Module1unit1It'smorethan外研版九年级英语上册

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
discussion eastern huge opinion though
Check the true sentences.Tony thinks the Giant’s Causeway is the largest natural wonder. Lingling thinks Victoria Falls is more fantastic than the Giant’s Causeway. Betty and Daming are more interested in man-made wonders.For Daming, the Three Gorges Dam is more fantastic than the Terracotta Army.
Northern Ireland
________ rocks
__________________
Africa
______ metres wide100 metres _____
can hear the _________ a few kilometres away
The Terracotta Army
40,000
1,700
high
loud noise
2,000
China
long
millions of
Victoria Falls
15
Task 1
high
Complete the sentences with the words in the box. (P 3)
discussion eastern huge opinion though
It is about 1,700 metres wide.
It is more than 2,000 years old.
Opinion
It is on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
She thinks man-made wonders are more exciting.
huge
Task 2
discussion eastern huge opinion though
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.e Three Georges Dam is fantastic too.
Language points.
T:Let’s call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion. I think natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones. And I think the Giant’s Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder.L:Hm, I’ve never seen it, so I’m not sure I agree with you. Why do you like it, Tony?T:Well, I visited the Giant’s Causeway two years ago. It’s huge. There’re about 40,000 rocks, most of them with six sides. It runs for several hundred metres on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
Listen and read.
Wonders
Location
Description
Other facts
The Giant’s Causeway
Northern Ireland
________ rocks
__________________
Africa
______ metres wide100 metres _____
join v. 参加，加入; join sb/sth 加入某人/组织（成为其中一员）; join in 参加（活动/会议）
Read the conversation and fill in the blanks.
Wonders
Location
Description
Other facts
The Giant’s Causeway
discussion
eastern
though
Tony and his friends are talking about __________________. Tony thinks _______ wonders are more interesting than _________ ones. He visited the Giant’s Causeway two years ago. He thinks it is the most _______ natural wonder. Lingling thinks Victoria Falls in Africa is even _______ fantastic. But in Betty’s _______, man-made wonders are more _______ than natural ones. Daming thinks so.
produce electricity for ______________ people in China
40,000
1,700
high
loud noise
2,000
China
long
millions of
Victoria Falls
15
Read and fill in the blanks.
hear the _________ a few kilometres away
The Terracotta Army
China
more than ______ years old
The Three Gorges Dam
______
2,300 metres ______185 metres high____ metres wide
China
more than ______ years old
The Three Gorges Dam
______
2,300 metres ______185 metres _________ metres wide
produce electricity for ______________ people in China
and speaking
—Which wonder of the world would you like to visit?—I’d like to visit the Terracotta Army because I think man-made wonders are more exciting.
Brainstorming
Warming-up
Listen and answer the questions.1. What programs are they going to call? A. Animal world B. Wonders of China C. Wonders of the World2. Where is the Giant’s Causeway? A. In Northern Ireland B. In England C. In Wales3. Where is Victoria Falls? A. In Asia B. In Africa C. In America
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 ______.
opinion
Fill in the blanks to finish the summary of the text and then try to retell it.
man-made
fantastic
more
opinion
exciting
Task 3
wonders of the world
natural
Pronunciation
the most fantastic
The Three Georges Dam is fantastic too.
be interested in对...感兴趣
Read and answer.
1. Where is the Giant’s Causeway?2. How wide is Victoria Falls?3. What wonders does Betty think are more exciting?4. How old is the Terracotta Army?
—Which wonder of the world would you like to visit?—I’d like to visit the Great Wall because Chinese ancient people built it 2,000 years ago. And I’m proud of being a Chinese.
Check the true sentences.Tony thinks the Giant’s Causeway is the largest natural wonder. Lingling thinks Victoria Falls is more fantastic than the Giant’s Causeway. Betty and Daming are more interested in man-made wonders.For Daming, the Three Gorges Dam is more fantastic than the Terracotta Army.
外研版九年级英语上册
module1 unit1 It's more than 2000 years old
Free talk
Do you go on a trip during the summer holidays? Where do you go?
Warming-up
Wonders of the world