九年级上module1-unit1-its-more-than-2000-years-old

Module1Wondersoftheworldis446kminlength.Itisoneoftheworld’slongestcanyons.EnjoysomefamouswondersoftheworldTheGrandCanyonisabout8844metreshigh.It’sthehighestmountainintheworld.Mt.QomolangmafunctionedastombsforPharaohs(法老)['fʌŋkʃnd]TheEgyptPyramids,reputedtobea“fairyland”,istheparadiseofmankindendowedbynature.[rɪ`pju:tɪd][`feərilænd]Jiuzhaigou[ɪn‘daʊd]赐予天堂isinthenorthofChina.It’saman-madewonder.人造的奇迹TheGreatWall人造的VictoriaFalls(inAfrica)['nætʃərəl]man-madewondersnaturalwondersDoyouknowthesevennaturalwondersoftheworld?LakeBaikal贝加尔湖Thedeepestlakeintheworld（inRussia）YellowstoneNationalPark黄石公园（intheUSA）MammothCave猛犸洞世界最长的洞穴（美国）GlacierBay冰河湾美国阿拉斯加GrandCanyonoftheColorado科罗拉多大峡谷（美国）埃及金字塔Mt.Qomolangma珠穆朗玛峰ThePyramidsofEgypt埃及金字塔Sevenman-madewondersoftheWorldTheMausoleumatHalicarnassus土耳其的摩索拉斯王陵墓TheTempleofArtemisatEphesus土耳其以弗所的亚底米神庙TheHangingGardensofBabylon巴比伦空中花园TheColossusofRhodes地中海的罗得岛太阳神铜像TheStatueofZeus(Jupiter)atOlympia希腊奥林匹亚的宙斯神像TheLighthouseofAlexandria埃及的亚历山大灯塔wonder奇观；奇迹n./'wʌndə/natural大自然的adj./'nætʃərəl//'mæn'meid/discussion讨论；商讨n./dɪ'skʌʃn/man-made人造的adj.Wordsandexpressionseastern在东边的；来自东边的adj./'i:stən/electricity电n./laud/loud(声音）响亮adj./ɪ'lek'trɪsəti/虽然；尽管conj.thoughopinion看法；主张n./ə'pɪnjən/inone’sopinion按某人的意见;据某人看来/ðəʊ/wow哇，呀(用于表示惊讶或赞叹)int./waʊ/morethan超过millionsof大量的，无数的兵马俑TheTerracottaArmyTheGiant’sCauseway巨人之路（北爱尔兰）anancientandman-madewonder['dʒaɪənt]/e//ə//כ//ə/维多利亚大瀑布TheThreeGorgesDam三峡大坝VictoriaFallsforproducingelectricityanaturalwonder/ɪ'lek'trɪsəti/Listenandanswer.WhendidTonyvisittheGiant’sCauseway?Twoyearsago.HowwideandhowhighistheVictoriaFalls?It’sabout1,700metreswideand100metreshigh.2.LinglingthinkstheVictoriaFallsaremorefantasticthantheGiant’sCauseway.3.BettyandDamingaremoreinterestedinman-madewonders.4.ForDaming,theThreeGorgesDamismorefantasticthantheTerracottaArmy.√√3.Nowcheck(√)thetruesentences.1.TonythinkstheGiant’sCausewayisthelargestnaturalwonder.4.Readandanswerthequestions.1.WhereistheGiant’sCauseway?2.HowwideareVictoriaFalls?3.WhatwondersdoesBettythinkaremoreexciting?4.HowoldistheTerracottaArmy?OntheeasterncoastofNorthernIreland.About1,700metreswide.Shethinksman-madewondersaremoreexciting.It’smorethan2,000yearsold.LanguagePoints1.Ithinknaturalwondersaremoreinterestingthanman-madeones.1)Ithink为主句，后面是省略了连接词that的宾语从句。如：IthinkmathsismoredifficultthanEnglish.2)ones作代词，指代wonders.ones指代复数名词，同类不同物。如:Thesepicturesaremorecolourfulthanthoseones.2.Hm,I’veneverseenit,soI’mnotsureIagreewithyou.1)并列连词so连接两个分句，表因果关系。如：Theworkhasbeenfinished,soyouneedn’tcome.2)be(not)sure(不)确定。其后接不定式，也可接从句。如：I’msuretocome.I’mnotsureyouareright.3.They’reabout1,700metreswideand100metreshigh.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+inlength/width/height”.如：Theriverisabout2,000metreslong.=Theriverisabout2,000metresinlength.Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.但是,在我看来,人造奇观比自然奇观更激动人心。本句中naturalones与man-madewonders相对应ones代替前面提到的wonders。inone’sopinion表示“按某人的意见;据某人看来”。Who,inyouropinion,isthebestfootballplayerintheworldtoday?在你看来，谁是当今世界上最好的足球运动员？TheGiant’sCausewayhuge/40,000rocks,sixsides/severalhundredmetres/ontheeasterncoastofNorthernIrelandVictoriaFalls1,7000metreswide/100metreshigh/heartheloudnoiseTheTerracottaArmymorethan2,000yearsoldTheThreeGorgesDam2,300metreslong/185metreshigh/15metreswideatthetop/produceTonyLinglingBettyDaming5.Completethesentenceswiththewordsinthebox.1.Inmy_______,naturalwondersaremoreinterestingthanman-madeones.2.VictoriaFalls,about1,700metreswideand100metreshigh,are_______3.Let’sjoininthe_____________aboutthewondersoftheworld.discussioneasternhugeopinionthoughopinionhugediscussion5.Tosomedegree,LinglingagreeswithTonyabouttheGiant’sCauseway,______shethinksVictoriaFallsaremorefantastic.though4.IthinktheGiant’sCausewayonthe________coastofNorthernIrelandisafantasticnaturalwonder.eastern一.单词拼写，每空限一词1.TheGreatWallisoneofthe__________(奇迹)oftheworld.2.Idon’tthinkthisbuildingis_____________(古老的)thanthatone.3.The________(高度)ofthebuildingis10metres.4.Thesun________(升起)intheeasteveryday.5.________(自然的)meanssomethingisnotmadebypeople.wondersmoreancientheightrisesNaturalExercises二.句型转换，每空限一词1.TonywatchedTVyesterdayevening.(用atnineyesterdayevening改写句子)Tony__________________TVatnineyesterdayevening.2.Pleasetelluswhatwearegoingtohavefordinner.(同义句转换)Pleasetelluswhat________________fordinner.wastohavewatching3.Tomlikesplayingbasketball.LiLeilikesplayingbasketball,too.(连成一个句子)________TomandLiLei________playingbasketball.4.Fewofthemwereinterestedintheoldstory.(改为反意疑问句)Fewofthemwereinterestedintheoldstory,________________?5.Wheredoesshelive?Canyoutellme?(连成一个句子)Canyoutellme________she________?wherelivesweretheyBothlike三.单项选择()1.—Let’sgiveourteacherapresentforTeachers’Day.A.That’safantasticideaB.Anyoneelse?C.That’snewstome!D.What’sitabout?()2.____aChineseathlete,LiuXiangislookingforwardthe2008OlympicGames.A.For;atB.As;toC.With;forD.Of;toAB()3.Fiftykilometersisnotalong____forpeoplewhohaveacar.A.lengthB.distanceC.heightD.weight()4.Ourgeographyteachertoldusthesun_____intheeast.A.getsB.ri