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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 古罗马斗兽场 墨西哥 奇琴伊察金字塔 埃及 吉萨金字塔 约旦 佩特拉古城 秘鲁 马丘比丘 中国 万里长城,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,TheThree Gorges Damis adamin theThree Gorgesregion on the Yangtze RiverinSandouping, Yichang, Hubei Province. It generates the biggest amount ofhydroelectricpower, about 22,250megawatts. The project was completed on October 30, 2008.,The Gian

4、ts Causeway (巨人堤道),Victoria Falls is a 100m-high waterfall in Southern Africa, on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.,VictoriaFalls,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 wonders are the ob

5、jects 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 opinion 4.

6、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 the Three Gor

7、ges 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 Terracotta Army

8、,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 wonders. 4. Fo

9、r 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 more exciti

10、ng? 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-made ones. 2.

11、 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 some degree,

12、 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 more than 3,

13、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 southeast of K

14、unming. 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 (地壳板块) altered the earths crust, causing the sea to recede and its limestone bottom to appear, thereby forming land.,Landscape of Gu

15、ilin,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 also visit the s

16、cenic 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 Wall in China

17、., 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 she can see.

18、She has suffered from a bombing / near her home / in southern Iraq.,意群和停顿,句子可按照意思和结构分为若干段，每段称为一个意群。每个意群有其特殊的意义。在朗读每篇短文前，你应找准意群。这样你在说话和朗读时，意群和意群之间可稍作一定的停顿，也可以在此处换气，使意思表达更为清楚。你还须注意在同一意群中各个单词之间应一口气念完而不可停顿。 意群和意群之间根据需要而停顿， 也不是非停顿不可。,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 mor