贵州省贵阳市花溪二中八年级英语《unit 3 knowledge of common interest》 ppt课件4（新世纪版）.pptVIP

Wonders of the world;Seven Ancient Wonders of the World ——that is most widely agreed on;;The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus（以弗所的阿尔忒弥斯神庙）古希腊;;The Colossus at Rhodes（罗德岛太阳神巨像）爱琴海，希腊 ;The Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandrea（埃及亚历山大港的灯塔）; Among all the seven wonders, only one, the Pyramids of Egypt, has survived. Fires, earthquakes and wars destroyed the others. Now people learn about them by reading ancient tales and history books.; Wonders of the World;Listen to the tape twice and try to answer the questions:( Paragraph 1) The Pyramid is one of the seven ancient wonders of the world, isn’t it? Where are they? Who built them? Why did they build pyramids? How many pyramids did they build? What is the largest and most famous among them? ;Put the following sentences into the right order: 1.Among , the Great Pyramid is the largest and most famous. 2.Nearly 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians built pyramids to keep the bodies of their kings and queens after their death. 3.Near the Nile River stand the famous pyramids of Egypt, the oldest of the seven ancient wonders of the world. 4. Thousands of people worked very hard on for over 20 years. 5. built more than 90 pyramids. ;Listen and fill in the missing figures. The Great Pyramid covers an area of about 1 . Each side of the base is 2 feet ( 3 metres) long. It used to be 4 feet (5 metres) high, but now it is only 6 feet (7 metres). The Great Pyramid is made up of over 8 blocks of stone. Most of the stones weigh ; about 9 tons each. Thousands of people worked very hard on the Pyramid for over 10 years. They built it without any machines and finally completed it in about 11 BC. ;Comprehension check;The Great Pyramid Size: Covers an area of about ______ The length of each side of the base:___ Present height(目前的高度):____ Building material:_____ Length of time for building:_______;1.在尼罗河附近 2.举世闻名的埃及金字塔 3.七