Module 1 Wonders of the world.Unit 2 The Grand Cayon was not just big.课件

课件77张PPT。 Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.Module 1人造奇迹
加入讨论
自然奇观
同意某人
在岸上； 沿岸
几公里之远/以外
据某人看来
超过
几百万的人man-made wonders
join in the discussion
natural wonders
agree with sb.
on the coast
a few kilometres away
in one’s opinion
more than
millions of peopleTranslate the phrases into English.RevisionWhich words or expressions would you use to describe a building, a mountain, a river, a waterfall or a tower?Free Talk high
tall
long
deep
fantastic huge
wide
natural
exciting
greatPair WorkTalk about a great natural or man-made wonder you know.the Great Wallthe Terracotta Armythe Three Gorges Damthe Giant’s CausewayVictoria FallsHave you ever heard about the Grand Canyon in U.S.A.?Free TalkThe Grand Canyon is situated in the northwest corner of the American state of Arizona, close to the borders of Utah and Nevada. It is located in the Grand Canyon National Park, which covers an area of 493,077 hectares, and contains 446 km of the Colorado River (total length 2,333km). Describe what you can see in the photos. Use some of the words.below deep fantastic
high long natural wideBefore I got to the Grand Canyon.
What I saw when I was on the Grand Canyon.
My feeling after visiting the Grand Canyon.Para. 1 and 2Para. 3 and 4Para. 5Read quickly and choose the paragraph for each title.Read and choose the correct answer.Where does the passage most probably come from?
a) A magazine. b) A grammar book.
c) A dictionary. d) A storybook.a2. 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.b3. Which direction was the writer facing while he was looking over the Grand Canyon?
a) South. b) North.
c) East. d) West.d4. 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.dRead Para. 1 & 2 and answer the question.1. What did the writer do after he arrived?He got out of the car, went through a gate, walked along a dark path and watched.When I _______, it was raining. I _____ ___ ____ the car, went _______ a gate and walked ______ a path. I knew it was there, but there was ______ ___ ____ because it was ______.
After about a mile, a stranger __________.
He said I was going ______ ______ _______ and I would get there five minutes _______. arrivedgot outthroughalongnothing to seeofRead again and fill in the blanks.darkappearedthe right waylaterRead Para. 3 and answer the question.Why do you think the writer was facing west?Because the sun rose behind the writer.Read Para. 4 and answer.What’s the main idea of Para. 4?The writer gave some detailed descriptions of the Grand Canyon.Nearly 1 mile(More than) 15 miles wideMore than 200 milesRead Para. 4 again and fill in the table.Read Para. 5 and answer.In the writer’s opinion, the Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder of the natural world.What’s the writer’s opinion?Mt. Qomolangma
the Great Barrier Reef
the Grand Canyon
Victoria Falls The Seven Natural Wonders of the World5. the Harbour of Rio de Janeiro (里约热
内卢港)
6. Paricutin Volcano (帕里库廷火山)
7. the Northern lights (北极光)(2009四川自贡) 北京将迎来2008年的奥运会，请以主人的身份向外国朋友介绍一下北京和北京几个著名的景点。根据以下提示写一篇短文。
1.北京是一个历史悠久的城市； 2.北京有许多名胜古迹； 3.紫禁城是最受来宾欢迎的景点之一；4.故宫非常漂亮和著名； 5.长城也是非常美丽可去一看的地方 6.天安门广场是一个好去处，可去漫步。Writing注：
⑴ 字数80左右。
⑵ 请不要逐字翻译，可适当添加细节， 使
行文连贯、意思完整、符合逻辑。
⑶ 参考词汇：紫禁城 The Forbidden City
故宫 The Summer Palace
天安门广场 Tian’anmen SquareBeijing is a city with a long history. There are many places of interest in it. Now let me tell you some of them.
The Forbidden City is one of the most popular ones for visitors. It is very big and you can learn much about the history of China from it. The Summer Palace is beautiful and famous, too. The Great Wall is also a wonderful place to go. And Tian' anmen Square is a good place for people to take a walk.
