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课件网) Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit1 It’s more than 2,000 years old ['w nd ] 奇观；奇迹；奇事 A:Do you know any wonders of the world B:I know... A:Have you ever visited any wonders of the world B: I have visited... wonder wonders wonders of the world Pair work The Great Wall The Great Wall is in China. It’s a _____(人造的) wonder. It’s famous all over the world. Complete the sentences with proper words. man-made The Giant’s Causeway 巨人之路 The Giant’s Causeway is a _____(自然的) wonder. It’s on the_____ (东方的) coast of Northern Ireland. ['d a nt] ['k zwe ] natural eastern The Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝 It produces _____ (电) for millions of people in China. [g d ] [ lεk tr s t ] electricity Victoria Falls 维多利亚瀑布 Victoria Falls is in Africa. It makes a _____(大声的) noise. loud The Terracotta Army 兵马俑 The Terracotta Army is an_____( 古代的) wonder. It is in Xi’an, China. [ter 'k t ] ancient Match the names of the wonders with the pictures below. ① ② ③ ④ a) The Terracotta Army d) Victoria Falls c) The Giant’s Causeway b) The Three Gorges Dam 1. Which two are natural wonders 2. Which two are man-made wonders 3. Which is an ancient wonder 4. Which is a modern wonder ① ② ③ ④ ② ④ ① ② ③ ④ Above these wonders of the world: Listening Tony and his friends are talking about Wonders. Listen and read. Finish the following tasks. Listen and answer the questions. 1. What programs are they going to call A. Animal world B. Wonders of China C. Wonders of the World 2. Where is the Giant’s Causeway A. In Northern Ireland B. In England C. In Wales 3. Where is Victoria Falls A. In Asia B. In Africa C. In America Listen again and fill in the blanks Wonders Characteristics The Giant’s Causeway There are about 1._____ rocks, most of them with 2._____sides. Victoria Falls It is about 3._____ meters wide and 4. _____meters high. The Terracotta Army It’s more than 5._____years old. The Three Gorges Dam It is about 6._____ meters long, 7._____ meters high and 8._____ meters wide. 40,000 6/six 1,700 100 2,000 2,300 185 15 Read and check the true sentences. Tony thinks the Giant’s Causeway is the largest natural wonder. Lingling thinks Victoria Falls is more fantastic than the Giant’s Causeway. Betty and Daming are more interested in man-made wonders. For Daming, the Three Gorges Dam is more fantastic than the Terracotta Army. the most fantastic The Three Georges Dam is fantastic too. T: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. L:Hm, I’ve never seen it, so I’m not sure I agree with you. Why do you like it, Tony T: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 eastern coast of Northern Ireland. ① ② ③ ... ...
