Module 1 Wonders of the world
Unit 1 It’s more than 2,000 years old.
主备人: 审核人:初三英语组 时间: 班级: 姓名:
【学习目标】
1.知识目标、掌握本单元单词和短语。
2.能力目标:掌握并灵活运用下列句子:
3.情感目标:听懂有关世界奇迹景观的简短对话并能利用不同时态的句型介绍世界奇迹景观。
【自主学习】
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. 虽然; 尽管(conj. ) _________2. (声音)响亮的(adj. ) __________
3. nature(n. )→ ________(adj. )大自然的4. discuss(v. )→ ________(n. )讨论; 商讨
5. east(n. ) → __________ (adj. )在东边的; 来自东边的
6. 奇观,奇迹_________ 7. 电 ___________
Ⅱ. 短语互译
1. 世界奇迹__________ __________ the world
2. 按某人的意见 ___ one’s________3. 数百万的; 无数的__________ of
4. join in ______________5. agree with ______________
6. more than ______________7. at the top ______________
8. 几千米远 ____________________
III. 完成句子。
1. 我从未见过它,所以我不确定是否同意你的观点。
I’ve ______ _______ it, ______ I’m not sure I ______ ______ you.
2. 它大约1,700米宽,100米高。
It’s about 1,700 _______ ________ and 100 ______ ________.
3. 现在,谁想先打电话?
Now, who’d _______ ______ _________ first
【学习过程】
Step1. Warming-up : Free talk
1. Look at some pictures of the wonders of the world.
2. Talk about the pictures.
3.Match the names of the wonders with the pictures on the right and on the next page
Step2Listening Listen and check
Step3.Listen and answer:
Which places are they mentioned in the conversation ___________
When did Tony visit the Giant’s Causeway ______________________-
How wide and how high is the Victoria Falls _______________________
Step4.Listen again and check (√) the true sentences.
1. Tony thinks the Giant’s Causeway is the largest natural wonder.( )
2.Lingling thinks the Victoria Falls are 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. ( )
Step5. Read and answer.
Where is the Giant’s Causeway _____________________
How wide are Victoria Falls _______________________
What wonders does Betty think are more exciting _________________
How old is the Terracotta Army _____________________
Step 6. Describe and retell
Step 7. Work in pairs. Make a list of wonders of the world. Say which one you would like to visit and why.
【合作探究】
1. I think natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.
1) I think 为主句,后面是省略了连接词that的宾语从句。
Exercise:I _______ _______ is more difficult than English.
2) ones 作代词,指代wonders. ones 指代复数名词,同类不同物。
Exercise: These pictures are more colourful than those ________.
2. Hm, I’ve never seen it, so I’m not sure I agree with you.
1) 并列连词so 连接两个分句, 表因果关系。
如:The work has been finished, so you needn’t come.
2) be (not) sure (不) 确定。 其后接不定式,也可接从句。
Exercise:I’m sure _____ ________.我确定不来。
I’m ______ _______(不确定) you are right.
3. They’re about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high.
1) 物体长、宽、高等的表达为:数词+计量词+ long/wide/high. 它相当于 “ 数词+计量词+in length/width/height”.
Exercise:The river is about 2,000 metres long.
= The river is about 2,000 ________ ________ ________.
2) 作为合成形容词时,单位名词必须用单数,且用连字符与数词、形容词相连。 E.g 这是一个5米的坑。This is a five-metre-deep hole.
Exercise:( )----- Yan Jiashou, a _______ girl ,has won the prize of International Master of Memony.
---- Wow, she is great, isn’t it
A. ten-year-old B. ten-years-old C. ten year old D. ten years old
4. ancient adj. 远古的;古代的 = very old
an ancient civilization 古代文明
Exercise: He is studying _______ _______ in the university.
他在大学研究古代历史。
ancient 常用来修饰物adj. 自古以来的,古老的
old 可以用来修饰人、动物和事物
Exercise:古老的习惯an ________ _______; 一位老人 an _____ ________
5.But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more 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”。
Exercise:Who,____ _______ ________, 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?
【当堂练习】
一.单词拼写,每空限一词
1.The Great Wall is one of the __________(奇迹) of the world.
2. I don’t think this building is _____________(古老的) than that one.
3. The ________ (高度) of the building is 10 metres.
4.The sun ________ (升起) in the east every day.
5. ________ (自然的) means something is not made by people.
二. 句型转换,每空限一词
1. Tony watched TV yesterday evening. (用at nine yesterday evening改写句子)
Tony ________ __________ TV at nine yesterday evening.
2. Please tell us what we are going to have for dinner. (同义句转换)
Please tell us what ________ ________ for dinner.
3. Tom likes playing basketball. Li Lei likes playing basketball, too. (连成一个句子) ________ Tom and Li Lei ________ playing basketball.
4. Few of them were interested in the old story. (改为反意疑问句)
Few of them were interested in the old story, ________ ________
5. Where does she live Can you tell me (连成一个句子)
Can you tell me ________ she ________
三.单项选择
( ) 1. — Let’s give our teacher a present for Teachers’ Day.
