Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 1 It's more than 2,000 years old教案

Module 1 Wonders of the world
Unit 1 It’s more than 2,000 years old.
教学目标
1. 知识目标
学习本单元新单词及短语：man-made, natural, wonder, discussion, eastern, though, loud, wow, opinion, in one’s opinion, more than, electricity, millions of。
2. 能力目标
谈论世界奇观。
3. 情感目标
通过听说训练，加深对世界著名自然和人文景观的了解，培养对人类文明的热爱之情。
重点难点
重点：本单元的重点单词、短语和句型
难点：谈论世界奇观
授课时数
2课时
教学过程
Step 1　Lead-in
Ask and answer.

Discuss:
Say something about the following great wonders.
The Great Wall


The Great Wall is in China. It’s a man-made wonder. It’s famous all over the world.
The Giant’s Causeway

The Giant’s Causeway is a natural wonder. It’s on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
The Three Gorges Dam


The Three Gorges Dam is a man-made wonder. It’s more than 2,000 metres long. It’s in China.
Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls is in Africa. It is a great natural wonder.
The Terracotta Army

The Terracotta Army is a man-made wonder. It is in Xi’an, China.
The Great Pyramids

The Great Pyramids are in Egypt. They were built about 4,500 years ago.
Stonehenge

Stonehenge is in the south of England. It’s a man-made wonder of the world.
Step 2 Warming up
1. 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
Answers：1c) 2b) 3d) 4a)
2. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words in the box.
ancient man-made modern natural wonder
1Which two are natural wonders?
2 Which two are man-made wonders?
3Which is an ancient wonder?
4 Which is a modern wonder?
3. Now listen and check the answers.
Answers:
1 The Giant’s Causeway and Victoria Falls.
2 The Terracotta Army and the Three Gorges Dam.
3 The Terracotta Army.
4 The Three Gorges Dam.
Tapescript:
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.
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.
Step 3 Fastreading
Listen and read. Now check (√) the true sentences.
1Tony thinks the Giant’s Causeway is the largest natural wonder.
2Lingling 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.
Answers：2√ 3√
Step 4 Carefulreading
1. Answer the questions.
1Where is the Giant’s Causeway?
2How wide is Victoria Falls?
3What wonders does Betty think are more exciting?
4How old is the Terracotta Army?
2. Check the answers with the whole class.
Answers:
1 The Giant’s Causeway is on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
2 It’s about 1,700 metres wide.
3 Betty thinks that man-made wonders are more exciting.
4It’s more than 2,000 years old.
3. Find out the phrases in the conversation and translate them into Chinese.
natural wonder 自然奇观
be sure 确定
agree with 同意某人的观点
most of ……中的大多数
on the eastern coast of 在……的东海岸
a few 几个; 一些
in one’s opinion 据某人看来
more than 超过; 多于
at the top 在顶上
millions of 大量的; 无数的
would like to do sth. 想要做某事
Step 5 Post-reading
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.
4I think the Giant’s Causeway on the ________ coast of Northern Ireland is afantastic natural wonder.
5To some degree, Lingling agrees with Tony about the Giant’s Causeway, _________ she thinks Victoria Falls is more fantastic.
Answers：1opinion 2huge 3 discussion 4 eastern 5though
Step 6 Language points
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。
join in意为“参加某一活动; 加入”，与take part in意思相近。
After a while, they all joined in the game.
过了一会儿，他们都参与到了游戏中。
[拓展] join意为“加入”，指加入某个党派或团体组织等,成为其成员之一；也可表示加入某人的行列。
When did your brother join the army？
你哥哥什么时候参的军?
Lingling and her classmates are planting trees. Let’s join them.
玲玲和她的同学在植树，我们加入到他们之中吧。
2. I think natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.
我认为自然奇观比人造奇观更有趣。
wonder此处作可数名词，意为“奇观；奇迹”。natural wonder意为“自然奇观”，man-made wonder意为“人造奇观”。
There are a lot of famous wonders in China, such as the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army.
在中国有许多著名的奇观，比如长城和秦始皇兵马俑。
[拓展]wonder作动词，意为“想知道”，相当于want to know，后面常接宾语从句。
My mother wonders what the weather will be like tomorrow.
我母亲想知道明天天气怎么样。
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。
though此处作连词，意为“虽然；但是”，相当于although，引导让步状语从句。
Though/Although she worked hard at English, she didn’t make great progress.
尽管她努力学习英语，但她没有取得很大的进步。
[注意]though和although都不能与but用于同一个句子之中，但它们可以和still或yet连用。
Though it was late, yet they went on working.
=It was late, but they went on working.
尽管天色已晚，但他们继续工作。
4. It produces electricity for millions of people in China.它为中国无数人发电。
millions of意为“大量的；无数的”，有时也译为“数以百万计的”，表示概数。类似结构的固定短语还有hundreds of（成百上千的）, thousands of（成千上万的）, billions of（数以十亿计的）。
It seems that he has millions of questions to ask.
好像他有无数的问题要问。
There are millions of stars in the sky. 在空中有无数颗星星。
[注意] hundred, thousand, million, billion与基数词连用时，必须用单数。
three hundred 三百　　　　twenty thousand 两万
5. Betty and Daming are more interested in man-made wonders.
贝蒂和大明对人造奇观更感兴趣。
be interested in意为“对……感兴趣”，in是介词，后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式。
His little sister was very interested in animals.
他的小妹妹对动物很感兴趣。
Both my brother and I are interested in playing basketball.
我和我哥哥都对打篮球感兴趣。
[辨析] interested与interesting

