外研版九年级上册 Module 1 Unit 1 It's more than 2,000 years old 课件(共17张PPT)

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ancient or modern
natural or man-made
a) The Terracotta Army
b) The Three Gorges Dam
c) The Giant’s Causeway
d) The Victoria Falls
Match the names of the wonders with the pictures.
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ancient or modern
natural or man-made
4. Read again and fill in the chart.
Wonders Where How long/wide/high How old
_______
_______
_______
_______
more than 2,000 years old
on the eastern coast of North Ireland
runs for several hundred meters
A.竞选 B.绵延 C.跑去找
in Africa
1,700 meters wide
100 meters high
Shanxi, China
Hubei, China
2,300 meters long
185 meters high
and 15 meters wide
Victoria Falls
The Terracotta Army
The Three
Gorges Dam
The Giant’s
Causeway
The Giant’s Causeway
巨人之路
放眼望世界
"巨人之路"位于北爱尔兰贝尔法斯特西北约80公里处大西洋海岸，大约有3.7万多根六边形（six sides ）或五边形 (five sides )、四边形 (four sides )的石柱聚集成一条绵延数千米的堤道， 被视为世界自然奇迹。300年来，地质学家们研究其构造，了解到它是在第三纪由活火山不断喷发而形成的。
Victoria Falls 维多利亚瀑布
放眼望世界
维多利亚瀑布又称莫西奥图尼亚瀑布，位于非洲赞比西河中游，赞比亚与津巴布韦接壤处。宽1,700多米(5,500多英尺)，最高处108米(355英尺)，为世界著名瀑布奇观之一。欧洲探险家，戴维·利文斯敦1855年在旅途中发现它，并以英国女王的名字为其命名。维多利亚瀑布1989年被列入《世界遗产目录》。
2. Lingling thinks the 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.
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Read and check (√) the true sentences.
1. Tony thinks the Giant’s Causeway is the
largest natural wonder.
most fantastic
He thinks the Three Gorges is fantastic too.
as
as
5
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. There is one extra word.
ancient high long natural opinion wonder
1. The Changjiang River is about 6,300 kilometres _________.
2. The Terracotta Army is a famous _______ wonder in China.
long
ancient
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.
wonders
highest
opinion
1. 自然奇观
natural wonders
2. 人造奇观
man-made wonders
3. 一个古代的奇观
an ancient wonder
4. 一个现代的奇观
a modern wonder
5. 世界奇观
wonders of the world
6. 加入讨论
join in the discussion
7. 同意某人的观点
agree with sb.
8. 在…的东海岸
9. 1700米宽
10. 听到巨大的声响
11. 在我看来
on the eastern coast of…
12. 发电
1,700 metres wide
hear the loud noise
in my opinion
produce electricity
13.在顶部
14. 绵延几百米
at the top
run for several hunder meters
1. It runs for several hundred meters on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
2. It’s about 1,700 meters wide and 100 meters high.
3. You car hear the loud noise a few kilometers away.
4. It produces electricity for millions of people in China.
Read and think:
How do they express views and opinions
I’ve never seen it, so I’m not sure I agree with you.
That sounds great, though Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic.
That's huge! but In my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.
To some degree, I agree with you about..., though I think...
5. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
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.
discussion eastern huge opinion though
opinion
huge
discussion
5. To some degree, Lingling agrees with Tony about the Giant’s Causeway, ______she thinks Victoria Falls are more fantastic.
though
4. I think the Giant’s Causeway on the ________coast of Northern Ireland is a fantastic natural wonder.
eastern
The Great Pyramid
Mount Qomolangma
The Empire State Building
Where
How high
Stonehenge
Location:
Age:
Interesting facts:
in the south of England
5,000 years old
Dozens of stones
A place to bury(埋）dead people or a place to study the stars and sky…without machines…
Why is the Stonehenge a wonder
A: Which wonder would you like to visit
B: I'd like to..., because...
A: I really agree with you.
To some degree, I agree with..., though...
That's..., but in my opinion,...
That's..., though I think...
B: When will you visit it
A:...