外研版九年级上册 Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big 课件(共18张PPT)

(共18张PPT)
Unit 2
The Grand Canyon was not just big.
A great wonder of the natural world
Reading:
The Grand Canyon:
How deep
How wide
How long
nearly one mile
About fifteen miles, maybe more.
More than 200 miles long
It was not just big. It was huge.
look down
look across
look to
(1600 meters deep)
… The Colorado River, a silver stream nearly a mile…
… put the two tallest buildings…on top of each other, …still would not reach ...
Discuss:
How did the writer feel when he saw the Grand Canyon
What could you see if we visited the Grand Canyon on rainy and cloudy days
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 evening.
2. Which direction was the writer facing while he / she was looking over the Grand Canyon
a) South b) North c)East d)West
Read and choose the correct answer.
3. Where does the passage most probably come from
a) A magazine. b) A grammar book.
c) A dictionary. d) A storybook.
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.
Unit 2
The Grand Canyon was not just big.
look 短语小聚
look up 向上看；查阅（字典等）
look to one’s left/right 向……左右看
look down 向下看；瞧不起
look across 向……对面看
look for 寻找
look after 照顾
look over 从……上方看过去
I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path.
He replied, “ you’ll get there in five minutes.”
It was silent and there was no sigh of it.
Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared.
The sun shone on the rocks.
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.
I remained by the canyon for about half an hour.
4
P5
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
the writer arrive
When did
the main idea: A travel to the Grand Canyon.
P 1
P 2
happened
What
is it
What size
P 3
the writer feel
How did
P 4
It’s 1 mile deep,
15 miles wide,
200 miles long.
It is the
greatest wonder.
It is the greatest wonder.
the writer arrive
When did
Main idea: A travel to the Grand Canyon.
P 1
P 2
happened
What
is it
What size
P 3
P 4
the writer feel
How did
Early in the morning.
The rain stopped, the clouds cleared, the sun rose.
It’s 1 mile deep, 15 miles wide, 200 miles long.
Early
in the morning.
The rain stopped,
the clouds cleared,
the sun rose.
tips
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets.
P7
3
The sun was going down when we (1) _______ (arrive) at the ground floor of the building. I (2)____ (be) afraid of going to the top of tall buildings, so I was a little nervous when I (3)_______ (walk) into the lift. The lift (4)________ (climb) faster and faster until we (5)________(reach) the 88th floor. It (6) _____ (be) high up there, but I was not afraid when I stood at the top.
arrived
was
walked
climbed
reached
was
The Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, one of the tallest buildings in the world, (7) ________ (be) 420.5 metres high. It was built in 1999, and it (8) _______ (have) a fantastic view of Pudong District and the center of Shanghai. I really like the tower and I am sure I (9)_________ (visit) it again.
is
has
will visit
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) It is around 2,145 miles (3460km) long,6-7 metres high and 4-5 metres wide.
4) The most visited part of the Great Wall is in Badaling, close to Beijing.
5) It has often been compared to a dragon.
6) A popular story about the Great Wall is the story of Meng Jiangnv.
7) Reportedly, it was built over 2,000 years ago. It cost the lives of more than one million people.
the Great Wall of China
in the north of China
One possible answer:
Last summer vacation, I went to the Great Wall, in the north of China. It was a sunny day. My mother and I took a bus and went there happily. But when we almost got there, it began to rain suddenly. We felt very sad.
As we went on our trip, it was raining harder and harder, we even wanted to give up. Just at this time, a long wall came into my eyes. What a huge wall it is! It’s more than 6 000 kilometres long.
It was difficult for us to travel in the rain. It was even more difficult to build such a wall in the ancient (古老的) days without any modern machines. The Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth, but of the flesh and blood (血肉) of millions of people.
Describe a wonder and your experience:
Introduce a wonder and talk or imagine to talk about your experience of visiting one wonder of the world.
Tip: Use present simple, past simple, future simple, present perfect,
present continuous, past continuous correctly!