I hope you will enjoy your staying in Beijing.(2009山东威海) 请你根据下面提供的信息用英语为刘公岛写一篇题为Welcome to Liu Gong Island 的旅游宣传材料。要点：Writing刘公岛概况交通方式浏览时间威海东部，岛长4.08km，宽1.5km, 面积3.15km2, 距陆地船程20 分钟，花草树木覆盖，历史博物馆、动物园等景点，水、陆环岛游等活动(来威海) 汽车、火车、飞机等，交通便利一天要求：1. 包括以上要点，但不拘泥于其顺序， 适当使用描绘性语言，展示刘公岛魅力。
2. 词数100 词左右(已给出的开头、结尾不计入词数)。
Welcome to Liu Gong Island
The summer vacation is coming. Where would you like to visit? Haven’t you decided? Come to Liu GongIsland!
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Wish you a good trip! Welcome to Liu Gong Island
The summer vacation is coming. Where would you like to visit? Haven’t you decided? Come to Liu Gong Island!
Liu Gong Island is in the east of Weihai, which has an area of 3.15km. It is 4.08km long, 1.5km wide. It will take you 20 minutes to get to the island from the travel port by ship. The history museum on the island is educational. The zoo is interesting to visit. And it is more interesting to travel around the island either on land or by boat. There are all kinds of trees and grass everywhere. It’s very easy to travel to Weihai. You can come by bus, by train, or by plane. You can spend a day happily on the island. It is a good place to visit. Visitors from all over the world come to visit it every year.
Wish you a good trip.WritingWhen you visited it
Where it is
Things about itImagine you have seen one of the wonders of the world. Write sentences describing how you felt when you visited the wonder.I saw the … for the first time … years ago … It’s about … metres / kilometres long /wide / deep … It was in spring / summer / … and we were walking / … It was the most wonderful sight.Language points1. I got out of the car, … get out of在这里意为“从……出来/ 离开”。如：
Get out of my house now.
马上从我的房子里滚出去.
They couldn't get out of trouble by themselves.
他们无法独立摆脱困难。 get out of 还可意为“戒除(习惯)”。如：
He got out of the bad habit.
他改掉了这个坏习惯。
I can't get out of the habit of waking at six in the morning.
我早上一到六点就醒，这习惯改不掉了。其他与get 有关的短语有:
get away from 离开
get back 返回
get together 聚会
get on 进展
get up 起身,起床
get in 到达知识拓展 get into (使)进入…， (使)陷入…
Nobody likes to get into trouble.??
没有谁愿意惹麻烦。
Try not to get your father into a temper tonight.
　今晚别惹你爸爸发脾气。知识链接 翻译下列句子①How did Sally get herself into such a situation?
②Her son is good at getting out of hard work.
③It’s easier to get into debt than to get out of it again.
④I wish I could get out of going that meeting.萨利是怎样身陷这般境地的？她的儿子擅长逃避干重活。借债容易，还债难。但愿我能不去参加那个会议。2. “Yes,” he replied. reply v. / n. 回答；答复
He gave me no chance to reply to his question.
他没有给我回答他问题的机会。
I asked him where to go, but he didn't reply.
我问他去哪儿, 可是他不回答。
It is strange that they did not reply our letter.
他们没有给我们回信，这真奇怪。
I had no reply to my letter.
我未获回信。reply, answer这两个词的共同意思是“回答, 答复”, 都可用作名词或动词。区别在于：
answer用法比较广泛，可指口述或笔写的答复。它可作及物动词，可以接名词、代词或从句作宾语，也可作不及物 动词，不带宾语。
(2) reply指较正式的、经过考虑后的答复，它作不及物动词，不可以直接跟宾语。只有加上介词 to后，才能跟宾语。作及物动词时，后面只能跟从句或直接引语 。知识链接 他回答说他可能去。
Brian is so kind that he often gives me a
______ when I’m in trouble.
A. reply???????????????????? B. seat???????????????????
C. hand???????????????????????? D. reasonHe replied that he might go.C— There is a knock at the door. Could you
please ________ it?
— All right.
A. answer B. to answer
C. reply D. to replyA3. …, but it was silent and there was no sign of it. silent adj. 寂静的
The old house was quite silent.
这所旧房子非常寂静。
She was a famous star of the silent movies.
她是无声电影的明星。
Will you please keep silent about what I did?
请你别把我做的事说出去好吗?
silence n. 沉默；寂静(2011 辽宁本溪) Sally is ______ in class now, but she used to be a very shy girl.
A. honest B. silent
C. quiet D. active
(2011山东威海) Elephants eat ______, they can move _______ when necessary.
