Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 2课件 外研版九年级英语上册

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Unit 2
The Grand Canyon was not just big.
Module 1
Wonders of the world
40,000 rocks & six sides
run for…on the eastern…
Revision
In Africa
1700m wide, 100m high
…the loud noise…
…man-made wonder
…2000 years old
fantastic
2300m long, 185m high and 15m wide
produce… for…
['k nj n]
the Grand Canyon
[gr nd]
Let’s go on the tour of
the Grand Canyon.
wonderful views of the Grand Canyon
What’s the weather like when the writer arrived
Sunny B. Cloudy C. Rainy
2. Which direction(方向) was the writer facing
A. South B. East C. West
3. Why was there nothing to see
Because there was nothing.
Because it was too dark.
Because it was raining.
Read Para.1 and choose:
Read Para.1 and fill in the blanks:
When I ________, it was___________ and it ____________. I looked to the east —the sky _______________.
I __________ the car, ___________ a gate and ____________a dark path.
There was _____________, but I knew it was there.
arrived
was raining
was becoming grey
got out of
went through
nothing to see
early morning
walked along
When I..., it was…and it…
I looked to ...the sky...
I...the car,...a gate and...a dark path.
There was…, but I knew…
1 Who did the writer meet
2 What does “replied” mean
3 How soon will the writer get there
4 Could the writer see the Grand Canyon when he came to some rocks
He met a stranger beside the path.
It means ”answered”.
He will get there in five minutes.
No, he couldn’t .
Read Para.2 and answer
…a mile, … appeared…
“Am I… ” I asked. He knew…
“Yes,” he replied, “you’ll…in…”
Finally, I came to…and…
I looked over…but it was…
and there was no…
Read Para.3 and finish the form:
What How
the rain
the clouds
the sun
the ground
I
stopped
cleared
rose behind me and
shone on the rocks
fell away and down to a river
looking across the Grand Canyon
Suddenly...stopped and ...cleared
...rose ...and shone...
Far below me...fell away and down...
I was looking across...
Retell Para.3
Read the fourth and the fifth part carefully and answer the following:
How deep is it
How wide is it
How long is it
4 .What does the writer think of the Grand Canyon
Nearly one mile deep.
It’s fifteen miles wide, maybe more.
It’s over 200 miles long.
The Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder of the natural world.
If you put the two tallest buildings
in the world on top of each other
at the bottom of Canyon, they still
would not reach the top.
若世界上两座最高的建筑叠放在峡谷底部，他们仍顶不到头。
把……放在……底部
一个在另一个上面的，一个挨一个的
look down to
look across to
look to
my left
look to my right
If you put…on top of…at…,
they still wouldn’t…
Read the passage again and 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(吸引) people to visit the Grand Canyon.
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




Writing
Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.
Name
Location
Interesting facts
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 cost the lives of more than one million people.
the Great Wall of China
in the north of China
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…
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.
Language points
1. A great wonder of the natural world.
自然界的伟大奇观。
2. arrive
他明天将到达北京。
He will ____________________Beijing tomorrow.
arrive in / get to / reach
当未明确表示到达的地方时只能用arrive.
当我们到达时，他们正在开会。
When we ______, they were having a meeting.
arrived
3. get out of the car/taxi 下车
get into the car/taxi 上车
get on the bus / train/plane/ship
get off the bus / train/plane/ship
4. across prep. 是指在表面上掠过，穿过,
through prep. 多指从中穿过，通过，
walk ________ the bridge,
fly ________ the mountain,
walk ________ the forest,
go ________ the tunnel（隧道）
across
across
through
through
5. beside prep. 在……旁边；在……附近。相当于next to.
besides prep. 除了…….之外（还有）。
这是学校大楼，它在公园旁边。
This is the school building. It is _______the shops.
他除了会说英语，还会说法语。
beside
He can speak French ________ English.
besides
5. answer 与 reply v. & n. 回答；答复；答案
answer和reply 后接that 从句时可互换。
他没能回答我的问题。
He failed to _____ to my question.
