(
课件网) Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 1 It’s more than 2,000 years old. travel experience Where? When? Who? What? ... Let's talk Yandang Mountains fantastic, amazing... natural [?n?t?r?l] a wonder the Great Wall not natural = man-made a wonder ancient the Three Gorges Dam natural / man-made ancient / modern [?ɡ??d??z] the Terracotta Army [?ter??k?t?] the Giant's Causeway Victoria Falls 1 Match the names of the wonders with the pictures. ① ② ③ ④ a) The Terracotta Army d) Victoria Falls c) The Giant’s Causeway b) The Three Gorges Dam Let's practise Let's listen Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you. 2 ancient man-made modern natural wonder 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 and ② and ③ ④ ② ④ Now listen and check. ① ② ③ ④ Please call and tell us what you think. who wonder Tony Lingling Betty Daming Listen and choose which wonder they prefer. D. the Giant’s Causeway A. Victoria Falls C. the Terracotta Army B. the Three Gorges Dam Let's listen Wonders Location Description the Giant’s Causeway _____ rocks, most of them with _____ sides Victoria Falls _____ metres wide and 100 metres _____ the Terracotta Army more than _____ years old the Three Gorges Dam 2,300 metres _____ 185 metres high, ____ metres wide 40,000 1,700 high 2,000 long 15 Northern Ireland six Africa China China Listen again and complete the table. _____ Let's read Read the conversation and check the true sentences. 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. most fantastic as fantastic as √ √ Let's read Watch the video and then read after it. 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_____. 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 huge opinion though opinion huge discussion Let's practise 5. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. eastern though 1.I’ve never seen it, so I’m 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. ／ ／ ／ ／ ／ ／ 6. Listen and mark the pauses. Now listen again and repeat. Thank you!
