1、Module 1 Wonders of the world,Unit 1 Its more than 2,000 years old.,wonders of the world,印度 泰姬陵 巴西 基督像 意大利 古羅馬斗獸場 墨西哥 奇琴伊察金字塔 埃及 吉薩金字塔 約旦 佩特拉古城 秘魯 馬丘比丘 中國 萬里長城,Can you remember the wonders in the video?,Free Talk,Do you like travelling? If you have enough time and money, do you want to visit the won

2、ders of the world?,Look at the pictures. Do you know what they are and where they are? Have a discussion about the place you know.,The Terracotta Army,Its located at North Qinling Road, Lintong District of Xian, Shaanxi Province. The terracotta, dating from 210 B.C., were discovered in 1974 by some

3、local farmers drilling a water well.,The Three Gorges Dam,The Three Gorges Dam is a dam in the Three Gorges region on the Yangtze River in Sandouping, Yichang, Hubei Province. It generates the biggest amount of hydroelectric power, about 22,250 megawatts. The project was completed on October 30, 200

4、8.,The Giants Causeway (巨人堤道),Victoria Falls is a 100m-high waterfall in Southern Africa, on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.,Victoria Falls,What are natural wonders? What are man-made wonders?,Free Talk,Can you give any examples for each kind? For example, in your town or province.,Natural wonder

5、s are the objects that are naturally made or formed and cause you a feeling of strangeness, surprise, etc. Man-made wonders are the objects that are created by people.,Focus on,Words:,natural wonder discussion eastern though loud below,Phrases:,Patterns: 1. Im not sure 2. That sounds great. 3. In my

6、 opinion 4. Its about metres / kilometres long /wide / deep ,more than millions of,Which two are natural wonders? Which two are man-made wonders? Which is an ancient wonder? Which is a modern wonder?,2 Listen and answer the questions.,The Giants Causeway and Victoria Falls.,The Terracotta Army and t

7、he Three Gorges Dam.,The Terracotta Army.,The Three Gorges Dam.,Tapescript:,3 Read quickly and answer the question.,They are talking about wonders of the world.,What are they talking about?,Which wonder does each person like most?,Tony,Lingling,Betty,Daming,the Giants Causeway,Victoria Falls,the Ter

8、racotta Army,the Three Gorges Dam,Read again and complete the table.,Now check () the true sentences.,1. Tony thinks the Giants Causeway is the largest natural wonder. 2. Lingling thinks Victoria Falls is more fantastic than the Giants Causeway. 3. Betty and Daming are more interested in man-made wo

9、nders. 4. For Daming, the Three Gorges Dam is more fantastic than the Terracotta Army.,Where is the Giants Causeway? How wide is Victoria Falls?,4 Answer the questions.,It is on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.,The Victoria Falls is about 1,700 metres wide.,3. What wonders does Betty think are

10、 more exciting? 4. How old is the Terracotta Army?,The Terracotta Army is more than 2,000 years old.,Betty thinks man-made wonders are more exciting.,5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.,discussion eastern huge opinion though,1. In my _, natural wonders are more interesting than man-m

11、ade ones. 2. Victoria Falls, about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high, is _. 3. Lets join in the _ about the wonders of the world.,opinion,huge,discussion,discussion eastern huge opinion though,4. I think the Giants Causeway on the _ coast of Northern Ireland is a fantastic natural wonder. 5. To

12、some degree, Lingling agrees with Tony about the Giants Causeway, _ she thinks Victoria Falls is more fantastic.,eastern,though,Where have you ever travelled? Talk about one with your partner.,Free Talk,Located in Xigang District, Dalian Forest Zoo covers an area of 7.2 square kilometers. It houses

13、more than 3,000 animals, and there are 200 species here. The zoo can be divided into five zones, namely Comprehensive Show Zone, Primate Animal Zone, Tiger Hill, Bear and Lion Hill and Grazer Animals Zone.,Dalian Forest Zoo,Stone Forest, Yunnan Province,The Stone Forest lies about 80 miles to the so

14、utheast of Kunming. A geological phenomenon, the Stone Forest was a vast expanse of sea during the Paleozoic era some 270 million years ago. Later, the movement of tectonic plates (地殼板塊) altered the earths crust, causing the sea to recede and its limestone bottom to appear, thereby forming land.,Lan

15、dscape of Guilin,East or west, Guilin landscape is best. Guilin is in the north of Guangxi. If you come to Guilin, you will know how clear the water is and how green the hills are. Every year many tourists come to Guilin for a visit. You can take a boat to see the scenes of the Li River. You can als

16、o visit the scenic spots in the city by bus.,Everyday English,Im not sure In my opinion, Look at Whod like to ?,Read and make sentences., Do you know when Lily left home? Im not sure about that. I was sleeping at that time., Whats the most beautiful wonder in the world? In my opinion, its the Great

17、Wall in China., Look at the little cat. Isnt it cute? Yes, of course., There are so many interesting pictures. Yes. Whod like to describe them?,Read the sentences below.,A four-year-old girl / is lying / in the arms of a doctor. Her pink clothes are bloodied / and her eyes stare at something / only

18、she can see. She has suffered from a bombing / near her home / in southern Iraq.,意群和停頓,句子可按照意思和結(jié)構(gòu)分為若干段，每段稱為一個(gè)意群。每個(gè)意群有其特殊的意義。在朗讀每篇短文前，你應(yīng)找準(zhǔn)意群。這樣你在說話和朗讀時(shí)，意群和意群之間可稍作一定的停頓，也可以在此處換氣，使意思表達(dá)更為清楚。你還須注意在同一意群中各個(gè)單詞之間應(yīng)一口氣念完而不可停頓。 意群和意群之間根據(jù)需要而停頓， 也不是非停頓不可。,Pronunciation and speaking,1. Ive never seen it, so Im not sure I agree with you. 2. That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa is even mo