Module 1 Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big. 课件(共36张PPT) 2024-2025学年英语外研版九年级上册

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Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
Module 1 Wonders of the world
To master useful expressions about describing a wonder, such as grey, stream, look across;
To read and know how to write about a wonder.
To get information from the reading material about the Grand Canyon.
学习目标
Here are some natural wonders of China. Do you know what they are
1. Huangguoshu
Waterfall
2. Mount Huang
3. Jiuzhai Valley
4. Guilin Scenery
Lead in
Can you choose one place and say something to introduce it
If you’re familiar with none of these places, you can choose another place and introduce it.
Look at these pictures. Do you know this place
It is the Grand Canyon in the northwest of Arizona, United States.
How do you feel about the Great Canyon when you see the pictures Use the words in the box to help you describe your feeling.
below deep fantastic high long natural shine sign silent silver
新课讲授
Free Talk
Now read the passage about the Grand Canyon. Find out in what order the writer wrote the passage. Divide the passage into parts and summarize their main ideas.
The writer wrote the passage in time order:
Para 1-2: Before the writer saw the Grand Canyon
Para 3-4: What the writer saw at the Grand Canyon
Para 5: The writer’s feeling after visiting the Grand Canyon
Fast reading
Read again and find out basic information of the Grand Canyon and complete the table.
The Grand Canyon How deep
How wide
How long
nearly one mile deep
about fifteen miles
more than 200 miles
Let’s find more details. Read paragraphs 1-3 and answer the questions.
1. When did the writer arrived at the Grand Canyon Why did he /
she say “there was nothing to see”
2. Which direction was the writer facing while he / she was
looking over the Grand Canyon
A. South B. North C. East D. West
In the early morning. / Because it was too dark.
clue: I looked to the east — the sky was becoming grey.
clue: The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks.
Detailed reading
Read the following sentences from the 3rd paragraph and answer the question.
Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to the river.
What might be the writer’s first impression about the Grand Canyon
Read the 4th paragraph and answer the question.
What method did the writer use to illustrate how deep, wide and long the Grand Canyon is
By giving example: 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.
By giving specific numbers: I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. / I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.
Read the 5th paragraph and think about the question.
Why did the writer asked himself / herself “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world ” even though he / she knew the answer
What do you think of the Grand Canyon
Now we’ve read the whole passage. Where does the passage probably come from
A. A magazine B. A grammar book
C. A dictionary D. A storybook
What’s the genre of the passage
It’s a narrative writing.
What’s 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.
Close your book and complete the passage with the words in the box.
below mile remain reply sign silent sky stream through
In the dark, there is no ______ of the Grand Canyon, and it is ______. But if you ______ by the Grand Canyon as the ______ gets brighter and look down about one ______, you can see the Colorado River ______ you. It looks like a silver ______ as it pass ______ 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 ______.
sign
silent
remain
sky
mile
below
stream
through
reply
In this passage, the writer used some vivid phrases to describe the scenery. Read the sentences and try to translate them into Chinese.
1. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a
dark path. There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there.
2. Finally, I came to some rocks and stopped. I looked over them,
but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
3. Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world — the Grand Canyon.
4. I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me.
5. 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.
1. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path.
我从车里下来，穿过一个大门，沿着一条漆黑的小路走。
（1）两个动词词组辨析：get out of与get off get out of 和get off都可表示“下车”，具体区别如下get out of通常接car, taxi等小型交通工具，其反义短语为get into get off通常接 bus, train, ship, plane等大型交通工具，其反义短语为get on
Language points
（2）介词辨析：through, across, over与past, along
over（从上方）越过across（从物体表面）横穿过 through（从物体内部）穿过past（从旁边）经过along沿着
She walked through the tunnel alone. 她独自穿过隧道。
Go across the road and you will see it.穿过这条马路你就看到它了。
A plane flew over the high mountain.一架飞机飞过高山。
When I go to school, I go past a bus station.我上学时经过一家公交站。
2. …a stranger appeared beside the path. 一个陌生人出现在了小路边。
辨析：beside与besides
beside [介词］“在·····旁边”
There is a big tree beside the house.房子旁边有棵大树。
besides[介词］或[副词］，意为“除了······之外（包含）”。
Besides Chinese, we have to study history and English.
除了语文（语文也学），我们还必须学习历史和英语。
补充：except“除了······之外（不包含）”
Nobody was late except Betty.除了贝蒂，没人迟到（没迟到的人员中不包括Betty）。
3."Yes, "he replied, "you'll get there in five minutes.”“是的，”他回答道，“五分钟后你就会到那儿。”
（1) reply①[动词）（replied, replied) “回答；答复”, 常用作不及物动词，跟宾语时，后面加介词to.
The father didn't reply to his question at once.父亲没有马上回答他的问题。
②[名词］“回答；答复”
I asked him, but he gave no reply.我问了他，但他没有回答。
注意①answer作动词，意为“回答，答复”时，后面可直接跟宾语，而 reply 跟宾语时须与to连用。
You must reply to/answer this letter right away. 你必须马上回复这封信。
②answer可表示对电话、敲门等做出“应答”，reply则不能。
Who answered the telephone 谁接的电话？
③answer作名词，可数，意为“答案” 。
the answer to the question“问题的答案”
（2)in five minutes “五分钟后”，“in+一段时间”表示“一段时间之后”，常用于将来时，用how soon(多久以后）来提问。
My father will be back home in two days.我爸爸将在两天后回家。
拓展 “in+一段时间”还可表示“在一段时间之内”。 She was late for school three times in one week.她在一周内上学迟到了三次。
4.I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
我向那些岩石上面望去，一片寂静，没有一点大峡谷的迹象。
（1）look over 这句话里意思是“从……上面望过去”补充另一个常见意思：look over“查看，仔细检查”
Don’t forget to look over your essay.不要忘了检查你的文章。
（2）silent［形容词］①寂静的②不说话的，沉默的。补充：silence［名词］寂静，无声。常考词组 in silence.
