外研版九年级上册 Module1 Wonders of the world Unit2 Grand Canyon was not just big课件（共22张ppt）

课件22张PPT。Module 1 Wonders of the worldUnit 2
Grand Canyon was not just big .
Module 1 Wonders of the world mountainsbuildingstowerswaterfallsseasriversthe Grand CanyonEmpire State Buildingthe Great WallMt. QomolangmaSydneyPyramidsthe Great WallHow long is it?
It is over 6,700 kilometres long.
How wide is it?
It is about ten metres wide Empire State Building-How tall is it?
-About 443 metres.
It’s a modern wonder,
in New York, 102 floors
Mt. Qomolangmaa natural wonder ,it’s
8,844.43 meters high PyramidsHow old is it?
About 4,500 years old.
How many meters high is it?
About 137 metres. an ancient wonder and a man-made wonderDescribe what you can see in the photos. Use some of the words.ancient deep high long
modern natural tall wideanywhere
gate
huge
natural
strangerRead the passage quickly and match the words in the box with their meanings.1. not made by people
2. an entrance
3. someone you don’t know
4. very very big
5. in any place(3)(5)(1)(4)(2)The writer’s first impression of the Grand Canyon.
In the writer’s opinion, the Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder in the natural world.
The writer arrived there on the raining morning.
The writer gave some detailed description of the Grand Canyon.
After some minutes’ walk, he came to the Canyon.Listen to the passage and order the sentences. Read Paragraph 1, 2 and answer the questions.1. What did the writer do after he arrived?He got out of the car, went through a gate, walked along a path and watched.2. Why was there nothing to see?Because it was too dark.Read Paragraph 3 and answer.What’s the writer’s first impression of the Grand Canyon?Read Paragraph 3 again and choose the best answer.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 DWhen I ______, it was early morning and it was raining. I _____ ___ ___ the car, went _______ a gate and walked ______ a path. ____ ___ _____, the sky was becoming light, but _______ the path, it was still very dark. I knew it was there, but there was ______ ___ ____. arrivedgot out ofthroughalongIn the eastbesidenothing toseeRead again and fill in the blanks.After about a kilometre, a stranger ________ in front of me. “Am I _______ ____ _____ ______?” I asked. “Yes,” he ________, “you’ll get there ____ five minutes.” Finally, I came to some rocks, and _______. I looked carefully ______them, but it was still _______ dark _____ see anything. appearedthe right wayrepliedinstoppedovertootogoingRead again and fill in the blanks.About 2 kilometres deep/high.( more than)20 kilometres wideMore than/Over 400 kilometres longRead Paragraph 4 again and fill in the table.down to a river 沉降到一条河里1. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me.
我看见地面沉降到下面深谷中的一条河里, 在我的下方，离得很远。fall away 消失
If you take this medicine, all your aches and pains will fall away.
如果你服这种药，你的一切疼痛都会消失。fall away 疏远
His supporters began to fall away from him.
他的支持者开始疏远他了。Language points2. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world.
我站在大峡谷边缘，它是自然界中的奇观之一。on the edge of 处于……的边缘
She carefully positioned the cup on the edge
of the shelf.
她把杯子小心地放在架子边。
The soldiers were encamped on the edge of
the forest.
士兵们在森林边扎营。3. I looked down to the Colorado River about
2 kilometers below me.
我俯视着距我约两公里之遥的科罗拉多河。look down 向下看
she looked up and smiled at me.
她抬起头来，冲我笑了笑。look across 向对面看
look to one’s left 向某人左侧看
Look over there --- there’s a rainbow!
看那边！彩虹！…at the bottom of the 在……的底部4. If you put the three tallest buildings in the
world at the bottom of the canyon, they still
won’t reach the top.
即使你把世上最高的三座建筑物叠在一起放在谷底，仍旧到不了顶。 Fill in your address at the bottom of the application form.把你的地址填写在申请表的下端。
There's a pub at the bottom of the road.路的尽头有一家酒馆. the Great WallWriting 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.