(共25张PPT)
M1 Wonders of the world
Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
To get information from the reading material about the Grand Canyon.
2. To learn some key words and useful expressions.
3. To know the way of writing what you see and you feel when travelling.
Learning aims
New words
stream
小河，小溪
silver 银色的
shine 照耀
sky 天空
grey灰色的; (天气）阴沉的
clear (烟雾等)开始消失
fall away
突然向下倾斜
canyon
峡谷
sign
标志, 迹象
The Seven Wonders of The Natural World
Colorado, the Grand Canyon
美国科罗拉多大峡谷
Fast reading
The Grand Canyon How deep
How wide
How long
nearly one mile
about 15 miles,maybe more
more than 200 miles
Careful reading
When I arrived , it was early morning and it was raining. I _________ the east ---the sky was becoming grey. I __________the car, ____________ a gate and walked along a dark path. There was nothing _______, but I knew it was there.
looked to
got out of
went through
to see
Fill in the blanks.
Para 1
1.Did the stranger knew where the writer was going
2.How soon will the writer get there
Yes, he did.
In five minutes.
Answer the questions.
Para 2
1. The rain _______and the clouds_______.
stopped
2. The sun _____behind me and ______ on the rocks.
3. The ground ______away and down to the river.
cleared
rose
shone
fell
Para 3
Listen and finish the table.
1.If we put the two tallest building in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, they can reach the top.
2.The canyon went far away for more than 400 miles on both sides.
3. The writer thought it was the greatest wonder of the world.
F
T
T
Para 4-5
T or F
1. Where does the passage possibly come from
a) A magazine. b) A grammar book.
c) A dictionary. d) A storybook.
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.
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.
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.
1. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a path.
get out of … 从……内出来; 逃避; 摆脱
We only want to get out of the car as soon as possible.
我们只想尽快在车里逃离出去。
补充:
get in 进入 get to 到达
get on 上（车等） get off 下（车等）
Language points
2. After about a kilometre, a stranger appeared in front of me.
appear vi. 出现
A rainbow appeared after the rain.
雨后空中出现了一道彩虹。
disappear vi. 消失
The man disappeared in the street.
那个男的在大街上消失了。
3. “Yes,” he replied, “you’ll get there in five minutes.
reply v.回答 reply to sb/sth 回答某人/某事
1). Who can reply to my question
谁能回答我的问题？
2). Why don’t you reply to your mother
你为什么不回答你妈妈呀？
reply + that从句 回答到……
I replied that I couldn't believe it .
我回答说我不敢相信这件事情。
4. I looked carefully over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it. look over 从……上面看过去
She looked over the top of the mountain, and saw rocks in different shapes.
从山顶上看过去，她看见了形状各异的岩石。
拓展：look over 检查
Can you look over my composition for me
你能帮我检查一下我的作文吗？
The doctor looked over the boy carefully.
医生认真的给男孩检查（身体）。
5. Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared.
clear v. ① (云或雾) 散开 ② 打扫干净
①. The fog cleared and we saw the whole tower in the end.
雾散了，我们终于看见整个塔了。
②. I have to clear the snow in front of the door.
我必须把门前的雪打扫干净。
③ clear adj. 清晰的
We should keep clear minds.
我们必须保持清晰的头脑。
6.The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks.
rise v. 升起 rise – rose – risen
Everyone knows that the sun rises from the east.
人人都知道太阳从东边升起。
7. I remained by the canyon for about half an hour…
remain v. 逗留，留下 ； 保持
n. 剩余物；遗迹；残骸
①I didn’t remain long in the city.
我并没有在那个城市逗留很久。
② Eggs can remain fresh in cool places.
鸡蛋在阴凉的地方可以保鲜。
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
sign
silent
remain
sky
mile
below
Complete the passage with the words in the box.
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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)_________ .
reply
stream
through
sunny
the two tallest
about 15
miles
more than 200 miles
huge
greatest
Summary
GOOD JOB
