1、Period 1Warming Up&PrereadingNow we will tell about several ancient wonders that still exist today:The Pyramids of Egypt,The Great Wall of China and Stonehenge.The Pyramids of EgyptThe three Pyramids of Egypt,near the Nile River at Giza,were built about 4,500 years ago as burial places(葬地)for ancien
2、t kings.The largest is called the Great Pyramid.It is almost 140 meters high.It covers an area of more than four hectares(公顷).The Greek historian Herodotus said more than 100,000 men worked for more than thirty years to build the Great Pyramid,which will probably continue to exist for many years to
3、come.The Great Wall of ChinaThe Great Wall was begun more than 2,000 years ago.It was built to keep out invaders(入侵者).It extends(延伸)about 6,700 kilometers across northern China.The Great Wall of China is one of the largest building projects ever attempted(试图).It is also the only object built by peop
4、le that can be seen from space.StonehengeIndia is famous for its temples and buildings.The most famous is the Taj Mahal,considered one of the most beautiful buildings ever constructed(建造).Experts say it is one of the most perfect buildings ever constructed and nothing could be added or taken away to
5、 improve the beautiful Taj Mahal.The fifth Mughal emperor,Shah Jahan,ordered it to be built in Agra in 1631.He built it as a burial place in memory of his wife.探究学习1Besides the three wonders mentioned above,could you tell one more in detail?【答案】The Hanging Gardens of Babylon(巴比伦空中花园)existed in what
6、is now Iraq.King Nebuchadnezzar the Second probably built the gardens about two thousand six hundred years ago.Ancient historians say they were a huge system of gardens with trees and flowers.Also on this list is the Colossus of Rhodes(罗得斯岛巨像).It was a huge bronze metal statue of the Greek sun god H
7、elios.The Colossus was about thirtyseven meters tall.It was built near the harbor on the Greek island of Rhodes about two thousand three hundred years ago.This ancient statue was destroyed in an earthquake.2Do some research on other famous buildings,such as the Sydney Opera House or the Eiffel Tower
8、,etc.【答案】The Sydney Opera House(悉尼歌剧院),situated on Sydney Harbour at BennelongPoint,is considered by many to be one of the wonders of the modern world.Designed by Jorn Utzon and constructed under some controversy,it was opened in October 1973.The Opera House is one of Sydneys most popular icons with
9、 tourists and travellers from the world over visiting,photographing and standing in awe of the cultural centre of Sydney.Does a cultural relic always have to be rare and valuable?Is it enough to have survivedfor a long time?文物一定要稀缺而且价值连城吗？仅仅留存了很长时间不够吗？【双语释义】survive:vi.&vt.to continue to live or exis
10、t 幸存；存活；(在危险事件或时间后)存活下来【相关拓展】survive from 保存下来；从流传下来survive (in)存活；生存survive an accident/a dangerous event 在一个事故/危险中幸存下来【观察例句】(1)Some strange customs have survived from earlier times.有些古怪的习俗是从早期遗存下来的。(2)Many birds didnt survive(in)the severe winter.很多鸟没能活过那个寒冷的冬天。【即学即用】完成句子。前排的乘客很幸运，在事故中幸免于难。The front passengers were lucky to _ _ _.这些植物在非常寒冷的环境中不能存活。These plants cannot _ _ _ _.【答案】survive the accidentsurvive(in)very cold conditions点击按扭进入WORD文档作业
