Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.教学课件

课件41张PPT。Module1 Wonders of the worldAmerica 美国A great wonder of the natural worldWords and expressionsskybecome greyget out of a cargo through a gate walk along a dark patha strangerappear
beside the pathrockcome to some rocks and stoplook over the rocksreply He has not replied to my question yet.回答, 答复. 后面常接介词to. look over… (1). 从…上面看过去. The policemen looked
over the wall.(2). 仔细检查……The leaders of our school were looking over the teachers’ lesson plans.The clouds clearedThe sun rose behind meclear cleared clearedrise rose risenThe sun shone on the rocks.shine shone shoneFar below me, the ground fell awayfall fell fallenfall away 突然向下倾斜look across to向… 眺望I was looking across to the other sides of the Canyon.look to one’s left/right向…某人左/右看 the Grand Canyon大峡谷canyon/′k?nj?n/峡谷look across 眺望自然的, 天然的反义词: man-made人造的The Great Canyon is natural, but the Great Wall is man-made. Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions:
1. Which country is the Grand Canyon in?
How do you know?



2. What does the writer think of the
Grand Canyon?
The Colorado RiverIn AmericaIt’s the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world.Read the first part carefully and finish
the following:
When I arrived, when was it?
what was the weather like?
what did I do?
When I was walking along the path,
in the east, ______________________
As a result, ___________________.
got out of, went through, walked alongthe sky was becoming grey.I couldn’t see anything.Read the second part carefully and answer the following:
Who did I meet?
What does “replied” mean?
How soon will I get there?
Could I see the Grand Canyon when I came to some rocks? Why?

A stranger appeared in front of me.It means ”answered”.In five minutes.No. Because it was still too dark to see anything.Read the third part carefully and
finish the form:the cloudsthe rainthe sunthe groundIclearedstoppedrosefell away and down to…remained by…Nearly one mileAbout fifteen milesMore than 200 milesRead the fourth part and fill in the formlook
down
tolook across tolook
to
my
leftlook
to
my
rightHow deep is it?
How wide is it?
How long is it?It’s about 2 kilometres deep.It’s 20 kilometres wideIt’s over 400 kilometres long. What question did the writer ask himself?
What does the writer think of the Grand Canyon?It was not just big. It was huge. It was the
greatest wonder of the natural world.Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?Read the fifth part carefully and
answer the followingRead the following words in the passage:
appear –disappear reply—replied
clear—cleared rise—rose—risen
fall—fell—fallen Read and learnMatch the words :
anywhere not made by people
gate an entrance
huge someone you don’t know
natural very, very big
stranger in any placeRead and learn1. 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. Choose the best answer.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 Grand Canyon.
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. 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. 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. 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 15
Miles away, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right,
and on both sides the canyon went far away
for more than 200 miles. fifteen miles away“数词+名词+形容词” 的用法 (1). 表示人物的年龄/高矮等, 如: five years old(2). 表示事物的高度/宽度/深度, 如: 1.6 metres tall15英里 远十米高ten metres hightwo kilometres wide两公里宽twenty metres deep20米深 and on both sides the canyon
went far away for more than 200 mileson both sides 在两边
go far away 延伸Huge /hju:d?/巨大的very very bigI remained by the canyon for about half an
hour, and I asked myself.我自己remain by 在……边上停留I certainly know the answer.certainly adv.当然；肯定Read the passage and talk about a great
natural wonder you know. Use the
words in the box to help you . Complete the passage with the words in
the box.below mile remain reply sign silent
sky stream through In the dark, there is no ________ of
the Grand Canyon, and it is ________.
But if you _______ by the Grand Canyon
as the _______ gets brighter and looked
down about one ______, you can see the
Colorado River ______ you. It looks like
a silver _______ as it passes _______signsilentremainmileskybelowstreamthroughthe 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 ______.replybelow mile remain reply sign silent
sky stream throughLearning to learn
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.Completely the table with facts about a
natural or a man-made wonder of the worldThe Great WallIn the north of ChinaMillions of people come
to visit it every year. Imagine you have just visited one of
the natural or man-made wonders.
Write sentences and describe how
you felt when you visited the wonder.
Say when you visited it.
Say where it is.
Describe its size.
Say what interesting facts you know.
Say what happened when you visited it.
Say how you felt.My Favourite WonderHow long is the Great Wall?
How wide is the Great Wall?
How high is the Great Wall?It’s 6000 kilometres long. It’s between 4 and 5 meters wide.It’s between 6 and 7 metres high.Duty reportthe Changjiang River 6300千米the Huangguoshu Waterfalls
78米，101米 the Grand Canyonthe Huangshan Mountain 1864米
Now write a passage. Use the sentences
you have written to help you.
The sun was going down when we arrived
at the ground floor of the building. I was
afraid of going to the top of tall buildings,
so I was a little nervous as we were waiting
for the lift. The lift climbed faster and faster
until we reached the 88th floor. It was high
up there, but I was not afraid when I stood
at the top.The Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, one of
the tallest building in the world, is 420.5
metres high. It was built in 1999, and it
has a fantastic view of Pudong District
and the centre of Shanghai. I really like the tower and I am sure I will visit it again.
1. He _____ back a month ago. (come)2. My mother often tells me __________ in
bed. (not read)3. I must take it back the day after tomorrow.
You can only _____ it for 24 hours.(keep) 4. Why have you kept me _______ here
for so long a time? (wait)5. Please come to our meeting if you ____ free
tomorrow. (be)用所给动词的正确形式填空camekeep not to readwaitingare6. She _________ to the Great Wall several
times. (be)7. In his letter, he said that he ______ us very
much. (miss)8. He said he became _________ in physics.
(interest)
9. He went to school instead of ______ home.
(go)10. Great changes _________________ in our
country since 1978. (take place) has been missedinterestedgoing have taken placeHomework Finish the exercises in the WB.