外研版九年级上册Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 2 课件(共32张PPT)

(共32张PPT)
I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon.
Unit 2
Goals
To get the general idea of
the reading passage.
2. To use the key words of this unit to answer the questions.
waterfall
canyon
mountain
bottom
edge
light
Seven Natural Wonders of the World
Grand Canyon 大峡谷
Great Barrier Reef 大堡礁
Harbour of Rio de Janeirol
Mount Everest
the Northern lights
Parícutin volcano 帕里库延火山
Victoria Falls 维多利亚瀑布
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They are all the wonders in the world. Can you talk about them with your partner.
Sample
Victoria Falls is 1.06 miles wide, making it the largest curtain of water in the world. It drops between 295 feet and 355 feet into the Zambezi Gorge and an average of 1.804 million cubic feet of water plummeting(直线下垂) over the edge every minute.
Listening
When I arrived, it was early morning and it was
raining. I got out of the car, went through a gate
and walked along a path. In the east, the sky was
becoming light, but beside the path, it was still
very dark. I knew it was there, but there was
nothing to see.
After about a kilometer, a stranger appeared in
front of me. “Am I going the right way ” I asked.
The greatest wonder of the natural world
He knew where I was going. “Yes,” he replied,
“you’ll get there in five minutes.” Finally, I
came to some rocks, and stopped. I looked
carefully over them, but it was still too dark to
see anything.
Suddenly, the clouds cleared and the rain
stopped. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world.
I looked down to the Colorado River about 2
kilometres below me. If you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still won’t reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. How far is it It’s 20 kilometres, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon disappeared into the distance … over 400 kilometres long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. It’s huge!
That morning on the edge of the canyon,
I asked myself a question. It’s not “How
deep is it ” or “How wide is it ” or “How
long is it ” but “Is the Grand Canyon the
greatest wonder anywhere in the natural
world ” I know the answer. But what do
you think
Choose the best answer.
a) A guidebook.
b) A grammar book.
c) A dictionary
d) A diary.
1. Where may the passage come
from
2. Why was there nothing to see
Because there was nothing.
Because it was too dark.
Because it was raining.
Because it was in the morning.
3. Where was the writer facing on
the edge of the Grand Canyon
To the south.
To the north.
To the east.
To the west.
4. What is the writer’s purpose in writing
this passage
To give the facts about the Grand
Canyon.
b) To tell how he feels about the Grand
Canyon.
c) To describe the Grand Canyon.
d) To tell people to visit the Grand Canyon.
Match the words in the box with their meanings.
anywhere
gate
huge
natural
stranger
1 not made by people
2 an entrance
3 someone you don’t know
4 very very big
5 in any place
Complete the table with facts about the Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon
How deep / high is it
How wide is it
How long is it
about 2 km
more than 20 km
over 400 km
Language points
I looked down to the Colorado River about 2 kilometres below me. 我俯视着距我两公里之遥的科罗拉多河。
Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. 然后，我眺望峡谷的另一边。
Finally, I looked to my left and to my right … 最后，我左右遥望……
在上面的三个句子中，look和不同的介词 / 副词组成不同的词组，有着不同的意思。look down 表示 “向下看”；look across 表示“向对面看”；look to one’s left 表示“向某人左侧看”。还有很多介词 / 副词可以和look这个动词组成词组，如：
Look over there — there’s rainbow! 看那边！彩虹！
She looked up and smiled at me. 她抬起头来，冲我笑了笑。
Exercises
1. He says ______________________
____________. (他爸爸三天后回来）
2. Our teacher asks ______________
_______________. ( 昨天谁打碎了玻璃）
3. Please tell me _____________
____________. (他们正在谈论什么）
根据汉语提示，完成句子。
that his father will be back
in three days
who broke the
window yesterday
what they are
talking about
1. Last night , I saw / was seeing my friend John. It
was his birthday and he was having a party.
Choose the correct form of the verbs.
2. At five o’clock, my sister and I were watching /
watched TV. There was a very good programme on.
3. Suddenly, all the lights in my house were going
off / went off. There was a big storm outside.
4. I wasn’t knowing / didn’t know Mary until she
started going to my school.
5. What did you do / were you doing at ten o’clock
last night
Imagine you have seen one of the wonders of the world. Write sentences describing how you felt
when you saw it for the first time.
Say when you saw it.
Describe its size.
Say what happened.
Say how you felt.
Writing
Sample
I saw the Victoria Falls three years ago with my parents. It is 1.06 miles wide and just like a curtain. It was in summer and many visitors came there. When I was taking pictures with my parents, an American girl whose name is Rose came to help us, after that we chatted a lot and found that we have many commom hobbies, so we became friends. It was the most wonderful sight and I have a good friend there.
When you read a story, focus on the five wh—questions:
who, what, when, where, and why.
Who is the writer
Where do the main events or story take place
When do they take place
Why is it called a beautiful smile
…
Tips
Homework
Search more information about the Grand Canyon.