外研版英语九年级上册Module 1 Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big. 课件

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外研·九年级上册
Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
Module 1 Wonders of the world
below
shine
sign
silent
silver
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
New words
sky
grey
beside
reply
clear
n. 天；天空
adj. 灰色的；（天气）阴沉的
prep. 在……旁边；在……附近
v. 回答；答复
v.（烟雾等）开始消失
stream
nearly
canyon
remain
by
n. 小河；小溪
adv. 几乎；差不多
n. 峡谷
v. 逗留；留下
prep. 在……旁边；靠近
What wonders of the world do you know
Eiffel Tower
The Great Wall
The Grand Canyon
Sydney Opera House
Mount Qomolangma
1
Work in pairs. 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
Reading and vocabulary
2
Read the passage and complete the table.
The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
How long
Enjoy the video
When I arrived, it was early morning and
it was raining. I looked to the east – the sky was becoming grey. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there.
穿过
A great wonder of the natural world
After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. “Am I going the right way ” I asked. He knew where I was going. “Yes,” he replied, “you’ll get there in five minutes.” Finally, I came to some rocks and stopped. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
从……上方看过去
Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world – the Grand Canyon.
突然向下倾斜
I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. 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. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen
在……上面；盖住
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. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge!
I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself, “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world ” I certainly know the answer. What do you think
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.
Learning to learn
The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
How long
nearly one mile
about fifteen miles
more than 200 miles
Check the answers.
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.
F
F
F
T
3
Choose the correct answer.
1. Where does the passage 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 morning.
3. Which direction was the writer facing while he/she 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
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
sign
silent
remain
sky
mile
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) ______.
below mile remain reply sign
silent sky stream through
below
through
reply
Stream
Read the whole passage and give each paragraph a title:
P1:
P2:
P3:
P4:
P5:
The writer arrived there on the raining morning.
After some minutes’ walk, I came to the Canyon.
What’s the Grand Canyon like
Finally, the writer saw the Grand Canyon clearly.
The writer’s opinion about the Grand Canyon.
Language points
1. I got out of the car, went through a gate and
walked along a dark path.
go through 通过，穿过；经历
e.g. The man went through the forest alone.
拓展： go相关词组
go abroad 出国
go against 违背；与……不符
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 into 进入；走进
look over 从……上方看过去
look down 向下看
look to one’s left/ right 朝某人的左侧/右侧看
2. I looked over them, but it was silent and there
was no sign of it.
拓展：look 相关词组
look after 照料
look through 浏览
look over 翻阅；调查
look up 找出，查阅；仰视
look down upon sb. 轻视某人
look forward to doing 期待
look at 看着；注视
Writing
5
Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.
Name
Location
Interesting facts
the Great Wall
the north of China
It’s famous for its length.
6
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.
Possible answer:
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. It is incredible that people can build such things!
Exercises
1. I have ______ my watch everywhere. But I cannot
find it.
A. look at B. looked up C. looked for
2. The Xiamen- Shenzhen high speed railroad will
run ______ eight cities.
A. across B. through C. over
一、单项选择。
3. — Please drive ______ when you pass a school.
— OK.
A. nearly B. early C. slowly D. really
4. The little elephant is afraid to go alone. He
always walks ______ his mother.
A. beside B. behind C. below D. under
二、根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列
英文句子。
1. 昨天他们穿过了森林。
Yesterday they ______ __________ the forest.
2. 这条路向下倾斜一直通往城里。
The road ______ _______ to the city.
went through
falls away
3. 她下了小汽车去了邮局。
She ____ ___ ___the car and went to the post office.
4. 小心！瓶子底部有奇怪的东西。
Be careful! There is something strange ____ ____
_______ ____ the bottle.
got out of
at the
bottom of
Homework