Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 1 It’s more than 2,000 years old. the Giant’s Causeway

Try this! 1.Tell a wonder of the world that you know 2.What is special about it?

the Giant’s Causeway

Victoria Falls natural adj. 大自然的

The Three Gorges Dam man-made adj. 人造的

The Terracotta Army

The Great Wall

The Pyramids of Egypt

The Empire State Building Mount Everest 102-story skyscraper

Stonehenge

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1. Which two are natural wonders? The Giant’s Causeway and Victoria Falls. Part 2 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.

1. Where is the Giant’s Causeway? 2. How wide is Victoria Falls? The Giant’s Causeway is on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland. It’s about 1,700 metres wide. Listen and answer

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 than natural ones. It’s more than 2,000 years old.

Check (√) the true sentences. 1. Tony thinks the Giant’s Causeway is the largest natural wonder. 2. Lingling thinks Victoria Falls is more fantastic than the Giant’s 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. 世界奇观 2. 参加讨论 3. 不确定 4. 同意 5. 绝大多数 6. 在东海岸 7. 听起来不错 8. 一千七百米宽 wonders of the world join in the discussion be not sure agree with most of … on the eastern coast sounds great 1,700 metres wide Find the expressions

9. 听到很大的噪音 10. 在我看来 11. 在顶部 12. 发电 13. 几百万人 14. 几公里远 hear the loud noise in my opinion at the top produce electricity millions of people a few kilometers away

1. Let’s call Wonder of the World and join in the discussion. Sentences to learn How many students joined in the _________(discuss) last Sunday? discussion 2. I think natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.

3. That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic. though 作连词, 意为 “ 虽然 ; 尽管 ”, 常用来 引导让步状语从句, 从句可放在主句前 或主句后, 但不能与 but 出现在同一个句 子中。 Though 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 ) A. if B. unless C. since D. though D

5. But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones. In my opinion, ________________. 6. It produces electricity for millions of people in China. 4. You can hear the loud noise a few kilometres away.

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Complete the table. Wonders of the world The Giant’s Causeway ______ rocks, ____ sides, on the ______ coast of Northern Ireland Victoria Falls in ______, ______ metres wide, _____ metres high The Terracotta Army more than ______ years old The Three Gorges Dam ______ metres long, _____ metres high, ____ metres wide, produce _________ 40,000 six eastern Africa 1, ,000 2, electricity

—Which wonder of the world you like to visit? —I’d like to visit the Giant’s Causeway because I love wild places by the sea and ______________. the Giant’s Causeway Victoria Falls the Three Gorges Damthe Terracotta Army the Great Wallthe Pyramids of Egypt the Empire State Building Stonehenge

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. Victoria Falls, about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high, is _____. opinion huge

3. Let’s join in the _________ about the wonders of the world. 4. I think the Giant’s Causeway on the _______ coast of Northern Ireland is a fantastic natural wonder. 5. To some degree, Lingling agrees with Tony about the Giant’s Causeway, _______ she thinks Victoria Falls is more fantastic. discussion eastern though

1. 大峡谷是世界自然奇观之一。 (2010 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。 (in one’s opinion) (2012 山东 ) _______________________________ _______________________________. In my opinion, there’s too much fighting in the film. one of the wonders Exercises

3. We should give the boy another chance ______ he has made some mistakes. (2011 河南 ) A. though B. when C. unless 4. Football is do exciting that _______ people in the world play it. (2011 四川 ) A. million of B. millions of C. two millions of