A. That’s a fantastic idea B. Anyone else
C. That’s news to me! D. What’s it about
( ) 2. ____a Chinese athlete, Liu Xiang is looking forward ______the 2008 Olympic Games.
A. For; at B. As; to C. With; for D. Of; to
( ) 3. Fifty kilometers is not a long ____ for people who have a car.
A. length B. distance C. height D. weight
( ) 4. Our geography teacher told us the sun_____ in the east.
A. gets B. rises C. faces D. lifts
Module 1 Wonders of the world
Unit2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
主备人: 审核人:初三英语组 时间: 班级: 姓名:
【学习目标】
1、能使用本单元的单词和短语.
2、能读懂关于世界奇迹景观介绍的简单文章,进行简单的阅读技能训练。
3、运用不同英语常用时态句型写出简短的关于世界奇迹景观介绍的句子。
【自主学习】
I 预习单词。
1灰色__________ 2地面___________ 3在...下面___________
4照耀___________ 5底部 ____________ 6峡谷___________
7边 面 侧____________ 8 在... 旁边___________ 9 回答_______________ 10标志___________ 11散开 清晰的___________ 12 升起________________ 13银色___________ 14河流_______ 15巨大的_____________
16逗留_______________
II预习英汉互译
1.从小汽车里出来国 ________________ 2.go through a gate ____________
3.突然向下倾斜 ________________ 4.a silver stream ___________
5.在……上面_________________ 6.at the bottom of the canyon _______
7向左边看____________________ 8从…上方看过去_____________
9眺望;向对面看________________
【学习过程】
Step1 Fast Reading
1. Read quickly and chose the paragraph for each title.
Before I got to the Grand Canyon.
What I saw when I was on the Grand Canyon.
My feeling after visiting the Grand Canyon.
2 Read and choose the correct answer.
Where does the passage most likely come from
a) A magazine. b) A grammar book.
c) A dictionary d) A storybook.
Step 2 Careful Reading
1.Read the first paragraph and answer:
Q1: What did the writer do after he arrived
Q2: Why was there nothing to see
A: Because there was nothing.
B: Because it was too dark.
C: Because it was in the morning.
【合作探究】
1. A great wonder of the natural world.翻译:自然界的伟大奇观。
2. When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining.
arrive in + 大地方 at + 小地方 遇到副词去掉介词 ______ home
get to + 地点名词 如:home, there, here到家 _______ home
reach + 地点名词 ______ home
当未明确表示到达的地方时只能用arrive.
当我们到达时,他们正在开会。
When we _______, they were having a meeting.
3 I get out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path.
翻译:_______________________________
1) get out of the car 下车 get on the bus / train 上车
get into the car 上车 get off the bus / train 下车
through 、across 、 past
across prep.是指在表面上掠过,穿过, 如: fly across the mountain,
还有对面的意思,如: run across the road
through prep.多指从中穿过,通过,
past prep.多指从旁边经过run past Jim
Exercise: walk _________ the bridge,
The train is going ____ the tunnel.
Don’t go _______ the bridge.
walk ________ the forest,
3) walk along… 沿着……走,相当于go along
4. After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path.
翻译 _________________________________
beside prep. 在…旁边;在…附近。它相当于next to.
besides prep. 除了….之外(还有)。
除了唱英文歌曲外,还有很多有趣的方法来学习英语。
5. answer 与 reply v. & n. 回答;答复;答案
answer和reply 后接that 从句时可互换。answer+ 名词/代词
reply + to +名词/ 代词…
他没能回答我的问题。He failed to _____ to my question.
谁能回答我这个问题?Who can ________ me this question
你能找到这个问题的答案吗?
Can you find out ____________________ to this question
6本课出现了四个使用look短语的句子要牢记
look over 从……上方看过去
look across 眺望;向对面看
look down 向下看
look to one’s left/ right 朝某人的左侧 /右侧看
7.The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks.
太阳从我身后升了起来,照在岩石上。
lift 用体力或机械动力把某物从地面举起到一定高度。
raise 主语通常是人,指人为地使某物提升。
rise 主语通常是物,指因自然或非主观因素而上升,一般不跟宾语。
8. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. 在我脚下很远的地方,大地倾斜至深谷中的河里。
below prep. 在……下方above prep. 在……上方
她在三楼的上一层还是下一层?
Is she ______ or ________ the third floor
under 在……正下方over 在…… 正上方
只有猫在桌子下面。 There is a cat _______the table
9.If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still would not reach the top. 即使你把世界上两座最高的建筑物叠在一起放在谷底,它们仍然不能到达峡谷的顶端。
本句是一个含有由If 引导的虚拟条件状语从句的复合句,表示对不可能发生或不太可能发生的现在情况的假设。
主句谓语结构为:would / should / could + 动词原形。
从句的结构为:If + 主语 + 动词过去时。
如果我是你的话,我会接收他的道歉。
____ I ______you, I ______ accept his apology.
如果我是一只鸟,我将飞到你那里。
____ I ______ a bird, I ______ fly to you.
【当堂练习】
1.—— How _______ (do) your brother ___________ (go) to school every day
—— By bike . But next term we _________( take ) the school bus .
