外研版九年级上册 Module 1 Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big. 课件 (共18张PPT)

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Module
Wonders of the world
Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
The Grand Canyon Colorado
科罗拉多大峡谷
The Grand Canyon is a mile-deep gorge in northern Arizona in America. Scientists estimate the canyon may have formed 5 to 6 million years ago when the Colorado River began to cut a channel through layers of rock.
Location
in the west of America
on the Colorado plateau（高原）
What did the writer write in the passage
A. The interesting facts about the Grand Canyon.
B. The traveling experience of the writer to the Grand Canyon.
C. The description (描述) of the Grand Canyon.
Read for main ideas
What I found before I got to the canyon
What I saw while I was on the canyon
How I felt after I saw the canyon
Para. ______
Para. ______
Para. ______
Divide the passage into 3 parts according to the time line.
1 & 2
3 & 4
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Paragraph 1 & 2
Did the writer see the Grand Canyon in Para. 1 & 2
I _________ the car, ____________ the gate, ____________ a dark path.
There was _____________, but I knew ___________.
Finally, I _________ some rocks and _______. I __________ them.
It was ______ and there was _______ of it.
got out of
went through
walked along
nothing to see
it was there
looked over
silent
no sign
came to
stopped
Paragraph 3 & 4
Which direction was the writer facing while he was looking over the Grand Canyon
a) South. b) North.
c) East. d) West.
D
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.
Read paragraph 4 and complete the table.
The Grand Canyon is huge.
While-reading
The Grand Canyon is nearly one mile deep.
I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me.
1 mile
≈1.6km
Paragraph 3 & 4
While-reading
Paragraph 3 & 4
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.
1 mile
≈1.6km
deep
The Grand Canyon is about fifteen miles wide.
I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away.
15 miles
Paragraph 3 & 4
While-reading
wide
200 miles
200 miles
Paragraph 3 & 4
The Grand Canyon is more than 400 miles long.
I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.
long
While-reading
deep
wide
long
I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
我朝那片岩石望过去，但是一片寂静，还是看不见它。
I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world — the Grand Canyon.
我在眺望自然界奇观之一的大峡谷。
I looked down to the Colorado River…
我俯瞰科罗拉多河……
Finally, I looked to my left and to my right…
最后，我向左右遥远……
look over 从…上方看过去
look across 眺望；向对面看
look down 向下看
look to one’s left/ right
朝某人的左侧 /右侧看
How does the writer think of the Grand Canyon
It is the greatest wonder of the natural world.
Paragraph 5
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.
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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