Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 1 It’s more than 2,000 years old.课件

课件47张PPT。Unit 1
It’s more than 2,000 years old.Module 1
Wonders of the world n. 人造的
adj. 大自然的
n. 奇观；奇迹
n. 讨论；商讨
adj. 在东边的；来自东边的
conj. 虽然；但是
adj. （声音）响亮的Words and expressionsman-made
natural
wonder
discussion
eastern
though
loudWords and expressions wow
opinion
in one’s opinion
more than
electricity
millions of int. 呀，哇（用于表示
惊讶或赞叹）
n. 看法；主张
按某人的意见；据某人看来
超过
n. 电
无数的an?object?that?causes?a?feeling?of great?surprise?and?admiration奇观；奇迹；奇事 wonderGuessingQomolangma
珠穆朗玛峰the Great Wall
长城Pyramid
金字塔Can you list some wonders in the world? Victoria Falls
维多利亚瀑布the Terracotta Army
秦始皇兵马俑the Giant’s Causeway
巨人之路the Three Gorges Dam
三峡大坝Which wonders are they?the Giant’s CausewayVictoria FallsThe wonders in the world can be man-made or natural. 人工的；人造的；非天然的自然的； 天然形成的Do you know which wonders are man-made or natural?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
3. To understand the conversation about natural wonders and man-made wonders
4. To learn some key words and useful expressions Objectives:Words:
wonder discussion though loud opinion natural easternPhrases:
in one’s opinion more than millions ofPatterns:
I think Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic.
—Which wonder of the world would
you like to visit?
—I’d like to visit the Giant’s Causeway
because…1Match the names of the wonders with the pictures below. (P 2)①②③④ a) The Terracotta Army d) Victoria Falls c) The Giant’s Causeway b) The Three Gorges Damadj. 古代的a______ncientLook at the pictures and guess the word.adj. 现代的m______odernadj. 人造的m________an-madeadj. 大自然的n______atural Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you. (P 2)2 ancient man-made modern natural wonder1. Which two are natural wonders?
2. Which two are man-made wonders?
3. Which is an ancient wonder?
4. Which is a modern wonder?①②③④②④Now listen and check.①②③④Tony and his friends are talking about Wonders of the World. 3Read the passage and check(√) the true sentences. (P 3)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.××√√Task 1most fantasticasas4Answer the questions. (P 3)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’s on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.It is about 1,700 metres wide.She thinks man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.It’s more than 2,000 years old.Task 2Watch and read.Read the conversation and fill in the blanks.40,0001,700high loud noise2,000China long millions ofVictoria Falls15Task 3highdiscussion eastern huge opinion though5Complete the sentences with the words in the box. (P 3)1. In my ________, natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.
2. Victoria Falls, about 1,700 metres high, is ______.
opinionhuge3. 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 Victoria Falls is more fantastic. discussion eastern huge opinion thoughdiscussioneasternthoughTony and his friends are talking about __________________. Tony thinks _______ wonders are more interesting than _________ ones. He visited the Giant’s Causeway two years ago. He thinks it is the most _______ natural wonder. Lingling thinks Victoria Falls in Africa is even _______ fantastic. But in Betty’s _______, man-made wonders are more _______ than natural ones. Daming thinks so.Complete the passage with proper words.man-madefantasticmoreopinionexcitingTask 5wonders of the worldnatural wonders1342123123Work in pairs. Make a conversation to talk about the wonders of the world.TalkA: I like … because it’s very interesting.
B: In my opinion, … is (even) more
interesting than…
C: I agree with you. And I think … is
the most…1. Let’s call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion.join in后跟的宾语一般是表示竞赛、游戏等活动的名词。join in 有时不跟宾语，表示“参加进来”。They came out for their morning exercises. I also joined in.Language points【拓展】
join指“参加某个组织”、“加入到某些人中”；
join sb 结构与join in sth 结构可以合二为一：join sb in (doing) sth。1. 想和我一块去游泳吗？
Do you want to __________ a swim?
2. 杰克说：“你们的游戏看起来很有趣，我能
加入吗？”
Jack said, “Your game looks very interesting.
Can I _______?”
3. 赵军5年前参的军。
Zhao Jun ______ the army five years ago.Practisejoin me injoin injoined2. And I think the Giant’s Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder.fantastic常用在口语中，表示“了不起的；极好的”。You won the ping-pong competition? Fantastic!
