1、Wonders of the world,Unit 1 Its more than 2,000 years old.,Module1,世界奇观,Free Talk,Where did you go during the summer holiday?2.Do you know where the Great Wall is?3.How long and how old is the Great Wall in China?,Read and answer 长城（The Great Wall），又称万里长城，是中国古代军事防御工程。2012年6月5日，国家文物局在北京居庸关长城宣布，历经近5年的
2、调查认定，中国历代长城总长度为21196.18公里。起建于春秋战国时代，有两千多年的历史。万里长城是世界十大奇迹之一。,Its more than 21,000 kilometers long and its more than 2,000 years old.,Is the Great Wall a great wonder in the world?,ancient or modern,natural or man-made,The Great Wall is an ancient man-made wonder in the world.,The Pyramids of Egypt,埃及
3、金字塔,Wonders of the World,The Terracotta Army,The Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝,The Giants Causeway 巨人之路,放眼望世界 巨人之路位于北爱尔兰贝尔法斯特西北约80公里处大西洋海岸，大约有3.7万多根六边形（six sides）或五边形(five sides)、四边形(four sides)的石柱聚集成一条绵延数千米的堤道，被视为世界自然奇迹。300年来，地质学家们研究其构造，了解到它是在第三纪由活火山不断喷发而形成的。,Victoria Falls 维多利亚瀑布,放眼望世界 维多利亚瀑布又称莫西奥图尼亚瀑布，位于
4、非洲赞比西河中游，赞比亚与津巴布韦接壤处。宽1,700多米(5,500多英尺)，最高处108米(355英尺)，为世界著名瀑布奇观之一。欧洲探险家，戴维利文斯敦1855年在旅途中发现它，并以英国女王的名字为其命名。维多利亚瀑布1989年被列入世界遗产目录。,Listening and vocabulary,a)The Terracotta Armyb)The Three Gorges Damc)The Giants Causewayd)The Victoria Falls,Match the names of the wonders with the pictures on the right
5、and on the next page.,4,2,1,3,2.Look at the pictures and answer the questions Use the words in the box to help you.,ancientman-made modernnatural wonder,Now listen and check.,4.Which is a modern wonder?,2.Which two are man-made wonders?,3.Which is an ancient wonder?,Which two are natural wonders?,Th
6、e Giants Causeway and Victoria Falls.,The Terracotta Army and the Three Gorges Dam.,The Terracotta Army.,The Three Gorges Dam.,2.Lingling thinks 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
7、is more fantastic than the Terracotta Army.,3.Now check()the true sentences.,1.Tony thinks the Giants Causeway is the largest natural wonder.,most fantastic,He thinks the Three Gorges is fantastic too.,as,as,4.Read again and fill in the chart.,more than 2,000 years old,on the eastern coast of North
8、Ireland,runs for several hundred meters,A.竞选 B.绵延 C.跑去找,in Africa,1,700 meters wide100 meters high,Shanxi,China,Hubei,China,2,300 meters long185 meters highand 15 meters wide,Work in pairs.Which wonder of the world would you like to visit?Id like to visit the Giants Causeway because I love wild plac
9、es by the sea.,ancient/fantastic/huge/exciting,Betty:Wow,thats huge!But in my opinion,man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.Look at the Terracotta Army.Its more than 2,000 thousand years old.Daming:I agree with you,Betty.And I think the Three Gorges Dam is fantastic too.Its about 2,30
10、0 metres long,185 metres high and 15 metres wide at the top.It produces electricity for millions of people in China.,4.Read the conversation and answer.,What wonders does Betty think are more exciting?What can the Three Gorges Dam do?,In her opinion,man-made wonders are more exciting.,It can produce
11、 electricity.,5.Complete the sentences with the words in the box.,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,huge,discussion,eastern,huge,opinion,though,3.Lets join in the_ about the wonders of the worl
12、d.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 the Giants Causeway,_she thinks the Victoria Falls are more fantastic,discussion,eastern,though,从某种程度来说,6.Listen and mark the pauses.,Ive never seen it,so
13、Im not sure I agree with you.2.That sounds great,though I think the Victoria Falls in Africa are even more fantastic.3.In my opinion,man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.,Pronunciation and speaking,Now listen again and repeat,现在完成时（have/has+done）：1.过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响。常译为“已经”2.表示目前为止已经完成的事情或从未做过的事情。3.表示过去发生的动作持续到现在，并有可能继续持续下去，常与for,since连用,Homework,Finish the exercises in the workbook.,
