临漳县第四中学 宋瑞红 Unit 4 Our World Topic 3 The workers used live models, didn’t they? Section C

Read the numbers in 1a one hundred thousand two thousand five hundred and sixty two hundred and thirty point four one hundred and forty-six point five 9,876,543,210.9 nine billion eight hundred and seventy-six million five hundred and forty-three thousand two hundred and ten point nine

Key points It is one of the “Seven Wonders” of the ancient world. 它是古代 “ 七大奇迹 ” 之一。 指古希腊罗马时代地中海地区的七处杰出建筑和雕像。

It took about people over 20 years to build it. 大约十万人花了二十多年才建成了这座金字塔。 take 花费（时间） It takes/took sb. some time to do sth. It takes/took sb. some time to do sth. 她花了三个小时修理自行车。 It took her three hours to repair her bike. Key points

Khufu ordered his men to build the Great Pyramid as his tomb in about B.C. Key points公元前 公元A.D.

The building is made up of two million stones and each stone weighs more than two tons. Key points 由 …… 组成 v. 重 …… ，称 …… 的重量 n. weight

There are w___________ p________ in E____. orld-famous yramids gypt The a______ E________ built them.ncientgyptians

Listen and match the numbers with the words that the numbers describe two million Read and understand 1a meters long meters high people B.C. stones （影片 1 ）

A Brief Introduction of the Great Pyramid Who When Where Why How long (time) Length Height Khufu 2,560 B.C. In Egypt. As Khufu’s tomb. Over 20 years meters long meters high. Read 1a again and fill in the blanks.

The Great Pyramid in Egypt as tomb 2560 B.C. the greatest One of the “Seven Wonders” meters long, meters high people over 20 years, two million stones Retell the passage according to the key words.

Choose the correct answers according to 1a. 1. What did kings build the pyramids for? A. To live in. B. For people to visit. C. To keep their bodies after they died. 2. Until when was the Great Pyramid of Khufu the tallest building on earth? A B C “Each stone weighs more than two tons” means “ ______ ”. A. each stone is about two tons heavy B. each stone is two tons heavy C. each stone is over kg 4. How many stones is the Great Pyramid made up of? A B C Which is TRUE according to the passage? A. About people built the Great Pyramid after Khufu died. B. A pyramid has a square and three triangles. C. No one knows how the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid. C A C B C 1b Work alone

Written work Suppose you are Jim. Write a letter to your friend, Mike, to talk about some places of interest. Dear Mike, I visited... last week... Yours, Jim

Dear Mike, I visited Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Warriors last week. They’re in Xi’an. They are great! When I saw them, I felt very happy and excited. The ancient Chinese people built them 2,200 years ago. I am very proud to tell my friends about the history of them, and I really had a good time there. Please write to me soon. Yours, Jim

Summary 1. Learn to talk about the place of interest. 2. Learn numbers. 3. Main words and sentences: the ancient world, on earth, be made up of

Homework The Great Wall is also one of the greatest wonders in the world. Please find some information about it. And write it down.

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