外研英语九上M1

1、the Terracotta Army in Shaanxi, China Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy Hukou Falls in Shanxi and Shaanxi Danxia Landform in Zhangye, Gansu _ wonders _ wonders naturalman- made Challenge Challenge your memoryyour memory Pre-listening What other wonders do you know in China and in the world? the pyramid

2、s in Egypt the Great Wall in China _long _high Pre-listening 21,196 kilometres 136.5 metres the Great Barrier Reef in Australia大堡礁 the Grand Canyon科罗科罗 拉多大峡谷拉多大峡谷 in the United States _deep Pre-listening over1800 metres the Empire State Building in New York帝国大厦 Leaning Tower of Pisa _high _high Pre-

3、listening 380 metres 55 metres Pre-listening the Three Gorges Dam in China三峡大坝三峡大坝 Victoria Falls in Africa 维多利亚瀑布维多利亚瀑布 Pre-listening the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland 巨人之路巨人之路 the Terracotta Army in China P2, Ex. 1 opposite to unnatural, abnormal e.g. Its natural for sb to do sth. Its not na

4、tural for a child of his age to be so quiet. relaxed: behaving in a way that is normal and shows you are relaxed and trying to pretend e. g. Be cool, be natural. food: with nothing added to change the taste e.g. natural yoghurt natural-born: someone who has always had a particular quality or skill w

5、ithout having to learn it. e.g. a natural-born singer nature n. 自然自然 naturalism n. 自然主义自然主义 naturalist n. 自然主义者自然主义者 2. wonder n. a feeling of surprise and admiration for something very beautiful or new to you e.g. The sight of Terracotta Army filled us with wonder. (especially spoken used)to say th

6、at something is very surprising e.g. Its a wonder no one got hurt. wonderland: an imaginary place in stories wonder v. To think about something that you are not sure about and try to guess what is true, what will happen, etc. e.g. What are they going to do now, I wonder? 3. opinion in ones opinion 在

7、某人看来在某人看来 personal opinion 个人观点个人观点 ask for ones opinion 询问某人意见询问某人意见 have a high/low/good/bad opinion of sb. 对某人有高对某人有高/低低/好好/坏的评价坏的评价 4. 区分区分beside和和besides beside: next to or very close to the side of someone or something besides: in addition to 5. reply reply to a letter 回信回信 reply to sb.（to a q

8、uestion） 回答某人问题回答某人问题 make a reply 答复答复 make no reply 不作答复不作答复 6. Silent adj. 安静的安静的 Silence n. 安静安静 7. sign gives information e.g. road signs/a no smoking sign shows sth is true: an event, fact that shows that something is happening or that something is true or exist(indication) 迹象；征兆迹象；征兆 e.g. Ver

9、y often dark clouds are a sign of rain. 乌云常常是下雨的征兆。乌云常常是下雨的征兆。 7. remain v. 剩下，留下：剩下，留下：to continue to exist e.g. Little of the original building remains. 逗留：逗留：to stay in the same place without moving e.g. I remained three days in that country. 保持：保持：to continue to be in the same state or condition

10、 e.g. We remained friends. The boy remained silent. 8. fall to/on your knees: move down to the ground so that your body is resting on your knees fall into line: to obey someone or do what other people want you to do, especially when you do not want to do it at first e.g. Most countries have signed t

11、he treaty but some are reluctant to(不情愿不情愿) fall into line. fall into step: to start to walk next to someone else, at the same speed as them e.g. He slowed her pace and fell into step with the old man. 以几个问题作为导入，唤醒学生回忆，联系学生生活，自然引出本节课话题。 Pre-reading Have you seen any canyons before? How long/ high/ w

12、ide is it? What do you think of it? We will compare the canyon you have seen before with the Grand Canyon. 以guessing game的小组竞赛的形式帮助学生了解本单元所讲述的大峡谷的相关背景知识， 激发学生的学习兴趣。 Pre-reading 第1个问题比较简单，想要增加难度的话可以追问学生大峡谷的拼写。 Pre-reading 1. Which state is the Grand Canyon in? A. Arizona. B. California. C. Colorado.

13、2. Which river runs through the Grand Canyon? A. The Hudson River. B. The Mississippi River. C. The Colorado River. 3. Is it the deepest canyon in the world? A. Yes. B. No. Pre-reading 4. How long is the Grand Canyon? A. 346 kilometers. B. 446 kilometers. C. 546 kilometers. 5. How wide is the Grand

14、Canyon? A. 29 kilometers. B. 39 kilometers. C. 49 kilometers. 6. How deep is the Grand Canyon? A. Over 1000 meters. B. Over 1500 meters. C. Over 1800 meters. While-reading 1. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The interesting facts about the Grand Canyon. B. The traveling experience of the wri

15、ter to the Grand Canyon. C. The description (描述描述) of the Grand Canyon. 2. Where does the passage possibly come from? A. A magazine. B. A dictionary. C. A story book. 快速阅读获取文章大意，第2种推断题是学生的易错题，需要教师提示引导。 _ wonders _ wonders naturalman- made Pre-listening the Three Gorges Dam in China三峡大坝三峡大坝 Victoria

16、Falls in Africa 维多利亚瀑布维多利亚瀑布 P2, Ex. 1 opposite to unnatural, abnormal e.g. Its natural for sb to do sth. Its not natural for a child of his age to be so quiet. 1. Which state is the Grand Canyon in? A. Arizona. B. California. C. Colorado. 2. Which river runs through the Grand Canyon? A. The Hudson River. B. The Mississippi River. C. The Colorado River. 3. Is it the deepest canyon in the world? A. Yes. B. No. Pre-reading While-reading 1. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The interesting facts