外研版九年级上册Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 1阅读课课件(共22张PPT，含内嵌视频)

(共22张PPT)
Unit 2
The Grand Canyon was not just big.
the Grand Canyon
The __________ River runs through the Grand Canyon.
What do you know about the Grand Canyon
It’s in ___________ .
Colorado
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the USA
When I saw the canyon
After I saw the canyon
Before I saw the canyon
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②
③
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Part 1: Before I got to the Grand Canyon.
Part 2: What I saw when I was on the Grand Canyon.
Part 3: My feelings after visiting the Grand Canyon.
Read quickly and match the main ideas with paragraphs.
Paragraphs 1 and 2
Paragraphs 3 and 4
Paragraph 5
When I saw the canyon
After I saw the canyon
Before I saw the canyon
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⑤
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1. Why was there nothing to see at first
2. Was the writer going the right way Who told her that
3. Could the writer see the Grand Canyon when she came to some rocks Why
Part 1(Para 1&2): Before I got to the Grand Canyon.
1. Why was there nothing to see
Part 1(Para 1&2): Before I got to the Grand Canyon.
Because it was too dark.
2. Was the writer going the right way Who told him that
Part 1(Para 1&2): Before I got to the Grand Canyon.
Yes. The writer was going the right way.
A stranger told him that.
3. Could the writer see the Grand Canyon when he came to some rocks Why
Part 1(Para 1&2): Before I got to the Grand Canyon.
No, it was silent and there was no sign of it.
Part 2: What I saw when I was on the Grand Canyon.
What did the writer see Circle the verbs.(Para 3)
the rain
the clouds
the sun
the ground
I
Which direction was the writer facing while he was looking over the Grand Canyon
West
deep
wide
long
How large is the Grand Canyon
Read Para 4 and complete the table.
The Grand Canyon How deep
How wide
How long
I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me.
one mile
The Grand Canyon
How deep
nearly one mile
1 mile≈1.6 km
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.
What does the sentence mean
The Grand Canyon is really deep.
Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was fifteen miles away, maybe more.
fifteen miles
How wide
about fifteen miles
Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.
200 miles
How long
more than 400 miles
200 miles
What does the writer think of the Grand Canyon
Read Para 5 and answer.
He thinks it is the greatest wonder of the natural world.
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. 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.
Enjoy the video.
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) ________.
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