内蒙古鄂尔多斯康巴什新区第二中学外研版九年级英语上册教案：Module1 Wonders of the world（3课时）

Module 1 Wonders of the world
一、学习目标:
A. 单词和短语：
man-made, natural, wonder, discussion, eastern, though, loud, wow, opinion, in one’s opinion, more than, electricity, millions of, below, shine – shone - shone; shine – shined - shined, sign, silent, silver, sky, grey, go through, path, beside, reply, clear, fall away, stream, nearly, on top of, canyon, remain, by
B. 交际用语：
1. I’m not sure…
2. In my opinion,…
3. Look at…
4. Who’d like to…?
5. I’ve never seen it, so I’m not sure I agree with you.
6. That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic.
7. In my opinion, man-made wonders are more than exciting than natural ones.
8. —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.
9. I visited the Giant’s Causeway two years ago.
10. It produces electricity for millions of people in China.
11. I looked to the east-the sky was becoming grey.
12. You’ll get there in five minutes.
13. Am I going the right way?
14. —Where is …? —It’s…
15. —How high / deep / long / wide is it?
—It’s …meters high / deep / long / wide.
二. 教学目标
1. Function: Describing places and experiences.
2. Structure: Comparison of past simple, present simple, future simple, present perfect, present continuous, past continuous.
3. Skills: 1) Listening for specific information; identifying photos.
2) Expressing views and opinions.
3) Reading and finding specific information .
4) Describing a wonder of the world.
4. Around the world: Stonehenge: A man-made wonder of the world..
5. Task: Making a poster about a wonder of the world.
三、重点及难点:
Grammar: Comparison of past simple, present simple, future simple, present perfect, present continuous, past continuous.
四、教学设计:
Unit 1 It’s more than 2,000 years old.
Ⅰ Teaching model
Listening and speaking
Ⅱ Teaching method
Top-down approach
Ⅲ Teaching aims
1. To learn and understand the topic words through talking and listening;
2. To know something about The Terracotta Army, The Three Gorges Dam, The Giant’s Causeway and Victoria Falls;
3. To understand conversations involving different tenses.
Ⅳ Teaching Objectives
1. Key vocabulary: man-made, natural, wonder, discussion, eastern, though, loud, wow, opinion, in one’s opinion, more than, electricity, millions of
2. Key structures: Sentence structure
Ⅴ Teaching aids
Tape recorder, OHP , video
Ⅵ Teaching Steps
Step 1 Warming-up
1. Show some pictures of the wonders of the world.
2. Enjoy and talk something about the pictures.
3. Show some pictures to introduce the new words.
4. Learn the new words.
5. Read the words after the teacher.
Step 2 Match the name.
Match the names of the wonders with the pictures.
1. Ask the students to look at the pictures.
2. Read through the names of the wonders.
a) The Terracotta Army b) The Three Gorges Dam
c) The Giant’s Causeway d) Victoria Falls
3. Match the names of the wonders with the pictures.
4. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Step 3 Answer the questions.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you.
1. Ask the students to look at the pictures in Activity1.
2. Ask the students to read through the words in the box.
ancient man-made modern natural wonder
3. Ask the students to read through the questions in Activity 2.
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?
4. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you.
5. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
6. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
7. Now listen and check.
Step 4 Listen and read.
1. Ask the students to listen and read the conversation silently.
2. 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.
3. Ask the students to read the passage and finish Activity 4.
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?
4. Read the passage and put the sentences into the right order.
A. How I feel about the Grand Canyon.
B. The Grand Canyon was not just big, but huge.
C. I realised I was looking across the Grand Canyon.
D. When I arrived, there was nothing to see.
E. I asked a stranger the way before I came to some rocks.
5. After Reading: 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 _________
Step 5 Pronunciation and speaking: Listen and mark the pauses.
1. Play the recording once without stopping.
2. Play the recording again and ask the whole class to repeat.
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.
3. Ask the students to listen and mark the pauses.
4. Now listen again and repeat.
Step 6 Language points
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 Three Gorges Dam is a wonder of the world.
【拓展】
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 ____________ 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。 wonders why
根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
1)那个国家有许多伟大的奇迹。
That country has a lot of great ___________. wonders??
