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

Unit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Module1WondersoftheworldWarmingup&Leadingin师生问候Makeareportonyourparentswhatgreatwonderstheywouldliketovisitmost.Warmingup&LeadinginMyfatherwouldliketovisittheGreatWallbecausehethinksitisthemostwonderfulwonderintheworld.ItisthesymbolofChina.Itisthegreatestman-madewonderofhardworkingChinesepeople...MymotherisinterestedintheThreeGorgesDam,becauseshethinks...DescribethefourwondersWarmingup&LeadinginTheTerracottaArmyTheThreeGorgesDamTheGiant’sCausewayVictoriaFallsWorkinpairs.Talkaboutagreatnaturalwonderyouknow.Usethewordsintheboxtohelpyou.Presentation&Practice

belowdeepfantastichighlongnaturalshinesignsilentsilverLookanddescribethepicturePresentation&PracticeTheGrandCanyonTheGrandCanyonisinAmerica.Itisanaturalwonder.Itisoneoftheeightwondersintheworld.Itissodeep....Readthepassageandcompletethetable.Presentation&PracticeTheGrandCanyonHowdeepHowwideHowlongIfyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.LearnnewwordsPresentation&Practice1.besideprep.在……旁边(=nearto/nextto)Thereisalampbesidethebed.床的旁边有一盏灯。2.below表示“在……下面”的意思时，指处于比某物低的位置，不一定在

某物的正下方。它的反义词是above。3.nearly副词(almost,verynearly)，表示“几乎；差不多”。4.remain用作连系动词，指某人或某事物仍保持某种状态，意为“仍然；依

旧”，“留；呆；住；待”，后面可接名词、代词、形容词、介词短语、

分词作表语。用作不及物动词，意思是“剩下；剩余；遗留”，此时不能

用进行时态，也没有被动语态。5.有关look的动词词组：lookacross扫视；调查，分析，研究lookdown向下看；看不起lookover从上面看过去；查看，细看looklike看起来像6.WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.此句中含有一个过去进行时，表示在过去某个时刻正在进行的动作，通常与when引导的时间状语连用。7.Therewasnothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.

虽然什么都看不到，但是我知道它就在那里。本句中含有but，作并列连词用，表示前后转折关系。所以如果句子中有了but，

则不能出现表主从关系的although。8.You’llgetthereinfiveminutes.本句含有一般将来时，infiveminutes是表将来的时间状语，意为“5分钟后”。LearnnewwordsPresentation&PracticePresentation&PracticeTranslatethepassageintoChinese自然界的一大奇观

我到那里时是大清早，天下着雨。我朝东边看了看，天空变得灰蒙蒙的。我下了车，穿过一道门，沿着一条黑暗的小路前行。虽然什么也看不见，但我知道它就在那里。

大约走了一英里，小路边出现了一个陌生人。“我走得对吗？”我问道。他知道我要去哪儿。“对，”他回答道：“你五分钟就能到那里。”终于，我走到一些岩石前停了下来。我朝那片岩石望过去，但是一片寂静，还是看不见它。

突然，雨停了，云散了。太阳从我身后升起，照在岩石上。地面（仿佛在随光线）向下延伸，（逐渐）退落到下面的一条河里。我在眺望着这自然界奇观之一的大峡谷。Presentation&PracticeTranslatethepassageintoChinese自然界的一大奇观我俯视着距我一英里之遥的银色的科罗拉多河。即使你把世界上最高的两座建筑物叠在一起放在谷底，它们仍旧到不了顶。然后，我眺望峡谷的另一边。它大约在十五英里之外，也许更远。最后，我向左右遥望，大峡谷向两边延伸，长达二百多英里。大峡谷不仅仅是大，而是巨大。

我在峡谷边伫立半小时有余，问了自己一个问题：“大峡谷是自然景观中最壮观的吗？”我心中自然已有答案。你怎么认为呢？Presentation&PracticeChoosethecorrectanswer.1.Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?a)Amagazine.b)Agrammarbook.c)Adictionary.d)Astorybook.2.Whywastherenothingtosee?a)Becausetherewasnothing.c)Becauseitwasraining.b)Becauseitwastoodark.d)Becauseitwasinthemorning.3.Whichdirectionwasthewriterfacingwhilehe/shewaslookingovertheGrandCanyon?a)South.b)North.c)East.d)West.4.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassage?a)Togivefactsaboutthenaturalworld.b)Tosayhowhefeelsaboutthenaturalworld.c)TotellaninterestingstoryabouttheGrandCanyon.d)ToattractpeopletovisittheGrandCanyon.Inthedark,thereisno(1)________oftheGrandCanyon,anditis(2)_______.Butifyou(3)________bytheGrandCanyonasthe(4)_______getsbrighterandlookdownaboutone(5)________,youcanseetheColoradoRiver(6)________you.Itlookslikeasilver(7)_________asitpasses(8)________therocksatthebottomofthecanyon.IfsomeoneasksyouwhethertheGrandCanyonisthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld,itmaybeeasyto(9)________.Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.

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