Module 1 Wonders of the worldUnit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big 课件（38张PPT）

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The Grand Canyon Colorado
科罗拉多大峡谷
What does the writer think of the Grand Canyon
huge
the greatest wonder of the natural world
What I saw before I got to the Grand Canyon.
What I saw when I was on the Grand Canyon.
What I thought after I visited the Grand Canyon.
Para. 1 and 2
Para. 3 and 4
Para. 5
Read quickly and choose the paragraph for each title.
Part 1
Before I got the Grand Canyon.
How was the weather
2. What did the writer see
3. What did the writer think before he saw the canyon.
It was raining.
grey, dark
Nothing to see.
He wasn’t sure. He felt doubtful.
Some rocks
Part 2
When was on the Grand Canyon.
1. How was the weather
2. What did the writer see
The Grand Canyon
How deep is it
How wide is it
How long is it
Nearly 1 mile.
15 miles, maybe more.
More than 400 miles.
I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me...
Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more.
Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.
I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
Read paragraph 4 and complete the table.
The Grand Canyon is huge.
Read para. 3-4 again and find out the sentences the writer describes how deep the Grand Canyon is.
I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me.
2. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river.
3. 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.
deep
wide
long
After I visited the Grand Canyon.
Part 3
1. Why did the writer remain there
2. What is the writer’s answer to his own question
Where does the passage most probably come from
a) A magazine. b) A grammar book.
c) A dictionary. d) A storybook.
a
2. Why was there nothing to see
a) Because there was nothing.
b) Because it was too dark.
c) Because it was raining.
d) Because it was in the morning.
b
Read and choose the correct answer.
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3. Which direction was the writer facing while he was looking over the Grand Canyon
a) South. b) North.
c) East. d) West.
d
4. What is the writer’s purpose in writing this
passage
a) To give facts about the natural world.
b) To say how he feels about the natural world.
c) To tell an interesting story about the Grand
Canyon.
d) To attract people to visit the Grand Canyon.
The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks.
The Grand Canyon Colorado
科罗拉多大峡谷
When I _______, it was raining. I _____ ___ ____ the car, went _______ a gate and walked ______ a path. I knew it was there, but there was ______ ___ ____ because it was ______.
After about a mile, a stranger __________.
He said I was going ______ ______ _______ and I would get there five minutes _______.
arrived
got out
through
along
nothing to see
of
dark
appeared
the right way
later
Retell the first part.
Retell the rest part.
Suddenly, the clouds ________ and the rain ________. I saw that the ground ___ _____ and _____ ____ a river. First, I _____ _______ to the Colorado River, it was about ____ _____below me. Then I ______ _____ to the other side of the Canyon, it was about ____ miles away. Finally, I ____ ____ my left and my right, it was over 400 miles _____. I think the Grand Canyon is not just big, but _______. It’s the ________ wonder in the _______ world.
cleared
stopped
fell away
down to
looked down
looked across
15
looked to
one mile
long
huge
greatest
natrual
Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared.
… but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
a. quiet b. next to c. stayed d. reflected light e. disappeared f. answered
After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path.
The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks.
shine shone shone
Words guessing
Which words can be used to change underlined ones
I remained by the canyon for about an hour, and …
b
a
e
d
c
“Yes,” he replied, “you’ll get there in five minutes.”
f
Complete the passage with the words in the box.
below mile remain reply sign silent sky stream through
In the dark, there is no (1) _______ of the Grand Canyon, and it is (2) _______. But if you (3) _______ by the Grand Canyon as the (4) _______ gets brighter and look down about one (5) _______, you can see the Colorado River (6) ______ you. It looks like a silver (7) _______ as it passes (8) _______ the rocks at the bottom of the canyon. If someone asks you whether the Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder of the natural world, it may be easy to (9) ________.
sign
silent
remain
sky
mile
below
stream
through
reply
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Reading for summary
Work in groups of six, make a travel guide of the Grand Canyon. Each student writes at least one sentence. Use the words and expressions we learned today and the information you searched to help you.
wide, deep, high, tall; wonderful, huge, great; look across, look down, look over, look to one’s left/ right, …
Useful Expressions
A travel guide to _____
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A travel guide to the Grand Canyon
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________
Time to visit:
Size:
What to see:
Be famous for:
Location(place):
People’s ideas:
Others:
wide, deep, long; wonderful, huge,
great;
look across,
look down,
look over,
look to one’s
left/ right, …
Useful Expressions
A travel guide
1. beside prep. 在……旁边；在……附近。
它相当于next to.
这是学校大楼，它在公园旁边。
This is the school building. It is ______the park.
besides prep. 除了…….之外（还有）。
除了唱英文歌曲外，还有很多有趣的方法来学习英语。
beside
________ singing English songs, there are
many other fun ways to learn English.
Besides
2. answer 与 reply v. & n. 回答；答复；答案
他没能回答我的问题。
He failed to _____ to my question.
