外研版九年级上Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 2教案

Module 1 Wonders of the world
Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
I. Teaching aims
1. To get information from the reading material about the Grand Canyon;.
2. To know the way of writing you see and your feeling when travelling.
II.Teaching Objectives
1. Key vocabulary: below, shine – shone - shone; shine – shined - shined, sign, silent, silver, sky, grey, go through, beside, reply, clear, fall away, stream, nearly, on top of, canyon, remain, by
2. Keys structure: Sentence structure.
III.Teaching aids
Tape recorder, handout
IV. Teaching Steps
Step 1 Free talk
What do you know about these wonders
Step 2 Presentation
1. Introduce the new words.
2. Read the words after the teacher.
Step 3 Work in pairs.
1. Talk about a great natural wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you.
below deep fantastic high long natural shine sign silent silver
Step 4 Reading.
1. Play the recording and listen to the tape carefully.
2. Ask the students to read through the passage.
3. Complete the table.
The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
How long
4 Read the passage again and complete the blanks..
Keys: 1. By car 2. sunny 3. fifteen / 15 4. two hundred / 200 5. greatest
5. True or false.
1. When I arrived, the weather was sunny and hot.
2. I went to the wrong way at first.
3. The Colorado River was nearly three miles below me.
4. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.
Step 5 Learning to learn
Some adjectives tell you facts, such as wide, deep, high and tall; dome adjectives tell you the opinion of the author, like wonderful, huge and great. Learn to use them to talk about facts and give your opinion.
Step 6 Choose the correct answer.
1. Read the passage again.
2. Choose the correct answer.
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.
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.
Step 7 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)____________.
Step 8 Writing
1. Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.
Name
Location
Interesting facts
One possible answer:
Imagine you have just visited one of the wonders. Write a passage and describe how you felt when you visited the wonder.
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…
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.
【写作任务】(Unit 2 Writing)
黄山(Mount Huangshan)是中国最著名的自然奇观之一，位于安徽省南部。假如上周日你和朋友们游览了黄山，请用英语记录你们的游览经历。
【思路点拨】
1. 定基调
体裁：记叙文
时态：介绍黄山时用一般现在时；介绍游览经历时用一般过去时
人称：介绍自己的经历用第一人称
2. 谋布局、写句子　　
3. 巧衔接
成文时，第一次提到“黄山”用全称Mount Huangshan，紧接着再次提到时可以用it代替。用代词指称前面的事物是使文章保持连贯的一种衔接手段。
4. 成篇章
I visited Mount Huangshan with my friends last Sunday.
答案
2. 谋布局、写句子
(1) the most famous natural wonders in China
(2) in the south of Anhui Province
(3) was raining (4) the clouds cleared
(5) felt very tired
(6) got to the top of Mount Huangshan
(7) How beautiful
(8) were proud of Mount Huangshan
4. 成篇章
I visited Mount Huangshan with my friends last Sunday. It is one of the most famous natural wonders in China. It is in the south of Anhui Province. Its tallest place is called Lianhua Peak and it is about 1,864 metres high.
When we started, it was raining. Ten minutes later, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. We began to climb. But in half an hour, one of my friends felt very tired and he wanted to stop. Then we had a short rest. At last, we got to the top of Mount Huangshan.
How beautiful it was when we looked at the sights from the top. We were proud of Mount Huangshan.
Retell the writer’s experience of visiting the Grand Canyon.
What happened when the writer visited the Grand Canyon
early morning; raining; walked along a dark path; asked a stranger; the rain stopped; the sun rose behind...
What was the Grand Canyon like
looked down; looked across; looked to my left and right; went far away...
What was the writer’s opinion of the Grand Canyon
the greatest wonder
Step 9 Language points
1. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path.
我下了车，穿过一扇门，沿着一条黑暗的小路走着。
go through 通过，穿过；经历
【链接】go across: 穿过，但是表示从某物的表面“横过”，如河流、马路等。
拓展：go 相关词组
go abroad 出国
go against 违背；与……不符
go up 增长；上升；被兴建起来
go on 继续；继续下去；发生
go over 复习 ；仔细审查；走近
go ahead 进行
go away 走开；消失
go for 去取来；争取得到
【语境应用】完成句子
1) 刚才几辆汽车穿过了学校大门。
Just now a few cars ________ ________ the school gate.
2) 你横穿马路的时候一定要小心。
You must be careful when you ________ ________ the road.
Keys: 1) went through 2) go across
2. After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path.
大约走了一英里，小路边出现了一个陌生人。
beside prep. 在……旁边；在……附近 后面一般跟名词或代词。
e.g. There is a bank beside our school.
He is sitting beside her.
拓展：
besides意为“除……之外(还)”，后面可跟名词、代词或动词的-ing形式。
e.g. What other sports do you like besides football
He had other people to meet besides me.
What has he done, besides reading the newspaper
besides还可以作副词，意为“而且”。
e.g. I don’t really want to go. Besides, it’s too late now.
【语境应用】根据句意，选用beside或besides填空。
1) We have lots of things in common ________ music.
2) Mary came up and sat ________ me.
3) I don’t like the new dictionary. ________, it’s too expensive
Keys: 1) besides 2) beside 3) Besides
3. “Yes,” he replied, “you’ll get there in five minutes.”
“对，”他回答道：“你五分钟就能到那里。”
reply v. 回答；答复
用作及物动词时，通常用于引出直接引语，也可接宾语从句；
用作不及物动词时，如后面需要接宾语，要加介词to。
e.g. Mary replied that she loved collecting stamps.
