(共7张PPT)
to produce or reflect light; to be bright
shine
v. 照耀
an event, an action, a fact, etc. that shows that something exists, is happening or may happen in the future
sign
v. 迹象；标志；招牌
not speaking
silent
adj. 寂静的
in a lower position (than), under
below
prep. 在下面；在……以下
a chemical element. Silver is a greyish-white precious metal used for making coins, jewellery, decorative objects, etc
silver
adj. 银灰色的；银制的
the space above the earth that you can see when you look up, where clouds and the sun, moon and stars appear
sky
n. 天；天空
having the colour of smoke or ashes; full of clouds
grey
adj. 灰色的；(天气)阴沉的
to pass or experience sth
go through
穿过
a way or track that is built or is made by the action of people walking
path
n. 小路
next to or at the side of somebody/ something
beside
prep. 在……旁边；在……附近
to say or write something as an answer to somebody/something
reply
v. 回答；答复
the smoke, fog, etc disappear so that it’s easier to see things
clear
v. (烟雾等)开始消失
to become fewer or smaller
fall away
突然向下倾斜
a small narrow river
stream
n. 小河；小溪
almost; not quite; not completely
nearly
adv. 几乎；差不多
a deep valley with steep sides of rock
canyon
n. 峡谷
on, over or covering sth/sb
on top of
在……上面；盖住
to continue to be something; to be still in the same state or condition
remain
v. 逗留；留下
near somebody/something; at the side of somebody/something; beside somebody/ something
by
prep. 在……旁边；靠近(共3张PPT)
Words and expressions
below
shine
sign
silent
silver
sky
grey
prep. 在……下面；在……
以下
v. 照耀
n. 迹象；标志；招牌
adj. 寂静的
adj. 银灰色的；银制的
n. 天；天空
adj. 灰色的；(天气)阴沉的
Words and expressions
go through
path
beside
reply
clear
fall away
穿过
n. 小路
prep. 在……旁边；
在……附近
v. 回答；答复
v. （烟雾等）开始
消失
突然向下倾斜
Words and expressions
stream
nearly
on top of
canyon
remain
by
n. 小河；小溪
adv. 几乎；差不多
在……上面；盖住
n. 峡谷
v. 逗留；留下
prep. 在……旁边；靠近Module 1 Unit 2
Quiz
Ⅰ. 在方框中选择适当的词填空。
1. Then I saw a man _________ the car and walk into the bank.
2. I hear that her uncle is very rich and lives in a ______ house.
3. I live on the fou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rth floor and Mary lives on the third floor, one floor _______ me.
4. I feel so proud ev ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ery time I see the national flag ________ slowly.
5. His office _________ south. It gets hot very fast during hot days, even in spring.
Ⅱ.从方框内选择适当的介词填空。
behind, in, across, over, along
1. Wait here! I’ll come back _____ 10 minutes.
2. He takes his dog for a walk _______ the river every day.
3. The little ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) girl was so shy that she hid _________ her mother immediately.
4. Tian Qiang is a good swimmer. He can swim _______ the river alone.
5. The little girl looked _______ the fence at us.
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思及英语提示写句子。
1. 山底有一座孤零零的房子。（at the bottom of）
___________________________________
2. 钢琴轻易地通过了那道门。（go through）
___________________________________
3.你知道这条峡谷有多宽吗 (how wide)
___________________________________
huge rise below face get out of(共44张PPT)
外研
九年级 上册
Unit 2
The Grand Canyon was not just big.
Words and expressions
below
shine
sign
silent
silver
sky
grey
prep. 在……下面；在……
以下
v. 照耀
n. 迹象；标志；招牌
adj. 寂静的
adj. 银灰色的；银制的
n. 天；天空
adj. 灰色的；(天气)阴沉的
Words and expressions
go through
beside
reply
clear
fall away
穿过
prep. 在……旁边；
在……附近
v. 回答；答复
v. （烟雾等）开始
消失
突然向下倾斜
Words and expressions
stream
nearly
on top of
canyon
remain
by
n. 小河；小溪
adv. 几乎；差不多
在……上面；盖住
n. 峡谷
v. 逗留；留下
prep. 在……旁边；靠近
Some wonderful views of the Grand Canyon.