A. noisy; silent B. noisily; silently
C. noisily; silence D. noisy; silenceDBquiet, calm, silent, still这些形容词均含“平静的，无声无息”之意。
quiet普通用词，指没有喧闹、活动或骚乱的寂静状态。
calm普通用词，既可指天气、海洋等的平静状态，又可指人的镇定沉着、不慌乱，不受外界影响和情绪支配。
silent普通用词，指缄默不语或无声无息。
still指平静而又安定的状态。 知识链接Tom is seven years old and he is very shy in class. He often goes to a quiet place to read books. He is a quiet boy when he is having lessons. One day they were having a test. They were not supposed to read the book in the test, but the teacher found that Tom was reading a book, so she went directly to Tom. Noticing the teacher, Tom seemed very calm. He put the book back in the desk. “What were you reading, Tom?” the teacher asked. Tom was silent, but his face went red. Tom sat still; he did not give the book to the teacher. 用quiet，calm，silent或still填空：
The crowd fell _______ when the President
appeared.
2) We stood _______ and watched as the deer
came closer.
3) When facing danger, one should keep
_______.
4) We'll have to be _______ so as not to wake
the baby. silentstillcalmquiet5) In class, one shouldn't keep _______ about
the teacher's questions.
6) When taken photos, one should keep _____.
7) The doctor did what he could to make the
girl ______.
8) I'll be as _______ as a mouse. I will not
disturb him. silentstillcalmquiet4. Suddenly, the clouds cleared … clear v. (烟雾等)开始消失；放晴；使明确；清除
The weather didn't clear until noon that day.
那天到了中午天气才放晴。
The snow stopped falling and the sky cleared.
雪停止了, 天晴了。
Please help me clear the table after dinner. 晚饭后请帮我清理一下桌子。 与clear 有关的短语:
clear away 散去, 驱除, 消除,收去
clear … from / off 从…清除…
clear up 收拾, 整理, (天气)放晴知识拓展Humans?are?cutting?down?the?forests?to?_____the?land?for?other?uses. ???? A.?clear???????????? B.?destroy????????????
C.?cover???????????????? D.?protect A clear adj. 清楚的; 晴朗的
I’ve told you how to do. Are you clear?
我已经告诉你怎么做了。你清楚了吗？ What a clear day!
多么晴朗的天啊！
It’s been clear skies and sunshine all the time.
这里一直都有晴朗的天空和阳光。知识链接5. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. The sun has not yet risen.
太阳还没升起。
The river rose after the rain.
雨后河水涨了起来。
The population of the city has risen to
five million.
该市人口已增加到五百万。 rise是不及物动词, 不能接宾语, 也不能用于被动语态。rise可意为 “升起;上升”, 它的主语一般是日、月、云、烟、温度、物价、河水等。主语是人时, 一般指人 “站起; 起床”。
注意: rise的过去式和过去分词分别为rose和risen。 ---?I?can’t?even?afford?to?buy?a?small?house.??
--- Me,?neither.?The?house?price?still?keeps?
_______.??
A.?moving???? B.?adding????
C.?rising?????? D.?dropping
解析: move移动,? add加，加起来,?? rise上 升,?? drop落下 ? ? C??? raise 和rise词形和意义都比较相近,两者都有“升起；提高”的意思，但rise为不及物动词, 一般指某物自然地上升。如:
The price of TV sets has risen recently.
最近电视机提价了。??知识链接 raise为及物动词,需接宾语,一般指人为的使某物上升, 后面接名词,意为“举起、提高”，如抬头、举手(目、帽、石头、重物等)，还可用作比喻，如提高生活水平、地位、名誉、声音等 。如:
He raised the glass.
他举起了杯子。??? rise和raise都可以指身体部位的上升, rise一般指整体的上升, 而raise指部分的上升。如:
The boy rose to his feet.
这个男孩站起身来。
The boy raises his hand to answer the question.
这个男孩举起手来回答问题。 用rise, raise填空1. He ______ and walked to the window.
2. He ______ his hat to me as a sign of respect.
3. The people’s living standard has greatly been ______.
4. Her temperature is still ______.5.They ______ glasses to the friendship between the two peoples.
6. This box is too heavy; I can't ________it.
7. Salaries have been _________.roseraisedraisedrisingraisedraiseraised shine v. 照耀；出色；发光；投光于
The rain has stopped and the sun is shining.
雨停了, 太阳照耀着。
Her eyes shone with excitement.
她的眼睛里闪烁着兴奋的光芒。
Did you?shine?at school?
你上学时成绩优秀吗？
One of the men shone a torch in his face.
