Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.课件（55张PPT）

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Unit 2
The Grand Canyon was not just big.
1. 我们给《世界奇观》节目打电话，加入讨论吧。
Let’s call Wonders of the World and
join in the discussion.
2.我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。
And I think the Giant’s Causeway is the
most fantastic natural wonder.
4.但是, 在我看来, 人造奇观比自然奇观更激动人心。
But in my opinion, man-made wonders are
more exciting than natural ones.
ancient civilization
5.古代文明
3. 它（巨人之路）很神奇，但我认为非洲
维多利亚瀑布更壮观。
That sounds great, though I think the
Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic.
New words
sky
sign
shine
below
天；天空 n .
/skai/
/sa?n/
迹象；标志 n.
(shone /??n/, shone;
shined, shined)照耀 v.
/?a?n/
/b?l??/
在…下面；在…以下 prep.
silver
银灰色的，银制的 adj.
/'s?lv?/
silent
寂静的 adj.
/'sa?l?nt/
go through
stream
穿过
小河，小溪 n.
/stri:m/
fall away
突然向下倾斜
beside
在…旁边；在…附近 prep.
/b?'sa?d/
reply
回答，回复 v.
/r?'plai/
clear
(烟雾等)开始消失 v.
/kl??/
grey
灰色的;
(天气）阴沉的 adj.
/grei/
canyon
峡谷 n.
/'k?nj?n/
逗留；留下 v.
remain
/r?'me?n/
nearly
几乎；差不多 adv.
/'n??l?/
on the top of
在…上面；盖住
by
在…旁边；靠近 prep.
/ba?/
shine 照耀
sign 标志, 迹象
silent安静的
silver银色的
sky 天空
grey灰色的; (天气）阴沉的
clear (烟雾等)开始消失
fall away
突然向下倾斜
stream小河，小溪
canyon 峡谷
The Seven Wonders of The Natural World
美国科罗拉多大峡谷
Colorado, the Grand Canyon
南非赞比西河，
维多利亚瀑布
Victoria?Falls, Zambezi??
Alaska Glacier Gulf
National Park
美国阿拉斯加
冰河湾国家公园
Everest/Qomolangma Mount
中国珠穆朗玛峰
Mammoth Cave
National Park
美国肯塔基州
猛玛洞穴国家公园
Russian
Baikal Lake
俄罗斯贝加尔湖
美国黄石公园
American
Yellowstone
National Park
Work in pairs. Talk about a great natural
wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you.
below, deep, fantastic, high, long,
natural, shine, sign, silent, silver
2. Read the passage and complete the table.
A great wonder of the natural world
When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the east – the sky was becoming grey. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there.
After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. “Am I going the right way?” I
asked. He knew where I was going. “Yes,” he
replied, “you’ll get there in five minutes.”
Finally, I came to some rocks and stopped. I
looked over them, but it was silent and there
was no sign of it.
Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds
cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on
the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away
and down to a river. I was looking across one
of the wonders of the natural world - the
Grand Canyon.
I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. 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. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge!
I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself, “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?” I certainly know the answer. What do you think?
nearly one mile
about fifteen miles
more than 200 miles
The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
How long
1. I got out of the car, went through a gate
and walked along a path.
★ get out of … 从……内出来; 逃避; 摆脱
We only want to get out of this dark room
as soon as possible.
我们只想尽快离开这个暗室。
get in 进入 get to 到达
get on 上（车等） get off 下（车等）
2. After about a kilometre, a stranger appeared in front of me.
appear vi. 出现
A rainbow appeared after the rain.
雨后空中出现了一道彩虹。
disappear vi. 消失
The sun disappeared behind the cloud.
太阳在云层后面消失了。
3. “Yes,” he replied, “you’ll get there in five minutes.
reply v.回答
reply to sb/sth 回答某人/某事
1). Who can reply to my question?
谁能回答我的问题？
2). Why don’t you reply to me?
你为什么不回答我呀？
★ reply + that从句 回答到……
I replied that I was unable to help them.
我回答说我帮不到他们的忙。
辨析：reply 与 answer
(1). 两者均表示“回答”，一般情况下可以换用。
answer 用作及物动词和不及物动词均可。reply除后接that从句或引出直接引语是及物动词外，一般只用作不及物动词，其后若接名词或代词作宾语，应借助介词to。
He didn’t reply to / answer my question.
他没有回答我的问题。
He replied that he had changed his mind.他回答说他改变了主思。
比较下面两句：
He did not know what to reply.他不知道回答什么。（即:用什么回答）
He did not know what to reply to.他不知道回答什么冋题。（即:对什么作回答）
2). answer除表示“回答”外，还可表示接听（电话）或对门铃等声响作出反应等（常 与 telephone，door, bell, doorbell 等连用），但 reply 不能这样用。
Who answered the telephone?谁接的电话？
3). 两者除用作动词外，都可用作名词。表示“对……的回答（答复、答案）”等，其后均接介词to (不用of)。
Have you had an answer to your letter?
你寄出的信有回音了吗？
I received no reply to my question.
我的要求没有收到任何的回复
4. I looked carefully over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
★ look over 从……上面看过去
She looked over the top of the mountain, and
saw rocks in different shapes.
从山顶上看过去，她看见了形状各异的岩石。
拓展：look over 检查
Can you look over my composition for me?
