Unit1It’smorethan2,000yearsold.ⅠTeachingmodelListeningandspeakingⅡTeachingmethodTop-downapproachⅢTeachingaims1.Tolearnandunderstandthetopicwordsthroughtalkingandlistening;2.ToknowsomethingaboutTheTerracottaArmy,TheThreeGorgesDam,TheGiant’sCausewayandVictoriaFalls;3.Tounderstandconversationsinvolvingdifferenttenses.ⅣTeachingObjectives1.Keyvocabulary:man-made,natural,wonder,discussion,eastern,though,loud,wow,opinion,inone’sopinion,morethan,electricity,millionsof2.Keystructures:SentencestructureⅤTeachingaidsTaperecorder,OHP,videoⅥTeachingStepsStep1Warming-up1.Showsomepicturesofthewondersoftheworld.2.Enjoyandtalksomethingaboutthepictures.3.Showsomepicturestointroducethenewwords.4.Learnthenewwords.5.Readthewordsaftertheteacher.Step2Matchthename.Matchthenamesofthewonderswiththepictures.1.Askthestudentstolookatthepictures.2.Readthroughthenamesofthewonders.a)TheTerracottaArmyb)TheThreeGorgesDamc)TheGiant’sCausewayd)VictoriaFalls3.Matchthenamesofthewonderswiththepictures.4.Askthestudentstochecktheiranswerwithapartner.5.Callbacktheanswersfromthewholeclassandchecktheanswers.Step3Answerthequestions.Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.Usethewordsintheboxtohelpyou.1.AskthestudentstolookatthepicturesinActivity1.2.Askthestudentstoreadthroughthewordsinthebox.ancientman-mademodernnaturalwonder3.AskthestudentstoreadthroughthequestionsinActivity2.1)Whichtwoarenaturalwonders?2)Whichtwoareman-madewonders?3)Whichisanancientwonder?4)Whichisamodernwonder?4.Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.Usethewordsintheboxtohelpyou.5.Askthestudentstochecktheiranswerwithapartner.6.Callbacktheanswersfromthewholeclassandchecktheanswers.7.Nowlistenandcheck.Step4Listenandread.1.Askthestudentstolistenandreadtheconversationsilently.2.Check(√)thetruesentences.1)TonythinkstheGiant’sCausewayisthelargestnaturalwonder.2)LinglingthinksVictoriaFallsismorefantasticthantheGiant’sCauseway.3)BettyandDamingaremoreinterestedinman-madewonders.4)ForDaming,theThreeGorgesDamismorefantasticthantheTerracottaArmy.3.AskthestudentstoreadthepassageandfinishActivity4.1)WhereistheGiant’sCauseway?2)HowwideisVictoriaFalls?3)WhatwondersdoesBettythinkaremoreexciting?4)HowoldistheTerracottaArmy?4.AfterReading:Completethetable.WondersTheGiant’sCauseway______rocks,____sides,onthe______coastofNorthernIrelandVictoriaFallsin______,______metreswide,_____metreshighTheTerracottaArmymorethan______yearsoldTheThreeGorgesDam______metreslong,_____metreshigh,____metreswide,produce_________Step5Pronunciationandspeaking:Listenandmarkthepauses.1.Playtherecordingoncewithoutstopping.2.Playtherecordingagainandaskthewholeclasstorepeat.1)I’veneverseenit,soI’mnotsureIagreewithyou.2)Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaisevenmorefantastic.3)Inmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.3.Askthestudentstolistenandmarkthepauses.4.Nowlistenagainandrepeat.Step6Languagepoints1.Let’scallWonderoftheWorldandjoininthediscussion.我们给《世界奇观》节目打电话，加入讨论吧。joinin的意思是“参加某种活动，加入到”。例如：Wealljoinedinthegame.我们都参与了游戏。discussion作名词,它是由动词discuss加后缀-ion而构成的,意为“讨论;商讨”。如:Therewillbeadiscussionaboutthedifferencesbetweenthetwowordsinourclassthisafternoon.小试:Howmanystudentsjoinedinthe_________(discuss)lastSunday?2.AndIthinktheGiant’sCausewayisthemostfantasticnaturalwonder....
