More Wonders
中国万里长城 The Great Wall, China
秦始皇陵兵马俑 The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
约旦佩特拉古城 Petra, Jordan
印度泰姬陵 The Taj Mahal, India
Words and expressions
1.Match the names of the wonders with the pictures on the right and on the next page.
a)4 The Terracotta Army b)2The Three Gorges Dam c)1The Giant’s Causeway d)3The Victoria Falls
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon 巴比伦空中花园
The Colossus of Rhodes 地中海的罗得岛太阳神铜像
The Statue of Zeus (Jupiter) at Olympia 希腊奥林匹亚的宙斯神像
The Lighthouse of Alexandria 埃及的亚历山大灯塔
Daming: I agree with you, Betty. And I think the Three Gorges Dam is fantastic too. It’s about 2,300 metres long, 185 metres high and 15 metres wide at the top. It produces electricity for millions of people in China. Betty: Now who’d like to call first?
in one’s opinion 按某人的意见; 据某人看来
In my opinion, he is a good father. 在我看来他是个好爸爸。
millions of 大量的，无数的
Millions of apples are sold in the market. 超市里出售大量的苹果。
/laud/ (声音）响亮 adj.
loud
哇，呀(用于表示惊 /waʊ/
wow
讶或赞叹) int.
/ə'pɪnjən/ 看法；主张 n.
opinion
按某人的意见; 据某人看来 in one’s opinion
超过
more than
/ɪ'lek'trɪsəti/
电 n.
electricity
大量的，无数的 millions of
/ 'mæn'meid/ 人造的 adj.
/ 'nætʃərəl/ 大自然的 adj.
/'wʌndə/ 奇观；奇迹 n.
/dɪ'skʌʃn/ /'i:stən/
讨论；商讨 n.
在东边的； 来自东边的 adj.
man-made natural wonder discussion eastern
/ðəʊ/ 虽然；尽管 conj. through
2. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you.
ancient man-made modere natural
wonders?
man-made 人造的
natural 自然的
wonder 奇迹
discussion 讨论
After hours of discussion, the committee
let through his report. 经过数小时的讨论之后，委员会通过了他的 报告。
eastern 东边的
loud 大声的 electricity 电
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Unit 1 It’s more than 2,000 years old.
Seven Wonders of the World
埃及金字塔
The Pyramids of Egypt
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus 土耳其的摩索拉斯王陵墓
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 土耳其以弗所的亚底米神庙
eastern coast of Northern Ireland. Jingling: That sounds great, though I think the Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic. They’re about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high. You can hear the loud noise a few kilometres away. Betty: Wow, that’s huge! But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones. Look at the Terracotta Army. It’s more than 2,000 years old.
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2. Which two are man-made wonders?
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3. Which is an ancient wonder?
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4. Which is a modern wonder?
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Now listen and check.
3. Listen and read.
Tony: Let’s call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion. I think natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones. And I think the Giant’s Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder. Lingling: Hm, I’ve never seen it, so I’m not sure I agree with you. Why do you like it, Tony? Tony: Well, I visited the Giant’s Causeway two years ago. It’s huge. There’re about 40,000 rocks, most of them with six sides. It runs for several hundred metres on the