Unit 1

It’s more than 2,000 years old.

the Great Wall

man-made

ancient

Mt. Qomolangma

珠穆朗玛峰 natural

Empire State Building （帝国大厦）

man-made

modern

ancient pyramids ( 古老金字塔 )

The Terracotta Army 秦始皇兵马俑

man-made

ancient

the Great Barrier Reef ( 大堡礁 )

natural

The Stonehenge （巨石阵）

man-made

ancient

The Three Gorges Dam

三峡大坝

man-made

The Giant’s Causeway

natural

巨人之路

Victoria Falls

natural

维多利亚大瀑布

They are w______ of the world.

( 奇迹 )

the ancient pyramids

the Terracotta Army

the Three Gorges Dam

the Giant’s Causeway

onders

Victoria Falls

Let’s listen and complete the table.

name wonder

the Giant’s Causeway

Lingling

The Terracotta Army

Daming

Tony

Betty

The Three Gorges Dam

Victoria Falls

Let’s read and fill in the blanks.

Wonders Location Description Other factsThe Giant’s Causeway

Northern Ireland

huge, ________ rocks with ____ sides

run for several ______ metres on the _____ coast of…

Victoria Falls ______

______ metres wide, 100 metres _____

hear the _________ a few kilometres away

The Terracotta Army

China ______ 2,000 years old

The Three Gorges Dam _____

2,300 metres ______, 185 metres high, ____ metres wide

produce _______for millions of people in China

40,000

1,700

high loud noise

more than

China long

15

Africa

sixeastern

hundred

electricity

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.

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Now check (√) the true sentences.

most fantastic

also fantastic

×

×

Tony and his friends are ________ wonders of the world. Tony thinks ________ wonders are more interesting than man-made ones. He visited the Giant’s Causeway two years ago and he thinks it is the most ________ natural wonder. ________, Lingling thinks Victoria Falls in Africa are even more fantastic. But in Betty’s ________, man-made wonders are more ________ than natural ones, such as the Terracotta Army and the Three Gorges Dam.

Complete the passage with proper words.

natural

fantasticHowever

opinion

discussing

exciting

5. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1. In my _______, natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.

2. Victoria Falls, about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high, are_______

3. Let’s join in the _____________about the wonders of the world.

discussion eastern huge opinion though

opinion

huge

discussion

5. To some degree, Lingling agrees with Tony about the Giant’s Causeway, ______she thinks Victoria Falls are more fantastic.though

4. I think the Giant’s Causeway on the ________coast of Northern Ireland is a fantastic natural wonder.

eastern

Quiz （课堂小测）Ⅰ. 根据句意及首字母提示完成句子。1. T_______ he was only twelve he could run faster th

an any kid in the school.

2. On Friday my parents and I had a long d________

_ about my English study plan.

3. The e________ sky was just turning pink.

4. The Victoria Falls is a great wonder in the n______

_ world.

5. People can use wind to p_______ electricity.

hough

iscussionastern

aturalroduce

Ⅱ. 根据中文翻译填空。1. Up to ______ ______ people visit the

country every year. 每年参观这个国家的人多达 500 万。2. ______ ______ visitors come to visit t

he Great Wall every year. 每年数百万的游客来参观长城。3. ____ ______ ______, Frozen is a won

derful movie. 我认为《冰雪奇缘》是一部特别好看的电影。

five million

In my opinion

Millions of

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 are even more fantastic.

3. In my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.

Now listen again and repeat.

6. Listen and mark the pauses.

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7. Work in pairs. Make a list of wonders of the world. Say which one you would like to visit and why.

--- Which wonder of the world would you like

to visit?

--- I’d like to visit the Giant’s Causeway

because I love wild places by the sea.

Language Points

1. I think natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.

1) I think 为主句，后面是省略了连接词that 的宾语从句。如： I think maths is more difficult than English.

2) ones 作代词，指代 wonders. ones 指代复数名词，同类不同物。如 : These pictures are more colourful than those ones.

2. Hm, I’ve never seen it, so I’m not sure I agree with you.

1) 并列连词 so 连接两个分句， 表因果关系。如： The work has been finished, so you needn’t come.

2) be (not) sure ( 不 ) 确定。 其后接不定式，也可接从句。如： I’m sure to come.

I’m not sure you are right.

3. They’re about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high.

物体长、宽、高等的表达为：数词 + 计量词 + long/wide/high. 它相当于 “ 数词 +计量词 +in length/width/height”.

如： The river is about 2,000 metres long. = The river is about 2,000 metres in length.