2)张先生想知道飞机什么时候起飞。
Mr Zhang wonders ________________________. when the plane takes off
join in的意思是“参加某种活动，加入到”。例如：We all joined in the game. 我们都参与了游戏。
discussion 作名词, 它是由动词discuss 加后缀-ion而构成的, 意为“讨论; 商讨”。如:
There will be a discussion about the differences between the two words in our class this afternoon.
小试: How many students joined in the _________(discuss) last Sunday?
2. And I think the Giant’s Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder.
我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。
巨人之路位于英国北爱尔兰东部海岸，由大量多边形石柱组成，绵延数百米，呈阶梯状延伸入海。1986年，巨人之路及其海岸(Giant’s causeway and Causeway Coast)被联合国教科文组织列入世界自然遗产名录。
3. 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。
维多利亚瀑布位于非洲赞比西河中游、赞比亚与津巴布韦接壤处，是世界上最壮观的瀑布之一。瀑布上的水雾形成的彩虹景色十分迷人，瀑布的声响可在数公里处听到。因此，当地人称之为“莫西奥图尼亚”，意为“霹雳之雾”。
4. But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more than exciting than natural ones.
但是，在我看来，人造奇观比自然奇观更激动人心。
本句中natural ones与man-made wonders相对应，ones代替前面提到的wonders。
in one’s opinion表示“按某人的意见；据某人看来”。 如：
Who, in your opinion, is the best football player in the world today?
在你看来，谁是当今世界上最好的足球运动员？
5. though
though 作连词, 意为“虽然; 尽管”, 常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。如：
Though he was tired, he went on working.
Lucy often helps me with my English, though she is very busy.
【运用】从题后所给的四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
Grace is going to give much money to charity, ______ she is not rich enough.
A. if B. unless C. since D. though
Step 7 Work in pairs.
1. Read through the example with the class.
—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.
2. Make a list of wonders of the world. Say which one you would like to visit and why.
3. Work in pairs.
Step 8 Exercises: Complete the sentences.
1. Ask the students to read through the words in the box in Activity 5.
discussion eastern huge opinion though
2. Read through the sentences in Activity 5.
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.
4) I think the Giant’s Causeway on the _____________ coast of Northern Ireland is a fantastic natural wonder.
5) To some degree, Lingling agree with Tony about the Giant’s Causeway, _________ she thinks Victoria Falls are more fantastic.
3. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
4. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Step 9 Exercises
1. 大峡谷是世界自然奇观之一。(
The Grand Canyon is _______________________ of the natural world.
2. 我认为这部电影中有太多的打斗。(in one’s opinion)
_______________________________________________________________.
3. We should give the boy another chance ________ he has made some mistakes.
A. though B. when C. unless
4. Football is do exciting that _______ people in the world play it.
A. million of B millions of C. two millions of
Step 10 Homework
1. Which wonder of the world would you like to visit? Write some sentences about it.
2. Preview Unit 2.
Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
Ⅰ Teaching model
Reading and writing.
Ⅱ Teaching method
Interactive approach
Ⅲ Teaching aims
1. To get information from the reading material about the Grand Canyon;.
2. To know the way of writing you see and your feeling when travelling.
Ⅳ Teaching Objectives
1. Key vocabulary: below, shine – shone - shone; shine – shined - shined, sign, silent, silver, sky, grey, go through, beside, reply, clear, fall away, stream, nearly, on top of, canyon, remain, by
2. Keys structure: Sentence structure.
Ⅴ Teaching aids
Tape recorder, handout
Ⅵ Teaching Steps
Step 1 Free talk
What do you know about these wonders?
Step 2 Presentation
1. Introduce the new words.
2. Read the words after the teacher.
Step 3 Work in pairs.
1. Talk about a great natural wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you.
below deep fantastic high long natural shine sign silent silver
Step 4 Reading.
1. Play the recording and listen to the tape carefully.
2. Ask the students to read through the passage.
3. Complete the table.
The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
How long
4. True or false.
1. When I arrived, the weather was sunny and hot.
2. I went to the wrong way at first.
3. The Colorado River was nearly three miles below me.
4. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.
Step 5 Learning to learn
Some adjectives tell you facts, such as wide, deep, high and tall; dome adjectives tell you the opinion of the author, like wonderful, huge and great. Learn to use them to talk about facts and give your opinion.
Step 6 Choose the correct answer.
1. Read the passage again.
2. Choose the correct answer.
1) Where does the passage possibly come from?
a) A magazine. b) A grammar book. C) A dictionary. D) A storybook.
