《Lesson 3 Wonders of the World课件》初中英语新世纪版八年级上册课件1

Skim and match the headings with each paragraph.
The location and age of the pyramids of Egypt. The size and material of the Great Pyramid The meaning of the pyramids.
Practise reading the numbers of para 2
745 seven hundred and forty-five 53,000 fifty-three thousand 2,300,000 two million, three hundred thousand 2.5 146.5 two point five one hundred and forty-six point five twenty-five sixty-six BC
Assignment
SA:
1. Learn the text by heart 2. Review how to ask about objects and answer the questions. 3. Complete Task1 on Work Sheet according to the reading passage
Tuning in
2. Where are the pyramids? In Egypt.
/ Near the Nile River.
3. What is in the pyramid? The bodies of kings and queens of Egypt.
Skim and match the headings with each paragraph.
Fill in the blanks
N______ ear the Nile River stand the f________ amous pyramids of Egypt, the oldest of the seven ancient w_________ of the world. Nearly onders 5,000 years ago, the E gyptians __________ built eep pyramids to k________ the bodies of their kings and queens after their d____________. eath uilt They b________more than 90 pyramids. mong A_________ them, the Great Pyramid is the argest l_________ and most famous.
Cairo
the longest river in the world—the Nile River
Read the map. Which country?
Egypt
Tuning in
pyramid
Which one is in Egypt?
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The pyramid is one of the seven ancient wonders of the world, isn’t it? Yes, it is. It’s the oldest of the seven ancient wonders of the world.
Tuning in
pyramid
Which one is in Egypt?
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The pyramid is one of the seven ancient wonders of the world, isn’t it? Yes, it is. It’s the oldest of the seven ancient wonders of the world.Unitຫໍສະໝຸດ Three Lesson Three
the Oriental Pearl Tower
the Eiffel Tower
pyramids
the Great Wall
the Statue of Liberty
modern wonders
ancient wonders
Wonders of the World
(the year )2566BC
hundreds of 数百的 thousands of 数千的
millions of 数百万的
Practise reading the second paragraph
Questions of paragraph 2
• • • • • • • • • How big/large is the Great Pyramid? How long is each side of the base? How high did it use to be? How high is it now? What is it made up of? How much do most of the stones weigh? How many people worked on it? How long did the people work on it? When did they finally complete it?
Para 1
1. Where are the famous pyramids of Egypt? TheNear famous pyramids of Egypt stand the Nile River . the Nile River stand the near famous pyramids of Egypt. (地点介词词组+谓语动词+主语） 2. When did the Egyptians build pyramids?
Retell Para 1 Near the Nile River stand………
Nearly 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians built pyramids to … ……more than 90 pyramids
…..is the largest and most famous
SB:
1.Surf the Internet to find another wonder of the world, then introduce it with weight, length, height, etc. 2. Complete Task1、 3 on Work Sheet
埃及金字塔——世界七大奇迹之一 the oldest of 宙斯神像——世界七大奇迹之二 阿耳忒弥斯神庙——世界七大奇迹之三the seven 摩索拉斯陵墓——世界七大奇迹之四 ancient wonders 亚历山大灯塔——世界七大奇迹之五 巴比伦空中花园——世界七大奇迹之六 罗德港巨人雕像——世界七大奇迹之七 世界七大奇迹之一：埃及金字塔 The Pyramids of Egypt 埃及金字 塔 Building time：about 2700－2500BC Location：埃及开罗附近 的吉萨高原 法老是古埃及的国王，金字塔是法老的陵墓。
They built the pyramids nearly 5,000 years ago.
3. Why did the Egyptians build the pyramids?
To keep the bodies of their kings and queens after their death.
The meaning of the pyramids.
The size and material of the Great Pyramid The location and age of the pyramids of Egypt.
Learn Para 1
Read and answer the questions:
Finishing Comprehension Check (Page 87)
The Great Pyramid nearly 5,000 • Age: ______________ • Location:_______________ near the Nile River • Size 53,000 square metres 1.covers an area of about:__________________ 745 feet 2. the length of each side of the base:__________ 3.present height:____________________ 449 feet 2,300,000 blocks of stones • Building material:___________________ • Length of time for building:_______________ over 20 years
4. How many pyramids did they build?
They built more than 90 pyramids.
5. How about the Great Pyramid among them?
The Great Pyramid is the largest and most famous.
Learn Para 3
Read and answer the questions:
Para3.
1. Did the pyramids protect the bodies of the kings and queens? No, they didn’t. 2. What have the pyramids served to keep alive to this day? They have served to keep their names and stories alive. serve v. 服务，对…有用 serve to do 有助于
Learn Para 2
Para 2
Listen and complete
The Great Pyramid covers an area of about 53,000 _____ square metres. Each side of the base is ______feet (227metres) long. It used to 745 481 be _____ feet (146.5 metres) high, but now it is only _____feet (137 metres). The Great Pyramid 449 is made up of over _________blocks of stone. 2,300,000 2.5 Most of the stones weigh about _____ tons each. Thousands of people worked very hard on the Pyramid for over 20 _____years. They built it without any machines and finally completed it 2566 in about ______BC.