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　　Unit 1  It’s more than 2,000 years old.
　　Ⅰ Teaching model
　　Listening and speaking
　　Ⅱ Teaching method
　　Communicative approach
　　Ⅲ Teaching aims
　　Key vocabulary：army，man-made ，natural，wonder，discussion，opinion，
　　in one’s opinion，eastern，though，loud，electricity
　　ctures: join in，That sounds great., in my opinion, looked over, looked down to, Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river.
　　Ⅳ Teaching aids
　　Tape recorder, OHP, pictures, handouts
　　Ⅴ Teaching Steps
　　Step 1：Warming-up and listening
　　1. Look at some pictures of the wonders of the world.
　　2. Talt the picture. You can use the words in the box to help you.
　　3. Listen and check the words you hear.
　　Step 2：Listening and reading
　　1. (Close the books) Listen to the tape carefully.
　　2. Ask the students to read through the conversation individually.
　　3. Play the tape and have them read and follow.
　　4. Act it out.
　　5. Learn Everyday English
　　Step 3：Explain the important and difficult points
　　1．Let’s call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion.
　　我们给《世界奇观》节目打电话，加入讨论吧。
　　join in 的意思是“参加某种活动，加入到”。
　　例如：We all joined in the game. 我们都参与了游戏。
　　2．And I think the Giant’s Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder.
　　我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。
　　巨人之路（Giant’s Causeway）位于英国北爱尔兰安特里姆郡北部海岸，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’s Causeway and Causeway Coast）被联合国教科文组织列入世界自然遗产名录。
　　3．That sounds great, though I think the Victoria Falls in Africa are even more fantastic.
　　它（巨人之路）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（Victoria Falls）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外听到。因此，当地人称之为“莫西奥图尼亚”，意为“霹雳之雾”。
　　4. But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.
　　但是, 在我看来, 人造奇观比自然奇观更激动人心。
　　本句中natural ones 与 man-made wonders 相对应 ones 代替前面提到的wonders。in one’s opinion 表示“按某人的意见;据某人看来”。
　　E.g.：Who, in your opinion, is the best ootball player in the world today?
　　在你看来，谁是当今世界上最好的足球运动员？