David replied to his mother’s letter this morning.
reply n. 回答；答复
其后跟介词to，表示“对……的答复”。常见短语有：
get / have / receive a reply (to ...) 收到(……的)回复
give / make a reply (to ...) (对……)进行回复
辨析 answer, reply
【注意】
在answer the telephone(接电话)，answer the door(听到敲门后去开门)等表达中，绝不可以使用reply。
【语境应用】请用answer或reply的适当形式填空。
1) He ________ to me politely in the last letter.
2) I knocked at the door, but there was no ________.
3) Can you ________ these questions
4) I can’t find the ________ to this question
Keys: 1) replied 2) answer 3) answer 4) answer
4. 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，我向左右遥望…
look over 从……上方看过去
look across 眺望 look down 向下看
look down 向下看
look to one’s left/ right
朝某人的左侧/左侧看
5. I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me.
我俯视着距我一英里之遥的银色的科罗拉多河。
nearly adv. 几乎；差不多
not nearly 远非；绝不是
e.g. I was nearly killed in the accident last week.
He has 500 yuan, but that is not nearly enough for the trip.
辨析 almost, nearly
【语境应用】请根据汉语句子补全英语句子，每空词数不限。
1) 几乎没有一个人相信她。
__________________________ believed her.
2) 他有500元，但这远远不够旅途费用。
He has 500 yuan, but that is _______________ enough for the trip.
Keys: 1) Almost nobody / no one 2) not nearly
6. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. 太阳从我身后升起，照在岩石上，地面(仿佛在随光线)向下延伸，(逐渐)退落，显露出谷底的河流。
用behind, on, below, away和down几个介词和副词生动地展现了太阳升起时作者在大峡谷观察到的奇妙景象。…the ground fell away…是形象化的描述，说明了随着阳光的照射，作者仿佛看到地面在下降，逐渐显露出谷底的河流。
拓展：
below与under都可以表示“在下面”： below指位置低于某物或在某物的下方，但不一定在正下方，其反义词为above；而under指在某物的正下方，也可指覆盖于某物之下，其反义词为over。
e.g. There is a small restaurant below the top of the hill.
My football is under my bed.
7. I remained by the canyon for about half an hour…
我在峡谷边伫立半小时有余……
remain vi. 逗留；留下
e.g. How long are you going to remain here
你打算在那儿逗留多长时间？
After the wind, only some leaves remained.
大风过后，只留下一些叶子。
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
1) 你准备待在乡下吗？
Are you going to ___________________________
2) 五个苹果，拿走三个，还剩下两个。
Take three apples from five apples and _________________.
Keys: 1) remain in the countryside 2) two apples remain
Step 10 Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示语写出所缺单词。
1. The old man with ________ (银灰色的) hair is my grandfather.
2. I like watching the sights ________ (在……以下) me on a plane.
3. The sun is ________ (照耀) brightly. I feel a little hot.
4. There are three ________ (小河) in our village.
5. Mr Wang ________ (逗留) in the museum for two hours this morning.
Ⅱ. 根据语境从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。
sky, sign, reply, nearly, clear
1. Look at the ________. It says “No swimming”.
2. The film was ________ over when Sam arrived at the cinema.
3. The rain stopped, the clouds ________, and the sun came out.
4. My brother enjoys counting stars in the ________ at night.
5. Linda received her cousin's email yesterday but she hasn't ________ to it.
Ⅲ. 根据语境从方框中选择恰当的短语填空，有的需要变换形式。
fall away, get out of, go through, on top of,look down to
1. Jason ____________ the ground and saw a cat.
2. The plane ____________ suddenly when we were asleep.
3. The students ____________ the classroom when the class was over.
4. A river ____________ our city. It's very deep.
5. Look! There is a tower ____________ the mountain.
Ⅳ. 根据括号内的要求完成下列各题，每空一词。
1. John asked me, “Where are you going ” (改为含宾语从句的复合句)
John asked me ________ I ________ going.
2. The bridge is about 2 kilometres long. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ ________ the bridge
3. When Mrs Zhang entered the classroom, the students were studying. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ the students ________ when Mrs Zhang entered the classroom
4. Lisa will finish her homework in twenty minutes. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ ________ Lisa finish her homework
5. The Smiths had a picnic last weekend. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ the Smiths ________ a picnic
Ⅴ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 沿着这条马路走，你会找到那家医院。
________ ________ this road, and you'll find that hospital.
2. 这个包的底部有一个洞。
There is a hole ________ ________ ________ ________ the bag.
3. 电影院在街道的另一边。
The cinema is on ________ ________ ________ ________ the street.
4. 恐怕咱们走的路不对。
I'm afraid we aren't ________ ________ ________ ________.
5. 我尽力去看，但什么也看不见。
I tried to see but there ________ ________ ________ ________.
Keys：
Ⅰ. 1. silver 2. below 3. shining 4. streams 5. remained
Ⅱ. 1. sign 2. nearly 3. cleared 4. sky 5. replied
Ⅲ. 1. looked down to 2. fell away 3. got out of 4. goes through 5. on top of
Ⅳ. 1. where; was 2. How long is 3. What were; doing 4. How soon will
5. When did; have
Ⅴ. 1. Walk / Go along 2. at the bottom of 3. the other side of
4. going the right way 5. was nothing to see
Step 11 Homework
Finish your passage about your experience of visiting a wonder.