Pre-reading:
How much do you know about the Grand Canyon
* location: Arizona, USA
* 446 km long
16 km wide (average)
1,600 m deep (average)
* one of the seven wonders of the natural world
* The Colorado River runs through the Grand Canyon.
* The rock found at the bottom of the Grand Canyon is around 2 billion years old.
While-reading:
Task 1:
1. Read the first paragraph and answer the questions:
What did the writer do after he arrived
2. Read the second paragraph and answer:
1. Who appeared in front of me
2. How soon will I get there
3. Read the first three paragraphs and answer:
Which direction was the writer facing while he/she was looking over the Grand Canyon How do you know
A. To the south B. To the north
C. To the east D. To the west
4. 见课本P4 ②
5. Read the fifth paragraph and answer:
1. In the writer’s opinion, is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world
2. What do you think of Grand Canyon
Task 2: Read and answer the following questions:
1. What’s the great wonder of the natural world the writer travelled to see
2. What was the writer’s feeling when he saw the full view of the wonder
Task 3: 见课本P5 ③
Task 4: 见课本P5 ④
Post-reading:
Ⅰ. 根据提示写出正确的单词。
1. The weather is fine and the sun is s_______ brightly.
2. —Kate, come and sit b_____ your brother on the sofa. I have something important to tell
you.
—Okay, Mum.
3. Alice is ______ (差不多)thirteen years old. She’s not a little girl any more.
4. —Sir, you can’t take photos here. Look at the s______.
—Oh, sorry. I didn’t see it.
5. The clouds started to c_____ as soon as the rain stopped.
6. The classroom is s______ because the students are having an exam.
7. Look! Some birds are flying in the s_____.
8. The weather is very _____ (灰暗的) now. I think it’s going to rain.
Ⅱ.根据括号内的汉语提示完成句子。
1. When we ___________ (穿过) the gate, we saw a big garden.
2. —Dear, could you please help me put this book ________ (在……上面)
the others
—Sure.
3. Jim, why are you ________________ (朝我的右侧看) all the time
4. From where we stood, the land _______ (向下倾斜) towards a stream.