外研版九上英语Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 1 It's more than 2,000 years old.课件(共31张PPT)

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Unit 1
It’s more than 2,000 years old.
Module 1
Wonders of the world
an object that causes a feeling of great surprise and admiration
奇观；奇迹；奇事
wonder
Qomolangma
珠穆朗玛峰
the Great Wall
长城
Pyramid
金字塔
Can you list some wonders in the world
Victoria Falls
维多利亚瀑布
the Terracotta Army
秦始皇兵马俑
the Giant’s Causeway
巨人之路
the Three Gorges Dam
三峡大坝
Which wonders are they
the Giant’s Causeway
Victoria Falls
The wonders in the world can be man-made or natural.
人工的；人造的；非天然的
自然的； 天然形成的
Do you know which wonders are man-made or natural
1
Match the names of the wonders with the pictures below. (P 2)
①
②
③
④
a) The Terracotta Army
d) Victoria Falls
c) The Giant’s Causeway
b) The Three Gorges Dam
adj. 古代的
a______
ncient
Look at the pictures and guess the word.
adj. 现代的
m______
odern
adj. 人造的
m________
an-made
adj. 大自然的
n______
atural
Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you. (P 2)
2
ancient man-made modern natural wonder
1. Which two are natural wonders
2. Which two are man-made wonders
3. Which is an ancient wonder
4. Which is a modern wonder
①
②
③
④
②
④
Now listen and check.
①
②
③
④
Tony and his friends are talking about Wonders of the World.
Listen and choose
1.Tony thinks_____ is the most fanstastic natural wonder.
A.Victoria Falls.B .Giant’s Causeway C.The Three Gorges Dam
1.Lingling thinks Victoria Falls are about 1700 metres_____.
A. high B. wide C. long
3.____produce electricity for millions of people in China.
A.Terracotta Army. B.Three Gorgrs Dam.
C.Victoria Falls
√
√
√
3
Read the passage and check(√) the true sentences. (P 3)
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.
×
×
√
√
Task 1
most fantastic
as
as
4
Answer the questions. (P 3)
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’s on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
It is about 1,700 metres wide.
She thinks man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.
It’s more than 2,000 years old.
Task 2
Read the conversation and fill in the blanks.
Wonders Location Description Other facts
The Giant’s Causeway Northern Ireland ________ rocks
__________________ Africa ______ metres wide
100 metres _____ can hear the _________ a few kilometres away
The Terracotta Army China more than ______ years old
The Three Gorges Dam ______ 2,300 metres ______
185 metres _____
____ metres wide produce electricity for ______________ people in China
40,000
1,700
high
loud noise
2,000
China
long
millions of
Victoria Falls
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Task 3
high
Translate the phrases into English.
人造奇迹
加入讨论
自然奇观
同意某人
在岸上； 沿岸
几公里之远/以外
据某人看来
超过
几百万的人
man-made wonders
join in the discussion
natural wonders
agree with sb.
on the coast
a few kilometres away
in one’s opinion
more than
millions of people
discussion eastern huge opinion though
5
Complete the sentences with the words in the box. (P 3)
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 is more fantastic.
discussion eastern huge opinion though
discussion
eastern
though
Tony and his friends are talking about __________________. Tony thinks _______ wonders are more interesting than _________ ones. He visited the Giant’s Causeway two years ago. He thinks it is the most _______ natural wonder. Lingling thinks Victoria Falls in Africa is even _______ fantastic. But in Betty’s _______, man-made wonders are more _______ than natural ones. Daming thinks so.
Complete the passage with proper words.
man-made
fantastic
more
opinion
exciting
Task 5
wonders of the world
natural
wonders
1
3
4
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
Work in pairs. Make a conversation to talk about the wonders of the world.
Talk
A: I like … because it’s very interesting.
B: In my opinion, … is (even) more
interesting than…
C: I agree with you. And I think … is
the most…
A list of wonders of the world for reference:
The Colosseum of Rome 古罗马大斗兽场
The Great Wall of China 长城
Hagia Sophia 圣索菲亚大教堂
Stonehenge 巨石阵
Machu Picchu 马丘比丘
Taj Mahal 泰姬陵
Empire State Building 帝国大厦
The Victoria Falls 维多利亚瀑布
The Great Barrier Reef 大堡礁
CN Tower 加拿大国家电视塔
Northern Lights 北极光
Grand Canyon 大峡谷
— Which wonder of the world would you
like to visit
— I’d like to visit the Terracotta Army
because I think man-made wonders are
more exciting.
— Which wonder of the world would you
like to visit
— I’d like to visit the Great Wall because
Chinese ancient people built it 2,000 years
ago. And I’m proud of being a Chinese.
Ⅰ. 根据提示完成句子。
1. This magazine can help us learn more
about the _______ (nature) world.
2. Mary, can you tell me the differences
between “east” and “________ (east)”
3. We are going to have a __________　　　
(discuss) about the travel plans tonight.
4. Look! Gina is reading a book about
________ (奇观) of the world.
natural
eastern
Quiz
discussion
wonders
5. _______ (尽管) Tom is very young, he
knows a lot about early music.
6. —This is Europe’s largest _________　　　　　
(人造的) lake.
—Really It looks great.
7. The factory provides _________ (电) for
thousands of people.
8. Miss Yao spoke in a very ____ (响亮的) voice, so I could hear her clearly at the back.
Though
man-made
electricity
loud
Ⅱ. 根据中文翻译填空。
1. 我们加入讨论怎么样，迈克？
What about _______ ___ the discussion, Mike
2. 五一期间，数百万游客参观了长城。
_______ ____ tourists visited the Great Wall
during the May Day holiday.
3. 虽然史密斯先生70多岁了，但他看起来很强健。
Mr Smith is _____ _____ seventy years old,
but he looks very fit.
4. 在我看来，这是个现代建筑。
____ ____ ________, this is a modern building.
Millions of
In my opinion
joining in
more than