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外研版九年级英语上册
module1 unit1 It's more than 2000 years old
Lead-in
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
1. Where is the Giant’s Causeway
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2. How wide are Victoria Falls
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3. What wonders does Betty think are more exciting
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4. How old is the Terracotta Army
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On the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
About 1,700 metres wide.
She thinks man-made wonders are more exciting.
It’s more than 2,000 years old.
Answer the questions.
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
Victoria Falls
The Giant’s Causeway
维多利亚瀑布
莫西奥图尼亚瀑布
巨人堤道
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
Lingling: That sounds great, though I think the Victoria Falls in Africa
is even more fantastic. They’re about 1,700 metres wide and
100 metres high. You can hear the loud noise a few kilometres
away.
6. though 尽管、虽然
不能与but , and ,so 等词连用,但可以与yet,still 等词连用。
e.g.Though he was ill, he worked hard.
7. even 甚至、更。even, a lot, much, a little, a bit, far可修饰比较级
e.g. Daming is much taller than me.
e.g. My bag is a little bigger than yours.
考点透视
( )1.Tony can speak English, Japanese and French,______he’s only seven years old.
A.if B.so C.though D.because
C
( )2.—I think it’s necessary to learn how to work in groups.
—I quite agree. Sometimes it’s even_________than grades.
A.less important B.more important
C.the least important D.the most important
B
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
J:That sounds great, though I think the Victoria Falls in
Africa is even more fantastic. They’re about 1,700 metres
wide and 100 metres high. You can hear the loud noise a
few kilometres away.
B: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 2,000 years old.
D:I agree with you, Betty. And I think the Three Gorges
Dam is fantastic too. It’s about 2,300 metres long, 185
metres high and 15 metres wide at the top. It produces
electricity for millions of people in China.
B:Now who’d like to call first
though 表示尽管,不能与but 连用。
though & although 尽管
even/a lot/much等修饰比较级
长度单位表示:数字+metres +long/high/wide
millions of 数以百万的 thousands of 数以千计的;thousand/ million 等前有具体数字时, thousand 不加s和of; housand/million等前没有具体数字时, thousand 后要加s
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
The Grand Canyon
Stonehenge
[ sto nhend ]
科罗拉多大峡谷
巨石阵
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
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 2,000 years old.
6. in one’s opinion 按某人的意见; 据某人看来
e.g. : 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?
考点透视
兵马俑
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
Natural wonders
位于美国科罗拉多州北部,是由科罗拉多河在长达数百万年的侵蚀作用下形成的巨大峡谷。是世界上最壮观的自然奇迹之一。
珠穆朗玛峰是世界上海拔最高的山峰,位于喜马拉雅山脉中的尼泊尔与中国之间的边境地带。它的海拔高度为8,848.86米,是登山运动员们梦寐以求的挑战目标之一。
科罗拉多大峡谷Grand Canyon
珠穆朗玛峰The Himalayas
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
Beautifu natural wonders.
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
Listen and complete the table “Which wonder is each student’s favorite ”
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Terracotta Army Three Gorges Dam The Giant’s Causeway Victoria Falls
Tony
Lingling
Betty
Daming
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√
√
√
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
The Terracotta Army
[ ter kɑ t ]
The Three Gorges Dam
The Grand Canyon
Victoria Falls
Stonehenge
What kind of wonders do you think they are
man-made or natural
The Giant’s Causeway
Which are ancient wonders
Which is a modern wonder
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
Tony and his friends are talking about Wonders of the World. Listen and finish the following tasks.
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
它是世界自然遗产和非洲最大的瀑布之一,也是许多冒险和探险旅游活动的理想场所,如漂流、蹦极、滑翔伞等。
维多利亚瀑布Victoria Falls
巨人之路 The Giant’s Causeway
北爱尔兰最具标志性的景点——巨人之路。三万七千多根大小均匀的玄武岩石柱聚集成一条绵延数千米的堤道,形成壮观的玄武岩石柱林,井然有序美轮美奂的造型令人叹为观止。
The Three Gorges [ɡ d ] Dam 三峡大坝
Some man-made wonders
The Terracotta [ ter k t ] Army [ ɑ m ]
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
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 on the right and on the next page.
4
2
1
3
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
Daming: I agree with you, Betty. And I think the Three Gorges Dam is fantastic
too. It’s about 2,300 metres long, 185 metres high and 15 meters wide at
the top. It produces electricity for millions of people in China.
Betty: Now who’d like to call first
1. produce v. 生产
2. electricity n. 电
3. millions of 许多大量
4. would like to do sth. 想要去做某事
考点透视
三峡大坝
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
Pronunciation and speaking
Listen and mark the pause.
I’ve never seen it, so I’m not sure I agree with you.
2. That sounds great, though I think the Victoria Falls in Africa
is even more fantastic.
3. In my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
In my________ , natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.
2. The 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 agrees with Tony about the Giant’s Causeway, ________she thinks the Victoria Falls are more fantastic.
opinion
huge
discussion, eastern, huge, opinion ,though
discussion
eastern
though
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Which wonder of the world would you like to visit
I’d like to visit …
Because I ....
Work in pairs. Make a list of wonders of the world.
Say which one you would like to visit and why.
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
Practice
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well
一、根据句意和汉语提示写出所缺的单词。
1. The pop star stood there,______(有) her son in her arms.
2. _________(虽然,即使)everyone deserts you, I will not.
3. I prefer to see animals living in their __________(自然的) state.
4. We’ll stop here today, and go on with the ____________(讨论).
5. In my ____________看法), what she said is not true at all.
6. I think it is a ________(奇迹) for me to finish this work in such a short time.
7. The____________(电)is widely used in both factories and our daily life.
Though
discussion
with
wonder
natural
opinion
基础闯关
electricity
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Though
with
natural
opinion
Ⅱ、单项选择。
( )1. ________ he still worked hard, __________ he was very tired.
A.Though…but B.Because…so C./…though D./…so
( )2. The idea of going for a picnic near the river _________great.
A. feels B. sounds C. smells D. looks
( )3. —Why not go and see Victoria Falls this weekend, Lucy
— .
A. I agree with you, but how can we go
B. Anyone else
C. That's news to me!
D. What's it about
( ) 4. —How big is your school
—It is___________ bigger than your school.
A. a little B. a few C. many D. a lot of
C
B
A
A
基础闯关
If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well