你能帮我检查一下我的作文吗？
I looked down to the Colorado River...
我俯瞰科罗拉多河……
Finally, I looked to my left and to my right...
最后，我向左右遥望……
★ look over 从……上面看过去
She looked over the top of the mountain, and saw rocks in different shapes.
从山顶上看过去，她看见了形状各异的岩石。
补充：look over 检查
5. I looked down to the Colorado River about 2,000 metres below me.
★ look down 从……往下看；俯视
6. Then I looked across to other side of the
canyon.
★ look across 向对面看
He often looks across to the mountains in class.
他上课经常看对面的山。
side n. 边，面，侧
on the left/right of …/on one’s left/right
7. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.
★ look to … 向…… (某个方向)看
Look to the left and to the right before crossing the street. 过马路要左右看。
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
8. Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared.
clear v. ① (云或雾) 散开 ② 打扫干净
1). The fog cleared and we saw the whole tower in the end.
雾散了，我们终于看见整个塔了。
2). I have to clear the snow in front of the door
before I go out.
我出门前得把门前的雪打扫干净。
clear adj. 清晰的
We should keep clear minds.
我们必须保持清晰的头脑。
The river rose two metres after the rain.
雨后河水涨了两米。
9.The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks.
(1). rise v. 升起 rise – rose – risen
Everyone knows that the sun rises from the east. 人人都知道太阳从东边升起。
(2). 辨析: lift, raise与rise.
1). lift指用体力或机械力把某物从地面举到
一 定的高度
The box is too heavy for me to lift.
这个箱子太重了，我举不起来。
2). raise及物动词，当表示“举起”时，可以 和lift互换使用，还可以表示提高职位，工资等。过去式和过去分词都是raised，现在分词raising.
He was raised to an important position.
他被提拔到一个重要的职位。
3). rise是不及物动词，侧重表示由低到高的变化过程，也可指物价“上涨”。过去式，过去分词分别是rose和risen,现在分词是rising.
Prices continue to rise.物价继续上涨。
The yield of rice will rise to 700 kilograms per mu.
水稻的产量将上升到每亩700公斤。
n. 地面
下降；减少
prep. 在……的下面
10. Far below me, the ground fell away and down
to a river.
★ at the bottom of … 在……的底部
The village lies at the bottom of the valley.
这山村坐落在山谷底.
11. 他站在峡谷的边缘上不敢往下看。
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.
Learning to learn
Some adjectives tell you facts, such
as wide, deep, high and tall; some
adjectives tell you the opinion of
the author, like wonderful, huge
and great. Learn to use them to talk
about facts and give your opinion.
1. Where does the passage probably come from?
a) A magzine. b) A grammar book.
c) A dictionary. d) A storybook.
2. 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.
3. Choose the correct answer.
3. Which direction was the writer facing while he
/she was looking over the Grand Canyon?
a) South. b) North. c) East. d) West.
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.
4. Complete the passage with the words in the
box.
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.
sign
silent
remain
stream
mile
below
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)_________ .
sky
through
reply
5. Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.
Name
Location
Interesting facts
6. Imagine you have just visited one of the
natural or man-made wonders. Write
sentences and describe your experience.
● 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.
一. 翻译词组
从…出来____________________
在…边缘___________________
３. 在…底部_________________　
4. 消失在远方_________________________　
5．朝另一端看…___________　
Exercises
get out of
at the edge of
at the bottom of
disappear in the distance
look across
二. 完成句子
1.别把杯子放在桌边，可能会掉下来。
Don’t put the glass________________ the table , it might fall down .
2.不久，他们就消失在远处。
Soon they __________________the distance.
3.他父亲要两天后回来。
His father will come __________________.
4.她刚才从超市出来。
She __________________the supermarket.
at the edge of
disappeared in
back two days later
just came out from
三. 选择填空。
( )1. It rained heavily yesterday. The Yellow River _____ about two metres.
A. has left B. has raised C. has risen D. rise
( ) 2. She got out of the car and went _____ a big gate.
A. over B. cross C. across D. through
( ) 3. Don’t put the glass ___ the table, it may get knocked off.
in the centre of B. at the edge of
C. on the edge of D. on the right
B
C
B
( ) 4. --- _____ is your home from here?
--- It’s three kilometers.
A. How soon B. How many
C. How far D. How long
( ) 5.What a sunny day! The sky is ____ without any clouds.
A. natural B. clear C. clean D. light
C
B
Writing
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.
根据下面提示写一篇征文。
《学生英文报》正在举行“我的美丽家园”征文活动，请你用英语为该报写一篇征文， 介绍我们的家乡—多彩贵州。标题自拟，文章应包括以下要点:
1.贵州的地理位置及概况;
2.宜人的气候和清新的空气;
3.美丽的风景和其他你所了解的内容。
要求:1.征文应不少于80词;
2.文中不得出现真实的个人信息。
参考词汇:Huangguoshu Waterfall, Qingyan Town, Jiaxiu Towe
Qingyan Ancient Town, one of the most famous historical and cultural towns in Guizhou Province this town was built completely of stone
The?Jiaxiu?Tower, quite similar to the giant'ao' (sea turtle), is on the Nanming River, in Guiyang.
As the biggest waterfall in China and one of the famous waterfalls in the world,?It is located in?southwest of Anshun City, Guizhou Province, with about 230 feet long and 266 feet wide.