Module1Unit1WondersoftheworldIt’smorethan2,000yearsold.Let’swatchavideoabouttheeightwondersoftheworld.WarmupDoyouknowtheeightwondersoftheworld?

Ifyouknow,pleasetellus.

VictoriaFallsVictoriaFallsisinAfrica.It'sabout1,700metreswideand100metreshigh.theTerracottaArmyTheTerracottaArmyisaman-madewonder.It'smorethan2,000yearsold.1.man-made

[?m?n?med]

adj.

人造的

2.natural

[?n?t?r?l]

adj.

大自然的3.wonder

[?w?nd?]

n.

奇觀，奇跡

4.discussion

[d??sk??n]

n.

討論，商討

5.eastern

[?i:st?n]

adj.

在東邊的，來自東邊的6.though

[e??]

conj.

雖然，但是

ListenandreadWordlisttheThreeGorgesDamTheThreeGorgesDamisabout2,300metreslong,185metreshighand15metreswideatthetop.Pre-listening

Matchthenamesofthewonderswiththepictures.a)TheTerracottaArmyb)TheThreeGorgesDamc)TheGiant’sCausewayd)TheVictoriaFallsdabc7.loud

[la?d]

adj.

(聲音)響亮的

8.wow

[wa?]

int.

呀，哇(用于表示驚訝或贊嘆)9.opinion

[??p?nj?n]

n.

看法，主張

10.in

one’s

opinion

按某人的意見，據(jù)某人看來

11.more

than

超過12.electricity

[??lek?tr?s?ti]

n.

電

13.millions

of

大量的，無數(shù)的

ListenandreadLookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.Whichtwoarenaturalwonders?4.Whichisamodernwonder?2.Whichtwoareman-madewonders?3.Whichisanancientwonder?ancientman-mademodernnaturalwonder1324241.man-made

[?m?n?med]

adj.

人造的

2.natural

[?n?t?r?l]

adj.

大自然的3.wonder

[?w?nd?]

n.

奇觀，奇跡

4.discussion

[d??sk??n]

n.

討論，商討

﹡Theyarehavinga__________(討論)aboutthe_________(人造的)and___________(大自然的)___________(奇觀).discussionnaturalwondersman-made1.wonder(v.n)—wonderful

(adj.)

2.discuss(v.)—discussion(n.)3.nature(n.)—natural(adj.)PractiseTheTerracottaArmy秦始皇兵馬俑TheGiant’sCauseway巨人堤TheThreeGorgesDam三峽大壩3Listentothedialougeandcheck(√)thetruesentences.(P3)1.TonythinkstheGiant’sCausewayisthelargestnaturalwonder.2.LinglingthinksVictoriaFallsismorefantasticthantheGiant’sCauseway.3.BettyandDamingaremoreinterestedinman-madewonders.4.ForDaming,theThreeGorgesDamismorefantasticthantheTerracottaArmy.××√√Task1mostfantasticasas

easterncoastofNorthernIreland.Lingling:Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinktheVictoriaFallsinAfricaisevenmorefantastic.They’reabout1,700metreswideand100metershigh.Youcanheartheloudnoiseafewkilometresaway.Betty:Wow,that’shuge!Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.LookattheTerracottaArmy.It’smorethan2,000yearsold.4Answerthequestions.(P3)1.WhereistheGiant’sCauseway?2.HowwideisVictoriaFalls?3.WhatwondersdoesBettythinkaremoreexciting?4.HowoldistheTerracottaArmy?It’sontheeasterncoastofNorthernIreland.Itisabout1,700metreswide.Shethinksman-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.It’smorethan2,000yearsold.Task2Daming:Iagreewithyou,Betty.AndIthinktheThreeGorgesDamisfantastictoo.It’sabout2,300metreslong,185metreshighand15meterswideatthetop.ItproduceselectricityformillionsofpeopleinChina.Betty:Nowwho’dliketocallfirst?Readtheconversationandfillintheblanks.WondersLocationDescriptionOtherfactsTheGiant’sCausewayNorthernIreland________rocks__________________Africa______metreswide100metres_____canhearthe_________afewkilometresawayTheTerracottaArmyChinamorethan______yearsoldTheThreeGorgesDam______2,300metres______185metres_________metreswideproduceelectricityfor______________peopleinChina40,0001,700highloudnoise2,000ChinalongmillionsofVictoriaFalls15highReadandfillinthechart.WondersWhereHowlong/wide/highHowoldTheGiant’sCauseway_______VictoriaFalls_______TheTerracottaArmy_______TheThreeGorgesDam_______morethan2,000yearsoldontheeasterncoastofNorthIrelandrunsforseveralhundredmetresinAfricaabout1,700metreswideand100metreshighShaanxi,ChinaHubei,Chinaabout2,300metreslong,185metreshighand15metreswideFacts:It’s…long/wide/high/yearsold.Opinions:表達(dá)自己觀點(diǎn):

