1. Module1 Wonders of the world Unit 1 What’s a wonder of the world? Unit 1 It's more than2,000 years old.

2. Words & expressions 1.wonder: ① n 奇迹 a wonder of the world 一个世界奇观 The Great Wall is a wonder of the world. ② v 想知道 = want to know I wonder if he is our new English teacher. ③ adj 极好的, 精彩的 wonderful He told me a wonderful story.

3. the Great Wall It is one of the greatest _________in China. wonders You can have a _________ time there.wonderful Sally ________ how the ancient Chinese built it 2,000 years ago wondered

4. Do you know any other wonders of the world ? brainstorming

5. The Three Gorges Dam （三峡） It’ a man-made wonder. It produces electricity for millions of people in China.

6. Victoria Falls （维多利亚瀑布 ） It’ a natural wonder. It’ s about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high.

7. The Terracotta Army （秦始皇兵马俑 ） It’ a man-made wonder. It’ s more than 2,000 years old.

8. The Giant’s Causeway （巨人之路 ） It’ a natural wonder. There are about 40,000 rocks, most of them with six sides.

9. The Giant’s Causeway The Three Gorges Dam Victoria FallsThe Terracotta Army 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? Activity 1 &2 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

10. It means new, belonging to the present time. Not made by people, but by nature. It means very old, or has been on earth for a very long time. Made by humans. It is something that makes people to feel great surprised. man-made ancient modern natural wonder

11. Listen and answer How many wonders are mentioned? What are they? There are four wonders. They are the Giant’s Causeway, Victoria Falls, the Terracotta Army and the Three Gorges Dam.

12. Q: please describe the four wonders the Giant’s Causeway Victoria Falls the Terracotta Army The Three Gorges Dam

13. 1.Tony thinks the Giant’s Causeway is the largest natural wonder. 2.Lingling thinks Victoria Falls are 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. Now check the true sentences.

14. Answer the questions: 1. Where is the Giant's Causeway? It is on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland. 2: How wide are the Victoria Falls? They're about 1700 meters wide. 3: What wonders does Betty think are more exciting? man-made wonders. 4: How old is the Terracotta Army? It's more than 2000 years old.

15. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. discussion eastern huge opinion though 1.opinion 2.huge 3.discussion 4.eastern 5.though

16. 根据汉语意思完成句子： 1. 我觉得它是一个很好的计划。 ——— —— ———— ， it’s a good plan. 2. 这辆红色的汽车比那辆黄色的更贵。 The red car is _____ ______ _____ the yellow one. 3. 他甚至比他的父亲更出名。 He is _____ ______ _____ than his father. 4. 这条河宽 10 米. The river is ______ ____ ____ In my opinion more expensive than even more famous 10 metres wide

17. Have a try: 1.My mother often _____(read)books in the early morning. 2.Since two years ago, I_____(live)in this school. 3.A few minutes later the fog____(clear)and the sun came out. 4.When my father was cooking, my mother_____(sleep). 5.My teacher _____(finish)a new book one month later. 6.Who wrote the book_____(call) My mother? 7.Which do you think is one of the best ____(wonder)? 8.The film_____(not begin) until 8 last night. 9.---Where is your sister? ---She_____(have) a meeting in the office. 10.The Victoria Fall is an _______(nature) wonder.