Module+1+Unit+2+The+Grand+Canyon+was+not+just+big 外研版英语九年级上册

课前导入Doyouknowthefamouswondersintheworld?Canyouintroducesome?WhataboutthefamouswondersinChina?Doyouknowthiswonder?Canyouintroduceit?Whatdoyouthinkofit?Agreatwonderofthenaturalworld

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Wondersoftheworld

Unit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.

EnjoytheGrandCanyon!Task1:Fastreading

Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.1.Howmanypartscanitbedividedinto?2.Giveatitletoeachpart.Part1Part3Part2What’stheGrandCanyonlike?Thewriter'sopinionsabouttheGrandCanyonOnthewaytotheGrandCanyonPara.5Para.4Para.3Para.1Para.2Part1Part3Part21.Whywastherenothingtosee?Becausetherewasnothing.B.Becauseitwasraining.C.Becauseitwastoodark.D.Becauseitwasinthemorning.2.Whichdirectionwasthewriterfacingwhilehe/shewaslookingovertheGrandCanyon?

a)South.b)North.c)East.d)West.3.WhydoesthestrangerknowwhereIwasgoing?Whyishementionedhere?ReadPart1andanswerthequestions:CDTask2:IntensivereadingToshowthattheGrandCanyonisveryfamous.TheGrandCanyonHowdeepHowwideHowlongNearlyonemile.Aboutfifteenmiles.Morethan200miles.ReadPart2andfinishthetasks:知识拓展：onemile≈1.6kmTrytointroducetheGrandCanyonaccordingtothetable.2.Howdoesthewriterintroducethedepthofthecanyon?1.Fillinthetable.TocomparethetallestbuildingwiththeGrandCanyon.ReadPart3andthinkabout:WhatdoesthewriterthinkabouttheGrandCanyon?Howdoesheshowhisopinion?Hethinksitisthegreatestwonderinthenaturalworld.Byraisingaquestion.1.Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom? a)Amagazine.b)Agrammarbook. c)Adictionary.d)Astorybook.2.Whatisthewriter’spurposewritingthispassage? a)Togivefactsaboutthenaturalworld. b)Tosayhowhefeelsaboutnaturalworld. c)TotellaninterestingstoryabouttheGrandCanyon. d)ToattractpeopletovisittheCanyon.Readthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.a

dTask4:Readthepassageagainandfindoutifyouhaveanyquestions.1.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.思考：through和across的区别巩固练习：翻译句子一条小河穿过我们的村庄。过马路时要小心。知识点讲解

through：从内部穿过across:从表面穿过2.Ilookedoverthem,buttherewassilentandtherewasnosignofit.Iwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenatureworld—theGrandCanyon.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver...Finally,Ilookedto

myleftandtomyright...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lookafter照料

lookback回顾，向后看lookin顺便来访lookinto调查lookthrough浏览lookover翻阅；调查lookup找出，查阅；仰视

lookdownuponsb.轻视某人

lookforwardtodoing期待思考：你还能说出哪些含有look的短语？巩固练习：翻译句子你能帮我照顾弟弟吗？他喜欢浏览杂志。他期待周末去看电影。

3.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneontherocks.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.思考：这几个介词和副词的使用有哪些好处。几个介词和副词生动地描写了太阳升起时作者在大峡谷观察到的奇妙景象。…thegroundfellaway…是形象化的描述，说明了随着阳光的照射，作者仿佛看到地面在下降，逐渐显露出谷底的河流。4.

Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour…

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逗留，留下

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剩余物；遗迹；残骸巩固练习：翻译句子我们昨天在公园待了两个小时。不要在河边逗留，很危险。根据提示介绍你的一次旅