外研版九年级英语上册课件 Module1 Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big. (共14张PPT)

(共14张PPT)
Module 1 Wonders of the world
外研·九年级上
Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was
not just big.
The Grand Canyon
科罗拉多大峡谷位于美国亚利桑那州西北部，是科罗拉多河经过数百万年以上的冲蚀而形成，色彩斑斓，峭壁险峻。1979年大峡谷被列入世界遗产。大峡谷总长446公里，平均深度有1200米，宽度从0.5公里至29公里不等。科罗拉多高原抬升时，科罗拉多河及其支流切割层层沉积岩，由此形成了大峡谷。将近20亿年来的地质变迁史一览无余。
1.Where does the passage probably come from
a) A magazine.
b) A grammar book.
c) A dictionary.
d) A storybook.
3 Choose the correct answer.
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.
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.
Read the whole passage and give each paragraph a title:
P1:
P2:
P3:
P4:
P5:
The writer arrived there on the raining morning.
After some minutes’ walk, I came to the Canyon.
What’s the Grand Canyon like？
Finally, the writer saw the Grand Canyon clearly.
The writer’s opinion about the Grand Canyon.
Part 4
Complete the passage with
the words in the box.
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)______.
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5 Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.
Name
Location
Interesting facts
the Great Wall
the north of China
It famous for its length
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….
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.
It is famous for…
Say what happened when you visited it.
It was raining when we were…
Say how you felt.
I thought it was the most wonderful sight.
Now write a passage . Use the sentences you
have written to help you.
人类的全部历史都告诫有智慧的人，不要笃信时运，而应坚信思想。
—— 爱献生