Unit1Wondersoftheworld

Module1Wondersoftheworld,Module1Itsmorethan2,000yearsold.,theGiantsCauseway,Enjoysomepicturesofthewonders.,n.奇观;奇迹,VictoriaFalls,naturaladj.大自然的,TheThreeGorgesDam,man-madeadj.人造的,TheTerracottaArmy,TheGreatWall,ThePyramidsofEgypt,TheEmpireStateBuilding,MountQomolangma,Stonehenge,discussionn.讨论;商讨,electricityn.电,Presentation,easternadj.在东边的;来自东边的,loudadj.(声音)响亮的,Matchthenamesofthewonderswiththepictures.a)TheTerracottaArmyb)TheThreeGorgesDamc)TheGiantsCausewayd)VictoriaFalls,Listeningandvocabulary,1,2,3,4,a,b,c,d,Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.Usethewordsintheboxtohelpyou.,1.Whichtwoarenaturalwonders?,TheGiantsCausewayandVictoriaFalls.,2.Whichtwoareman-madewonders?3.Whichisanancientwonder?4.Whichisamodernwonder?,TheTerracottaArmyandTheThreeGorgesDam.TheTerracottaArmy.TheThreeGorgesDam.,Nowlistenandcheck.,Listenandread,Check()thetruesentences.1.TonythinkstheGiantsCausewayisthelargestnaturalwonder.2.LinglingthinksVictoriaFallsismorefantasticthantheGiantsCauseway.3.BettyandDamingaremoreinterestedinman-madewonders.4.ForDaming,theThreeGorgesDamismorefantasticthantheTerracottaArmy.,1.WhereistheGiantsCauseway?2.HowwideisVictoriaFalls?,TheGiantsCausewayisontheeasterncoastofNorthernIreland.Itsabout1,700metreswide.,Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.,3.WhatwondersdoesBettythinkaremoreexciting?4.HowoldistheTerracottaArmy?,Bettythinksthatman-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.Itsmorethan2,000yearsold.,Completethetable.,AfterReading,40,000,six,eastern,Africa,1,700,100,2,000,2,300,185,15,electricity,Listenandmarkthepauses.1.Iveneverseenit,soImnotsureIagreewithyou.2.Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaisevenmorefantastic.3.Inmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.,Pronunciationandspeaking,1.LetscallWonderoftheWorldandjoininthediscussion.我们给世界奇观节目打电话，加入讨论吧。joinin的意思是“参加某种活动;加入到”。如:Wealljoinedinthegame.我们都参与了游戏。,discussion作名词,它是由动词discuss加后缀-ion而构成的,意为“讨论;商讨”。如:Therewillbeadiscussionaboutthedifferencesbetweenthetwowordsinourclassthisafternoon.小试:Howmanystudentsjoinedinthe_(discuss)lastSunday?,discussion,2.AndIthinktheGiantsCausewayisthemostfantasticnaturalwonder.我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。巨人之路位于英国北爱尔兰东部海岸,由大量多边形石柱组成,绵延数百米,呈阶梯状延伸入海。1986年,巨人之路及其海岸(GiantsCausewayandCausewayCoast)被联合国教科文组织列入世界自然遗产名录。,3.Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaisevenmorefantastic.听起来很神奇，但我认为非洲的维多利亚瀑布更壮观。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,是世界上最壮观的瀑布之一。瀑布上的水雾形成的彩虹景色十分迷人,瀑布的声响可在数公里处听到。因此,当地人称之为“莫西奥图尼亚”,意为“霹雳之雾”。,4.Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.但是,在我看来,人造奇观比自然奇观更激动人心。本句中naturalones与man-madewonders相对应,ones代替前面提到的wonders。,inonesopinion表示“按某人的意见;据某人看来”。如：Who,inyouropinion,isthebestfootballplayerintheworldtoday?在你看来,谁是当今世界上最好的足球运动员？,5.thoughthough作连词,意为“虽然;尽管”,常用来引导让步状语从句,从句可放在主句前或主句后,但不能与but或however出现在同一个句子中。如：Thoughhewastired,hewentonworking.LucyoftenhelpsmewithmyEnglish,thoughsheisverybusy.,【运用】从题后所给的四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。Graceisgoingtogivemuchmoneytocharity,_sheisnotrichenough.(2013乌鲁木齐)A.ifB.unlessC.sinceD.though,D,Makealistofwondersoftheworld.Saywhichoneyouwouldliketovisitandwhy.Whichwonderoftheworldyouliketovisit?IdliketovisittheGiantsCausewaybecauseIlovewildplacesbythesea.,Workinpairs,Completethesentenceswiththewordsinthebox.,1.Inmy_,naturalwondersaremoreinterestingthanman-madeones.2.VictoriaFalls,about1,700metreswideand100metreshigh,is_.,opinion,huge,3.Letsjoininthe_aboutthewondersoftheworld.4.IthinktheGiantsCausewayonthe_coastofNorthernIrelandisafantasticnaturalwonder.5.Tosomedegree,LinglingagreeswithTonyabouttheGiantsCauseway,_shethinksVictoriaFallsismorefantastic.,discussion,eastern,though,1.大峡谷是世界自然奇观之一。(2010广东)TheGrandCanyonis_ofthenaturalworld.2.我认为这部电影中有太多的打斗。(inonesopinion)(2012山东)_.,中考链接,Inmyopinion,therestoomuchfightinginthefilm.,oneofthewonders,3.Weshouldgivetheboyanotherchance_hehasmadesomemistakes.(2011河南)A.th