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

课件35张PPT。Module1 Wonders of the worldAmerica 美国Activity 1. Work in pairs. Talk about a
natural wonder you know. Use the words
in the box to help you.zebraIt is 8,844m, so it is very high/tall.Mt. Qomolangma ?[ni'p?:l]
between Nepal and
ChinaIt is a natural wonder.珠穆朗玛峰It is a natural wonder.It is 6, 397kms long, 2 kms wide and 150ms deep.the Changjiang River 长江中国It is 4, 280m deep. It is 19, 900kms wide. The pacific OceanIt is a natural wonder. 太平洋Niagara Falls 尼亚加拉瀑布It is 51m high. It is a natural wonder. It’s fantastic.between Canada
and 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。Step1 Fast ReadingBefore I got to the Grand Canyon.
What I saw when I was on the Grand Canyon.
My feeling after visiting the Grand Canyon.1. Read quickly and chose the paragraph for ech title.Paragraph 1and 2Parapraph 3 and 4Paragraph 52. Go through the passage quickly again and finish part 5Nearly 1 mile deepAbout fifteen miles wideMore than 200 miles longStep2 Advaced Reading Read the passage again and finish part 3. if necessary, you can talk about with your partners.1. Where does the passage most probably come from?
a) A magazing. b) A grammar book.
c) A dictionary d) A storybook2 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.Activity 3. Choose the correct answer.3. Which direction was the writer facing while he was looking over 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 natural world.
b) To tell how he feels about the natural world.
c) To introduce the Grand Canyon.
d) To tell people to visit the Grand Canyon.Step 3 Detailed Reading1. Read paragraph 1 and 2 carefully and answer the questions and guess the missing words.What was the weather like?
Could I see anything clearly? Why?It was raining.No, I couldn’t. Because it was early morning and beside the path it was still dark.When I arrived, it
was early morning and it was raining.I the car.got out of(4)I went through(5) a
gate.I walked along(6) a
path. In the east, the sky was becoming light(7),
but beside the path, it was still very dark,
there was nothing to see. After about a kilometer, a stranger appeared
in front of me. I asked him if I was going the
right way. He replied(8) “Yes.” He said I would
get there after five minutes. I came to sme rocks and stopped. I looked
carefully over(9) them, but it was too dark to (10) see anything.2. Read paragraph 3 and 4 carefully (all students) and answer the questions and guess the missing words.What happened to the weather when I found I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon?What does the writer think of the Grand Canyon?The clouds cleared and the rain stopped. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks.The Grand Canyon is not just big. It’s huge. It is one of the wonders of the natural world.Suddenly, the clouds
cleared(11). The rain stopped.The sun rose(12) behind me and beyond the rocks.I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the world.I saw that the ground(13) fell away and down to a river, far below me.The Colorado River I looked down to(14) the Colorado River(15) about 2 kilometres below me. If you put the three tallest buildings in the
world at the bottom of (16) the canyon, they still will not reach the top. Then I looked across to (17) the other side of the canyon. It was 20
kilometres, maybe more. Finally, I looked to(18) my left and to my right,
and on both sides(19) the canyon disappeared into
the distance(20)---over
400 kilometres long. The Grand Canyon is 2,724 square kilometres, so it is not just big, it is huge(21). Read parapraph 5 and think about :
How does the writer feel about the Grand Canyon?He thinks it is the greatest wonder in the natural world.Listen to the tape and read the passage following the tapeRetell the passageIt was _____ _____ and it was ______. In the east, the sky was _______ ____, but there was _______ __ ____ beside the path. After about a _______ when I ____ ____ the path, the clouds ______ and the rain ______. I saw that the ground ___ ____ and ____ __ a river. First, I _____ _____ to the Colorado River, it was about ____ ________ deep. Then I ______ _____ to the other side of the Canyon, it was about ____ kilometres wide. Finally, I ____ ____ my left and my right, it ws over ____ kilometres _____. I think the Grand Canyon is ___ ____ the wonders of the natural world and the _____ wonder in the _____ world.early morningrainingbecoming lightnothing to seekilometerwalked clearedstoppedfell awayalongdown tolooked down2 looked across20looked to400kilometerslongone ofgreatestnatrual重点词汇在..边缘
on the edge of
想出
think of
从..出来
get out of
穿过
go through
沿着..走
walk along
在东方
in the east在..前面
in front of
从..上面看
look over
向下看
look down
超过了岩石
beyond the rocks
向某人的左面/右面看
look to one’s left/right
在下面的远处
far below
在..底部
at the bottom of
朝..另一段看
look across the other side
消失在远处
disappear into distance
太…而不能
too… to..
云散了
the clouds cleared
在五分钟以后
in five minutes
太阳升起来了
The sun rises.
在路的两边
on both sides of the road
它有多深/多高/多宽/多长?
How deep/high/wide/long is it?
Writing：
泰山被联合国教科文组织评为世界自然文化遗产。假设你的美国朋友准备去旅游，请结合以下要点向你的朋友简单介绍一下泰山。
1、泰山位于山东中部，是中国著名的旅游胜地。每年有大批中外游客去旅游观光。
2、从市中心出发坐汽车大约2个小时，也可以坐火车。
3、秋天是爬山的最佳时间，登山可观看日出。
写作小tips:
1、开篇点题：介绍泰山的特点、地理位置及参观的人众多等。
famous, in the middle of, thousands of visitors
2、展开表述：说明去泰山的方式、参观的最佳时间及景色等。
take two hours,by bus, autumn, the beautiful sunrise
3、结尾处评价：泰山是自然界的一个奇迹。
a wonderful natural wonder, enjoy yourself
That's all! Thank you.参考范文 Mount Tai is one of the most famous mountains in China.It is in the middle of Shandong Province.Every year thousands of visitors from all over the world visit here.
It’s not far from where I live.It takes you about two hours to get there from the centre of the city by bus.You can also go there by train.Autumn is the best season to climb Mount Tai because it’s not hot or cold.On the top of the mountain,you can enjoy the beautiful sunrise.
Mount Tai is really a wonder of the natural world.You can enjoy yourself here.