Module 1 Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big. 课件(共24张PPT)外研版九年级英语上册

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外研版九年级英语上册
module1 unit2 The Grand Canyon was not just big
The Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is a m________ wonder. So far, it’s the ________ (large) dam in the world. It’s about 2,300 metres l___, 185 metres h___ and 15 metres w__ at the top. It produces _________ for millions of people in China.
modern
largest
long
high
wide
electricity
The Three Gorges Dam has done something good for Chinese people, and it greatly influences Chinese development.
review
________ of
the world
Wonders
g____
great
w________
wonderful
e_______
exciting
f_________
fantastic
u_________
unusual
……
touristy 吸引很多游客的
splendid 壮观的
breath-taking 壮观的
grand 壮观的
gorgeous 绚丽的
magic 有魔力的，神奇的
Warm-up
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Para. 2 True or False
1. After about a mile, a stranger disappeared beside the path.
2. I was going the wrong way.
3. I would get there five minutes later.
4. I looked over some rocks because they were very beautiful.
appeared
right
T
there was no sign of it
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Because the sun rose behind me.
Read Para. 3 and answer the question.
1.Which direction was the writer facing
South B. North
C. East D. West
2.The clouds cleared and the
rain stopped. It means ____.
A.打扫干净 B.（云）散开
C.清晰的 D. 明亮
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Read para1-2 and answer these questions
scanning
1. Did the trip go successfully before he saw the Grand Canyon
No, it didn't. He asked a stranger the way
2.What do you learn from their conversation
“-Am I going the right way
-Yes, you’ll get there in five minutes.”
The Grand Canyon is very famous and well-known to all.
And many people visit there.
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Read the dialogue aloud
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The Grand Canyon: How deep
How wide
How long
nearly one mile(1600 meters deep)
About fifteen miles, maybe more.
More than two hundred miles long
It was not just big. It was huge.
------ facts about the Grand Canyon .
Read Para. 4 and complete the table.
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scanning
Read para3 and answer these questions
1.Which direction was the writer facing while he/she was looking over the Grand Canyon
A. South B. North C. East D. West
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Read Para. 5 and answer the questions.
1.What does the writer think of the Grand Canyon
2.What do you think of the Grand Canyon
He thinks it is the greatest wonder of the
natural world.
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On the way to the Grand Canyon
Looking at the Grand Canyon
How was the weather on the way to the Grand Canyon
Could the writer see the Grand Canyon when he just arrived at the rocks Why
How was the weather when he looked at the Grand Canyon
What does the writer think of the Grand Canyon
rainy
sky grey
dark
silent
no sign of it
Weather
See
Careful-reading
rain stopped
clouds cleared
sun rose and shone
shine--shone--shone
The clouds came.
The clouds went away.
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Which is the Grand Canyon Why
a
b
The ground fell away and down to a river.
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Observe the following sentences and try to find the differences between them.
It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more.
The canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.
The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge.
Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world
facts
opinion




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Part 1 Fill in the blanks
When I _________, it was _____________ and it was raining. I looked to the _______, the sky was _________________. I __________ the car, ______________ a gate and _______________ a dark path. There was _______________, but I knew it was there,
arrived
early morning
east
becoming grey
got out of
went through
nothing to see
walked along
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Learning to
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.
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Part 2 Fill in the blanks
I look down t___ the Colorado River, a silver stream n______ one mile below me. If you put the two tallest buildings in the world _________ each other at the b______ of the canyon, they s ______ wound not reach the top. Finally I looked t_____ my left and to my right, and on both s____ the canyon went far a_____ for more than 200 miles.
to
nearly
on top of
bottom
still
to
sides
away
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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 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) ________.
sign
silent
remain
sky
mile
below
stream
through
reply
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在上面这三个句子中, look 和不同的介词/副词组成不同的词组,有着不同的意思。look down表示“向下看”; look across表示“向对面看”; look to one’s left 表示“向某人左侧看”。还有很多介词/副词可以和look这个动词组成词组, 如;
Look over there---there’s a rainbow!
看那边! 彩虹!
She looked up and smiled at me.
她抬起头来, 冲我笑了笑。
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Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.
Name
Location
Interesting facts
Post-reading
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natural adj. 自然的
get out of 从 …… 内出来 / 离开
light adj. 明亮的 n. 光线，灯
reply v. 回答
clear v. （云）散开；打扫干净
adj. 清晰的
rise-rose-risen v. 升起（不及物动词）
ground n. 地面
below prep. 在……的下面
New words
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1. arrive + at/ in+ 地点
get+ to + 地点
reach+ 地点
I am waiting for him to arrive.
2.get out of…从…出来, 离开
get into…进去…
3.went through a gate and walked along a path
4.in the east/ west/ south/ north
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Writing
Imagine you have just visited one of the natural wonders or man-made wonders. Write some sentences to describe your experience.
Basic information:
Where did you visit
When did you visit there
How long/high/wide/old/deep...
What is it famous for
What happened when you visited it
How did you feel about it
When did you visit it
Where is it
How long / wide / tall is it
What interesting facts do you know
What happened when you visited it
What do you think of it
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西湖位于浙江省杭州市。西湖的水面面积约5.66平方公里, 湖岸周长15公里。水的平均深度在1．5米左右，最深处在2．8米左右，最浅处不到1米。湖南北长3．3公里，东西宽2．8公里。苏堤和白堤将湖面分成里湖、外湖、

南屏晚钟
雷锋夕照
三潭印月
曲院风荷
Writing:
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写作思路点拨——介绍世界景观
实例分析：
Imagine you have just visited the Great Wall. Write a passage and describe your experience.
Post-reading
【思路点拨】 Step Idea Expression
1 开篇点题，引出长城 Have you ever heard the Chinese saying…
2 展开表述，描述长城 one of the ancient seven wonders of the world, history of
over twenty centuries, is called the “Ten-thousand-Li Great
Wall”, more than 6000 kilometres long…
3 结尾评价，发表感触 It’s hard to imagine… It’s still a secret…
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