课件28张PPT。 Unit 1
It’s more than 2,000 years old.Translate the phrases into English.
人造奇迹
加入讨论
自然奇观
同意某人
在岸上； 沿岸
几公里之远/以外
据某人看来
超过
几百万的人
man-made wonders
join in the discussion
natural wonders
agree with sb.
on the coast
a few kilometres away
in one’s opinion
more than
millions of people
an?object?that?causes?a?feeling?of great?surprise?and?admirationGuessing 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The 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 Patterns:
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…1. Let’s call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion.They came out for their morning exercises. I also joined in.Language pointsjoin 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”。1. 你想和我一块去游泳吗？
Do you want to __________ a swim?join me in【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.。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.join injoined2. And I think the Giant’s Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder.You won the ping-pong competition? Fantastic!
你在乒乓球比赛中获胜了？太好了！fantastic常用在口语中，表示“了不起的；极好的”。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。
in 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。美国每年进口大约1.9亿磅茶叶。
America imports about 190 million
Pounds of tea a year.
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，thous-
and，billion等。Now 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 fantasticas…asAnswer 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 2discussion eastern huge opinion thoughComplete 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 wide and 100 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 fantastic natural wonder.
5. To some degree, Lingling agrees with Tony about the Giant’s Causeway,_______ she thinks Victoria Falls is more fantastic.discussioneasternthough1. 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.Listen and mark the pauses. (P 3) Work in pairs. Make a list of wonders of the world. Say which one you would like to visit and why. (P 3)— 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:Stonehenge 巨石阵
Machu Picchu 马丘比丘
Taj Mahal 泰姬陵
The?Colosseum?of?Rome 古罗马大斗兽场
The Great Wall of China 长城
A list of wonders of the world for reference: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
Grand Canyon 大峡谷Homework1. Finish the exercises in Learning English.
2. Preview the passage A great wonder of the natural world on page 4.课件19张PPT。Unit 2
The Grand Canyon was not
just big.Module 1
Wonders of the world人造奇迹
加入讨论
自然奇观
同意某人
在岸上； 沿岸
几公里之远/以外
据某人看来
超过
几百万的人man-made wonders
join in the discussion
natural wonders
agree with sb.
on the coast
a few kilometers away
in one’s opinion
more than
millions of peopleTranslate the phrases into English.RevisionHave you ever heard about the Grand Canyon in U.S.A.?The Grand Canyon is situated in the northwest corner of the American state of Arizona, close to the borders of Utah and Nevada. It is located in the Grand Canyon National Park, which covers an area of 493,077 hectares, and contains 446 km
of the Colorado River (total length 2,333km). Mt. Qomalangma
the Great Barrier Reef
the Grand Canyon
Victoria Falls The Seven Natural Wonders of the World5. the Harbor of Rio de Janeiro (里约热
内卢港)
6. Paricutin Volcano (帕里库廷火山)
7. the Northern lights (北极光)Some facts about the Grand Canyon.location: Arizona, USA
446 km long
16 km wide (average)
1,600 m deep (average)
2.one of the seven wonders of the natural world
The Colorado River runs through the Grand Canyon.
3.The rock found at the bottom of the Grand Canyon is around 2 billion years old. below deep fantastic high long natural shine sign silent silverWork in pairs. Talk about a great natural wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you.facts:opinions:deep high longfantastic natural silent Answer the following questions:1. What’s the great wonder of the natural world the writer travelled to see?
2. What was the writer’s feeling when he saw the full view of the wonder?Task 1Read the passage and complete the table.Task 2Choose the correct answer.1. Where does the passage most probably 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 evening.Task 33.Which direction was the writer facing while he/she 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.Task 3down to a river 沉降到一条河里1. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me.
我看见地面沉降到下面深谷中的一条河里, 在我的下方，离得很远。fall away 消失 ,疏远
If you take this medicine, all your aches and pains will fall away.
如果你服这种药，你的一切疼痛都会消失。
His supporters began to fall away from him.
他的支持者开始疏远他了。Language points2. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world.
我站在大峡谷边缘，它是自然界中的奇观之一。on the edge of 处于……的边缘
She carefully positioned the cup on the edge
of the shelf.
