(共62张PPT)
below prep. 在…以下 反义:above
在…以上
shine (shone, shone; shined, shined)
v. 照耀
sign n. 迹象,标志,招牌
silent adj. 寂静的 silence (n.)
silver adj. 银制的
sky n. 天空 in the sky
Words Review
grey adj. 灰色的
go through 穿过
beside prep. 在…旁边
reply v. 回答,答复 replies replied
(三单) （过去)
reply to sb./sth. = answer sb./sth.
clear v. 烟雾消失 adj. 清晰的
fall away 向下倾斜
stream n. 小河,小溪
Words Review
nearly adv.几乎,差不多
on top of 在…上面
canyon n.峡谷
remain v.逗留,留下
by prep. 在…旁边
Words Review
____ sea
a _____ mountain
a _____ river
a _______ boat
a _______ car
a prohibitory _____
The phone is _____ the book.
The sun _________.
a ________ wonder
a ________ movie
Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with the words given.
below
deep
fantastic
high
long
natural
shine
sign
silent
silver
s
Work in pairs. Talk about a great natural wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you. (P 4)
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For example:
Changjiang River is the longest river in China. It’s about 6,300 km long. It’s one of the most famous natural wonders in the World. And…
below deep fantastic high long natural shine sign silent silver
Have you ever visited a natural wonder Or what natural wonders do you know
埃菲尔铁塔
巴黎
324m
帝国大厦
纽约
381m
世界贸易中心一号大楼
纽约
417m
哈利法塔
迪拜
828m
大峽谷天空步道 1219m
西尔斯大厦
芝加哥
442m
Look and say
What are these buildings How high are they
1219 metres
high
21.34 metres
out from the canyon rim
19.8 metres wide
The Grand Canyon Skywalk is _____________ high over the Colorado River. It is ___________ wide and reaches ____________ out from the canyon rim.
1219 metres
19.8 metres
21.34 metres
Where is the Grand Canyon Skywalk
It's in
the Grand Canyon.
科罗拉多大峡谷
Unit 2
was not just big.
Module 1 Wonders of the world
The Grand Canyon
Let's learn more about it.
To read and learn about the trip to the Grand Canyon
2. To learn how to write about what you see and your feelings when travelling
3. To be able to write a passage about one of the natural or man-made wonders
Objectives
Now let’s enjoy the fantastic
view of the Grand Canyon.
Where’s the Grand Canyon
It’s in America.
大峡谷位于美国科罗拉多高原上，科罗拉多河从中流过。据说在十六世纪，有一个叫科罗拉多的人为了寻找传说中的七座黄金城，从遥远的地方跋涉到此地，发现
了大峡谷，科罗拉多大峡谷由此得名。据地理学家考证，大峡谷已走过六百万年的历史，是大自然在地球上的杰作，辉煌与壮丽远非一般自然景色可比。美国人以此为骄傲与自豪。
大峡谷全长446公里, 平均宽度16公里, 最大深度2公里, 平均谷深1.6公里, 总面积2724平方公里. 由于科罗拉多河穿流其中, 故又名科罗拉多大峡谷，它是联合国教科文组织选为受保护的天然遗产之一.
① location: Arizona,亚利桑那州 USA
Some informations:
② It is one of the seven wonders of the natural world.
③ The Colorado River(科罗拉多河) runs through it.
The Grand Canyon
4. The Grand Canyon is 446 kilometers long, about 16 kilometers wide and about 1.6 kilometers deep.The total area is 2,724 square kilometres.
Where does the passage come from a) A magazine.
b) A grammar book c) A dictionary d) A story.
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. Where was the writer facing on the edge of
the Grand Canyon a) To the south.
b) To the north.c) To the east. d) To the west.
4. What is the writer's purpose in writing this passage
a) To give facts about the Grand Canyon.
b) To tell how he feels about the Grand Canyon.
c) To introduce the Grand Canyon.
d) To tell people to visit the Grand Canyon.
1. Where does the passage come from
a) A magazine. b) A grammar book .
c) A dictionary d) A story.
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.
Choose the best answer.
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3. Where was the writer facing on the edge of
the Grand Canyon
a) To the south. b) To the north.
c) To the east. d) To the west.
4. What is the writer's purpose in writing this
passage
a) To give facts about the Grand Canyon.
b) To tell how he feels about the Grand
Canyon.
c) To introduce the Grand Canyon.
d) To tell people to visit the Grand Canyon.
A2 Watch, listen and read.
