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Module 1 Wonders of the word单词与短语natural wonder discussion eastern though loud sky grey beside reply silent signShine below silver nearlyRemain Join in agree with in ones opinion look atmore than millions of get out of look over fall away look down on top of at the bottom offar away do an interview at the end of go down be afraid of all kinds of As.as look forward of too.to write down in the south of dozens of because of课文 Unit 1 Its more than 2000 years old.Tony:Lets call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion. I think natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones. And I think the Giants Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder.Lingling:Hm, Ive never seen it,so Im not sure I agree with you. Why do you like it, Tony?Tony:Well, I visited the Giants Causeway two years ago. Its huge. Theres about 40000 rocks,most of them with six sides.It goes for several hundred metres on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.Lingling:That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa are even more fantastic. Theyre about 1700 metres wide and 100 metres high. You can hear the loud noise a few kilometres away.Betty:Wow, thats huge!But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones. Look at the Terracotta Army. Its more than 2000 years old.Daming:I agree with you.Betty. And I think the Three Gorges Dam is fantastic too. Its about 2300 metres long, 185 metres high and 15 metres wide at the top It produces electricity for millions of people in China.Betty:Now,whod like to call first?用方框里的词完成句子 discussion eastern huge opinion though1. In my _, natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.2. Victoria Falls, about 1700 metres wide and 100 metres high, are _.3. Lets join in the_ about the wonders of the world.4. I think the Giants Causeway on the _ coast of Northern Ireland is a fantastic natural wonder.5. To some degree, Lingling agree with Tony about the Giants Causeway, _ she thinks Victoria Falls are more fantastic.课文 Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.A great wonder of the natural world.When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the east-the sky was becoming grey. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. There was nothing ti see, but I koew it was there.After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. “Am I going the right way?” I asked. He knew where I was going. “Yes,”he replied, “youll get there in five minutes.” Finally, I came to some rocks and stopped. I look over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world-the Grand Canyon.I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. If you put two tallest buildings in the word on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still would not reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge!I remained by the canyon for about half an hou, and I asked myself, “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?” I certainly know the answer. What do you think?用方框里的词完成句子 below mile remain reply sign silent sky stream though In the dark, there is no _of the Grand Canyon, and it is _. But if you _by the Grand Canyon as the _gets brighter and look down about one _, you can see the Colorado River _ you. It looks like a silver _, as it passes _the rocks at the bottom of the canyon. If someone asks you whether the Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder of the natural world, it may be easy to _.Unit 3 Language in use用方框里的词完成句子 appear finish give rain talk visit walk1. Listen! It _outside.2. The great musician _ a concert in Guangzhou net month.3. Last summer, my parents _the Terracotta Army in Xian.4. He _already _ a new book about travel.5. Thousands of people _along the Great Wall every street.6. A few minutes later, a stranger _at the end of the street.7. The students were _about the journey to the Grand Canyon when the teacher came into the classroom.用括号里所给词的正确形式完成短文The sun was going down when we _(arrive) at the ground floor of the building. I _(be) afraid of going to the top of tall buildings, so I was a little nervous as we _(wait) for the lift. The lift _(climb)faster and faster until we _(reach) the 88th floor. It _(be)high up there, but I was not afraid when I _(stand) at the top.The Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, one of the tallest buildings in the world, _(is)420.5metres high. It was built in 1999, and it _(have) a fantastic view of Pudong District and the centre of Shanghai. I really like the tower and I am sure I_(visit) it again.用方框里的短语完成短文Agree with at the bottom of go through looking forward tomillions of more than Im really_my visit to the Louvre Museum in Paris. Its the most visited museum in the world-every year, _people visit it. The Louvre is in an old bu