课件40张PPT。Unit 1
It's more than 2,000 years old. Module 1
Wonders of the worldWhat wonders in the world do you know?Brainstormingn.奇观; 奇迹 Enjoy some picturesSeven Ancient Wonders of the World Is the Great Wall a great wonder in the world ?ancient or modernnatural or man-madeThe Great Wall is an ancient man-made wonder in the world.Chinese people built them about 2000 years ago.秦兵马俑The Terracotta Armyman-made ancient 三峡大坝The Three Gorges Damman-made modernVictoria Falls维多利亚 瀑布natural
adj. 大自然的 The Giant’s Causeway巨人石道natural
adj. 大自然的 Mt. Qomolangma
珠穆朗玛峰natural
adj. 大自然的 Empire State Building（帝国大厦）modern
adj. 现代的 10/13/2018It means new, belonging to the present time.
Not made by people, but by nature.
It means very old, or has been on earth for
a very long time.
Made by humans.
It is something that makes people to feel great surprised.
man-made
ancient
modern
natural
wonder1P2Match the names of the wonders with the pictures below.①②③④ a) The Terracotta Army d) Victoria Falls c) The Giant’s Causeway b) The Three Gorges DamThe Giant’s CausewayThe Three Gorges DamVictoria FallsThe Terracotta ArmyWhich two are natural wonders?
Which two are man-made wonders?
Which is an ancient wonder?
Which is a modern wonder?Activity 1 &2 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.Task 1: Which wonder do they prefer?the Giant’s CausewayVictoria Fallsthe Terracotta Armythe Three Gorges DamCheck (√) the true sentences.
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.√√Tony and his friends are talking about Wonders of the World. Now listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks.40,0001,700high loud noise2,000China long millions ofVictoria Falls15On the eastern coast of
Northern Ireland
Natural wonder huge
40.000 rocks with six sides
Several hundred metres
in xi’an
Man-made wonder
More than 2000 years old
…
The Giant’s CausewayThe Terracotta ArmyRetellingMan-made wonder
2,300 metres long
185 metres high
15 metres wide at the top
Produce electricity
In Africa
1,700 metres wide
100 metres high，
Hear the loud noise a few kilometres away
…
Victoria FallsThe Three Gorges DamRetellingTony and his friends are ________ wonders of the world. Tony thinks natural wonders are more interesting than __________ ones. He visited the Giant’s Causeway two years ago and he thinks it is the most ________ natural wonder. Lingling thinks ___________ in Africa are even more fantastic. But in Betty’s ________, man-made wonders are more ________ than natural ones, such as the Terracotta Army and the Three Gorges Dam.Complete the passage with proper words.man-madefantasticVictoria FallsopiniondiscussingexcitingComplete the sentences with the words in the box.discussion eastern huge opinion thoughIn 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.
I think the Giant’s Causeway on the _________ coast of Northern Ireland is a fantastic natural wonder.
To some degree, Lingling agrees with Tony about the Giant’s Causeway, __________ she thinks Victoria Falls are more fantastic.opinionhugediscussioneasternthough7P3Work in pairs. Say which wonder of the world you would like to visit and why.— 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.— 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.1. Which wonder of the world would you like to visit? Write some sentences about it.
2. Preview Unit 2.Listen and mark the pauses.
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.Pronunciation and speaking1. Let’s call Wonder of the World and join in the discussion.
我们给《世界奇观》节目打电话，加入讨论吧。
wonder n. 奇观；奇迹 可数名词。
e.g. The Three Gorges Dam is a
wonder of the world.
三峡大坝是一个世界奇迹。【拓展】
wonder vt. 想知道 =want to know
后面常常跟由when，where，why等引导的宾语从句，从句的语序要用陈述句语序。
e.g. The teacher ____________ the little
girl doesn’t like learning maths.
老师想知道为什么小女孩不喜欢学
数学。wonders why根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
1)那个国家有许多伟大的奇迹。
That country has a lot of great ___________.
2)张先生想知道飞机什么时候起飞。
Mr Zhang wonders ________________________.wonders??when the plane takes off join in 参加某种活动; 加入到
e.g. We all ___________ the game.
我们都参与了游戏。joined indiscussion n. 由动词discuss 加后缀-ion
而构成的, 意为“讨论; 商讨”。
e.g. There will be a discussion about the differences between the two words in our class this afternoon.
将会有一个关于我们今天下午课上的两个单词之间的不同的讨论。小试:
How many students joined in the
_________(discuss) last Sunday?
上周日有多少学生加入了讨论？discussion2. And I think the Giant’s Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder.
我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。
巨人之路位于英国北爱尔兰东部海岸, 由大量多边形石柱组成, 绵延数百米, 呈阶梯状延伸入海。1986年, 巨人之路及其海岸(Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast)被联合国教科文组织列入世界自然遗产名录。3. That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic. 听起来很神奇，但我认为非洲的维多利亚瀑布更壮观。
维多利亚瀑布位于非洲赞比西河中游, 赞比亚与津巴布韦接壤处, 是世界上最壮观的瀑布之一。瀑布上的水雾形成的彩虹景色十分迷人, 瀑布的声响可在数公里处听到。因此, 当地人称之为“莫西奥图尼亚”, 意为“霹雳之雾”。though conj. 虽然; 尽管
常用来引导让步状语从句, 从句可放在主句前或主句后, 但不能与but 或however 出现在同一个句子中。如：
Though he was tired, he went on working.
虽然他很累，还是继续工作。
Lucy often helps me with my English, though she is very busy. 尽管露西很忙，她还是经常帮我学习英语。从题后所给的四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
Grace is going to give much money to charity, ______ she is not rich enough.
A. if B. unless C. since D. thoughD4. 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”。如：
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？ Make a list of wonders of the world.
Say which one you would like to visit
and why.
—Which wonder of the world you like to visit?
—I’d like to visit the Giant’s Causeway because I love wild places by the sea.Work in pairs Complete the sentences with the words in the box.discussion eastern huge opinion though 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 ______.
3. Let’s join in the _________ about the wonders of the world.opinionhugediscussion4. 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.easternthoughdiscussion eastern huge opinion though 翻译：
1. 大峡谷是世界自然奇观之一。
The Grand Canyon is __________ ________ of the natural world.
2. 我认为这部电影中有太多的打斗。 (in one’s opinion) _______________________________ _______________________________.In my opinion, there’s too much fighting in the film. one of the
wonders
