Mount Qomolangma 珠穆朗玛峰
Mammoth Cave 猛犸洞
Yellowstone National Park 黄石国家公园
The world is so big that we want to visit some wonders of the world. ____wants to visit _______ because ________ ----
Group work: Make a survey(调查) of your group members' favourite wonder
Which wonder would you like to visit
Where is it
Why do you want to visit it
It’s better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.
Let’s share
世界这么大,我想去看看!
读万卷书,不如万里路。