她把杯子小心地放在架子边。
The soldiers were encamped on the edge of
the forest.
士兵们在森林边扎营。at the bottom of … 在……的底部3. If you put the three tallest buildings in the
world at the bottom of the canyon, they still
won’t reach the top.
即使你把世上最高的三座建筑物叠在一起放在谷底，仍旧到不了顶。 Fill in your address at the bottom of the application form. 把你的地址填写在申请表的下端。
There’s a pub at the bottom of the road. 路的尽头有一家酒馆。 重点短语： 1. 穿过 go through 2. 突然向下倾斜，消失，离开 fall away
3. 在……上面 on top of
4. 在…底部 at the bottom of重点句型：
1.我望着东方，天空变得灰蒙蒙的。
I looked to the east-the sky was becoming grey.
2. 什么也看不见，但我知道它就在那儿。
There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there.
3. 我走的路对吗？
Am I going to the right way ?4. 五分钟你会到达那儿。
You’ll get there in five minutes.
5. 在我下面的远处，地面（仿佛随光线）向下
延伸，（逐渐）退落，显露出谷底的河流。
Far below me, the ground fell away and down
to a river.
6. 我在大峡谷边停留了大约半个小时。
I remained by the canyon for about half an
hour. the Great WallWriting The Great Wall is one of the great wonders of the world. It was built in the Qin Dynasty and it has a history of more than 2,000 years. It lies in the north of China. The wall is about 6,700 kilometers long and stretches from Shanhaiguan to Jiayuguan. The height of the wall is 7.8 meters, and its width averages out at around 6.5 meters at the base and 5.8 meters at the top. The Great Wall has become a symbol of the Chinese nation and its culture.Homework 3. Search for more information about other natural wonders.
1. Read the text and words repeatedly.
2. Finish the exercise of unit 2 on the paper.
课件27张PPT。Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 3 Language in useI visited the Giant’s Causeway two years ago.
It produces electricity for millions of people in
China.
I’ve never seen it, so I’m not sure I agree with you.
I looked to the east -- the sky was becoming grey.
You’ll get there in five minutes.
Am I going the right way?Language practice动 词 时 态1. 一般现在时（The present tense）
2. 一般过去时（The simple past tense）
3. 一般将来时（The simple future tense）
4. 现在进行时（The present continuous tense）
5. 过去进行时（The past continuous tense）
6. 现在完成时（The present perfect tense）一般现在时
一般过去时
一般将来时
现在进行时
过去进行时
现在完成时 动词原形或 动词+s / es动词过去式will +v.am/is /are +v. ingwas/ were +v. ing have /has +P.P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
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
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
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
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
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）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 .Explain the difference in meaning between Sentences a) and b).3 a) They had an English class yesterday.
b) They were having an English class at
nine o’clock yesterday morning.
4 a) He’s doing an interview.
b) He’s done an interview.5 a) We are drawing a picture of
Victoria Falls now.
b) We will draw a picture of Victoria
Falls.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.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.is rainingwill givevisited has finishedappear finish give rain talk visit walk
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 in.walkappearedwere talkingComplete the passage with the correct form of
the words in the brackets. 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 the tall building, 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 afr-
aid when I stood at the top. arrivedwaswalkclimbedreachedwas The Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, one of the tallest buildings in the world, (7)_____(be) 420.5 metres high. It was built in 1999, and it (8)_______(have)a fantastic view of Pudong District and the centre of Shanghai. I really like the tower and I’m sure I(9)_________ (visit)
it again.has will visitisNow complete the table.Complete the sentences with the
correct form of the words in the box.
There is one extra word.ancient high long natural opinion wonder1 The Chang jiang River is about 6,300 kilometres ______.
2 The Terracotta Army is a famous ________ wonder in China.longancient3 For my homework I have to write an article about the
_________ wonders 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.naturalhighestopinionWork in pairs. Think about three other wonders of the world and ask and answer questions about them.A: Where is ...?
B: It's ...
A: How high is it?
B: It's ... metres high.Around the worldStonehenge: a man-made wonder of the worldSome of the stones are missing, but it is 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.Homework
Make a conclusion of the grammar of this unit.
