外研版九年级上册Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 1 课件(共23张PPT，无音频)

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U1 It’s more than 2,000 years old.
Module 1
Wonders of the world
natural adj. 大自然的
wonder n. 奇观；奇迹
discussion n. 讨论；商讨
eastern adj. 在东边的；来自东边的
though conj. 虽然；尽管
loud adj. 响亮的
New words
Leshan Giant Buddha
Mt. Emei
Do you know any other wonders of the world
brainstorming
秦兵马俑
The Terracotta Army
三峡大坝
The Three Gorges Dam
The Giant’s Causeway
巨人石道
The Giant’s Causewayy
Victoria Falls
维多利亚 瀑布
The Giant’s Causeway
The Three Gorges Dam
Victoria Falls
The Terracotta Army
Which two are natural wonders
Which two are man-made wonders
Which is an ancient wonder
Which is a modern wonder
Activity 1 &2 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
It means new, belonging to the present time.
Not made by people, but by nature.
It means very old, or has been on earth for
a very long time.
Made by humans.
It is something that makes people to feel great surprised.
man-made
ancient
modern
natural
wonder
Work in pairs
List some other wonders of the world.
Say it’s natural or man-made ancient or modern
E.g. The Great wall is a man-made wonder and it is an ancient wonder.
Listen and answer
How many wonders are mentioned What are they
Four. They are the Giant’s Causeway, Victoria Falls, the Terracotta Army and the Three Gorges Dam.
Listen again and complete the table.
Wonders Facts
the Giant’s Causeway It’s _________.There’re about _______________, most of them with six sides. It goes for _________________ metres __________________________ of Northern Ireland.
Victoria Falls They’re about 1,700 metres ________ and 100 metres ________. You can hear the ______________ a few kilometres away.
the Terracotta Army It’s ________________ years old.
the Three Gorges Dam It’s about _____________ long, __________ high and ____________ wide ____________. It produces __________ for ____________ people in China.
huge
40,000 rocks
several hundred
on the eastern coast
wide
high
loud noise
more than 2,000
2,300 metres
185 metres
15 metres
at the top
electricity
millions of
Unit 1 It’s more than 2000 years old.
Tony: Let’s call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion. I think natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones. And I think the Giant’s Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder.
Lingling: Hm, I’ve never seen it, so I’m not sure I agree with you. Why do you like it, Tony
Tony: Well, I visited the Giant’s Causeway two years ago. It’s huge. There’s about 40000 rocks, most of them with six sides. It goes for several hundred metres on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
Lingling: That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa are even more fantastic. They’re about 1700 metres wide and 100 metres high. You can hear the loud noise a few kilometres away.
Betty: Wow, that’s huge!But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones. Look at the Terracotta Army. It’s more than 2000 years old.
Daming: I agree with you. Betty. And I think the Three Gorges Dam is fantastic too. It’s about 2300 metres long, 185 metres high and 15 metres wide at the top .It produces electricity for millions of people in China.
Betty: Now, who’d like to call first
I agree with what you said.
Read after the teacher & Answer the questions:
Q1. Where is the Giant's Causeway
It is on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
Q2: How wide are the Victoria Falls
They're about 1700 meters wide.
Q3: What wonders does Betty think are more exciting
man-made wonders.
Q4: How old is the Terracotta Army
It's more than 2000 years old.
Now check the true sentences.
Tony thinks the Giant’s Causeway is the largest natural wonder.
Lingling thinks Victoria Falls are more fantastic than the Giant’s Causeway.
Betty and Daming are more interested in man-made wonders.
For Daming, the Three Gorges Dam is more fantastic than the Terracotta Army.


Role play then fill in the table
name wonders opinions facts
Tony the Giant's Causeway .more interesting...
most fantastic
..huge;40,000
rocks;
six sides;
Northern Ireland;
Lingling Victoria Falls even more fantastic 1700meters wide; 100 meters high;
loud noise
name wonders opinions facts
Betty Terracotta Army …are more exciting…
2000years old
Daming Three Gorges Dam fantastic too 2,300 meters long;185meters high;15 meters wide; produce electricity
根据汉语意思完成句子：
1. 我觉得它是一个很好的计划。
——— —— ————， it’s a good plan.
2. 这辆红色的汽车比那辆黄色的更贵。
The red car is _____ ______ _____ the yellow one.
3. 他甚至比他的父亲更出名。
He is _____ ______ _____ than his father.
4. 这条河宽10米. The river is ______ ____ ____.
In my opinion
more expensive than
even more famous
10 metres wide
Everyday English
1.I’m not sure…. 2.In my opinion…. 3.Look at… 4.Who’d like to…
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
discussion eastern huge opinion though
In my __________, natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.
Victoria Falls, about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high, are __________.
Let’s join in the __________ about the wonders of the world.
I think the Giant’s Causeway on the _________ coast of Northern Ireland is a fantastic natural wonder.
To some degree, Lingling agrees with Tony about the Giant’s Causeway, __________ she thinks Victoria Falls are more fantastic.
opinion
huge
discussion
eastern
though