2) Why was there nothing to see?
a) Because there was nothing. b) Because it was too dark.
c) Because it was raining. d) Because it was in the morning.
3) Which direction was the writer facing while he was looking over the Grand Canyon?
a) South. b) North. c) East. d) West.
4) What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?
a) To give facts about the natural world.
b) To say how he feels about the natural world.
c) To tell an interesting story about the Grand Canyon.
d) To attract people to visit the Grand Canyon.
Step 7 Complete the passage with the words in the box.
below mile remain reply sign silent sky stream through
In the dark, there is no (1)____________ of the Grand Canyon, and it is (2)____________. But if you (3)____________ by the Grand Canyon as the (4)____________ gets brighter and look down about one (5)____________, you can see the Colorado River (6)____________ you. It looks like a silver (7)____________ as it passes (8)____________ the rocks at the bottom of the canyon. If someone asks you whether the Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder of the natural world, it may be easy to (9)____________.
Step 8 Writing
1. Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.
Name
Location
Interesting facts
Step 9 Language points
1. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path.
我下了车，穿过一扇门，沿着一条黑暗的小路走着。
go through 通过，穿过；经历
e.g. The rain has gone through my coat.
The country has gone through too many wars.
拓展：go 相关词组
go abroad 出国
go against 违背；与……不符
go up 增长；上升；被兴建起来 go on 继续；继续下去；发生
go over 复习 ；仔细审查；走近 go ahead 进行 go away 走开；消失go for 去取来；争取得到
2. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
我朝那片岩石望过去，但是一片寂静，还是看不见它。
I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world- the Grand Canyon.
我在眺望自然界奇观之一的大峡谷。
I looked down to the Colorado River我俯瞰科罗拉多河…
Finally, I looked to my left and to my right,最后，我向左右遥望…
look与不同的介词/副词搭配，组成不同的词组，表达不同的意思：
拓展：look 相关词组
look after 照料 look back 回顾，向后看
look in 顺便来访
look into 调查
look through 浏览
look over 翻阅；调查
look up 找出，查阅；仰视 look down upon sb. 轻视某人 look forward to doing 期待
3. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. 太阳从我身后升起，照在岩石上，地面(仿佛在随光线)向下延伸，(逐渐)退落，显露出谷底的河流。
用behind, on, below, away和down几个介词和副词生动地展现了太阳升起时作者在大峡谷观察到的奇妙景象。…the ground fell away…是形象化的描述，说明了随着阳光的照射，作者仿佛看到地面在下降，逐渐显露出谷底的河流。
4. I remained by the canyon for about half an hour…
remain vi. 逗留
e.g. How long are you going to remain here?
They remained in Beijing until June.
remain vt. 留下
e.g. After the wind, only some leaves remained.
Step 10 Exercises
( ) 1. I have ____________ my watch everywhere. But I cannot find it.
A. look at B. looked up C. looked for
( ) 2. The Xianmen-Shenzhen high speed railroad will run ______ eight cities.
A. across B. through C. over
( ) 3. —Please drive ______ when you pass a school.
—OK.
A. nearly B. early C. slowly D. really
( ) 4. The little elephant is afraid to go alone. He always walks _______his mother.
A. beside B. behind C. below D. under
( ) 5.The volunteer spoke as_______ as she could to make the visitors understand her．
A. clearly B. more clearly C. most clearly D. the most clearly
6. 他们正在建一条隧道，它将穿过这座山。
They are building a tunnel and it will __________________ the mountain.
Step 11 Homework
Imagine you have just visited one of the wonders. Write a passage and describe how you felt when you visited the wonder.
Say when you visited it.
I just visited the Great Wall last month.
Say where it is.
It is in the north of China.
Describe its size.
It is…
Say what interesting facts you know.
It is famous for…
Say what happened when you visited it.
It was raining when we were…
Say how you felt.
I thought it was the most wonderful sight.
Unit 3 Language in use
ⅠTeaching model
Revision and application
ⅡTeaching method
Formal and interactive practice, task-based approach.
ⅢTeaching aims
1. To review and check the words learned in this module;
2. To summarise and consolidate tenses learned before.
ⅣTeaching aids
Recorder, OHP, handouts
ⅤTeaching Steps
Step 1 Revision
Show some pictures to review the text of Unit 1 and Unit 2
Step 2 Language practice
1. Read through the example sentences in the box with the whole class.
1) I visited the Giant’s Causeway two years ago.
