1、上册 Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 1 Its more than 2,000 years old.,1. wonder n. 奇观；奇迹【点拨】（1）wonder作名词，意为“奇观；奇迹”。如：The Great Wall is one of the seven wonders of the world.长城是世界七大奇迹之一。,其常用的固定句型有：1）Its a wonder that.奇怪的是。如：Its a wonder that she is still alive.奇怪的是她还活着。2）Its no wonder that意为“难怪”。如：I
2、ts no wonder that they wont come.难怪他们不会来。,（2）wonder作动词，意为“想知道；对感到怀疑”。常见的用法有：1）后接who, what, why, where等引导的宾语从句。如：She wondered what the child was doing.她感到疑惑，孩子究竟在干什么。2）后接if或whether引导的宾语从句，常用来表示一种委婉的请求或疑问。如：She wondered whether you were free that morning. 她想知道你那天上午是否有空。,3）后接“疑问词不定式”构成的短语。如：Im just won
3、dering how to do it.我正想知道该怎样做那件事。,2. join in 参加（某种活动）；加入到【点拨】join in后跟表示竞赛、游戏等活动的名词。有时不跟宾语，表示“参加进来”。【延伸】join指“参加（某个组织）；加入到（某些人中）”。join sb.与join in sth.可以合二为一，构成固定搭配join sb. in （doing） sth.。如：Do you want to join me in a swim?想和我一块去游泳吗？,Zhao Jun joined the army five years ago.赵军5年前参的军。,3. in ones opin
4、ion 按某人的意见；据某人看来【点拨】in ones opinion意为“按某人的意见；据某人看来”。如：Who, in your opinion, is the best football player in the world today?在你看来，谁是当今世界上最好的足球运动员？,4. millions of 大量的；无数的【点拨】millions of意为“数百万的；无数的”，表示不确切的数目时，million须用复数形式。如： It produces electricity for millions of people in China.它为几百万中国人供电。,【延伸】（1）mil
5、lion可用one, two, three, several等数词来修饰，表示确切数目，此时million用单数形式。如：Albania has around 3 million people.阿尔巴尼亚大约有300万人口。（2）与million有同样用法的词有：hundred, thousand, billion等。,1. And I think the Giants Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder.我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。【点拨】此句句型为：.is+the+形容词最高级+可数名词单数（+其他），意为“是最的”。如：Hel
6、en is the most beautiful girl that I have ever seen.海伦是我所见过的最美丽的女孩。,【延伸】类似的句型还有：（1）.is one of+the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数，意为“是最的之一”。如：The Yangtze River is one of the longest rivers in the world.长江是世界上最长的河之一。,（2）.is/are+（much/a lot/a little/far）+形容词比较级+than.，意为“比更（得多/一点）”。如：The match today is a little more won
7、derful than the one yesterday.今天的比赛比昨天的要更精彩一些。（3）.is+the+序数词+形容词最高级+可数名词单数，意为“是第几的”。如：The Yellow River is the second longest river in China.黄河是中国的第二长河。,（4）the+形容词/副词比较级.，the+形容词/副词比较级.，意为“越，就越”。如：The more quickly you work, the more you learn.你做得越快，学得越多。（5）.is+the+形容词比较级+of the two+可数名词复数，意为“是两者中更的那个
8、”。如：My English teacher is the taller of the two men.我的英语老师是这两人中更高的那个。,（6）“形容词比较级+and+形容词比较级”或“more and more+形容词”，意为“越来越”。如：The boy is becoming taller and taller.这个男孩越来越高了。Our country is becoming more and more beautiful.我们的国家正变得越来越美丽。,2. Its about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high.它大约有1 700米宽，100
9、米高。【点拨】英语中表达物体的长、宽、高、深等概念时，一般使用“数字+单位+long/wide/high/deep/ .”的表达方式。如：three metres wide 3米宽nine metres deep 9米深,【延伸】此句型用以回答物体的宽度和高度，可用How wide and how high is it?来提问，意为“它有多宽和多高”。类似的其他句型有： （1）提问物体长度。用How long is it?或Whats its length?。 （2）提问物体重量。用How much does it weigh?（How heavy is it?）或Whats its weight?。 （3）提问某物年龄。用How old is it?或Whats its age?。,（4）提问物体宽度。用How wide is it?或Whats its width?。 （5）提问物体深度。用How deep is it?或Whats its depth?。 （6）提问人的身高。用How tall is/are sb.?或Whats sb.s height?。 （7）提问人的体重。用How much do/does sb. weigh?或How heavy is/are sb.?。,
