(共26张PPT)
What natural wonders
have we learnt before
The Giant’s Causeway
The Victoria Falls
The Great Wall
The Grand Canyon
(科罗拉多)大峡谷
The Grand Canyon is located in the southwest of the US.
colorful rocks
impressive size
What’s it famous for
Module1 Unit2
The grand Canyon
was not just big.
Mike visited the Grand Canyon and wrote a travel note(游记) about his trip.
Pre-reading
Fast reading!
What’s the passage mainly about
The interesting facts about the Grand Canyon.
The travelling experience of the writer to the Grand Canyon.
The description (描述) of the Grand Canyon.
The writer describe his experience in _____ order
time
1
2
3
4
5
Divide it into 3 parts.
Part 1 _______
What I found before I got to the Canyon.
Part 2 _______
What I saw while I was on the Canyon.
Part 3 _______
How I felt after I saw the Canyon.
Read part 1 and answer the questions.
When did the writer arrive
How was the weather
What did he see on the way
How soon would he get there
In the early morning.
It was raining.
Nothing.
In five minutes.
How did the writer feel
Why did the stranger know where the writer was going
upset
disappointed
Everyone come here wants to enjoy the Grand Canyon.
Read Para.3 and answer the questions.
How did the weather change
Which direction was the writer facing while he was looking over the Grand Canyon A. South B. North C. East D. West
Why does the writer mention its name not in para 1 but in para 3
rainy
The clouds cleared.
The sun rose.
The rain stopped.
The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
How long
Read Para.4 and complete the table.
I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me.
deep
1 mile≈ 1.6km
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.
The tallest building Burj Khalifa(哈利法塔) in Dubai is 828 meters.
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 mile≈ 1.6km
wide
I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away,maybe more.
15 miles
I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.
long
200 miles
200 miles
400 miles
The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
How long
Nearly 1 mile
About 15 miles, maybe more.
More than 400 miles.
Read Para.4 and complete the table.
1.What’s the writer’s answer to his own question
2. What’s the writer’s purpose by asking “what do you think ”
Yes.
Maybe we have to go to see it in person.
To attract more tourists to visit the Grand Canyon.
Enjoy the video
What can travel bring to people
Broden people’s perspective
Learn about the local culture and history
Make us feel free and relaxed
......
Name :The Great Wall
Location:
In the north of China
Size:around 2,145 miles long, 6 meters high and 4 meters wide.
When you visited it & where it is.
I just visited... It is in the north...of...
How large/deep/long/high...
It’s ...meters long/high/wide.
What interesting facts you know.
①one of the Seven Wonders of the
Ancient World.
②the longest man-made wonder in
the world
What happened when you visited it.
It was raining when we were ...
How you felt.
I think it is the most...sights.
Polish your passage about your experience of visiting a wonder.
Review the six tenses we have learned.