theGiant’sCausewayEnjoysomepicturesofthewonders.n.奇观;奇迹VictoriaFallsnaturaladj.大自然的TheThreeGorgesDamman-madeadj.人造的TheTerracottaArmyTheGreatWallThePyramidsofEgyptTheEmpireStateBuildingMountQomolangmaStonehengediscussionn.讨论;商讨electricityn.电easternadj.在东边的;来自东边的loudadj.(声音)响亮的Matchthenamesofthewonderswiththepictures.a)TheTerracottaArmyb)TheThreeGorgesDamc)TheGiant’sCausewayd)VictoriaFalls1234abcdLookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.Usethewordsintheboxtohelpyou.ancientman-mademodernnaturalwonder1.Whichtwoarenaturalwonders?TheGiant’sCausewayandVictoriaFalls.2.Whichtwoareman-madewonders?3.Whichisanancientwonder?4.Whichisamodernwonder?TheTerracottaArmyandTheThreeGorgesDam.TheTerracottaArmy.TheThreeGorgesDam.Nowlistenandcheck.Check(√)thetruesentences.1.TonythinkstheGiant’sCausewayisthelargestnaturalwonder.2.LinglingthinksVictoriaFallsismorefantasticthantheGiant’sCauseway.3.BettyandDamingaremoreinterestedinman-madewonders.4.ForDaming,theThreeGorgesDamismorefantasticthantheTerracottaArmy.√××√1.WhereistheGiant’sCauseway?2.HowwideisVictoriaFalls?TheGiant’sCausewayisontheeasterncoastofNorthernIreland.It’sabout1,700metreswide.Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.3.WhatwondersdoesBettythinkaremoreexciting?4.HowoldistheTerracottaArmy?Bettythinksthatman-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.It’smorethan2,000yearsold.Completethetable.WondersTheGiant’sCauseway______rocks,____sides,onthe______coastofNorthernIrelandVictoriaFallsin______,______metreswide,_____metreshighTheTerracottaArmymorethan______yearsoldTheThreeGorgesDam______metreslong,_____metreshigh,____metreswide,produce_________40,000sixeasternAfrica1,7001002,0002,30018515electricityListenandmarkthepauses.1.I’veneverseenit,soI’mnotsureIagreewithyou.2.Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaisevenmorefantastic.3.Inmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.1.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”。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?discussion2.AndIthinktheGiant’sCausewayisthemostfantasticnaturalwonder.我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。巨人之路位于英国北爱尔兰东部海岸,由大量多边形石柱组成,绵延数百米,呈阶梯状延伸入海。1986年,巨人之路及其海岸(Giant’sCausewayandCausewayCoast)被联合国教科文组织列入世界自然遗产名录。3.Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaisevenmorefantastic.听起来很神奇，但我认为非洲的维多利亚瀑布更壮观。维多利亚瀑布位于非洲赞比西河中游,赞比亚与津巴布韦接壤处,是世界上最壮观的瀑布之一。瀑布上的水雾形成的彩虹景色十分迷人,瀑布的声响可在数公里处听到。因此,当地人称之为“莫西奥图尼亚”,意为“霹雳之雾”。4.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”。如：Who,inyouropinion,isthebestfootballplayerintheworldtoday?在你看来,谁是当今世界上最好的足球运动员？5.thoughthough作连词,意为“虽然;尽管”,常用来引导让步状语从句,从句可放在主句前或主句后,但不能与but或however出现...