Last night we _________( arrive )there late , but most shops_______( be ) still open at midnight .
Sally _______ ( look )happy . Perhaps she _________ ( know )the good news .
The teacher said “The sun _______( go )around the earth .”
Don’t_______ ( do )it like this .
—— Dave ,it’s dangerous to swim here . Look at the sign .
—— Oh, I ______ it . Thank you .
A didn’t notice B won’t notice C hadn’t noticed D don’t notice
7. —— Sam , what will the weather be like tomorrow
—— Sorry ,Mun . I didn’t watch the weather forecast just now . I_____ a football match .
A would watch B will watch C am watching D was watching
8. Your foreign teacher Miss Smith ______ us English since five years ago .
A teach B in teaching C has taught D teaches
9. You______ . Don’t talk on the phone .
A will drive B are driving C were driving D have driven
10. — I call you yesterday evening , but nobody answered the phone .
— Oh, I ______ a walk with my parents at that time .
A took B was taking C am taking D take
时态的用法
1、一般现在时:表示目前经常性,习惯性,反复性的动作。
结构:主语是第三人称单数,谓语动词+s/es. 反之则谓语动词用原形。例如:I work / she works
标志词:sometimes, never, often, always,usually, on Sundays,every day, in the morning等。
例句:My father works everyday.
—Does your father work everyday
—Yes,he does.
My father doesn't work everyday.
2.一般过去时:过去某个时间里发生的动作或状态.
结构: 1.am/is → was are → were
2.谓语动词用过去式,规则变化+ed
标志词:…ago, yesterday, the day before yesterday, last week(year, night, month…), in 2008, just now, at the age of 5, one day, long long ago, once upon a time等。
例句 :He worked late yesterday.
—Did he work late yesterday —No,he didn’t.
He didn’t work late yesterday.
3.一般将来时:1.表示某人打算、计划做某事。
2.对将来的预测。
结构:1.计划: 主+be going to +动词原形
2.预测: 主+ will + 动词原形
标志词:tomorrow, the day after tomorrow ,next day(week,month,year…),soon, in a few minutes(in +一段时间), from now on ,in the future等。
例句:I will work in a hospital next month.
—Will you work in a hospital next month
—No, I won’t.
I won’t work in a hospital next month.
4.现在进行时:表示正在发生或一段时间内正在发生的动作。
结构:主+be(am, is, are)+ v.-ing
标志词:now, at this time, these days, look, listen,at the moment, It’s seven o’clock 等。
例句:They are working now.
—Are they working now —No, they aren’t.
They aren’t working now.
5.过去进行时:表示过去某段时间或某一时刻正在发生或进行的行为或动作。
结构:was/were+v.-ing
标志词:then,at this time yesterday,at that time,at that moment yesterday,at 7 o’clock last night,以when引导的谓语动词是一般过去时的时间状语。
例句:He was working then.
—Was he working then —No, he wasn’t.
He wasn’t working then.
6.现在完成时:过去发生或已经完成的动作对现在造成的影响或结果,或从过去已经开始,持续到现在的动作或状态。
结构: have/has + done (动词的过去分词)
标志词:already, yet, just, recently, lately, since+时间点,for+时间段,ever,never等。
例句:I have worked for two years.
—Have you worked for two years —No,I haven’t.
I haven’t worked for two years.
【当堂检测】用所给动词的适当形式填空。
1. How often _______your mother _____(go) shopping
2. Peter _______(go) to watch the basketball match if
he is free tomorrow.
3. Linda_______________(visit) the Science Museum next Sunday.
4. Mr Huang_______(teach) us English two years ago.
5. Mr Green _________(live) in Beijing since he came to China.
6. The Kings ______________(watch) TV at this time last night.
7. Tony will come to my birthday party if it
____________ (not rain) tomorrow.
8. My cousin is a student and he ________(study) at a middle school nearby.
9. My father________(be) to Beijing three times this year.
10. Listen! Who _________(play) the piano in the next room
单项选择。
1. ——Tony, ______you_________ smoking
—Yes. Drinking tea is my favourite now.
A. will; stop B. did; stop C. would; stop D. have;stop
2. —Look at the noisy kids!
—Haven’t you heard the saying “When the cat is away, the mice ____.”
A. play B. played C. are playing D. will play
3. I_______ on the computer when Jim came to see me yesterday evening.
A. work B. worked C. was working D. am working
4. Tomorrow is Father’s Day. 1 will say I love you, Dad.” as soon as he_______up.
A. wakes B. is waking C. woke D. will wake
5. Great news! There______ _a concert this evening.
A. are going to be B. is going to be
C. is going to have D. will have
6. —Why didn’t you give me a phone call
一I ___. But nobody answered.
A. do B. did C. will D. have
7.I ________the thing. Can I use your eraser
A. write B. wrote C. am writing D. will write
8. —Is this the place that you_______
—No. I’ve never been here before.
A. have visited B. will visit C. are visiting D. visit
9. 一Why are you in such a hurry, Mike
—There _____ an NBA basketball game in ten minutes.
A. will have B. will be C. is going to have D. are going to be
10. It _____heavily when I left the cinema.
A. rains B. will rain C. is raining D. was raining