(共26张PPT)
Module1 Wonders of the world
Unit2
The Grand Canyon was not just big.
Reading
The Grand Canyon 科罗拉多大峡谷
deep
wide
long
Talk about a great wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you .
below deep fantastic high long natural shine silent silver
Title（标题）
The first sentence in each paragraph
Where does the passage most probably come from
A magazine B. A grammar book
C. A dictionary D. A storybook
Prediction
the Grand Canyon
How deep / high
How wide
How long
Nearly 1 mile (below me)
(More than) 15 miles wide
More than 200 miles
Fill in the table.
Look down to…
Look across to…
Look to my left and to my right…
About 15 miles
more than 200 miles
weather place sights
Feeling
rainy
sunny
gate
path
the grey sky
nothing to see
some silent rocks
no sign
canyon
The ground fell away and down to a river.
A silver stream …
deep/wide/long/huge
The greatest wonder of the natural world
facts
opinions
The sun rose behind me and shone…
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 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.
吸引
5. In the end, the writer says: I certainly know the answer. What do you think
Please think: what is the answer What do you think
After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path.
The underlined word “path” means ___________.
A. 高速公路 B.货车 C.小路 D.车顶
浏览上下猜词义
（context）
Task 1: Read and guess. （读读猜猜。)
I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path.
Read, then guess！读，准备猜猜看！
Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks.
The meaning of the underlined word “cleared” is ______.
A.飘动 B.聚集 C.出现 D.散开
Read and guess. （读读猜猜。)
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…
The underlined word “stranger” means _______.
A.陌生人 B.怪物 C.迷人美景 D.冷酷的人
前加后添构新词
(word-building)
strange (adj.)
奇怪的
+ -r
stranger (n.)
陌生人
Read and guess. （读读猜猜。)
Finally, I came to some rocks and stopped. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
The underlined word “silent” means ________.
A. 吵闹的 B. 明亮的 C. 寂静的 D. 黑暗的
silence (n.)
寂静
silent (adj.)
寂静的
Read and guess. （读读猜猜。)
A new reading way:
fishbone鱼骨
the main idea
1. 世界奇观 ；
2. 2000多年 ；
3. 兵马俑 ；
4. 三峡大坝 ；
5. 巨人之路 ；
6. 维多利亚瀑布 ；
7. 自然奇观 ；
8. 古/现代奇观 ；
9. 参加（某种活动） ；
10. (不) 确定 ；
11. 同意某人 ；
12. 它们中大部分 ；
13. 绵延几百米 ；
most of them
run for several hundred metres
wonders of the world
more than 2000 years old
the Terracotta Army
the Three Gorges Dam
the Giant’s Causeway
Victoria Falls
natural wonders
ancient/modern wonders
join in
be (not) sure
agree with sb.
14. 在……的东海岸 ；
15. 大约1700米宽 ；
16. 几公里外 ；
17. 按某人的意见；据某人看来 ；
18. 人造奇观 ；
19. 超过 ；
20. 在顶部 ；
21. 发电 ；
22. 数以百万的 ；
23. 谁愿意 ；
24. 更感兴趣 ；
25. 从某种程度上来说 。
on the eastern coast of…
about 1,700 metres wide
a few kilometres away
in one’s opinion
man-made woder
more than
produce electricity
at the top
millions of
who’d like to
be more interested in对……
to some degree
the writer arrive
When did
the main idea: A travel to the Grand Canyon.
P 1
P 2
happened
What
is it
What size
P 3
the writer feel
How did
P 4
It’s 1 mile deep,
15 miles wide,
200 miles long.
It is the
greatest wonder.
It is the greatest wonder.
the writer arrive
When did
Main idea: A travel to the Grand Canyon.
P 1
P 2
happened
What
is it
What size
P 4
P 5
the writer feel
How did
Early in the morning.
The rain stopped, the clouds cleared, the sun rose.
It’s 1 mile deep, 15 miles wide, 200 miles long.
Early
in the morning.
The rain stopped,
the clouds cleared,
the sun rose.
tips
从…下来
穿过
沿着…走
在小路的旁边
从…上面看
太阳在我身后升起
照耀在岩石上
向…看/眺望
向下看
在…底部
get out of
go through
walk along
beside the path
look over
The sun rose behind me.
shine on the rocks
look across
look down
at the bottom of
Words and expressions
11. 向下倾斜、离开
12. 一条银色的溪流
13. 到达顶部
14. 向左边看
15. 在两边
16. 在…旁边停留
fall away
a silver stream
reach the top
look to the left
on both sides
remain by the canyon
Words and expressions
1. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked
along a dark path.
go through 穿过、经历、翻阅、查阅
让我们穿过这片森林。
Let’s ___________the forest.
他正处于非常艰难的时期。
He is ____________ a very difficult time.
有人翻过我的包。
Someone _____________ my bag yesterday.
go through
going through
went through
2. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to
a river.
远远地，在我下方，地面仿佛在随光线向下延伸，
逐渐退落，显露出谷底的河流。
fall away 向下倾斜、降低、减弱
If you take this medicine, all your pains and aches
will ____________.
The sales of cold drinks usually __________ in winter.
fall away
fall away
fall 的词组
fall down
fall off
fall over
摔倒、滑倒
从某处摔下来
向前摔倒或倾倒
He ___________________his bike yesterday.
If he drinks two glasses of wine, he may _______.
He ________at the playground and hurt his hand.
fell off/ fell down from
fall over
fell down
3. I look 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。
look over 眺望，检查
look after 照顾
look back 回顾，朝后看
look through 浏览
look up 抬头往上看, 查阅
look up to sb 尊敬某人
look down upon/on sb 瞧不起某人
Exercises
1. 我进房间时，她从书本上抬起头来看我。
She _________from her book as I entered the room.
2. 在你买房前，你先把房子查看下。
You must _________ the house before you buy it.
3. 她考试前匆匆看了下笔记。
She _______________ her notes before the exam.
4. 你可以在网站上查阅一下开放时间吗？
Can you _________ the opening times on the website
looked up
look over
looked through
look up
Level A
1. Finish the workbook Unit 2 (1)(2)
2. Read the passage again and retell the passage.
Level B
Introduce one of the places of interest with your trip experiences.
Weather place sights
Feeling
rainy
sunny
gate
path
the sky
nothing to see
some rocks
no sign
canyon
The ground fell ...
A silver stream …
deep/wide/long/huge
The greatest wonder of the natural world
facts
opinions
The sun rose … and shone…