Ithink...;Inmyopinion,...表達(dá)對(duì)別人觀點(diǎn)的贊同與不贊同:

Iagreewithyou.I’mnotsureIagreewithyou.Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthink...Sentencesgivingfactsandopinions1234

Tenses現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)一般過去時(shí)一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)5Completethesentenceswiththewordsinthebox.Inmy________,naturalwondersaremoreinterestingthanman-madeones.2.TheVictoriaFalls,about1,700metreswideand100metreshigh,is_______.opinion

hugediscussion,eastern,huge,opinion,thoughCompletethesentenceswiththewordsinthebox.(P3)discussioneasternhugeopinionthough1.Inmy________,naturalwondersaremoreinterestingthanman-madeones.2.VictoriaFalls,about1,700metreswideand100metreshigh,is______.opinionhuge【拓展】?wonderv.想知道,后常接when/where/why引導(dǎo)的賓從。老師想知道為什么小女孩不喜歡英語。Theteacher

thelittlegirldoesn’tlikeEnglish.?wonderfuladj,“精彩的,令人高興的,絕妙的,奇妙的”。我們上周末過得非常愉快。

1.Let’scall

WondersoftheWorldandjoininthediscussion.

我們給《世界奇觀》節(jié)目打電話，加入討論吧。wonder此處為可數(shù)名詞，意為“奇觀;奇跡”。長(zhǎng)城是一個(gè)偉大的人造奇跡。TheGreatWallisagreatman-madewonder.Iwonderifhewillcometoseeme.

Wehadawonderfultimelastweekend.

wonderswhy1.Let’sjoininthe__________aboutthewondersoftheworld.2.IthinktheGiant’sCausewayonthe_______coastofNorthernIrelandisafantasticnaturalwonder.3.Tosomedegree,LinglingagreeswithTonyabouttheGiant’sCauseway,________shethinkstheVictoriaFallsaremorefantastic.從某種程度上說discussioneasternthoughdiscussion,eastern,huge,opinion,though1.Itproduceselectricityformillionsofpeoplein

China.它為中國(guó)無數(shù)人提供電力。millionsof意為“數(shù)以百計(jì)的;大量的;無數(shù)的”。每年數(shù)以百萬計(jì)的人來長(zhǎng)城游覽。MillionsofpeoplecometotheGreatWallforavisiteveryyear.

【拓展】hundred,thousand,million的用法:?與具體數(shù)字連用,用單數(shù)形式,不接介詞of。兩百名學(xué)生曾去過那兒。?不與具體數(shù)字連用,而是表示概數(shù)時(shí),要用復(fù)數(shù)形式,且要后接介詞of,

然后接名詞。數(shù)以百萬計(jì)的人喜歡踢足球。Twohundredstudentshavebeen

there.Millionsofpeopleenjoyplayingfootball.

PronunciationandspeakingListenandmarkthepause.I’veneverseenit,soI’mnotsureIagreewithyou.2.Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinktheVictoriaFallsinAfricaisevenmorefantastic.3.Inmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.1.世界奇觀2.參