1、Warm up by doing language practiceHi, class. Read after me the six sentences on page 6.Is the Grand Canyon/ the greatest wonder/ anywhere/ in the natural world?She sings/ with the band Crazy Feet. Were having a meeting.She went to our school.It was raining. Put on a text play.The text on page 4 will
2、 be changed into a play in groups of four. Then the play will be put on stage.The greatest wonder of the natural worldA: Where did you go last weekends?B: We went to see the greatest wonder of the natural world. C: Where is it?D: It is in the USA.A: When did you arrive?B: When we arrived, it was ear
3、ly morning and it was raining. D: Then we got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a path. C: Was it morning then?Read Around the worldTurn to page 9. Lets go on to read Stonehenge: a man-made wonder of the world. While reading, try to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study th
4、e predicative, darken the connectives and underline all the useful expressions. (阅读过程中,断开/意群,观察谓语构成,圈出连词,摘录短语搭配。)Useful expressions (有用的短语搭配)an ancient circle of , in the south of, built about 5,000 years ago, about five meters tall, bringfromin the west of, over 200 kilometers away, probably a plac
5、e to bury, somewhere to study, at night, one of the most wonderful sights of, because of, movefrom so far, pieces ofWrite as they do. (仿写)We are to write as they do. That is, to write a short passage similar to the one we read just now.Close down by making a poster of a wonder of the worldWe are to
6、work in pairs and make a poster of a wonder of the world.The Great Pyramid of Giza (埃及吉札金字塔) is the only remaining structure of the Seven Wonders of the World along with being the oldest. Most people agree the pyramid was built over a 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC. It is generally believed the Great Pyramid was built as the tomb of Fourth dynasty Egyptian king or pharaoh Khufu, after whom it is sometimes called Khufus Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu. Hemon is believed to be the designer of the Great Pyramid.