Unit 1 It's more than 2,000 years old.课件（51PPT无素材）

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the Giant’s Causeway ?[?k?:zwe?]?
Enjoy some pictures of the wonders.
n.奇观; 奇迹
The Giant’s Causeway在北爱尔兰的北海岸绵延伸展长达公里。其实，它是6000年前火山熔岩冷却后形成的37000根正六边形石柱，聚集在一起，像是铺出了一条“巨人的阶梯”。石柱中有不少大型石块被冠以巨人、风琴等名称，十分有趣。1986，“巨人之路”及其海岸被联合国教科文组织授予了“世界遗产”称号。
Victoria [vik?t?:ri?]? Falls
natural
adj. 大自然的
Victoria Falls，位于非洲赞比西河中游，赞比亚与津巴布韦接壤处。宽1700多米，最高处108米，为世界著名瀑布奇观之一。维多利亚瀑布1989年被列入《世界遗产名录》。
The Three Gorges [g?:d?z] Dam
man-made adj. 人造的
The Three Gorges Dam, 位于中国重庆市、恩施州、宜昌市地区境内的长江干流上，全长193千米，由瞿塘峡、巫峡、西陵峡组成。长江三峡位于中国的腹地，跨重庆奉节、重庆巫山、湖北巴东、湖北秭归、湖北夷陵。
The Terracotta [?ter??k?t?] Army
The Terracotta Army ,是古代墓葬雕塑的一个类别。古代实行人殉，奴隶是奴隶主生前的附属品，奴隶主死后奴隶要作为殉葬品为奴隶主陪葬。兵马俑即制成兵马（战车、战马、士兵）形状的殉葬品
The?Great?Wall
The Pyramids[?pir?mid] of Egypt[?i:d??pt]
The Empire [?empa??(r)] State Building
Newyork
Mount Qomolangma
Stonehenge?[?st??n?hend?]
Britain
discussion
n. 讨论; 商讨
electricity
n. 电
eastern
adj. 在东边的; 来自东边的
loud
adj. (声音)响亮的
Match the names of the wonders with the pictures.
a) The Terracotta Army
b) The Three Gorges Dam
c) The Giant’s Causeway
d) Victoria Falls
1
2
3
4
a
b
c
d
The Giant’s Causeway
The Three Gorges Dam
Victoria Falls
The Terracotta Army
Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you.
1. Which two are natural wonders?
The Giant’s Causeway and Victoria Falls.
ancient man-made modern
natural wonder
2. Which two are man-made wonders?


3. Which is an ancient wonder?

4. Which is a modern wonder?
The Terracotta Army and The Three Gorges Dam.

The Terracotta Army.

The Three Gorges Dam.
Now listen and check.
ancient man-made modern
natural wonder
In Wonders of the World today we’re talking about four wonders: two natural wonders and two man-made wonders. The two natural wonders are the Giant’s Causeway and Victoria Falls. The two man-made wonders are the Terracotta Army and the Three Gorges Dam.
Read?after?the?tape.?
The Terracotta Army was built in the Qin Dynasty, so it’s ancient. It’s said to be Qinshihuang’s personal army. The Three Gorges Dam is a modern wonder. So far, it’s the largest dam in the world. Please call and tell us what you think.
Check (√) 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.
√
√
A. How I feel about the Grand Canyon.
B. The Grand Canyon was not just big, but huge.
C. I realised I was looking across the Grand Canyon.
D. When I arrived, there was nothing to see.
E. I asked a stranger the way before I came to some rocks.
Read the passage and put the sentences into the right order.
D E C B A
1. Where is the Giant’s Causeway?


2. How wide is Victoria Falls?
It is on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.

Victoria Falls is about 1,700 metres wide.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
3. What wonders does Betty think are more exciting?


4. How old is the Terracotta Army?
Betty thinks man-made wonders are more exciting.

The Terracotta Army is more than 2,000 years old.
Complete the table.
40,000
six
eastern
Africa
1,700
100
Wonders
The Giant’s Causeway ______ rocks, ____ sides,
on the ________ coast of Northern Ireland
Victoria Falls in ______, ______ metres wide,_____ metres high
2,000
2,300
185
15
electricity
Wonders
The Terracotta Army more than ______ years old
The Three Gorges Dam ______ metres long, _____ metres high, ____ metres wide, produce _________
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.
1. 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 pyramids are one of the
__________ of the world.
金字塔是世界奇迹之一。
wonders
【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 in
discussion 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？
discussion
2. 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。
e.g. 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. though
D
4. 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。
opinion n. 看法；主张 (多作可数名词)
in one’s opinion
按某人的意见; 据某人看来
e.g. He asked my opinion of the articles.
他问我对文章的看法。
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.
New 7 Wonders of the World
Great Wall of China

Petra (Jordan) 约旦佩特拉古城



Chichen Itza (Mexico)
墨西哥金字塔
The Roman Colosseum
(Italy) 意大利斗兽场



Machu Picchu (Peru)
秘鲁马丘比丘遗址　
Taj Mahal
印度泰姬陵



Christ the Redeemer
(Brazil)
巴西基督像
Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示写出所缺单词。
1. Mary is interested in ________(大自然的) science. She often reads some science books.
2. When we got there, the __________(电) went off. It was dark everywhere.
3. After a long ____________(讨论), they decided to travel to Qingdao.?
natural?
electricity
discussion?
4. The radio is too ________(大声的). I can’t hear what you said clearly.
5. The Great Wall is one of the ________(奇观) of the world.
6. I don’t know him well ________(虽然) I have known him for a long time.
7. About the book I wrote some ________(看法) to you.
8. My pen friend is from a(n) ________(来自东边的) city.
loud??
wonders?
though
opinions?
eastern
Ⅱ.根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
1. 依我看，我们应该告诉她这件事。
_______________, we should tell her about it.
2. 昨晚你为什么没参加座谈？
Why didn’t you _________ the talk last night?
In my opinion??
join in??
1. Which wonder of the world would you like to visit? Write some sentences about it.
2. Preview Unit 2.