谁能回答我这个问题？
Who can ________ me this question
做名词时，两者作名词时，都与to 搭配
你能找到这个问题的答案吗？
Can you find out ____________________ to this question
reply
answer
the answer / reply
做动词时：answer+ 名词/代词
reply + to +名词/ 代词…
3. silent adj. 寂静的
当天变黑时，万籁俱寂。
When it gets dark, everything falls _____.
a) silent adj. 沉默的。keep silent 保持沉默
面对这样的事时我们不应该保持沉默。
We shouldn’t ______________when we face such things.
b) silence n. 沉默；安静
他们一起回家，一路上谁也不说话。
They went home together in _______.
keep silent
silent
silence
4. Suddenly, the clouds cleared …
clear v. (烟雾等)开始消失；放晴；使明确；清除
The weather didn't clear until noon that day.
那天到了中午天气才放晴。
The snow stopped falling and the sky cleared.
雪停止了, 天晴了。
Please help me clear the table after dinner. 晚饭后请帮我清理一下桌子。
5. I remained by the canyon for about half
an hour, …
我在大峡谷边上停留了大约半个小时，……
remain v. 继续，保持；剩下，遗留
我问了她一个问题，但她保持沉默。
I asked her a question but she _________silent.
remained
树上还剩几朵花。
A few flowers still _________ on the tree.
remained
1. A great wonder of the natural world.
自然界的伟大奇观。
arrive in + 大地方
at + 小地方
get to + 地点名词
reach + 地点名词
他明天将到达北京。
He will ______________________Beijing tomorrow.
arrive in / get to / reach
arrive
get + 地点
reach （副词）
Language points
当未明确表示到达的地方时只能用arrive.
当我们到达时，他们正在开会。
When we _______, they were having a
meeting.
arrived
3. I get out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path.
我下了汽车，穿过大门并沿着一条昏暗的小路往前走。
1) get out of the car 下车
get into the car 上车
get on the bus / train 上车
get off the bus / train 下车
across prep.是指在表面上掠过，穿过,
如: walk across the bridge, fly across the mountain, 还有对面的意思，如: run across the road through prep.多指从中穿过，通过，如：walk through the forest, go through the tunnel
2) through
across
区别
6. I looked over them, but it was silent and
there was no sign of it. 我望着它们，但一
片寂静，看不见它。
1）该句是并列句，由连词but连接，两句之间表转折关系。
2）look over 查看，检查，调查。
她正在查阅她的笔记。
She is _______________her notes.
looking over
8. Far below me, the ground fell away and
down to a river. 在我脚下很远的地方，大
地倾斜至深谷中的河里。
below prep. 在……下方
above prep. 在……上方
她在三楼的上一层还是下一层？
Is she ______ or ________ the third floor
under 在……正下方
over 在…… 正上方
只有猫在桌子下面。 There is a cat _______the table.
above
below
under
fall away and down to …降到……/ 落到…...
山那边地势向河边陡然倾斜。
Beyond the hill, the land __________
sharply and ________the river.
falls away
down to
9. I looked down to the Colorado River, a
silver stream nearly one mile below me.
a) look down 俯视
look up and down 上下打量
look down on / upon sb. / sth. 鄙视或瞧不起 某人/某物
当我在街上遇见我的朋友时，他上下打量我。
My friend _________________________ when he met me in the street.
我看不起那些只爱钱的人。
I ________________ people who only love money.
look down on / upon
looked me up and down
10. 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. 即使你把世界上两座最高的建筑物叠在一起放在谷底，它们仍然不能到达峡谷的顶端。
本句是一个含有由If 引导的虚拟条件状语
从句的复合句，表示对不可能发生或不太可
能发生的现在情况的假设。
主句谓语结构为：would / should / could + 动词原形。
从句的结构为：If + 主语 + 动词过去时。
如果我是你的话，我会接收他的道歉。
____ I ______you, I ______ accept his apology.
如果我是一只鸟，我将飞到你那里。
____ I ______ a bird, I ______ fly to you.
If
were
would
If
were
would
at the bottom of … 在……的底部
在表格的底下填上你的地址。
Stick down your address
_______________the form.
at the bottom of
writing
5. Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.
Name
Location
Interesting
facts
the Great Wall
in the north of China
a long history,
unique architectural style
surpass10,000 miles
Say when you visited it.
I just visited the Great Wall last month.
Say where it is.
It is in the north of China..
Describe its size.
It is surpass 10,000 miles.
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6. Imagine you have just visited one of the natural or man-made wonders. Write sentences and describe how you felt when you visited the wonder.
Say what interesting facts you know.
Say what happened when you visited it.
Say how you felt.
It is famous for its unique architectural style, a long history and surpass 10,000 miles.
It was raining when we were walking up the Great Wall, but we didn’t stop. Finally, we reached the top of it.
I felt very excited, . The Great Wall is so majestic, of great momentum .
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Now write a passage. Use the sentences you have written to help you.
A visit to the Great Wall
I had a wonderful visit in Beijing during this summer holiday. I would never forget the visit to the Great Wall.
On the first day of our trip, we went to the Great Wall, It was raining when we were walking up the Great Wall. When we reached the top of it. I felt very excited. The Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world. It is famous for its unique architectural style and its history. It is surpass 10,000 miles long. Many people have come to know the famous Chinese saying: "He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man." The Great Wall is so majestic, of great momentum . I will remember it forever .