1、Unit 1 Its more than 2,000 years old.初中英语外研版九年级学习目标1.To learn and understand the topic words through talking and listening;2.To know something about The Terracotta Army,The Three Gorges Dam,The Giants Causeway and Victoria Falls;3.To understand conversations involving different tenses.Free talkWhere
2、 did you go during the summer holiday?Do you know where the Great Wall is?How long the Great Wall in China?Is the Great Wall a great wonder in the world?ancient or modernnatural or man-madeThe Great Wall is an ancient man-made wonder in the world.The Lighthouse of Alexandria 埃及的亚历山大灯塔The Statue of Z
3、eus(Jupiter)at Olympia 希腊奥林匹亚的宙斯神像The Colossus of Rhodes 地中海的罗得岛太阳神铜像The Hanging Gardens of Babylon 巴比伦空中花园The Pyramids of Egypt 埃及金字塔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Enjoy some picturesSeven Wonders of the World The Terracotta Amy,China中国秦始皇兵马俑Th
4、e Taj Mahal,India印度泰姬陵More wonders Victoria Falls维多利亚瀑布The Giants Causeway巨人之路Can you say some others?Presentation Listening and vocabulary1Match the names of the wonders with the pictures.a)The Terracotta Armyb)The Three Gorges Damc)The Giants Causewayd)The Victoria Fallsdabc2Look at the pictures a
5、nd answer the questions.1.Which two are natural wonders?4.Which is a modern wonder?2.Which two are man-made wonders?3.Which is an ancient wonder?ancient man-made modern natural wonder132424Task1:Check()the true sentences.1.Tony thinks the Giants Causeway is the largest natural wonder.2.Lingling thin
6、ks the 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.Task2:Listen and answer.1.Where is the Giants Causeway?_2.How wide are Victoria Falls?_3.What wonde
7、rs does Betty think are more exciting?_4.How old is the Terracotta Army?_On the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.About 1,700 metres wide.She thinks man-made wonders are more exciting.Its more than 2,000 years old.Task3:Listen and fill in the chart.WondersWhereHow long/wide/high How old The GiantsCa
8、useway _ Victoria Falls _The Terracotta Army _The Three Gorges Dam_more than 2,000 years oldon the eastern coast of North Irelandruns for several hundred metresin Africaabout 1,700 metres wide and100 metres highShanxi,ChinaHubei,Chinaabout 2,300 metres long,185 metres highand 15 metres wide 5Complet
9、e the sentences with the words in the box.1.In my_,natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.2.The Victoria Falls,about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high,is_.opinion hugediscussion,eastern,huge,opinion,though3.Lets join in the_ about the wonders of the world.4.I think the Giants Ca
10、useway 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 the Victoria Falls are more fantastic.从某种程度上说discussioneasternthoughPronunciation and speaking Listen and mark the pause.1.Ive never seen it,so Im n
11、ot sure I agree with you.2.That sounds great,though I think the Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic.3.In my opinion,man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.Pair workWhich wonder of the world would you like to visit?Id like to visit Because I.Work in pairs.Make a list of wond
12、ers of the world.Say which one you would like to visit and why.Language points1.Lets call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion.join in的意思是“参加某种活动，加入到”。辨析：join，join in，take part in1)join指加入某个党派，团体组织等，成为其成员之一，意为“参军、入团、入党等”。和某人一起做某事，其结构为：join sb.in(doing)sth.，根据上下文，in(doing)sth.也可以省去。2)join
13、in多指参加小规模的活动如“球赛、游戏”等，常用于日常口语。3)take part in 指参加会议或群众性活动等，着重说明句子主语参加该项活动并在活动中发挥作用。如：Well _the English evening tonight.When did your brother _the army?Will you _ us in the discussion?take part injoinjoin2.I think natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.1)I think 为主句，后面是省略了连接词that的宾语从句
14、。如：I think maths is more difficult than English.2)ones 作代词，指代wonders。ones 指代复数名词，同类不同物。3.Hmm,Ive never seen it,so Im not sure I agree with you.1)be sure that/be sure of 确信.，对.有把握。2)agree with表示“同意某人的意见、想法、解释”等（对象是人或人的观点）;agree to表示“同意/赞成”，后面跟表示计划、建议、安排等的名词、代词，或接动词原形。agree on用于表示“（双方或多方）在某事或某方面取得一致意见
15、”。如：Her parents both agree _her decision.We all agree _ you.to withSummary Key wordsUnit 1man-made,natural,wonder discussioneastern,thoughloud,wow,opinion交际用语Key phrasesin ones opinionmore thanmillions ofIm not sure.In my opinionLook at Whod like to HomeworkHomework1.Which wonder of the world would you like to visit?Write some sentences about it.2.Preview Unit 2.
