1、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eastern ad
2、j.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.ancient man-made modern natural wonde
3、r1.Which two are natural 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
4、 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.For Daming,the Three Gorges Dam is more fantastic than the Terracotta Army.1.Where is the Giants Causeway
5、?2.How 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 that man-made wonders are more exciting
6、than natural ones.Its more than 2,000 years old.Complete the table.WondersThe Giants Causeway_ rocks,_ sides,on the _ coast of Northern IrelandVictoria Fallsin _,_ metres wide,_ metres highThe Terracotta Armymore than _ years oldThe Three Gorges Dam_ metres long,_ metres high,_ metres wide,produce _
7、 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 more exciting than natural ones.1.Lets call
8、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 will be a discussion about the differences between
9、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。1
10、986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
11、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”。4.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w
12、onders。in ones opinion表示表示“按某人的意见按某人的意见;据据某人看来某人看来”。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？5.though though 作连词作连词,意为意为“虽然虽然;尽管尽管”,常常用来引导让步状语从句用来引导让步状语从句,从句可放在主从句可放在主句前或主句后句前或主句后,但不能与但不能与but 或或however 出现在同一个句子中。出现在同一个句子中。如：如：Tho
13、ugh he was tired,he went on working.Lucy often helps me with my English,though she is very busy.【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,_ she is not rich enough.(2013 乌鲁木齐乌鲁木齐)A.if B.unless C.since D.thoughDMake a list of wonders of th
14、e 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 love wild places by the sea.Complete the sentences with the words in the box.discussion eastern huge opinion though 1.In my _,natural wonders are more inte
15、resting 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 Causeway on the _ coast of Northern Ireland is a fantastic natural wonder.5.To some degree,Lingling agrees with Tony about
16、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 won
17、ders3.We should give the boy another chance _ he has made some mistakes.(2011 河南河南)A.though B.when C.unless 4.Football is do exciting that _ people in the world play it.(2011 四川四川)A.million of B.millions of C.two millions of 1.Which wonder of the world would you like to visit?Write some sentences about it.2.Preview Unit 2.