你在乒乓球比赛中获胜了？太好了！3. It’s about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high.表达物体的长、宽、高、深等时，
一般用 “数字+单位+long/wide/ high/deep/…” 它们大约长1700米，高100米。three metres wide 3米宽
nine metres deep 9 米深4. But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.one：替代前面出现的名词，以避免重复。若替代的名词为复数，则用复数形式的替代词ones。
【注意】one与it的区别：
______指前面出现的名词所表示的同类事物中的一个；____明确地指上文所提到的那个事物。oneitin one’s opinion
按某人的意见；据某人看来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. It produces electricity for millions of
people in China.
它为几百万中国人供电。millions of 意为“成千上万的；数百万的”，表示不确切数目，million 须用复数形式。Did?you?know?that?the?earth?is?home?to?　　　?animals?????????????????????????????
?????A.?million?????????????????B.?millions
?????C.?million?of???????????? D.?millions?ofPractise注意：million可用one，two，three 等数词来修饰，表示确切数目，此时million 用单数形式。
与million有同样用法的词有hundred，thousand，billion等。阿尔巴尼亚大约有300万人口。
Albania has around 3 million people.
美国每年进口大约1.9亿磅茶叶。
America imports about 190 million pounds of tea a year. Pronunciation
and speaking6Listen and mark the pauses. (P 3)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.长的句子按照意
思的群落（即“意群”）适当断开、稍加停顿（即“停顿”）
，断开的几部分都具有相对完
整的意思。分析：一些长的句子需要按照意思的群落（即“意群”）适当断开、稍加停顿（即“停顿”），断开的几部分都具有相对完整的意思。按照一般语法结构，可划分为以下意群单位：
(1)短句 (2) 名词短语 (3) 介词/不定式/分词短语 (4) 动词短语 (5) 主谓结构
(6)动宾结构 (7) 系表结构 (8) 动状结构 (9)主句-从句。 Work in pairs. Make a list of wonders of the world. Say which one you would like to visit and why. (P 3)7— Which wonder of the world would
you like to visit?
— I’d like to visit the Giant’s Causeway
because I love wild places by the sea.A list of wonders of the world for reference:The?Colosseum?of?Rome 古罗马大斗兽场
The Great Wall of China 长城
Hagia Sophia 圣索菲亚大教堂
Stonehenge 巨石阵
Machu Picchu 马丘比丘
Taj Mahal 泰姬陵
Empire State Building 帝国大厦
The Victoria Falls 维多利亚瀑布
The Great Barrier Reef 大堡礁
CN Tower 加拿大国家电视塔
Northern Lights 北极光
Grand Canyon 大峡谷— Which wonder of the world would you
like to visit?
— I’d like to visit the Terracotta Army
because I think man-made wonders are
more exciting.— Which wonder of the world would you
like to visit?
— I’d like to visit the Great Wall because
Chinese ancient people built it 2,000 years
ago. And I’m proud of being a Chinese.Ⅰ. 根据提示完成句子。
1. This magazine can help us learn more
about the _______ (nature) world.
2. Mary, can you tell me the differences
between “east” and “________ (east)”?
3. We are going to have a __________　　　
(discuss) about the travel plans tonight.
4. Look! Gina is reading a book about
________ (奇观) of the world.naturaleasternQuizdiscussionwonders5. _______ (尽管) Tom is very young, he
knows a lot about early music.
6. —This is Europe’s largest _________　　　　　
(人造的) lake.
—Really? It looks great.
7. The factory provides _________ (电) for
thousands of people.
8. Miss Yao spoke in a very ____ (响亮的) voice, so I could hear her clearly at the back.Though man-madeelectricityloudⅡ. 根据中文翻译填空。1. 我们加入讨论怎么样，迈克？
What about _______ ___ the discussion, Mike?
2. 五一期间，数百万游客参观了长城。
_______ ____ tourists visited the Great Wall
during the May Day holiday.
3. 虽然史密斯先生70多岁了，但他看起来很强健。
Mr Smith is _____ _____ seventy years old,
but he looks very fit.
4. 在我看来，这是个现代建筑。
____ ____ ________, this is a modern building.Millions of In my opinionjoining inmore thanHomework1. Finish the exercises in Learning English.
2. Preview the passage A great wonder of the natural world on page 4.