其中一名男子用火把照着他的脸。
The sun was shining in our faces.
太阳光直射在我们脸上。 If the sun s_______ brightly, the weather is usually warm.
(武汉市2013中考)--- What does the instruction say?
--- The colors in the dress will ______ if you
use hot water.
A. fall B. appear C. run D. shine shinesC6. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. below prep. 低于；在 ... 下面
The temperature is below freezing.
温度低于冰点。
Please do not write below this line.
请不要写到这条线下面。
He waited below her window until she opened it and spoke to him.
他在窗下一直等到她开窗和他讲话。 below, under均可表示位置“在……下面”之意。
below指位置低于某物或在某物下方，但不一定在正下方，所指范围较宽。
under普通用词，与over相对，指在某物的正下方，含垂直在下的意思。知识链接Mr. Wang is ______ his wife in social standing (地位), because his wife has made more contributions to our society than he.
A. above B. below C. over D. underB解析：below笼统地指“在…之下”, 表示“位置低于某物或在某物的下方”, 还可表示 “价值, 地位, 等级, 温度等低于……”, 其反义词是above; under指垂直方向的“在…之下”, 也可表示“在…(领导、管辖、统治)之下”, 其反义词是over。(2013江苏无锡) Ice is not often seen here in winter as the temperature normally stays ______ zero.
A. up B. down
C. above D. belowC fall away 消失; 疏远
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。
The Internet has caused some traditions to fall away.
互联网已造成一些传统消失了。
His supporters began to fall away from him.
他的支持者开始疏远他了。其他与fall 有关的短语有:
fall back 后退, 后撤, 撤退, 退让
fall behind 落后
fall down 跌倒, 掉下, 倒坍, 失败
fall off 减退, 减少
fall over 摔倒, 倒在地上, 被…绊倒
fall from 由…落下, (由…口里)说出
fall in love with 爱上, 喜爱知识链接7. look across 眺望；向对面看 Look across the river at that farm.??
你瞧河对面的那个农场。
At?daylight?he?could?look?straight?across?the?stream?and?see?the?island.
??天亮的时候, 他可以看见河汊对面的小岛。 look over 从…上方看过去；检查
look down 向下看
look to one’s left / right 朝某人的左侧/右侧看
look?after 照看
look?for 寻找
look out 当心
look like 看起来像
look up 抬头看；在……查找知识链接8. …, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. nearly adv. 几乎；差不多
Her hair nearly reached down to her waist.??
她的头发几乎垂到了腰部。
It happened nearly ten years ago.
这差不多是十年以前的事了。
They sat so close that their heads nearly touched.
他们坐得那么近，头都差不多碰到一起了。 nearly, almost的区别
almost强调“差一点……就”, 可用于no,?none,?nothing等前面，但nearly不可。almost不能用not修饰。
?Almost?no?one believes?her.
几乎没有人相信她。?
2) nearly表示“接近”，常可与almost换用，但在具体数字前常用nearly。not修饰nearly?意为“远非，远不及”。知识链接(2012山东济南) — Please drive ______ when you pass a school.—OK. A. nearly B. early
C. slowly D. reallySpeak aloud, please! I can ______ hear you.
A. usually B. almost
C. hardly D. nearly CC9. I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, … remain 在这里是“逗留；留下”的意思
I didn't remain long in the city.
我没在那个城市逗留很长时间。
She remained at home to look after the children when her husband went out.
丈夫外出时, 她留在家里照顾孩子。 remain 还有“剩余；依然；保持”的意思。
It's late autumn now and few leaves remain on the tree.
晚秋了, 树上没剩下几片树叶。
The true author of the book remains unknown.
那本书的真正作者依旧不详。
How can we remain silent on this question?
对于这个问题我们怎么能保持沉默呢? 知识链接remain, stay 都有“留下,逗留”之意, 区别是：
stay通常指在某地呆一段时间而不离开,或暂时留(住)在某地, 尤指以宾客身份逗留; 而remain则指别人已经走了, 而某人仍在原地，指某人或某物仍留在原处或保持原来的状态。例如:
He was staying at his father's.
他在父亲家里暂住。知识链接— Don't get up. Please ________ where you
are.
— Yes, I ________.
　　A. remain, won't B. stay, don't
C. sit, may not D. keep, won't
--- How long do you think this fine weather
will _____?
--- Hard to say.
A. remain B. change C. last D. appearC B