(共35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.
Watch the video about the Giant’s Causeway. Do you think it is a natural wonder or a man-made wonder Why
Which do you think are more wonderful, the natural wonders or man-made wonders Share your reasons.
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.
Listen and read
n. 讨论；商讨
adj. 在东边的；来自东边的
conj. 虽然；但是
conj. (声音)响亮的
int. 呀；哇 (用于表示惊讶或赞叹)
n. 看法；主张
超过
n. 电
大量的；无数的
They are giving their opinions of different kinds of wonders and providing facts about the four wonders.
What are the speakers doing
What facts do the speakers provide about the wonders
function
location
interesting facts
size
history
facts
People Wonders Opinions Facts
Tony the Giant’s Causeway
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
People Wonders Opinions Facts
Lingling Victoria Falls
even more fantastic
in Africa
about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high
hear the loud noise a few kilometres away
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
Now 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.
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
Watch the flash and pay attention to the expressions about giving facts and opinions.
Giving facts:
It’s…long/wide/high/years old.
Giving 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...
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
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
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.
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. 根据语境及所给首字母提示补全所缺单词。
1. Please turn off the lights. Don't waste e________.
2. He went out t________ it was raining hard.
3. I like living in the countryside because I'm interested in the n________ world.
4. Mike never takes part in any of our d_________. He wants to solve the problem by himself.
5. Shanghai is a large city in e________ China.
6. Facts speak l________ than words, so you don't need to say too much.
electricity
though
natural
discussions
eastern
louder
Ⅱ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示语写出所缺内容，每空一词。
1. They came out for their morning exercise. I also ________ ________(参加).
2. Please fill out the form. Don't forget to write down your name ________ ________ ________(在顶部).
3. Peter said that he ________ ________(同意) my suggestion.
4. ________ ________(无数的) wild flowers colour the hills in April and May every year.
5. ________ ________(看) the room. What a terrible mess!
joined
in
at the top
agreed with
Millions of
Look at
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空词数不限。
1. 在我看来，玩电脑游戏浪费时间和金钱。
_______________, playing computer games is a waste of time and money.
2. 长城是世界上最伟大的人文奇观之一。
The Great Wall is one of the greatest ___________________ in the world.
In my opinion
man-made wonders
3. 这个城市的人口超过一百万。
This city has a population of _______________ 1,000,000.
4. 我不确定她是Alice的妹妹。
_______________ that she is Alice's sister.
5. 我认为你的英语口语很好。
_______________ you are very good at speaking English.
more than / over
I'm not sure
I think
1. Which wonder of the world would you like to visit Write four sentences about it.
2. Think about a great natural wonder you know and describe it in about 50 words.
3. Surf the Internet to find out the information about the Grand Canyon.
谢谢
21世纪教育网（www.21cnjy.com)
中小学教育资源网站
兼职招聘：
https://www.21cnjy.com/recruitment/home/admin