2) It produces electricity for millions of people in China.
3) I’ve never seen it, so I’m not sure I agree with you.
4) I looked to the east-the sky was becoming grey.
5) You’ll get there in five minutes.
6) Am I going the right way?
2. Ask the students to repeat the sentences in the box.
Step 3 Grammar.
时态复习
到目前为止，我们已经学过了英语中常用的时态，包括一般现在时、一般过去时、现在进行时、过去进行时、一般将来时和现在完成时。在本模块中，我们将对这些时态的用法进行总结。
首先，我们将本模块中出现的有代表性的句子归纳如下：
时态
例句
一般现在时
(1)And I think the Three Gorges Dam is fantastic too.
(2)It produces electricity for millions of people in China.
一般过去时
(3)Well, I visited the Giant’s Causeway two years ago.
现在进行时
(4)Am I going the right way?
过去进行时
(5)When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining.
一般将来时
(6)You’ll get there in five minutes.
现在完成时
(7)I’ve never seen it, so I’m not sure I agree with you.
1.一般现在时
基本用法：表示经常发生的动作或存在的状态
谓语结构：am / is / are或其他动词的一般现在时形式
时间状语：often，always，usually，every day，on Saturday等
e.g. My father is always busy with his work.
Mr Wang often plays basketball on Sunday.
注意: 1) when, until, as soon as等引导的时间状语从句和if引导的条件状语从句中, 若主句是将来时或祈使句, 从句则要用一般现在时表示将来。
2）列车时刻，飞机航班用一般现在时。
2. 一般过去时
基本用法：表示过去发生的动作或存在的状态，也可表示过去经常性的动作
谓语结构：was / were或其他动词的过去式形式
谓语结构：was / were或其他动词的过去式形式
时间状语：yesterday，last week，two days ago，in 2012等
e.g. Mrs Smith was a teacher two years ago.
My mother went to Shanghai last month.
注意： used to是过去时, 表示过去常常。
e.g. I used to take a walk in the morning. 我以前常常早晨散步。
3. 现在进行时
基本用法：表示现在或现阶段正在进行的动作或发生的事
谓语结构：am / is / are +动词-ing形式
时间状语：now，at the moment等
e.g. Mum is cooking in the kitchen now.
注意：go, come, leave, fly等表示位移的动词的现在进行时可用来表示将来。
e.g. She is flying to London tomorrow. 她明天将飞往伦敦。
4. 过去进行时
基本用法：表示过去某一时刻或某一时段正在进行的动作
谓语结构：was / were +动词-ing形式
时间状语：at this time yesterday，those days，when或while引导的时间状语从句等
e.g. I was doing my homework when you rang me.
注意： while从句中的动词只能是延续性动词,
when从句中的动词延续性动词非延续性动词均可。
e.g. The phone rang while / when Mr. Wang was sleeping on the sofa.
王先生正在沙发上睡觉时, 电话铃响了。
5. 一般将来时
基本用法：表示将要发生的动作或存在的状态
谓语结构：be going to / will+动词原形
时间状语：tomorrow，the day after tomorrow，next year等
e.g. Li Hong is going to buy a pair of shoes tomorrow.
I’ll move to America next year.
be going to更强调计划性，而will着重表达个人意愿或想法。例如：
He is going to spend his vacation in Hawaii.
I will give you the information when I get it.
注意：there be结构的一般将来时常用There is /are going to be或There will be表示。
e.g. There is going to / will be a film this evening. 今晚将有一场电影。
6. 现在完成时
基本用法：表示过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响或结果，也可表示过去发生的动作一直持续到现在
谓语结构：have / has +动词的过去分词
时间状语：already，yet，ever，never，just，before，for +时间段，since +时间点等
e.g. John has worked in the library since five years ago.
现在完成时与一般过去时所表示的行为都发生在过去，但是两者表达的重点不同：一般过去时表述过去的事情，现在完成时则强调过去的行为对现在的影响，如表格中的(7)。看对话，对比两种时态：
A: Have you seen the film?
B: Yes, I have.
A: When did you see it?
B: Last night.
从对话中可以看出，当谈话重心在过去的时间、地点或人物，而不是事件的结果或影响时，要用一般过去时。反之，如果我们要强调的是过去的事情对现在的影响，则应该用现在完成时。
现在完成时还表示某个状态从过去某个时间开始，一直持续到现在。例如：
I have lived here for a long time.
