外研版新九年级Unit 1九年级第一模块

1、a) The Terracotta Army 兵马俑兵马俑b) The Three Gorges Dam三峡大三峡大坝坝c) The Giants Causeway巨人之巨人之路路d) Victoria Falls维多利亚瀑布维多利亚瀑布natural wonderman-made wonderancient/modern wonderLets calljoin in more interesting thanI have never seen itagree with That sounds greatin my opinionThough/although 自然奇观自然奇观人造奇观人造奇观

2、古代、现代奇观古代、现代奇观让我们打电话让我们打电话参加，加入参加，加入比。更有趣比。更有趣我从未见过它我从未见过它同意同意那听起来很棒那听起来很棒以我的观点以我的观点虽然。但是虽然。但是It is 5 metres long,2 metres wide and 3 metres high.Hundreds/thousands/Millions/billions ofFive hundred/thousandWho d like to call first? 它有它有5米长，米长，2米宽和米宽和3米米高。高。 数百、千、百万、十亿数百、千、百万、十亿 五百、千五百、千 谁想先打电话。谁想先打电

3、话。the Giants CausewayEnjoy some pictures of the wonders.n.奇观奇观; 奇迹奇迹 Victoria Falls natural adj. 大自然的大自然的 The Three Gorges Dam man-made adj. 人造的人造的 The Terracotta Army The Great Wall The Pyramids of Egypt The Empire State BuildingMount QomolangmaStonehengediscussion n. 讨论讨论; 商讨商讨 electricity n. 电电ea

4、stern adj. 在东边的在东边的; 来自来自东边的东边的 loudadj. (声音声音)响亮的响亮的 Match the names of the wonders with the pictures.a) The Terracotta Armyb) The Three Gorges Damc) The Giants Causewayd) Victoria Falls1234abcdLook at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you.1. Which two are natu

5、ral wonders?The Giants Causeway and Victoria Falls. 2. Which two are man-made wonders?3. Which is an ancient wonder?4. Which is a modern wonder?The Terracotta Army and The Three Gorges Dam. The Terracotta Army.The Three Gorges Dam.Now listen and check.Check () the true sentences.1. Tony thinks the G

6、iants 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 wonders.4. For Daming, the Three Gorges Dam is more fantastic than the Terracotta Army.1. Where is the Giants Causeway?2. How

7、wide is Victoria Falls?The Giants Causeway is on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.Its about 1,700 metres wide.Read the passage and answer the questions.3. What wonders does Betty think are more exciting?4. How old is the Terracotta Army?Betty thinks man-made wonders are more exciting.Its more t

8、han 2,000 years old.Complete the table.40,000sixeasternAfrica1,7001002,0002,30018515electricityListen and mark the pauses.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 more fantastic.3. In my opinion, man-made wonders are

9、more exciting than natural ones.1. Lets call Wonder of the World and join in the discussion. 我们给我们给世界奇世界奇观观节目打电话，加入讨论吧。节目打电话，加入讨论吧。join in的意思是的意思是“参加某种活动参加某种活动; 加入加入到到”。如如:We all joined in the game. 我们都参与了游戏。我们都参与了游戏。discussion 作名词作名词, 它是由动词它是由动词discuss 加后加后缀缀-ion而构成的而构成的, 意为意为“讨论讨论; 商讨商讨”。如如:There

10、will be a discussion about the differences between the two words in our class this afternoon.小试小试: How many students joined in the _(discuss) last Sunday?discussion2. And I think the Giants Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder. 我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。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巨人之路位于英国北爱尔兰东

11、部海岸, 由大量多边形石柱组成由大量多边形石柱组成, 绵延数百米绵延数百米, 呈呈阶梯状延伸入海。阶梯状延伸入海。1986年年, 巨人之路及巨人之路及其海岸其海岸(Giants Causeway and Causeway Coast)被联合国教科文组织列被联合国教科文组织列入世界自然遗产名录。入世界自然遗产名录。3. That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic. 听起来很神奇，但我认为非洲的维多利亚听起来很神奇，但我认为非洲的维多利亚瀑布更壮观。瀑布更壮观。 维多利亚瀑布位于

12、非洲赞比西河中游维多利亚瀑布位于非洲赞比西河中游, 赞比赞比亚与津巴布韦接壤处亚与津巴布韦接壤处, 是世界上最壮观的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瀑布之一。瀑布上的水雾形成的彩虹景色十分迷人十分迷人, 瀑布的声响可在数公里处听到。瀑布的声响可在数公里处听到。因此因此, 当地人称之为当地人称之为“莫西奥图尼亚莫西奥图尼亚”, 意意为为“霹雳之雾霹雳之雾”。thoughthough 作连词作连词, 意为意为“虽然虽然; 尽管尽管”, 常用常用来引导让步状语从句来引导让步状语从句, 从句可放在主句前从句可放在主句前或主句后或主句后, 但不能与但不能与but 或或however

13、出现在出现在同一个句子中。同一个句子中。如：如：Though he was tired, he went on working.虽然他很累，还是继续工作。虽然他很累，还是继续工作。Lucy often helps me with my English, though she is very busy. 尽管露西很忙，她尽管露西很忙，她还是经常帮我学习英语。还是经常帮我学习英语。【运用】从题后所给的四个选项中选【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。择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。Grace is going to give much money to charity, _ sh

14、e is not rich enough. (2013 乌鲁木齐乌鲁木齐)A. if B. unless C. since D. thoughD4. But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones. 但是但是, 在我看来在我看来, 人造奇观比自然奇人造奇观比自然奇观更激动人心。观更激动人心。本句中本句中natural ones与与man-made wonders相对应相对应, ones代替前面提到代替前面提到的的wonders。in ones opinion表示表示“按某人的意见按某人的意见; 据据

15、某人看来某人看来”。如：如：Who, in your opinion, is the best football player in the world today?在你看来在你看来, 谁是当今世界上最好的足球谁是当今世界上最好的足球运动员？运动员？ 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?Id like to visit the Giants Causeway because I

16、love wild places by the sea.Complete the sentences with the words in the box.1. In my _, natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.2. Victoria Falls, about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high, is _. opinionhuge3. Lets join in the _ about the wonders of the world.4. I think the Giants

17、 Causeway on the _ coast of Northern Ireland is a fantastic natural wonder.5. To some degree, Lingling agrees with Tony about the Giants Causeway, _ she thinks Victoria Falls is more fantastic.discussioneasternthough1. 大峡谷是世界自然奇观之一。大峡谷是世界自然奇观之一。(2010 广东广东)The Grand Canyon is _ _ of the natural world.2. 我认为这部电影中有太多的打斗。我认为这部电影中有太多的打斗。(in ones opinion) (2012 山东山东)_.In my opinion, theres too much fighting in the film. one of the wonders3. We should give the boy another chance _ he has made s