谁能回答我这个问题？
Who can ________ me this question
你能找到这个问题的答案吗？
Can you find out ____________________ to this question
reply
answer
the answer / reply
answer+ 名词/代词
reply + to +名词/ 代词…
两者作名词时，
都与to 搭配
6. I looked over them, but it was silent and
there was no sign of it.
我望着它们，但一片寂静，看不见它。
1）该句是并列句，由连词but连接，两句之 间表转折关系。
2）look over 查看，检查，调查。
她正在查阅她的笔记。
She is _______________her notes.
looking over
3) silent adj. 寂静的
当天变黑时，万籁俱寂。
When it gets dark, everything falls _____.
a) silent adj. 沉默的。keep silent 保持沉默
面对这样的事时我们不应该保持沉默。
We shouldn’t ___________when we face such things.
b) silence n. 沉默；安静
他们一起回家，一路上谁也不说话。
They went home together in _______.
keep silent
silent
silence
7.The sun rose behind me and shone on the
rocks.太阳从我身后升了起来，照在岩石上。
1) lift
raise 举起、升起 (用法不同）
rise
lift 用体力或机械动力把某物从地面举起
到一定高度。
b) raise 主语通常是人，指人为地使某物提升。
c) rise 主语通常是物，指因自然或非主观
因素而上升，一般不跟宾语。
2) shine v. （shone, shone ) 照耀
shining(现在分词)
阳光正普照大地。
The sun is _________.
shine n. 光亮 （不可数名词）
这个婴儿红光满面。
There’s some _____on the baby’s face.
shining
shine
8. Far below me, the ground fell away and
down to a river. 在我脚下很远的地方，大
地倾斜至深谷中的河里。
below prep. 在……下方
above prep. 在……上方
她在三楼的上一层还是下一层？
Is she ______ or ________ the third floor
under 在……正下方
over 在…… 正上方
只有猫在桌子下面。
There is a cat _______the table.
above
below
under
fall away and down to …降到……/ 落到…...
山那边地势向河边陡然倾斜。
Beyond the hill, the land __________
sharply and ________the river.
falls away
down to
9. I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream
nearly one mile below me.
a) look down 俯视
look up and down 上下打量
当我在街上遇见我的朋友时，他上下打量我。
My friend _________________________ when he met me in the street.
looked me and up and down
at the bottom of … 在……的底部
在表格的底下填上你的地址。
Stick down your address
_______________the form.
at the bottom of
10. I remained by the canyon for about half
an hour, …
我在大峡谷边上停留了大约半个小时，……
remain v. 继续，保持；剩下，遗留
我问了她一个问题，但她保持沉默。
I asked her a question but she _______ silent.
remained
树上还剩几朵花。
A few flowers still ________ on the tree.
remained
1. look over/across/down
2. at the bottom of
3. go through
4. on top of
5. A silver stream nearly one mile below me.
6. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge.
本课时主要短语和句型
总结回顾
Quiz
Ⅰ. 在方框中选择适当的词填空。
huge rise below face get out of
1. Then I saw a man _________ the car
and walk into the bank.
2. I hear that her uncle is very rich and lives in a ______ house.
get out of
huge
3. I live on the fourth floor and Mary lives on the third floor, one floor _______ me.
4. I feel so proud every time I see the national flag ________ slowly.
5. His office _________ south. It gets
hot very fast during hot days, even in spring.
huge rise below face get out of
below
rise
faces
Ⅱ.从方框内选择适当的介词填空。
behind, in, across, over, along
1. Wait here! I’ll come back _______10 minutes.
2. He takes his dog for a walk _______　　　　　 the river every day.
3. The little girl was so shy that she hid _________ her mother immediately.
4. Tian Qiang is a good swimmer. He can swim _______ the river alone.
5. The little girl looked _______ the fence at us.
across
along
behind
in
over
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思及英语提示写句子。
1. 山底有一座孤零零的房子。（at the bottom of）
________________________________________________________________
2. 钢琴轻易地通过了那道门。（go through）
___________________________________
3.你知道这条峡谷有多宽吗 (how wide)
___________________________________
There is a lonely house at the bottom of the mountain.
The piano went through the door easily.
Do you know how wide the canyon is
Homework
1. Finish the exercises.
2. Recite the passage.