I have been ill for a week.
注意：have been to 曾去过某地, 表示一种经历have gone to 到某地去了
e.g. My father has been to Shanghai twice. 我父亲去过两次上海。
Mr Wang isn’t here. He has gone to Dalian. 王先生不在这儿, 他去大连了。
各种时态中一般疑问句和否定句的构成(以do为例)：
1. 一般现在时
一般疑问句式：Do I / we / you / they +do…?
Does he / she / it + do…?
否定句式： I / We /You / They +do not (don’t) + do…
He / She / It does not (doesn’t) + do…
2. 一般过去时
一般疑问句式：Did I / we / you / he / she / it / they +do…?
否定句式： I / We /You / He / She / It / They +did not (didn’t) + do…
3. 现在进行时
一般疑问句式：Am I doing …?
Are we / you / they +doing…?
Is he / she / it + doing…?
否定句式： I am not (I’m not) doing…
We /You / They +are not (aren’t) + doing…
He / She / It is not (isn’t) + doing…
4. 过去进行时
一般疑问句式：Were we / you / they +doing…?
Was I / he / she / it + doing…?
否定句式： We /You / They +were not (weren’t) + doing…
I / He / She / It was not (wasn’t) + doing…
5. 一般将来时
一般疑问句式：Will I / we / you / he / she / it / they +do…?
Am I going to + do…?
Are we / you / they +going to + do…?
Is he / she / it + going to + do…?
否定句式： I / We /You / He / She / It / They +will not (won’t) + do…
I am not (I’m not) going to + do…
We /You / They +are not (aren’t) going to + do…
He / She / It is not (isn’t) going to+ do…
6. 现在完成时
一般疑问句式：Have I / we / you / they +done…?
Has he / she / it + done…?
否定句式： I / We /You / They have not (haven’t) +done…
He / She / It +has not (hasn’t) + done…
Step 4 Explain the differences in meaning.
1. Explain the differences in meaning between Sentences a) and b).
1) a) I often play basketball. b) I am playing basketball now.
2) a) She has gone to the Great Wall. b) She has been to the Great Wall.
3) a) They had an English class yesterday.
b) They were having an English class at nine o’clock yesterday morning.
4) a) He is doing an interview. b) He has done an interview.
5) a) We are drawing a picture of Victoria Falls now.
b) We will draw a picture of Victoria Falls.
2. Check the answers:
Step 5 Complete the sentences.
1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 2.
appear finish give rain talk visit walk
2. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 2.
1) Listen! It _________________ outside.
2) The great musician ________________ a concert in Guangzhou next month.
3) Last summer, my parents ______________ the Terracotta Army in Xi’an.
4) He __________ already __________________ a new book about travel.
5) Thousands of people _________________ along the Great Wall every year.
6) A few minutes later, a stranger ___________________ at the end of the street.
7) The students _________________ about the journey to the Grand Canyon when the teacher came into the classroom.
3. Complete the sentences with the correct from of the words in the box.
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
Step 6 Complete the passage.
1. Ask the students to read through the passage in Activity 3.
The sun was going down when we (1) _______ (arrive) at the ground floor of the building. I (2) ____ (be) afraid of going to the top of tall buildings, so I was a little nervous when I (3) ___________ (walk) into the lift. The lift (4) ________ (climb) faster and faster until we (5) ________ (reach) the 88th floor. It (6) ______ (be) high up there, but I was not afraid when I (7) ___________ (stand) at the top.
The Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, one of the tallest buildings in the world, (8) ___ (be) 420.5 meters high. It was built in 1999, and it (9) ____ (have) a fantastic view of Pudong District and the center of Shanghai. I really like the tower and I am sure I (10) ___________ (visit) it again.
2. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets
3. Ask the students to check with a partner.
4. Check the answers:
Step 7 Work in pairs.
1. Talk about the wonders of the world you have or have not visited.
A: Have you ever visited the Great Wall?
B: Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
A: When did you visit it? / When will you visit it?
B: I visited it five years ago. / Maybe I’ll visit it next year.
2. Now complete the table.
Wonders of the world
When did you visit it?
When will you visit it?
The Great Wall
Step 8 Complete the sentences.
1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 5.
ancient high long natural opinion wonder
2. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 5.
1) The Changjiang River is about 6,300 kilometers_________.
2) The Terracotta Army is a famous ___________ wonder in China.
