Objectives: 1. To listen and understand the conversation about wonders of the world 2.To learn some key words and useful expressions 3.To ask and give information about some wonders of the world
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1. Which two are natural wonders? ① ③ 2. Which two are man-made wonders? ② ④ 3. Which is an ancient wonder? ④ 4. Which is a modern wonder? ② Now listen and check.
Wonders Location
Other facts
______ hear the 1,700 metres wide _________ loud noise a few high kilometres away 100 metres _____ more than ______ 2,000 years old 2,300 metres long ______ 185 metres high ____ 15 metres wide produce electricity for millions of ______________ people in China
Look and read
1. Tony is 14 years old. 2. The Forbidden City is more than 600 years old. 3. The Great Wall is around 2,000 years old. 4. The blackboard is 4 metres long and 1 metre wide. 5. The Jianshe Road is 1,200 metres long and 15 metres wide. 6. Fen River is 716 kilometres long. 7. Changjiang River is 6,300 kilometres long. 8. Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai is 420 metres high.
We spent a week visiting the wonders of Ancient Greek civilization(文明). 我们花了一周时间游览古希 腊文明的奇观。
The Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world. 长城是世界奇观之一。 some natural wonders
Tony and his friends are ________ discussingwonders of the world. Tony thinks natural wonders are more interesting than __________ man-made ones. He visited the Giant’s Causeway two years ago and he thinks it is the most ________ fantastic natural wonder. Lingling thinks Victoria Falls in Africa are even more ___________ opinion manfantastic. But in Betty’s ________, made wonders are more ________ exciting than natural ones, such as the Terracotta Army and the Three Gorges Dam.
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ncient a______ adj. 古代的
odern m______ adj. 现代的
an-made m________ adj. 人造的
atural n______
adj. 大自然的
P2 ① ③ 2 Look at the picture and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you. ② ancient man-made modern natural wonder
三峡大坝
兵马俑 The Terracotta Army The Three Gorges Dam
The first two ut the last two are in other countries, so you may know little about them. Now let’s enjoy two videos about them. The Giant’s Causeway Victoria Falls
Let’s see which group does the best.
1. Role play the conversation in groups; 2. Role play the conversation in front of the class
Task 4
Complete the passage with proper words.
Tony and his friends are talking about Wonders of the World. Listen and read. Finish the following tasks.
Task 1 Now listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks.
Words and expressions
wow int. 呀，哇（用于表 示惊讶或赞叹） opinion n. 看法；主张 in one’s opinion 按某人的意见；据 某人看来 more than 超过 electricity n. 电 millions of 无数的
an object that causes a feeling of great surprise and admiration
外研 九年级 上册
Unit 1
It’s more than 2,000 years old.
Words and expressions
man-made n. 人造的 natural adj. 大自然的 wonder n. 奇观；奇迹 discussion n. 讨论；商讨 eastern adj. 在东边的；来自东 边的 though conj. 虽然；但是 loud adj. （声音）响亮的
3. What wonders does Betty think are more exciting? 4. How old is the Terracotta Army?
It’s more than 2,000 years old.
She thinks man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.
Do you know the names of following wonders in Chinese? The Terracotta Army 兵马俑
The Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝
The Giant’s Causeway 巨人之路 Victoria Falls 维多利亚瀑布
1. They’re about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high. 它们大约长1700米，高100米。
Words: wonder discussion though loud opinion natural eastern Phrases: in one’s opinion more than millions of Patterns: I think Victoria Falls in Africa are even more fantastic. — Which wonder of the world would you like to visit? — I’d like to visit the Giant’s Causeway because…
2. Victoria Falls, about 1,700 metres huge high, are ________.
discussion eastern huge opinion though
3. Let’s join in the _________ discussion about the wonders of the world. 4. I think the Giant’s Causeway on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland is a ________ fantastic natural wonder. 5. To some degree, Lingling agrees with Tony about the Giant’s Causeway, though she thinks Victoria Falls are ________ more fantastic.
P3 Task 3 4 Answer the questions. 1. Where is the Giant’s Causeway?
It’s on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
2. How wide are Victoria Falls?
It is about 1,700 metres wide.
Description The Giant’s Northern ________ 40,000 rocks