Module 1 Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big. 课件 (共35张PPT，含内嵌音频) 外研版九年级上册

(共35张PPT)
Module 1
Wonders of the world
Unit 2
The Grand Canyon was not just big.
1.学习目标
3.重点探究
2.自主学习
学习导航
5.当堂检测
6.课堂总结
4.拓展提升
新课导入
Do you know what wonder it is
It is The Grand Canyon.
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1.能熟悉并能正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语
2.能通过阅读了解并简述科罗拉多大峡谷概况
3.能够用英语描述自己所去过或了解的奇观,
描写真实的或虚拟的旅行经历和个人感受
学习目标
自主学习
New words and expressions
sky
sign
shine
below
天空 n .
标志 n.
照耀 v.
在…以下 prep.
silver
银灰色的adj.
silent
寂静的 adj.
自主学习
go through
stream
穿过
小溪 n.
fall away
突然向下倾斜
beside
在…附近 prep.
reply
回复 v.
clear
(烟雾等)开始消失 v.
grey
灰色的adj.
canyon
峡谷 n.
逗留v.
remain
nearly
差不多 adv.
on the top of
在…上面
by
在…旁边prep.
重点探究
1.Work in pairs. Talk about a great natural wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you.
below deep fantastic high long
natural shine sign silent silver
For example:
Changjiang River is the longest river in China. It’s about 6,300 km long. It’s one of the most famous natural wonders in the World. And…
The Giant’s Causeway
The Three Gorges Dam
Victoria Falls
The Terracotta Army
below deep fantastic high long
natural shine sign silent silver
Listen and read.
A great wonder of the natural world
When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the east – the sky was becoming grey. 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.
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, “you’ll get there in five minutes.” Finally, I came to some rocks and stopped. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
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.
I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. 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. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge!
I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself, “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world ” I certainly know the answer. What do you think
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the question:
Q: What did the writer do after he arrived
He looked to the east ,got out of the car, went through a gate ,walked along a path.
Read Paragraph 2 and answer the question:
Q: Why was there nothing to see
A: Because there was nothing.
B: Because it was too dark.
C: Because it was in the morning.
Read Paragraph 3 and answer the question:
Q: Where was the writer facing on the edge of the Grand Canyon
A.To the south B.To the north
C.To the east D.To the west
Read Paragraph 4 and complete the table.
The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
How long
nearly one mile
about fifteen miles
more than 200 miles
Read Paragraph. 5 and answer the question.
In the writer’s opinion, the Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder of the natural world.
Q: What’s the writer’s opinion
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.
3. Choose the correct answer.
3. Which direction was the writer facing while he/she 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.
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
stream
mile
below
sky
through
reply
4. Complete the passage with the words in the box.
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




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.
Learning to learn
Name
Location
Interesting facts
5.Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.
Name
Location
Interesting facts
1) It is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
2) It is the longest man-made wonder in the world.
3) The main wall is around 2,145 miles (3460km) long.
4) The most visited section of the Great Wall is in Badaling, close to Beijing.
5) It has often been compared to a dragon.
6) A popular legend about the Great Wall is the story of Meng Jiangnv.
7) Reportedly, it costs the lives of more than one million people.
the Great Wall of China
in the north of China
One possible answer:
● 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 its size.
It is...
6. Imagine you have just visited one of the natural or man-made wonders.
Write sentences and describe your experience.
● 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.
When you visited it
Where it is
Things about it
What happened
How you felt
What size it is
What you like most
The Great Wall is one of the great wonders of the world. It was built in the Qin Dynasty and it has a history of more than 2,000 years. It lies in the north of China. The wall is about 6,700 kilometers long and stretches from Shanhaiguan to Jiayuguan. The height of the wall is 7.8 meters, and its width averages out at around 6.5 meters at the base and 5.8 meters at the top. The Great Wall has become a symbol of the Chinese nation and its culture.
Now write a passage. Use the sentences you have written to help you.
拓展提升
Language points
1. go through 的用法
I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path.
go through 通过，穿过；经历
我下了车，穿过一扇门，沿着一条黑暗的小路走着。
The rain has gone through my overcoat.
雨水淋透了我的外衣。
go through 还可以表示：
1. 仔细查看、检查
eg.Going through his list of customers is a massive job.
查阅他的客户名单是个相当费劲的活儿。
2. 经历或遭受（不好的事情）
eg.The child is going through a difficult phase.
那孩子正经历困难的阶段。
请说说下列句子中的“go through”分别是什么意思：
1.The country has gone through too many wars.
这个国家经历了太多的战争。
2.I always start the day by going through my e-mails.
我总是每天一早就仔细查阅我的邮件。
3.He went through the forest at last .
他终于穿过了那个森林。
through: 表示立体空间，从内部穿过
eg.A path winds through the forest.
一条小路蜿蜒穿过森林。
across: 表示横过，横着穿过（从表面穿过）
eg.He waded across the stream.
他蹚过那条小河。
2. through 与 across的区别
3. look over 的用法
I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
look over （某物上面）看过去;仔细检查[审视]（某人或某物）;过眼;翻阅
我朝那片岩石望过去，但是一片寂静，还是看不见它。
eg. Such “pyramids” can be used to look over the environment but it is very dangerous to climb them.
像这样的“金字塔”可以被用来察看周围环境。但是攀爬上去却非常具有危险性。
4. look down 的用法
I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me.
look down 向下看
eg.
I felt dizzy when I looked down from the top of the television tower.
当我从电视塔顶往下看时，我感到头晕目眩。
我俯视着科罗拉多河，在我下方近一英里处的一条银色的小溪。
5. look across 的用法
Then I looked across to other side of the canyon.
looked across 从对面看过去
eg.
They looked across the room at each other.　
他们在房间的两头彼此望着。
然后我向峡谷的另一边望去。
6. look to 的用法
Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.
look to … 向…… （某个方向）看
eg.
We looked to our right and saw a stretch of the rice fields.
我们向右看去，看到了一大片稻田。
最后，我左右遥望，在两边，大峡谷延伸超过200英里。
I remained by the canyon for about half an hour…
remain v. 逗留，留下
n. 剩余物；遗迹；残骸
e.g. I didn’t remain long in the city.
我并没有在那个城市逗留很久。
The police told everybody to remain in their cars.
警察叫大家都留在车里。
7. remain 的用法
当堂检测
一、根据句意及汉语提示完成句子1. _______(最后), the boy got the first prize in the competition.2.The movie that I saw last night is really _______(精彩).3. It was_______(下雨)heavily when I got home.4.It was the greatest wonder of the_______(自然的)world.5. _______(上百万的)of people visit the Great Wall.
Finally
fantastic
raining
natural
Millions
课堂总结
Module 1
Unit 2
1.通过阅读文章了解科罗拉多大峡谷
2.用表述事实的形容词wide, deep, high and tall来描述景观
重点单词和短语：
below, shine, sign, silent, silver, sky, grey, go through, beside, reply, clear, look to, nearly, on top of, canyon, remain, look across,deep,high