Module 1 Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.课件(共20张PPT)

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Do you know the famous wonders in the world
Can you introduce some
What about the famous wonders in China
Do you know this wonder
Can you introduce it
What do you think of it
A great wonder of the natural world
---the Grand Canyon
Module 1
Wonders of the world
Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
Enjoy the Grand Canyon!
Task 1: Fast reading
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1.How many parts can it be divided into
2. Give a title to each part.
Part 1
Part 3
Part 2
What’s the Grand Canyon like
The writer's opinions about the Grand Canyon
On the way to the Grand Canyon
Para.5
Para.4
Para.3
Para.1
Para.2
Part 1
Part 3
Part 2
1. Why was there nothing to see
Because there was nothing.
B. Because it was raining.
C.Because it was too dark.
D. Because it was in the morning.
2. Which direction was the writer facing while he/she was looking over the Grand Canyon
a) South. b) North. c) East. d) West.
3. Why does the stranger know where I was going Why is he mentioned here
Read Part 1 and answer the questions:
C
D
Task 2: Intensive reading
To show that the Grand Canyon is very famous.
The Grand Canyon How deep
How wide
How long
Nearly one mile.
About fifteen miles.
More than 200 miles.
Read Part 2 and finish the tasks:
知识拓展：one mile ≈ 1.6 km
Try to introduce the Grand Canyon according to the table.
2. How does the writer introduce the depth of the canyon
1. Fill in the table.
To compare the tallest building with the Grand Canyon.
Read Part 3 and think about:
What does the writer think about the Grand Canyon
How does he show his opinion
He thinks it is the greatest wonder in the natural world.
By raising a question.
1. Where does the passage most probably come from
a) A magazine. b) A grammar book.
c) A dictionary. d) A storybook.
2. What is the writer’s purpose writing this passage
a) To give facts about the natural world.
b) To say how he feels about natural world.
c) To tell an interesting story about the Grand Canyon.
d) To attract people to visit the Canyon.
Read the passage again and answer the questions .
a
d
Task 4 : Read the passage again and find out if you have any questions.
1.I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path.
思考： through 和 across 的区别
巩固练习：翻译句子
一条小河穿过我们的村庄。
过马路时要小心。
知识点讲解
through：从内部穿过
across: 从表面穿过
2. I looked over them,but there was silent and there was no sign of it.
I was looking across one of the wonders of the nature world — the Grand Canyon.
I looked down to the Colorado River...
Finally,I looked to my left and to my right...
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
look after 照料
look back 回顾，向后看
look in 顺便来访
look into 调查
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
思考：你还能说出哪些含有look 的短语？
巩固练习：翻译句子
你能帮我照顾弟弟吗？
他喜欢浏览杂志。
他期待周末去看电影。
3. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river.
思考：这几个介词和副词的使用有哪些好处。
几个介词和副词生动地描写了太阳升起时作者在大峡谷观察到的奇妙景象。…the ground fell away…是形象化的描述，说明了随着阳光的照射，作者仿佛看到地面在下降，逐渐显露出谷底的河流。
4. I remained by the canyon for about half an hour…
remain v. 逗留，留下
n. 剩余物；遗迹；残骸
巩固练习：翻译句子
我们昨天在公园待了两个小时。
不要在河边逗留，很危险。
根据提示介绍你的一次旅行经历，不少于80词。
1.When you visited it;
2.Where it is;
3.Describe its size;
4.Say what interesting facts you know;
5.Say what happened when you visited it;
6.Say how you felt.