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Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 1 It's more than 2,000 years old Longji Terraced Field 龙脊梯田 Elephant Trunk Peak 象鼻山 Wonders in Guangxi man-made wonder natural wonder [ w nd (r)]n. 奇观、奇迹 v. 惊奇,想知道 [ n t r l] Man-made Wonders the Great Wall the Forbidden city the Three Gorges Dam the Terracotta Army 山峡[g :d ] 陶瓦[ ter k t ] [ :mi] 军队 [d m] 水坝 Natural Wonders Zhangjiajie Jiuzhaigou Valley the Giant's Causeway Victoria Falls 维多利亚瀑布 巨人之路(北爱尔兰) ( in Africa ) man-made [.m n 'me d ] adj. 人造的 natural [' n t r l ] adj.大自然的 wonder['w nd ] adj. 奇观;奇迹 discussion [ d 'sk n ] n.讨论;商讨 eastern[' i : st n] adj. 东方的 though [ ] conj. 虽然;但是 eg. That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic. Words and expressions loud [la d] adj. (声音)响亮的 opinion [ 'p nj n ] n. 看法;主张 eg. But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones. more than 超过 electricity [ .lek'tr s ti] n. 电 millions of 大量的;无数的 eg. It produces electricity for millions of people in China. Words and expressions 兵马俑 The Terracotta Army The Giant’s Causeway 巨人之路(北爱尔兰) an ancient and man-made wonder ['d a nt] /e/ / / / / / / 维多利亚大瀑布 The Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝 Victoria Falls for producing electricity a natural wonder / 'lek'tr s ti/ a) The Terracotta Army b) The Three Gorges Dam c) The Giant’s Causeway d) The Victoria Falls Match the names of the wonders with the pictures on the right and on the next page. Activity 1 Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you. Activity 2 4. Which is a modern wonder? 2. Which two are man-made wonders? 3. Which is an ancient wonder? Which two are natural wonders? ancient man-made modern natural wonder Activity 3 Task1 Listen and answer the questions. 1. What programs are they going to call? A. Animal world B. Wonders of China C. Wonders of the World 2. Where is the Giant’s Causeway? A. In Northern Ireland B. In England C. In Wales 3. Where is Victoria Falls? A. In Asia B. In Africa C. In America Name Wonder Tony Lingling Betty Daming Listen and find out which wonder they prefer. the Giant’s Causeway Victoria Falls the Terracotta Army the Three Gorges Dam Task 2: Read loud and answer. (P3-A4) Activity 3 Where is the Giant’s Causeway? How wide are Victoria Falls? What wonders does Betty think are more exciting? How old is the Terracotta Army? On the eastern coast of Northern Ireland. About 1,700 metres wide. She thinks man-made wonders are more exciting. It’s more than 2,000 years old. Read and check the true sentences. Tony thinks the Giant’s Causeway is the largest natural wonder. Lingling thinks Victoria Falls is more fantastic than the Giant’s Causeway. Betty and Daming are more interested in man-made wonders. For Daming, the Three Gorges Dam is more fantastic than the Terracotta Army. the most fantastic The Three Georges Dam is fantastic too. Activity 3 Task3 15 Read and fill in the blanks. Wonders Location Description Other facts the Giant’s Causeway _ rocks with _ sides Victoria Falls _ metres wide and 100 metres _ hear the _ a few kilometres away the Terracotta Army more than _ years old the Three Gorges Dam 2,300 metres _ 185 metres high _ metres wide produce _ for _ people in China 40,000 1,700 high loud noise 2,000 long millions of 15 Northern Ireland six Africa China China electricity on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland. 16 Describe and retell Name wonders Talk about facts... Tony The Giant’s Causeway ①huge ②40,000 rocks, six sides ③several hundred metres ④on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland Lingling Victoria Falls ①1,7000 metres wide ②100 metres high ③hear the loud noise Betty The Terracotta Army more than 2,000years old Daming The Three Gorges Dam ①2,300 metres long ②185 metres high ③15metres wide at the top ③produces electricity Why are they thought to be wonders? Discussion spectacular magnificent unique 1.用作可数名词,意为“奇观;奇迹”。natural wonder意为“自然奇观”;man-made wonder人造奇观。 2.用作名词,意为“惊奇;惊叹”。It’s a wonder that...意为“令人惊奇的是……”(It's) no wonder (that)...意为“难怪……” 3.用作动词,意为“想知道;感到疑惑”后常接who,what,why,where,whether等引导的宾语从句。 discussion用作名词,意为“讨论;商讨”。have a discussion with sb. 意为“和某人讨论”。 though 用作连词,在此意为“但是” opinion 用作名词,意为“主张:看法” in one's opinion 意为“在某人看来,按某人的意见”,常用在句首,后接某人的观点或看法。 millions of意为“-大量的;无数的”,表示约数,后接可数名词的复数形式,其前不能有具体的数词修饰。类似用法的短语还有: hundreds of(成百上千的); thousands of(成千上万的); billion ns of(数一亿的); hundreds of millions of(数以亿计的等。 Read the dialogue and find out the expressions. 世界奇观 加入讨论 自然奇观 在东海岸 几千米远 人造奇观 超过 赞成 依我看来 发电 Wonders of the World join in the discussion natural wonders on the eastern coast a few kilometres away man-made wonders more than agree with in my opinion produce electricity Complete the sentences with the words in the box. discussion eastern huge opinion though In my _, natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones. Victoria Falls, about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high, is _. 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 is more fantastic. opinion huge discussion eastern though 根据所给汉语完成句子,每空一词 她认为长城是最神奇的人造奇观。 She thinks the Great Wall is _ _ _ _ _. 2.依我看来,他所说的话是对的。 _ _ _, what he said is right. 3. 我不确定她是否赞同你。 _ _ _ whether she agrees with you. 4. 你想要去吃什么? _ _ _ _ to eat? the most fantastic man-made wonder In my opinion I’m not sure What would you like 1. —How do you like the concert? —Exciting, _ one piece of the music wasn’t played quite well. A. though B. because C. so D. and 2. Basketball is so exciting that _ people play it for fun. A. million B. two millions C. million of D. millions of 3. —When shall we begin our meeting? — We’ll begin it when Helen _. A. comes B. came C. will come D. come 1. The students are having a _ about the wonders of the world. They are _ happily. (discuss) 2. They have different _. Betty and Daming like man-made wonders better. In their _, man-made wonders are more exciting. (opinion) 3. Lingling thinks the Victoria Falls is _ than the Giant’s Causeway. (fantastic) 4. The Giant’s Causeway lies on the _ coast of Northern Ireland. (east) 5. The Three Gorges Dam _ electricity for millions of people. (produce) Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words. discussion discussing opinions opinion more fantastic eastern produces Tell something about wonders of the world. the Giant’s Causeway 4,000 rocks; six sides runs for several hundred metres Victoria Falls 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high the Terracotta Army more than 2,000 years the Three Gorges Dam 2,300 metres long, 185 metres high… Are they natural or man-made? Are they modern or ancient? A: Which wonder of the world would you like to visit? B: I’d like to visit … It’s a natural wonder. I think it’s… A: For me, I’d like to visit… It’s… I think it’s… Revision null 96942.055 $