英语外研版九年级上Module 1　Wonders of the worldUnit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big

初中英语外研版九年级Unit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Module1WondersoftheWorldPeriod1Learningtargets1.TogetinformationfromthereadingmaterialabouttheGrandCanyon2.Tolearnsomekeywordsandusefulexpressions3.ToknowthewayofwritingwhatyouseeandyoufeelwhentravellingPreviewCheck对照答案用红笔纠错U2预习清单Ⅰ.Readallthenewwordsandphrasesandspellthefollowingwords：1．greyadj.灰色的；(天气)阴沉的2．silveradj.银灰色的；银制的3．silentadj.寂静的→silencen．安静，沉默4．replyv．回答；答复5．canyonn．峡谷6．byprep.在……旁边；靠近7．belowprep.在下面；在…以下(不垂直，不接触)8．nearlyadv.几乎；差不多9．besideprep.在…旁边；在…附近10．clearv．(烟雾等)开始消失11．streamn小河；小溪12．shinev．照耀→过去式shone→过去分词shone

13．remainv．逗留；留下14．signn．迹象；标志；招牌15.skyn．天；天空Ⅱ.短语互译：（LevelB/C）1．gooutof(从……)出去2.beinterestedin

对……感兴趣3．gothrough穿过4.faraway在远处5．beafraidof害怕6．WondersoftheWorld世界奇迹7.fallaway突然向下倾斜8．looktoone'sleft/right

朝某人的左侧/右侧看9．ontopof

在……上面；盖住10.atthebottomof在……底部11．tosomedegree有点儿；稍微bythesea在海边

infiveminutes五分钟后Ⅲ.句型填词：（LevelC）1．

WhenIarrived，itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.当我到达时，是清晨，而且正下着雨。2．Therewasnothingtosee…

没有什么可看的……3．You'llgetthereinfiveminutes.

五分钟后你会到达那儿。4．Ilookedoverthem，butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.我朝那片岩石望过去，但是一片寂静，还是看不

到它。

Newwordsskysignshine

below天；天空

n./skai//saɪn/迹象；标志n.(shone/ʃɔn/,shone;shined,shined)照耀v./ʃaɪn//bɪləʊ/在…下面；在…以下prep.silver银灰色的，银制的adj./'sɪlvə/

silent寂静的adj.

/'saɪlənt/gothroughstream穿过小河，小溪n./stri:m/fallaway突然向下倾斜beside在…旁边；在…附近prep./bɪ'saɪd/

reply回答，回复v./rɪ'plai/clear(烟雾等)开始消失v./klɪə/grey灰色的;(天气）阴沉的

adj./grei/canyon峡谷 n./'kænjən/逗留；留下v.remain/rɪ'meɪn/nearly几乎；差不多adv./'nɪəlɪ/ontopof在…上面；盖住by在…旁边；靠近prep./baɪ/Warm-upWarmupHaveyoueverbeentotheGrandCanyon?SomefactsabouttheGrandCanyon.*location:Arizona,USA*446kmlong16kmwide(average)1,600mdeep(average)*oneofthesevenwondersofthenaturalworldTheColoradoRiverrunsthroughtheGrandCanyon.TherockfoundatthebottomoftheGrandCanyonisaround2billionyearsold.SomewonderfulviewsoftheGrandCanyon.SomepicturesabouttheGrandCanyon美国科罗拉多大峡谷PresentationReadingandvocabularyWorkinpairs.Talkaboutagreatnaturalwonderyouknow.Usethewordsintheboxtohelpyou.belowdeepfantastichighlongnaturalshinesignsilentsilverForexample:ChangjiangRiveristhelongestriverinChina.It’sabout6,300kilometreslong.It’soneofthemostfamousnaturalwondersintheWorld.And…Pre-readingWatchaflashandanswerWhichwonderdoesittalkabout?While-readingFastreadingTask1:Scanthepassagequicklyandmatchthemainideawitheachpart.Part1(Paragraph1-2)______Part2(Paragraph3-4)______Part3(Paragraph5)______WhatIsawwhenIwasontheedgeofGrandCanyon.BeforeIsawtheGrandCanyon.C.Thewriter’sfeelingaftervisitingtheGrandCanyon.Readingtip:Learntoscanthewholepassagetogetthemainideaofeachparagraph.BACTask2:listenandwrite“T”or“F”.1.WhenIarrived,theweatherwassunnyandhot.2.Iwenttothewrongwayatfirst.3.TheColoradoRiverwasnearlythreemilesbelowme.4.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.FFFTCarefulreadingRead