They were all interested in the interesting movie.
他们都对那部有趣的电影感兴趣。
Step 7 Pronunciation and speaking
1. Listen and mark the pauses.
1I’ve never seen it,so I’m not sureI agree with you.
2 That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic.
3In my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.
Possible answers:

Now listen and repeat.
2. Work in pairs. Make a list of wonders of the world. Say which one 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.
Step 8 Homework
1. Read the conversation.
2. Talk with your partner about some famous wonders you both know.
当堂达标
Ⅰ. 单项填空。
1. Basketball is so exciting that __________ people play it for fun.
A. million B. two millions
C. million of D. millions of
2. Jack has learned to do lots of things on his own, _________ he is only four years old.
A. if B. though C. for D. since
3. —May I try on the white shoes?
—You mean _________ over there?
A. one B. ones C. the one D. the ones
4. —I think Tom should accept the job offer. What’s your __________?
—I agree with you.
A. opinion B. discussion C. wonder D. decision
Ⅱ. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. The Internet is one of the __________ (wonder) of modern technology.
2. They have sold nine__________ (hundred) tickets in total.
3. I think tennis is ___________ (exciting) than basketball.
4. —Are you feeling well now?
—Not at all. Even __________ (bad).
5. How many students joined in the ___________ (discuss)?
6. The Three Gorges Dam produces _________ (electricity) for millions of people in China.
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思完成句子（每空一词）。
1. 在我看来，这部手机太贵了。
__________ __________ __________, this mobile phone is ___________ __________ expensive.
2. 我认为妈妈不会同意你的意见。
I _________ think Mum will _________ _________ you.
3. 港珠澳大桥超过50千米长。
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is _________ _________ fifty kilometres __________.
4. 巨人之路位于北爱尔兰东海岸。
The Giant’s Causeway lies on __________ __________ _________ of Northern Ireland.
5. 故宫城墙在顶上宽6. 66米。
The walls of the Forbidden City are 6. 66 metres wide _________ _________ __________.
答案：Ⅰ. 1. D 2. B 3. D 4. A
Ⅱ. 1. wonders 2. hundred 3. more exciting 4. worse 5. discussion
6. electricity
Ⅲ. 1. In my opinion; much too 2. don’t; agree with
3. more than; long 4. the eastern coast 5. at the top
板书设计
Module 1 Wonders of the world
Unit 1 It’s more than 2,000 years old.
join in 参加某一活动; 加入 take part in
wonder 可数名词 奇观；奇迹
动词 想知道
though 连词 虽然；但是 引导让步状语从句 although
though和although都不能与but用于同一个句子之中，但它们可以和still, yet连用。
millions of 大量的；无数的；数以百万计的
hundred, thousand, million, billion与基数词连用时，必须用单数。
be interested in 对……感兴趣