He didn’t say anything and just sat in silence.
（3）sign在本句话中意为“迹象，征兆”。 补充另一个常见意思“标志，指示牌”。
Look at the sign, it reads “no smoking.”看指示牌，上面写着“禁止吸烟”。
另外sign还可用作动词，意为“签名，签约”。
Please sign here in the form.请在表格这里签名。
5.Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared.突然，雨停了，云散了。
clear
①[不及物动词）（烟、雾等）消失
The smoke will clear soon. 烟很快就会散去。
②[及物动词］移走；清除
We must clear the rubbish at once.我们必须立刻把垃圾清除掉。
③[形容词］清晰的；清澈的；晴朗的；易懂的。
The pictures on the story book are very clear.这本故事书上的图片非常清晰。
6. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river.远远地在我下方，地面突然向下倾斜，退落到一条河。
（1）below［介词］ “在下面；在……以下”，反义词：above“在上面；超过”
零下八度 eight below zero,等于minus eight.
（2）与fall 相关的常考短语：
fall away 突然向下倾斜fall behind 落后fall down 摔倒；倒塌fall off从……掉下，脱落fall over 跌倒
7. 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. 如果你把世界上最高的两座建筑物叠放在峡谷底部，它们仍不能达到顶部。
on top of “在······上面”；在此句中表示将两个物体“叠加”。
拓展 at the top of “在······顶端”；at the bottom of“在······的底部”
We will have a picnic at the top of the hill.
我们要在山顶野餐。
We met at the bottom of the hill.
我们在山脚下集合。
8.It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more.它大约有15英里远，或许更远。
辨析：maybe与may be，都意为“可能；大概”。不同之处在于maybe是一个副词，且只能作状语，相当于perhaps；而may be是两个单词，即“情态动词＋be动词”结构，意为“可能是，也许是”，常位于句首。
Maybe he is right.
也许他是对的。
He may be right.
他也许是对的。
9….on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. ……大峡谷向两边延伸200多英里。
both①【形容词】“两者，两者都”。both作形容词时，其后修饰的名词必须用复数。词组：both…and…
Both boys are from America.
两个男孩都来自美国。
Both the old and the young like the cartoon Monkey King.
老人孩子都喜欢《美猴王》动画。
②【代词】“两者，两者都”。both作代词时，常位于系动词、助动词、情态动词之后，行为动词前。另外both后面可跟of短语。all的这些用法也是一样。
代词辨析：both与all
both “两者都”both of…作主语时，谓语动词用复数。 His parents are both doctors.
他父母都是医生。
all 指三者或三者以上“全部都”all of…作主语时，谓语动词用复数。 All the students are here today.
今天所有学生都到齐了。
10. I remained by the canyon for about half an hour…我在大峡谷旁边待了大约半小时……
（1）remain在本句话中是不及物动词，意为“逗留，留下”。
【拓展】remain另一个常见用法是做系动词，意为“仍然是，保持；”
She remains single after many years.
多年以后，她仍然保持单身。
（2）by［介词］意为“在······旁边；靠近”。
We had a picnic by the lake in the Beihai Park.
我们在北海公园的湖边吃野餐。
11. It is famous for...“它因·····而闻名”。
辨析：be famous for与be famous as
be famous for“因……而出名”，其后一般接出名的原因。be famous as“作为……而出名”，其后一般接表示职业或身份的词。
China is famous/ known for the Great Wall.中国因为长城而闻名。
Yao Ming is famous/ well-known as a great basketball player.姚明作为一名出色的篮球运动员而出名。
注意be known for或者be well-known for也可表示“因……而闻名”。 be known as或者be well-known as也可表示 “作为什么职业或身份而出名”。
Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.
Name
Location
Interesting facts
Writing
Imagine you have just visited one of the natural or man-made wonders. Write sentences and describe your experience.
Say when you visited it.
I just visited the Great Wall last month.
Say where it is.
It is in the north of China.
Describe the size.
It is ...
Say what interesting facts you know.
It is famous for ...
Say what happened when you visited it.
It was raining when we were ...
Say how you felt.
I thought it was the most wonderful sight.
Now write a passage. Use the sentences you have written to help you.
一、用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. Mo Yan is one of ______________(famous) writer in China.
2. Tom works as _________(careful) as Sam.
3. This evening I’ll have lots of homework _______(do).
4. I’m looking forward to ________ (see) my old friends.
5. We tried ___________(not make) noise because my father was sleeping.
the most famous
carefully
to do
seeing
not to make
当堂检测
二、完成句子
6. 我下了车，穿过一个门并沿着一条黑暗的小路走。
I got out of the car, ________ ________ a gate and walked along a dark path.
7.它为数百万中国人生产电。
It produces electricity for _______ _________ people in China.
8.大熊猫在自然保护区平静地生活。
Pandas live ________ _______ in the nature reserve.
9.远远地在我下方，地面突然向下倾斜，退落到一条河。
Far below me, the ground _______ _______ and down to a river.
10.我向那些岩石上面望过去，一片寂静，没有一点大峡谷的迹象。
I ______ _______them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
went through
millions of
in peace
fell away
looked over