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外研版九年级英语上册
module1 unit2 The Grand Canyon was not just big
学习目标
一、掌握以下单词和短语: below, shine, sign, silent, silver, sky, grey, go though, beside等。
二、能够运用恰当的阅读技巧获取文章大意和细节信息。
三、能够运用所学语言简单地谈论大峡谷,用所学的词汇和短语完成一篇关于游览经历的写作。
The Grand Canyon How deep
How wide
How long
nearly one mile.
about fifteen miles.
more than 200 miles.
Read the passage and complete the table.
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
Choose the correct answer.
1. Where does the passage most 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.
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
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
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
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.
Think:
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
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What wonders of the world do you know
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Eiffel Tower
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
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.
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
Which direction was the writer facing while he / she was looking over the Grand Canyon
a) South. b) North.
c) East. d) West.
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
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The Grand Canyon
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
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The Great Wall
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I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path.
我下了车,穿过一扇门,沿着一条黑暗的小路走着。
go through 通过,穿过;经历
e.g. The rain has gone through my coat.
The country has gone through too
many wars.
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
拓展:go 相关词组
go abroad 出国
go against 违背;与……不符
go up 增长;上升;被兴建起来
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 for 去取来;争取得到
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
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Learn some new words
sky
grey
sign
silent
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
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Mount Qomolangma
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
I looked 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。
I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world- the Grand Canyon.
我在眺望自然界奇观之一的大峡谷。
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
I looked down to the Colorado River…
我俯瞰科罗拉多河…
Finally, I looked to my left and to my right.
最后,我向左右遥望。
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/左侧看
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
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silver
shine
stream
canyon
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
The rain ______ and the clouds ______. 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 ____ miles wide. Finally, I ____ ____ my left and my right, it was over ____ ____ miles _____.
I think the Grand Canyon is the _____ wonder of the natural world.
cleared
stopped
fell away
down to
looked down
one
looked across
fifteen
looked to
two hundred
mile
long
greatest
Retelling
Pay attention to the green letter. You can use them in your writing.
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
科罗拉多河
Colorado River
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
1 下车;从······出来
2 穿过;通过
3 沿着······
4 五分钟后(将来时)
5 云散开了
6 下降;减少
7 在······底部
8 15公里远
9半个小时
1 get out of
2 go through
3 walk along
4 in five minutes
5 the clouds cleared
6 fell away
7 at the bottom of
8 fifteen miles away
9 half an hour
Say it right
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
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 Colorado River (6) _______ you.
sign
silent
remain
sky
mile
below
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
1. 我到达时是清晨,天正下着雨。
When I arrived, it was early morning andit was raining.
2. 虽然什么也看不见,但我知道它就在那里。
There was nothing to see, but I knew itwas there.
3. 我朝那些岩石望过去,但是一片寂静,还是看不见它。
I looked over them, but it was silent andthere was no sign of it.
4.突然,雨停了,云散了。太阳从我身后升起,照在岩石上。
Suddenly,the rain stopped and the cloudscleared. The sun rose behind me andshone on the rocks.
5. 我眺望着自然界奇观之一科罗拉多)大峡谷。
I was looking across one of the wonders ofthe natural world—the Grand Canyon.
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
10 清晨
11 朝东边看
12 眺望
13 向下看
14 盖住,在...上面
15 朝某人的左侧/右侧看
16 在两侧
17 在黑暗中
18 突然向下倾斜
10 early morning
11 look to the east
12 look across
13 look down
14 at top of
15 look to one’s left/right
16 on both sides
17 in the dark
18 fall away
Say it right
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
Useful expressions
到达
从…里面出来
穿过
沿着…走
没什么看的。
6. 五分钟后
7. 从上面看过去
8. 突然向下倾斜
9. 眺望
10. 向下看
11. 在…的上面
12. 在…的底部
13. 向某人左侧看
14. 在两边/每一边
arrive at/in…
get out of
go through
walk along
There was nothing to see.
in five minutes
look over (检查)
fall away(fall-fell-fallen)
look across
look down to
on top of
at the bottom of
look to one’s left
on both sides/each/either side
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
我下了车,穿过一座大门,沿着一条漆黑小路前行。
I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path.
很寂静,没有它(大峡谷)的迹象。
It was silent and there was no sign of it.
太阳从我身后升起,照耀在岩石上。
The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks.
如果你把世界上两座最高的建筑物叠在一起放到大峡谷的底部,它们还是无法到达顶部。
If you put the two tallest buildings in theworld on top of each other at the bottomof the canyon, they still would not reachthe top.
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
Retell
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
look
down
to…
look across (to…)
look to
my left
look to
my right
look over
Retell
look across to
look to my right and to left
look down to
15 miles
about 200 miles
1 mile below
Retell
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it