3) For my homework I have to write an article about the _________ of the world.
4) Mount Qomolangma is the ___________ mountain in the world.
5) In my ___________, the Great Wall is the greatest man-made wonder in the world.
3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. There is one extra word.
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
Step 9 Complete the passage.
1. Introduce background of the Louvre Museum to the students.
2. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 6.
agree with at the bottom of go through
looking forward to millions of more than
3. Ask the students to read through the passage in Activity 6.
I’m really (1) ______________ my visit to the Louvre Museum in Paris. It’s the most visited museum in the world-every year, (2) ______________ people visit it. The Louvre is in an old building, but to get inside you must (3) ______________ a giant glass pyramid that is (4) ______________ 20 metres tall. The entrance to the museum is (5) ______________ the pyramid. Some people do not like the glass pyramid. They say it looks too new and does not suit the older buildings. I do not (6) ______________ them. I think it looks great.
3. Complete the passage with the expressions in the box
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
Step 10 Listening practice.
A. Listen and number the pictures.
1. Ask the students to look at the pictures in Activity 7 individually.
2. Play the tape.
3. Listen and choose the correct answer.
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
B. Listen again and complete the table.
1. Ask the students to read the information in the table in Activity 8.
Mount Qomolangma
The Empire State
Building
The Great Pyramid at Giza
Location
Between China and Nepal.
_______________.
In Egypt.
Height
__________metres.
_________ metres.
About __________ metres now.
Interesting facts
First people to climb to the top: Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.
____________ floors.
About ___________ years old.
2. Play the tape.
3. Listen and choose the correct answer.
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
Step 11 Work in pairs.
Think about three other wonders of the world and talk about them.
A: Where is …?
B: It’s…
A: How high is it?
B: It’s …metres high.
Step 12 Around the world:
Stonehenge: A man-made wonder of the world
1. Ask the students to look at the picture and discuss what they can see.
2. Read through the information with the whole class.
Stonehenge: A man-made wonder of the world
Stonehenge is an ancient circle of stones in the south of England. It is about 5,000 years ago. It was probably a place to bury dead people or a place to study the stars and the sky at night.
There are dozens of stones, and they are different in height. The stones came from about 200 kilometres away. Some of the stones are missing, but it's still one of the most wonderful sights of the world. It is a wonder also because of this question: How did ancient people move these huge stones without machines to help them? No one knows the answer
3. Fill in the blanks.
Shape: (1) _____
Location: in (2) ___________ England
History: about 5,000 years
Details about stones:
There are dozens of stones, and they are (3) __________ in height.
They came from about (4) ________________ away.
Possible usage:
A place to (5) ________________ or study the stars and the sky at night.
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
6. Read the passage together.
Step 13 Module task: Making a poster about a wonder of the world
A. Work in groups of four. Make a poster about a wonder of the world.
1. Decide on the wonder of the world for your poster.
2. Find out as much information as you can in books and on websites. Think about:
1) Why should people visit the wonder?
2) What will people see there?
3) How can people get there?
4) How much does it cost to visit the wonder?
5) When is the best time to visit the wonder?
3. Make a poster. Find some pictures showing the wonder.
B. Present your poster to the class.
Step 14 Exercises
( ) 1. Henry will give us a report as soon as he _______.
A. arrives B. arrived C. is arriving D. will arrive
( ) 2. —Linda, I called you this morning, but nobody answered the phone.
—I’m sorry. I football with my friends then.
A. play B. played C. am playing D. was playing
( ) 3. Mr. Green, a famous writer, ________ our school next week.
A. visited B. visits C. was visiting D. will visit
( ) 4. My grandmother _______ in Yangzhou. She was born there and has never lived anywhere else.
A. lived B. lives C. was living D. will live
( ) 5. A number of tourists _______ Yangzhou many times because it is such a beautiful city.
A. have been to B. has been to C. has gone to D. have gone to
( ) 6. Sally took a photo of her friends while they _________ computer games.
A. play B. are playing C. have played D. were playing
( ) 7. —Millie, where is Miss Li?
—She ______ a speech on Chinese art to the first-year students in the hall.
A. gives B. gave C. is giving D. has given
( ) 8. — Have you had your breakfast yet?
—Yes. Mom _____ it for me.
A. was cooking B. is cooking C. will cook D. cooked
( ) 9. Miss Lin________ a lot of work for the poor area since 2010.
A. does B. did C. has done D. will do