Para1,2

andanswerthequestions.1.Whatdidthewriterdoafterhearrived?2.Whywastherenothingtosee?AgreatwonderofthenaturalworldWhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast–theskywasbecominggrey.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.Therewasnothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.Afteraboutamile,astrangerappearedbesidethepath.“AmIgoingtherightway?”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“Yes,”hereplied,“you’llgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocksandstopped.Ilookedoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.Nowtrytoanswerthequestions.1.Whatdidthewriterdoafterhearrived?Hegotoutof

thecar,went

through

agate,

walked

alongapathandwatched.2.Whywastherenothingtosee?Becauseitwastoodark.Read

Paragraph3andanswer.WherewasthewriterfacingontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon?A.TothesouthB.TothenorthC.TotheeastD.TothewestSuddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneontherocks.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.Iwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld-theGrandCanyon.Read

Paragraph3andanswer.WherewasthewriterfacingontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon?A.TothesouthB.TothenorthC.TotheeastD.TothewestWhenI______,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.I___________thecar,went_______agateandwalked______apath.____________,theskywasbecominglight,but_______thepath,itwasstillverydark.Iknewitwasthere,buttherewas_____________.

arrivedgotoutofthroughalongIntheeastbesidenothingtoseeReadagainandfillintheblanks.Afteraboutakilometre,astranger________infrontofme.“AmI______________________?”Iasked.“Yes,”he________,“you’llgetthere____fiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocks,and_______.Ilookedcarefully______them,butitwasstill_______dark_____seeanything.appearedtherightwayrepliedinstoppedovertootogoingReadagainandfillintheblanks.theGrandCanyonHowdeep/highisit?Howwideisit?Howlongisit?ReadParagraph4

againandfillinthetable.

IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver,asilverstream

nearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!

TheGrandCanyonHowdeepHowwideHowlongnearly

one

mileaboutfifteenmilesmorethan200milesNowtrytofillinthetable.1.Wheredoesthepassagemostlikelycomefrom?a)Amagazine. b)Agrammarbook.c)Adictionary. d)Astorybook.

2.Whywastherenothingtosee?a)Becausetherewasnothing.b)Becauseitwastoodark.c)Becauseitwasinthemorning.Choosethecorrectanswer.Post

reading33.Whichdirectionwasthewriterfacingwhilehe/shewaslookingovertheGrandCanyon?a)South.b)North.c)East.d)West.4.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassage?a)Togivefactsaboutthenaturalworld.b)Tosayhowhefeelsaboutthenaturalworld.c)TotellaninterestingstoryabouttheGrandCanyon.d)ToattractpeopletovisittheGrandCanyon.Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.belowmileremainreplysignsilentskystreamthroughInthedark,thereisno(1)____________oftheGrandCanyon,anditis(2)____________.Butifyou(3)____________bytheGrandCanyonasthe(4)____________getsbrighterandlookdownaboutone(5)____________,youcanseetheColoradoRiver(6)____________you.signsilentskybelowmileremain4Itlookslikeasilver(7)____________asitpasses(8)____________therocksatthebottomofthecanyon.IfsomeoneasksyouwhethertheGrandCanyonisthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld,itmaybeeasyto(9)____________.replythroughstreamHomework:1.Correcttheprevisiontasklist.2.FinishofftheExx.ofthisperiod.Period2

Readthepassagealoud.Agreatwonderofthenaturalworld

WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast–theskywasbecominggrey.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.Therewasnothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.Afteraboutamile,astrangerappearedbesidethepath.“AmIgoingtherightway?”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“Yes,”hereplied,“you’llgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocksandstopped.Ilookedoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneontherocks.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.Iwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld-theGrandCanyon.

IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver,asilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!

Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself,“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?”Icertainlyknowtheanswer.Whatdoyouthink?RetellthestoryAtriptotheGrandCanyonWhenTheweatherHowdidtheauthorfeel?SomefactsaboutitWhatdidtheauthorseeanddo?LanguagePointsLanguagepointsIgotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateand…

我下了车，穿过一个门……gothrough有三个意思比较常见：a.通过、穿过

b.仔细查看、检查

c.

经历或遭受(不好的事情)仔细观察以下例句，推断gothrough在本句中的意思。1.Theheavyrainhasgonethroughmyovercoat.2.You’dbettergothroughyourhandbagagain.Ithinkthekeymustbeinit.3.Thetwobrotherswentthroughahardtimeastheirparentshaddiedinanaccident.通过、穿过经历或遭受(不好的事情)

仔细查看、检查2.本课出现了四个使用look短语的句子.Ilookedoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.我朝那片岩石望过去，但是一片寂静，还是看不见它。Iwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld—theGrandCanyon.我在眺望自然界奇观之一的大峡谷。IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver…我俯瞰科罗拉多河……Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright…最后，我向左右遥望……

lookover

从……上方看过去

lookacross

眺望；向对面看

lookdown

向下看

looktoone’sleft/right

朝某人的左侧

/右侧看3.Afteraboutakilometre,astrangerappearedinfrontofme.

appearvi.出现Arainbowappearedaftertherain.雨后空中出现了一道彩虹。disappearvi.消失Thesundisappearedbehindthecloud.太阳在云层后面消失了。4.“Yes,”hereplied,“you’llgetthereinfiveminutes.replyv.回答

replytosb/sth回答某人/某事1).Whocanreplytomyquestion?

谁能回答我的问题？2).Whydon’tyoureplytome?

你为什么不回答我呀？★

reply+that从句回答到……IrepliedthatIwasunabletohelpthem.

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。Hedidn’treplyto/answermyquestion.

他没有回答我的问题。Herepliedthathehadchangedhismind.他回答说他改变了主思。

比较下面两句：Hedidnotknowwhattoreply.他不知道回答什么。（即:用什么回答）Hedidnotknowwhattoreplyto.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）或应门铃等（常与telephone，door,bell,doorbell等连用），但reply不能这样用。Whoansweredthetelephone?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)。Haveyouhadananswer

toyourletter?你寄出的信有回音了吗？Ireceivednoreplytomyquestion.我的要求没有收到任何的回复5.Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.

clear

v.①(云或雾)散开②打扫干净1).Thefogclearedandwesawthe

wholetowerintheend.雾散了，我们终于看见整个塔了。2).IhavetoclearthesnowinfrontofthedoorbeforeIgoout.

我出门前得把门前的雪打扫干净。clearadj.清晰的

Weshouldkeepclearminds.

我们必须保持清晰的头脑。6.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneontherocks.(1).risev.升起

rise–rose–risenEveryoneknowsthatthesunrisesfromtheeast.人人都知道太阳从东边升起。Theriverrosetwometresaftertherain.雨后河水涨了两米。(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

Theboxistooheavyformetolift.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.Hewasraisedtoanimportantposition.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.Pricescontinuetorise.

物价继续上涨。Theyieldofricewillriseto700kilogramspermu.

水稻的产量将上升到每亩700公斤。downtoariver沉降到一条河里7.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.

我看见地面沉降到下面深谷中

的一条河里,在我的下方，离得很远。fallaway

消失Ifyoutakethismedicine,allyourachesandpainswillfallaway.如果你服这种药，你的一切疼痛都会消失。fallaway疏远Hissupportersbegantofallawayfromhim.他的支持者开始疏远他了。WritingCompletethetablewithfactsaboutanaturalorman-madewonderoftheworld.NameLocationInterestingfactstheGreatWallinthenorthofChinaalonghistoryuniquearchitecturalstylesurpass10,000milesNameWhatdidyouseeanddo?Howdidyoufeel?ThelocationSomefactsaboutitHowtowriteapassageaboutwondersoftheworldoneofwondersWriting

TheGreatWallisoneofthegreatwondersoftheworld.ItwasbuiltintheQinDynastyandithasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.ItliesinthenorthofChina.Thewallisabout6,700kilometerslongandstretchesfromShanhaiguantoJiayuguan.Theheightofthewallis7.8meters,anditswidthaverageso