请根据课本Act.2短文,完成下列短文填空。
On an early 1. morning, I arrived at the Grand Canyon. It was 2. when I got out of the car, so I could see nothing. After about 3. minutes’ walk, I came to some rocks. I looked over them, but there was no 4. of it.Suddenly the rain 5. and the sun rose.
stopped
sign
five
dark
rainy
The Grand Canyon, one of the 6. of the world, was in front of me. It was very deep. I looked across to the
7. side. It was about fifteen miles 8. , maybe more. On both sides, the canyon went far away for more than two hundred 9. . It was not 10_ big. It was huge!
wonders
other
wide/away
miles
just
Paragraph 1
Q: What was the weather like
It was rainy.
1.从车出来:
2. 穿过门口:
3. 沿着小路走:
4. 什么也看不见:
get out of the car
go through a gate
walk along a path
there was nothing to see
arrive, early morning, rain; east, the sky, grey; get out of; go through, walk along; there
Retell the passage according to the pictures and given words.
Para.1:
Paragraph 2-3
Q: How soon will the writer get there
--- In five minutes.
5. 走对路:
6. 五分钟后:
7. 从…上方看过去, (医生)检查：
8. 向下倾斜：
9.眺望,向对面看：
go the right way
in five minutes
look over
(用于将来时：will do )
fell away
look across
stop, clear; rise, shine; fall away, down to; look across
a mile, appear; ask, asnwer; come to; look over, no sign
Para.2:
Para.3:
10. 俯视,向下看：
11. 在…上面, 在顶部:
12. 在…的底部：
13. 眺望…的另一边：
14. 15里远：
15.向左右看：
16.在两边：
17. 远离：
18. 多于,超过：
look down to
on top of
at the bottom of…
look across to the other side of …
15 miles away
look to my left and to my right
on both sides
far away
more than
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5:
half an hour
How deep / wide / long
19. 半个小时：
20. 多深/宽/长：
What was the writer's feeling when he saw the full view of the wonder
It was not just big. It was huge.
look down, a silver river; two tallest buildings, reach; look across, the other side; fifteen miles; look to my left and right, go far away, 200 miles; big, huge
Para.4:
Para.5:
remain, about half an hour; the greatest wonder, the answer
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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
4
Observe the following sentences and try to find the differences between them.
It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more.
The canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.
The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge.
Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world
FACTS
OPINION
Some adjectives tell you FACTS, such as wide, deep, high and tall; some 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.
Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.
5
Name
Location
Interesting facts
P5
Name
Location
Interesting facts
1) It is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
2) It is the longest man-made wonder in the world.
3) The main wall is around 2,145 miles (3460km) long.
4) The most visited section of the Great Wall is in Badaling, close to Beijing.
5) It has often been compared to a dragon.
6) A popular legend about the Great Wall is the story of Meng Jiangnv.
7) Reportedly, it costs the lives of more than one million people.
the Great Wall of China
in the north of China
One possible answer:
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Imagine you have just visited one of the natural or man-made wonders. Write sentences and describe your experience. (P 5)
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.
I visited the Three Gorges Dam last week. It is on the Yangtze River, in Hubei Province. It is about 2,300 metres long and 185 metres high. It is famous for being the world’s largest power station. It was sunny when we were there. I thought it was amazing. I can’t believe that people can build such a thing!
Possible answer:
① 下车：get out of …( the car / the taxi)
(反义)上车：get into / in….
② 上车：get on … (train, bus ,ship, plane,
horse) 下车: get off
1) Don’t ______the bus until it stops.
A. get off B. get out of C. get away
2) I saw him _____the car and run away.
A. get off B. get out of C. get down
更正
A
B
2. ①穿过：go through
我下了小汽车,穿过一道门。
I get out of the car ,
________________ a gate.
② (从内部) 穿过: through … ( forest,
window, gate，tunnel)
(从表面) 横过: cross (v.) = go/walk across ….
( river, bridge, road, street )
went through
through, across, over与past的用法
through 侧重从内部穿越,如穿越云层、隧道、森林、沙漠、桥洞等。
across 强调“横过”,即从一边到另一边,如过河、过街、过桥等。go across= cross
over 强调“越过”,即翻越障碍物,如翻过山头、爬墙等。
past 表示从某地或某物旁边经过。
1) The sun is shining _______the window.
2) Look both sides of the road before you
___________ it.
3) The man swam __________the
Changjiang River successfully.
( ) 4) The bird flew the window into the room.
A. through B. across C. past D. over
through
cross
across
A
3. reply to sb. =
answer sb.
回答某人
1. I asked them , but none of them
answered me .
=
I asked them , but none of them
__ to me . A. replied B. answered
A
3.He had to to the letter.
