最新版外研版九年级上英语课文M16.docx

1、 最新版外研版九年级上英语课文最新版外研版九年级上英语课文 M16 M1 U1 Tony:Lets call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion.I think natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.And I think the Giants Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder.Lingling:Hm,Ive never seen it,so Im not sure I agree with you.Wh

2、y do you like it,Tony?Tony:Well,I visited the Giants Causeway two years ago.Its huge.Therere about 40,000 rocks,most of them with six sides.It goes for several hundred metres on the eastem coast of Northem Ireland.Lingling:That sounds great,though I think Victoria Falls in Africa are even more fanta

3、stic.Theyre about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high.You can hear the loud noise a few kilometres away.Betty:Wow,thas huge!But in my opinion,man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.Look at the Terracotta Army.Its more than 2,000 years old.Daming:I agree with you,Betty.And I think the

4、 Three Gorges Dam is fantastic too.Its about 2,300 metres long,185 metres high and 15 metres wide at the top.It lions of people in China.Betty:Now,whod like to call first?M1 U2 A great wonder of the natural world When I arrived,it was early morning and it was raining.I looked to the eastthe sky was

5、becoming grey.I got out of the car,went through a gate and walked along a dark path.There was nothing to see,but I knew it was there.After about a mile,a stranger appeared beside the path.“Am I going the right way?”I asked.He knew where I was going,“yes,”he replied,“youll get there in five minutes.”

6、Finally,I came to some rocks and stopped.I looked over them,but it was silent and there was no sign of it.Suddenly,the rain stopped and the clouds cleared.The sun rose behind me and shone on he rocks.Far below me,the ground fell away and down to a river.I was looking across one of the wonders of the

7、 natural worldthe Grand Canyon.I looked down to the Colorado River,a silver stream nearly one mile below me.If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon,they still would not reach the top.Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon,It wa

8、s about fifteen miles away,maybe more.Finally,I looked to my left and to my right,and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.The Grand Canyon was not just big.It was huge!I remained by the canyon for about half an hour,and I asked myself.“Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wond

9、er of the natural world?”I certainly know the answer.What do you think?M2 U1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.Tony:The First of October s Chinas National Day,isnt it,Lingling?Lingling:Yes.The Peoples Republic of China was founded on lst October 1949.People have

10、 celebrated the National Day since then.There are flowers and national flags everywhere,and we have a three-day holiday.Tony:Do you have any plans for the holiday this year?Lingling:Yes.My parents and I are going to visit some friends in Shandong province and will stay there until he end of the holi

11、day.While were staying with our friends,were going to spend one day in Qingdao.When is your national day,Betty?Betty:Our national day is called Independence Day.Its on 4th July.Weve celebrated it since 1777.Its a public holiday,but we only have one day off.On that day,there are all kinds of holiday

12、activities.Its the start of the vacation season and most people take a vacation sometime in July or August.Lingling:And is there anything special on that day?Betty:Well,you can see American flags everywhere.We usually have a picnic somewhere nice.Kids have great fun.We also watch bands play music in

13、 public parks.Daming:Do you have a national day in the UK,Tony?Tony:No,we dontwe celebrate Christmas with a two-day holiday.And my family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.M2 U2 Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is an American festival.It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in N

14、ovember.It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century.While hey were crossing the Atlantic,Many people di

15、ed,and after they landed,their first winter was worse than any English winter.The local people,the Native Americans,taught the pioneers how to grow corn.The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.We still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a traditional dinner.The

16、kitchen is always the most crowded room in our house because we all help prepare the food.We lay the table,and then before we begin dinner,my father gies thanks for the food,so we remember why we celebrate the festival.We usually eat too much,but it is only one a year!We often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as well.When it is all over,everyone helps wash the dishes.The festival is a very busy time for travel when friends and families come together to celebrate.During the festival,there