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

Module 1 Wonders of the world
Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
设计说明
利用卡通问答与图片，引领学生谈论大峡谷，为学习课文打下基础。然后根据课文，设置速读、精读，加深学生对课文的理解。学习课文中的重难点知识。然后引导学生写作与名胜景观相关的句子。最后通过做题，实际运用所学知识。
教学目标
通过本单元的教学，让学生达成以下目标：
1. 知识目标
学习本单元新单词及短语: below, shine, sign, silent, silver, sky, grey, go through, beside, reply, clear, fall away, stream, nearly, on top of, canyon, remain, by。
2. 能力目标
谈论自然奇观——大峡谷。
3. 情感目标
感受自然奇观的神奇魅力，学习游记类文章的写法。
重点难点
重点：本单元的重点单词、短语和句型
难点：读懂游记类文章
教学准备
PPT课件；教材活动2的录音
授课时数
2课时
教学过程
Step 1　Lead-in
Ask and answer.

Discuss and introduce.

The Grand Canyon is in America. The river is called the Colorado River.

The Grand Canyon is more than 200 miles. It’s the longest canyon in the world.

The Grand Canyon looks beautiful. Everyone enjoys its beauty.
Step 2 Fast reading
Read the passage and complete the table.
The Grand Canyon
How deep

How wide

How long


Answers：
The Grand Canyon
How deep
Nearly one mile
How wide
About fifteen miles
How long
More than 200 miles
Step 3 Careful reading
1. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
1 Where does the passage most probably come from?
a) A magazine. 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 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.
Answers：1 a) 2 b) 3 d) 4 d)
2.Read the phrases in the passage and translate them into Chinese.
look to the east 看向东方
get out of 下车; 从……出来
go through 穿过
look over 从……上方看过去
fall away 突然向下倾斜
look across 眺望; 向对面看
on top of 在……上面; 盖住
each other 互相
at the bottom of 在……的底部
Step 4 Post-reading
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. 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) ______________.
Answers：（1）sign （2）silent （3）remain （4）sky
（5）mile （6）below （7）stream （8）through （9）reply
Step 5 Language points
1. I looked to the east—the sky was becoming grey.
我向东方望去——天空正变得灰蒙蒙的。
　look to在此意为“向……望去”。
　look to the east 向东方望去
　look to my right 向我的右方望去
　look to the left 向左边看
　[拓展]look over 从……上方看过去
　look across 眺望；向对面看
look down 向下看
　look at 看……
2. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path.
我从车里出来，穿过一道大门，沿着一条漆黑的小路前行。
　(1) get out of意为“下车”，后面通常接car, taxi等小型封闭的交通工具。
　Mr Brown got out of his car and went to his office.
布朗先生下了汽车，走向他的办公室。
[拓展] get out of也表示“从……出来”。
　Oh, dear! How did you get out of the room?
天哪！你是怎样从房间里出来的？
[联想] get off也表示“下车”，后面通常接bus, plane, ship, train等大型交通工具，也可单独使用。
　Don’t get off the bus until it stops. 直到公共汽车停下你才能下车。
　We are getting off at next stop. 我们将在下一站下车。
(2) go through意为“穿过”，强调从内部通过。
　We went through the centre of the square.
我们穿过广场的中心。
[辨析]through, across与over

　go through the window 穿过窗户
　walk across the road 横过马路
　fly over the top of the mountain 飞越山顶
3.“Yes,”he replied,“you’ll get there in five minutes.”“是的，”他回答，“五分钟后你就会到那儿。”
　[辨析] reply与answer

4. …on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.
……大峡谷向两边延伸超过200英里。
　both此处作形容词，意为“两者；两个都”，修饰复数名词。
　Both his parents like the Beijing Opera. 他的父母都喜欢京剧。
　[拓展] ①both作代词，意为“两个”。both of意为“……两者都”。
　They both went to Hangzhou yesterday.
昨天他们两个都去杭州了。
　Both of the girls come from Africa.
这两个女孩都来自非洲。
②both…and…意为“……和……都”，连接并列的成分。连接主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。
　Both Tom and Lily enjoy the Chinese culture.
汤姆和莉莉两人都喜欢中国文化。
5. I remained by the canyon for about half an hour…
我在峡谷旁边逗留了约半小时……
　(1) remain此处作不及物动词，意为“逗留；留下” 。
　The doctor asked me to remain in bed for a few days.
医生让我在床上待几天。
　[拓展] remain还可以作连系动词，意为“保持；继续”。
Both of them remained silent.
他们两人都保持沉默。
　(2) by作介词，意为“在……旁边；靠近”，与beside意思相近。
　My mother likes reading by the window.
我母亲喜欢靠在窗户边读书。
Step 6 Writing
1. Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.
Name

Location

Interesting facts

Answers（just for reference）：
Name
the Three Gorges Dam
Location
on the Yangtze River, in Hubei Province
Interesting facts
about 2,300 metres long, 185 metres high
the largest power station
2. 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.
Answer（just for reference）：
I visited the Three Gorges Dam last week. It is on the Yangtze River, in Hubei Province. It is about 2,300 metres long and 185 metres high. It is famous for being the world’s largest power station. It was sunny when we were there. I thought it was amazing. It is incredible that people can build such things!
Step 7 Homework
1. Read the passage.
2. Talk with your partner about a recent trip.
当堂达标
Ⅰ. 单项填空。
1. In the picture, he sits __________ me, looking very happy.
A. beside B. among C. up D. through
2. Dumplings are very delicious. __________ of my parents like them.
A. All B. Both C. None D. Neither
3. Mum _________ my question as she went to __________ the door.
A. answered; reply B. replied; answer
C. answered; reply to D. replied to; answer
4. We looked to __________ side of the river. There were some lions drinking water by the river.
A. other B. another C. the other D. the others
5. We went __________ a flower gate and got into the garden.
A. through B. across C. without D. over
6. Li Ming has no friends __________.
A. depend on B. depending with C. depends on D. to depend on
7. Our school has put up a __________at the gate, saying “Greet your child with a smile, not a mobile”.
A. future B. discussion C. sign D. opinion
Ⅱ. 根据句意和汉语提示完成句子。
1. The sun _____________（照耀）all day and we all enjoyed ourselves.
2. The Dead Sea lies 1,412 feet ___________（在……以下）sea level.
3. Daming’s grandfather has some _____________（银制的）coins.
4. After the clouds _____________（烟雾等开始消失）, we could see the top of the mountain.
5. We usually call long, large _____________（小溪）rivers.
6. How long did you _____________（逗留）by the lake?
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思完成句子（每空一词）。
1. 我可以把我的书包放在你的书包上面吗？
Can I put my bag __________ __________ _________ yours?
2. 我们到了。下车吧。
Here we are. Let’s ___________ ___________ __________ the car.
3. 家里什么吃的也没有，所以她叫了外卖。
There was nothing __________ _________ at home, so she ordered a takeaway.
4. 我们走的路对吗？
Are we ___________ __________ ___________ ___________?
5. 他们将在半小时之后到达。
They are ___________ ___________ half ___________ hour.
答案：Ⅰ. 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. C
Ⅱ. 1. shone 2. below 3. silver 4. cleared 5. streams
6. remain
Ⅲ. 1. ontopof 2. getoutof 3. toeat
4. going therightway5. arrivingin; an
板书设计
Module 1 Wonders of the world
Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
1. look to向……望去　look over 从……上方看过去
　look across 眺望；向对面看look down 向下看
　look at 看……
2. get out of出去
3. through从内部穿过 across从表面穿过
over从上方穿过
4. both… and………和……都……