《It's more than 2000 years old》Wonders of the world PPT优秀课件

外研版九年级英语上册《It's more than 2000 years old》Wonders of the world PPT优秀课件，共28页。

Read and answer.

1. Where is the Giant ’s Causeway?

It is on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.

2. How wide is Victoria Falls?

It is about 1,700 metres wide.

3. What wonders does Betty think are more exciting?

She thinks man-made wonders are more exciting.

4. How old is the Terracotta Army?

It is more than 2,000 years old.

Sentences giving facts and opinions

Facts: It ’s…long/wide/high/years old.

Opinions:

表达自己观点: I think...; In my opinion, ...

表达对别人观点的赞同与不赞同:

I agree with you.

I ’m not sure I agree with you.

That sounds great, though I think...

分析：一些长的句子需要按照意思的群落（即“意群”）适当断开、稍加停顿（即“停顿”），断开的几部分都具有相对完整的意思。按照一般语法结构，可划分为以下意群单位：

(1)短句 (2) 名词短语 (3) 介词/不定式/分词短语 (4) 动词短语 (5) 主谓结构 (6)主句-从句。

Listen and mark the pauses.

I ’ve never seen it, so I ’m not sure I agree with you.

That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic.

In my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.