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Wonders of the world 1 Module Unit 1 It’s more than 2,000 years old. Great Pyramids at Giza, Egypt the Great Wall Do you know the wonder? Pre-listening the Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝 Do you know the wonder? Pre-listening the Giant’s Causeway 巨人之路 维多利亚瀑布 Do you know the wonder? Pre-listening Victoria Falls The world is so big that we should visit some wonders of the world. It’s better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books. 读万卷书,不如行万里路 Read and complete the table “Which wonder is each student’s favorite?” √ Terracotta Army Three Gorges Dam The Giant’s Causeway Victoria Falls Tony Lingling Betty Daming √ √ √ √ People Wonders Opinions Facts Tony the Giant’s Causeway Natural wonders are _ _ than man-made wonders. more interesting It’s the _ _ natural wonder. It’s _. There are about _ rocks, most of them with six sides. It runs for several hundreds meters on the _ coast of Northern Ireland. huge 40,000 eastern most fantastic the names of these wonders [ k z we ] The Giant’s Causeway 巨人之路 巨人之路位于北爱尔兰贝尔法斯特西北约80公里处大西洋海岸,由数万根大小不均匀的玄武岩石柱聚集成一条绵延数千米的堤道,被视为世界自然奇迹。地质学家们认为它是在第三纪由活火山不断喷发而形成的。传说远古时代爱尔兰巨人要与苏格兰巨人决斗,于是开凿石柱,填平海底,铺成通向苏格兰的堤道,后堤道被毁,只剩下现在的一段残留。 the names of these wonders [v k t r ] Victoria Falls 维多利亚瀑布 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。宽1,700多米(5,500多英尺),最高处108米(355英尺),为世界著名瀑布奇观之一。欧洲探险家,戴维 利文斯敦1855年在旅途中发现它,并以英国女王的名字为其命名。维多利亚瀑布1989年被列入《世界遗产目录》。 Listen and complete the table “Which wonder is each student’s favorite?” √ Terracotta Army Three Gorges Dam The Giant’s Causeway Victoria Falls Tony Lingling Betty Daming √ √ √ √ If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well The Terracotta Army [ ter k t ] The Three Gorges Dam The Grand Canyon Victoria Falls Stonehenge What kind of wonders do you think they are? man-made or natural? The Giant’s Causeway Which are ancient wonders? Which is a modern wonder? If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well 4 Answer 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 2 Read the conversation and fill in the blanks. Wonders Location Description Other facts The Giant’s Causeway Northern Ireland _ rocks _ Africa _ metres wide 100 metres _ can hear the _ a few kilometres away The Terracotta Army China more than _ years old The Three Gorges Dam _ 2,300 metres _ 185 metres _ _ metres wide produce electricity for _ people in China 40,000 1,700 high loud noise 2,000 China long millions of Victoria Falls 15 Task 3 high The Three Gorges Dam [d m] 三峡大坝 It is about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high 修饰比较级的词 数字 + 单位词 (metre, kilometer 等) + 形容词 (long, wide, high 等) e.g. The building is 50 meters high. 数字 + 单位词 (metre, kilometer 等) + in + 名词 (length, width, height 等) e.g. 100米高:100 metres high = 100 metres in height 长宽高的表达 But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones. opinion n.观点,看法 我认为: in my opinion= as far as I am concerned= I hold the view that I’m not sure when he is leaving. In my opinion, the buildings in Pudong are fantastic. Look at the little cat. Isn’t it cute? Who’d like to describe these pictures? Examples 意群和停顿 句子可按照意思和结构分为若干段,每段称为一个意群。每个意群有其特殊的意义。在朗读每篇短文前,你应找准意群。这样你在说话和朗读时,意群和意群之间可稍作一定的停顿,也可以在此处换气,使意思表达更为清楚。你还须注意在同一意群中各个单词之间应一口气念完而不可停顿。 意群和意群之间根据需要而停顿, 也不是非停顿不可。 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. Now listen again and repeat. 按某人的意见;据某人看来 Pronunciation and speaking 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. Introduce it about its location, history, size, function and other interesting things. Work in pairs Which wonder of the world would you like to visit? I’d like to visit … Because I .... Work in pairs. Make a list of wonders of the world. Say which one you would like to visit and why. If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well Practice If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well Wonders Facts the Giant’s Causeway It’s _.There’re about _, most of them with six sides. It goes for _ metres _ of Northern Ireland. Victoria Falls They’re about 1,700 metres _ and 100 metres _. You can hear the _ a few kilometres away. the Terracotta Army It’s _ years old. the Three Gorges Dam It’s about _ long, _ high and _ wide _. It produces _ for _ people in China. huge 40,000 rocks several hundred on the eastern coast wide high loud noise more than 2,000 2,300 metres 185 metres 15 metres at the top electricity millions of Practice Read again and complete the table. 1. Let’s call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion. join指加入某个党派,团体组织等,成为其成员之一,意为:“参军、入团、入党”。 join in多指参加小规模的活动如“球赛、游戏”等,常用于日常口语。 take part in 指参加会议或群众性活动等,着重说明句子主语参加该项活动并在活动中发挥作用。 Language Points null 96942.055 听1 null 41351.67 null 24267.842 $