Some facts 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.
Now let’s enjoy a video about its fantastic view.
To get information from the reading material about the Grand Canyon
2. To learn some key words and useful expressions
3. To know the way of writing what you see and you feel when travelling
Objectives:
Patterns:
Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared.
The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge.
Words:
shine silver sign beside stream clear reply remain
Phrases:
look over/across/down get out of
fall away at the bottom of
接龙
幻灯片上单词或短语出现时，同学应迅速读出并说出中文意思。
每人一词，按行/列依次接龙，3秒内说不出，此行/列同学即失去此答题机会，下一行/列同学接续。
below
fantastic
high
natural
sign
silver
long
shine
deep
silent
Work in pairs. Talk about a great natural wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you.
1
P4
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
Listen to the passage 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
The Grand Canyon.
It was not just big. It was huge.
Task 1
Read the passage and complete the table.
2
P4
The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
How long
one mile
about fifteen miles
more than 200 miles
Task 2
Read the passage again and choose the correct answer.
3
P5
1. Where does the passage most probably 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 evening.
Task 3
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.
4
P5
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
Task 4
If you put the two tallest buildings
in the world on top of each other
at the bottom of Canyon, they still
would not reach the top.
若世界上两座最高的建筑叠放在峡谷底部，他们仍顶不到头。
把……放在……底部
一个在另一个上面的，一个挨一个的
1. I got out of the car, went through a gate and…
我下了车，穿过一个门……
go through有三个意思比较常见：
a. 通过、穿过
b. 仔细查看、检查
c. 经历或遭受(不好的事情)
仔细观察以下例句，推断go through在本句中的意思。
1. The heavy rain has gone through my overcoat.
2. You’d better go through your handbag again. I think the key must be in it.
3. The two brothers went through a hard time as their parents had died in an accident.
通过、穿过
经历或遭受(不好的事情)
仔细查看、检查
2. 本课出现了四个使用look短语的句子.
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
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.
5
P5
Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.
Name
Location
Interesting facts
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 cost the lives of more than one million people.
the Great Wall of China
in the north of China
One possible answer:
6
P5
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…
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.
1. look over/across/down
2. at the bottom of
3. go through
4. on top of
5. A silver stream nearly one mile below me.
6. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge.
本课时主要短语和句型
总结回顾
Now 2 mins to test your spelling.
1. English-Chinese
canyon sign silver path stream beside nearly below
2. Chinese-English
回答；答复 （烟雾等）开始消失 照耀 逗留；留下 穿过 天空
When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.
Quiz
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Ⅰ. 在方框中选择适当的词填空。
huge rise below face get out of
1. Then I saw a man _________ the car
and walk into the bank.
2. I hear that her uncle is very rich and lives in a ______ house.
get out of
huge
3. I live on the fourth floor and Mary lives on the third floor, one floor _______ me.
4. I feel so proud every time I see the national flag ________ slowly.
5. His office _________ south. It gets
hot very fast during hot days, even in spring.
huge rise below face get out of
below
rise
faces
Ⅱ.从方框内选择适当的介词填空。
behind, in, across, over, along
1. Wait here! I’ll come back _______10 minutes.
2. He takes his dog for a walk _______ the river every day.
3. The little girl was so shy that she hid _________ her mother immediately.
4. Tian Qiang is a good swimmer. He can swim _______ the river alone.
5. The little girl looked _______ the fence at us.
across
along
behind
in
over
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思及英语提示写句子。
1. 山底有一座孤零零的房子。（at the bottom of）
________________________________________________________________
2. 钢琴轻易地通过了那道门。（go through）
___________________________________
3.你知道这条峡谷有多宽吗 (how wide)
___________________________________
There is a lonely house at the bottom of the mountain.
The piano went through the door easily.
Do you know how wide the canyon is
Homework
1. Review the use of tenses you’ve learned before.
2. Search for more information about Stonehenge.