A. answer B. answered
C. reply D. replied
C
look across to the other side of …
向……的对面看
look to one’s left /right 向某人左侧看
look across 眺望
look down to 俯视……
look over… 从…..上面看
look sb. over (医生)仔细检查某人
look down on sb. 看不起…
4. look 的短语
look up 往上看;查(字典)
( )1.They ____ the top of the hill
but saw nothing .
A. looked up B. looked over
( )2. The doctor _____ and gave
him some medicine.
A. looked over him
B. looked him over
( )3. Please look ____ your left.
There is a big supermarket.
A. on B. to C. up
B
B
B
5. fall away and down to
沉降到……
fall off…= fall down from…
从…上摔下来
6. 在…的下面： below (不一定是正下方) ;
under ( 正下方)
在…的上面： on (物体表面的上面)，
over ( 正上方), above ( 不一定是正上方)
零度以上/以下： above / below zero
There is a ball _______the chair.
A. under B. below
The temperature in the north is often
_______zero in winter.
2) There is a clock ______the wall.
A. on B. over C. above
There is a bridge _______the river.
A
B
A
B
7. at the bottom of … 在……的底部
e.g. 在湖底有大量鱼。
8. on both sides 在两边
on either/ each side
在(任意)一边
on the other side of …
在……的另一边
1) There are many trees on ____ sides
of the road.
A. both B. either C. every
A
9. There was nothing to see.看不到任何东西。
此处的动词不定式作后置定语。
①I have a lot of work to do. 我有很多工作要做。
②He is looking for a house to live in. 他正在找房子住。
( )2.He has many words .
A. to copy B. copy
C. to copy them D. to copies
A
10. 介词in与after的用法
(1)in意为“在……之后”,后接时间段,常用于一般将来时,提问时用how soon。
They will build a new school in a year.
一年后,他们将建一间新学校。
(2)after意为“在……之后”,如果后面接时间段,用一般过去时;如果后面接时间点,用一般将来时。
①He moved to England after a year.
一年后,他搬去了英国。
②He will go home after 11∶30 am.
上午11∶30后,他将回家。
( )4.They’re coming here an hour.
A. after B. in C. on D. at
( )5.The boy basketball after an hour.
A. will play B. played C. plays D. play
B
B
①Mr Smith will give us a speech a week.
②They arrived at a village 6 hours.
in
after
Exercises
单词拼写：
Our __________ (自然的)environment
is getting worse and worse .
2. What’s the __________ (距离)between
Guangzhou and Beijing
3. The opposite word of top is ________
(底部)．
4. The sun has ______(升起) in the east .
5. He always _______(回答) to me slowly .
natural
distance
bottom
risen
replies
6. Tomorrow the temperature will be
______(在……的下面) three to ten .
7. Be careful ! The ________ (地面)is
still very wet .
8. The snake __________ (消失)
quickly .
9. Our classroom is much ________
(明亮的) than theirs.
10. The sky ______(云散开) after the
rain.
below
ground
disappeared
lighter
cleared
Choose the best answer :
( ) 1. The mountain is about 700
metres _______ .
A. tall B. wide C. high
( ) 2. --- ____ do you go home
--- Once a month .
How often B. How long C. How soon
( )3. Who can ____ to this question
A. reply B. answer C. give
( ) 4. I can’t help looking _____ my
right , then I get the answer .
A. at B .in C. to
C
A
A
C
( ) 5. Look carefully ____ the top
of the building , you can see the
sun rise slowly.
A. on B. over C. below
( ) 6. Go _____ the forest , you’ll
find the house .
A. across B. through C. cross
( )7. He stood ___ the edge of the
well and found a frog ___ the
bottom of it .
A. on , on B. at , at C. on , at
B
B
C
( )8. Beijing is __ the north of China.
A. in B. on C. to
( )9. After a while , she __the car .
A. get off B. got off C. got out of
( )10. I knew it was there, but there
was nothing ______ .
A. see B .seeing C. to see
C
C
A
The water is too hot for me to drink.
= The water is ___ hot ____ I can’t drink.
2. When I got up , the sun has risen .
= When I got up , the sun has ____ ___.
3. Please answer me in a minute.
= Please ______ _____ me in a minute.
4. The river is 400 metres long .
(就划线部分提问)
_______ _______ is the river
so that
gone up
reply to
How long
道路的两侧都有许多建筑物．
There are lots of _______________
____________ the road .
2. 天太黑了，什么也看不见．
It is _________________________.
3. 他站在山顶上望下看．
He stood on the top of the
mountain and ___________.
4. 他正在眺望峡谷的另一边．
He is ________________________
the canyon.
buildings on both
sides of
too dark to see anything
looked down
looking across the other side of
Imagine you have just visited one of the natural or man-made wonders. Write sentences and describe your experience.
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…
