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课件网) Wonders of the World 1. wonder ▲n. 奇迹 The Great Wall is one of the seven wonders of the new world. 长城是新世界七大奇观之一。 ▲ vi. & vt. ① 觉得奇怪；惊奇 = be surprised I wonder that each man speaks a different language in England. 我感到十分惊奇在英国每个人都说着 一种不同的语言。 ② 想知道 = want to know I wonder who he is, where he came from and why he came. 我很想知道他是谁, 从哪里来, 来干什么。 ② 想知道 = want to know I wonder who he is, where he came from and why he came. 我很想知道他是谁, 从哪里来, 来干什么。 The Pyramids of Egypt 埃及金字塔 1 美国大峡谷 2 The Statue of Zeus ?奥林匹亚宙斯神像 ? ['st?tju:] [zju:s] snake 3 The Lighthouse of Alexandra亚历山大灯塔 ['laithaus] 4 Hanging Gardens of Babylon巴比伦空中花园 ['h??i?] ['b?bil?n] Koala bear 5 Temple of Artemis阿尔忒弥斯神殿 ['ɑ:timis] 6 The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus [.m?:s?'li:?m] 7 The Colossus of Rhodes罗德岛太阳神巨像 [k?'l?s?s] [r??dz] 8 美国黄石公园 Yellowstone National Park Pyramid ['pir?mid] Egypt Egyptian ['i:d?ipt]n. a.＆n. The Nile River =the Nile [nail] Africa Near the Nile River stand the famous pyramids of Egypt, the oldest of the seven ancient wonders of the wonders of the world. Nearly 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians built pyramids to keep the bodies of their kings and queens after their death. They built more than 90 pyramids. Among them, the Great Pyramids is the largest and most famous. What Where When How … 53,000 481 745 2,300,000 449 20 2.5tons 2566 BC. The Great Pyramid Find out the numbers in the text Read the passage and describe what you can see in the photo. Use some of the words in Activity 1. What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage? a) To give facts about the Grand Canyon. b) To tell how he feels about the Grand Canyon. c) To introduce the Grand Canyon. d) To tell people to visit the Grand Canyon. Match the words in the box with their meanings. anywhere gate huge natural stranger 1. not made by people _____ 2. an entrance _____ 3. someone you don’t know _____ 4. very very big _____ 5. of any place _____ natural gate stranger huge anywhere Complete the table with facts about the Grand Canyon. 2,000 metres 20 kilometres 400 kilometres Grand Canyon How deep / high is it? How wide is it? How long is it? Important and difficult points The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me. 太阳从位于我身后的岩石远处升起。我看到地面沉降至下面深谷中的一条河里。 2. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders the natural world. 我站在大峡谷边缘,它是自然界中的奇观 之一。 3. I looked down to the Colorado River about 2,000metres below me. 我俯视着距我两千多米之遥的科罗拉 多河。 Then I looked across to other side of the canyon. 然后,我眺望峡谷的另一边。 Finally, I looked to my left and to my right....... 最后,我向左右遥望...... the Changjiang River the Great Wall How deep /high is it? How wide is it? How long is it? ... ...
