Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.课件23张

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Welcome to my class!
Module 1 Wonders of the World
Module 1 Wonders of the World
Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
Let’s learn more about these wonders.
Name
Natural or man-made A___________wonder
Where it is
How wide About______meters wide.
How high _____meters high.
What you think of it
Victoria Falls
natural
In Africa
Fantastic.
1,700
100
What wonders do you know in China and in the world Challenge your memory.
Let’s learn more about these wonders.
Name
Natural or
man-made A___________wonder
Location
(地理位置）
Interesting
Facts More than ___________years old
Opinions（观点）
The Terracotta Army
man-made
In China
2000
Great.
Let’s learn more about these wonders.
Name
Natural or
man-made A___________wonder
Location
(地理位置)
Height
(高度) About ___________meters now
Interesting
Facts More than ___________years old
Opinions
The Great Pyramid at Giza
man-made
In Egypt
2000
Fantastic.
137
Let’s learn more about these wonders.
Name
Natural or man-made A___________wonder
Location
Length
(长度） It runs for several hundred meters .
Interesting
Facts There’re about 4000 rocks with six sides.
Opinion
The Giant’s Causeway
natural
In Northern Ireland of Britain
Interesting.
What will the writer write in the
passage
A. The interesting facts about the
Grand Canyon.
B. The traveling experience of the
writer to the Grand Canyon.
C. The description (描述) of the
Grand Canyon.
How many parts will you divide the passage
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Things that happened before the writer saw the Grand Canyon.
The writer’s feelings after visiting the Grand Canyon
What I saw on the Grand Canyon.
1 When did the writer arrive
2 What did the writer do after he/she arrived
3 Who did the writer meet
4 What does “replied” mean
5 How soon will the writer get there
Read Para 1&2 and answer the questions.
The writer arrived in the early morning.
He got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path.
The writer met a stranger.
It means “answered”.
The writer will get there in five minutes.
Read Para 3 and answer the questions.
1.Which direction was the writer facing while he/she was looking over the Grand Canyon
A. South B. North C. East D. West
2.The clouds cleared and the rain stopped. It means ____.
A. cleaned B. disappeared C. brightened
3.Is the Grand Canyon a natural wonder or a man-made wonder
Because the sun rose behind me.
It is a natural wonder.
Read Para 4 and fill in the form.
Name The Grand Canyon
Location
Depth(深度)
Interesting Facts
Width(深度）
Length(长度)
Opinions
Nearly one mile
About fifteen miles, maybe more.
More than two hundred miles long
It was not just big. It was huge.
In America
How does the writer intro-duce the Grand
Canyon

If you put two tallest buildings….they still…not reach…
1.What does the writer think of the Grand Canyon
2. What do you think of the Grand Canyon
Maybe he thinks it is the greatest wonder of the world.
Read Para 5 and answer the question.
1. Humans should love and revere(崇敬) the nature
2. Travelling can broaden our horizon.
So we should make our trip farther.
I’m amazed at (吃惊) the large size of the canyon.
1.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.
2.Where does the passage most probably come from
A. A magazine B. A grammar book
C. A dictionary D. A storybook
I looked down to the Colorado River,
a silver stream nearly one mile (deep) below me.
2. It was about fifteen miles (wide) away, maybe more.
3. …and on both sides the canyon went away
for more than 200 miles (long).
The Grand Canyon was not just big.
It was huge.
2. The Grand Canyon was the greatest wonder
of the natural world.
“description”
language
“opinion”
language
1.How does the writer tell the facts of the Grand Canyon .
2. How does the writer tell the opinion of the Grand Canyon .
1. There are about 40,000 rocks, most of them with six sides.
2. They’ re about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high.
3. Natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.
4. It’s more than 2,000 years old.
5. Man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.
6. The Three Gorges Dam is fantastic, too.
3.Tell the following sentences are description or opinions.
descrip-tion
descrip-tion
opinion
description
opinion
opinion
You must have visited many natural or man-made wonders. Please choose one from the following to describe your travelling experience.
Name The Great Wall
Natural or man-made A man-made wonder
Location In Beijing in China
Length(长度） About 6000 kilometers long
Width(宽度) Between 4 and 5 meters wide
Height(高度) Between 6 and 7 meters high
Your opinion
You must have visited many natural or man-made wonders. Please choose one from the following to describe your travelling experience.
Name Zhangjiajie
Natural or man-made A natural wonder
Location
In Hunan Province
Size About 480 square kilometers
Interesting facts It’s famous for the strange shape of its tall rocks.
Your opinion
Polish your writing after class.
The Colorado River
The Grand Canyon is located in the northwest of the State
Of Arizona of America .
The Colorado River runs across the canyon and it is about
2320 kilometers long.
Thank you!