初中九年级英语课件Module1 Unit2

1WondersoftheworldModuleUnit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.1.我们给《世界奇观》节目打电话，加入讨论吧。Let’scallWondersoftheWorldandjoininthediscussion.2.我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。

AndIthinktheGiant’sCausewayisthemostfantasticnaturalwonder.Revision4.但是,在我看来,人造奇观比自然奇观更激动人心。Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremore

exciting

thannaturalones.ancientcivilization5.古代文明3.它（巨人之路）很神奇，但我认为非洲维多利亚瀑布更壮观。Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinktheVictoriaFallsinAfricaareevenmorefantastic.

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/shine照耀sign标志,迹象silent安静的silver银色的sky天空grey灰色的;(天气）阴沉的

clear(烟雾等)开始消失fallaway突然向下倾斜stream小河，小溪canyon峡谷TheSevenWondersofTheNaturalWorld美国科罗拉多大峡谷Colorado,theGrandCanyon

Workinpairs南非赞比西河，维多利亚瀑布Victoria

Falls,Zambezi

AlaskaGlacierGulfNationalPark

美国阿拉斯加冰河湾国家公园

Everest/QomolangmaMount中国珠穆朗玛峰MammothCaveNationalPark美国肯塔基州猛玛洞穴国家公园RussianBaikalLake

俄罗斯贝加尔湖美国黄石公园AmericanYellowstoneNationalPark

ReadingandvocabularyWorkinpairs.Talkaboutagreatnaturalwonderyouknow.Usethewordsintheboxtohelpyou.below,deep,fantastic,high,long,natural,shine,sign,silent,silver2.Readthepassageandcompletethetable.AgreatwonderofthenaturalworldWhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedintotheeast–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,asilverstream

nearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself,“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?”Icertainlyknowtheanswer.Whatdoyouthink?TheGrandCanyonHowdeepHowwideHowlongnearly

one

mileaboutfifteenmilesmorethan200milesLanuagepoints1.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongapath.★getoutof…从……内出来;逃避;摆脱

Weonlywanttogetoutofthisdarkroomassoonaspossible.

我们只想尽快离开这个暗室。

getin进入getto到达

geton上（车等）getoff下（车等）2.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。3.“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。reply除后接that从句,

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。Hedidnotknowwhattoreply.他不知道回答什么。（即:用什么回答）2).answer除表示“回答”外，还可表示接听（电话）或对门铃等声响作出反应等（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)。Haveyouhadananswertoyourletter?你寄出的信有回音了吗？Ireceivednoreplytomyquestion.我的要求没有收到任何的回复4.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.★lookover从……上面看过去Shelookedoverthetopofthemountain,andsawrocksindifferentshapes.从山顶上看过去，她看见了形状各异的岩石。拓展：lookover检查Canyoulookovermycompositionforme?你能帮我检查一下我的作文吗？IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver...我俯瞰科罗拉多河……Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright...最后，我向左右遥望……★lookover从……上面看过去Shelookedoverthetopofthemountain,andsawrocksindifferentshapes.从山顶上看过去，她看见了形状各异的岩石。补充：lookover

检查5.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverabout2,000metresbelowme.★

lookdown从……往下看；俯视6.ThenIlookedacrosstoothersideofthecanyon.★

lookacross向对面看

Heoftenlooksacrosstothemountainsinclass.

他上课经常看对面的山。

siden.边，面，侧

ontheleft/rightof…/onone’sleft/right7.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.★lookto…向……(某个方向)看

Looktotheleftandtotherightbeforecrossingthestreet.过马路要左右看。8.Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.

clear

v.①(云或雾)散开

②打扫干净

1).Thefogclearedandwesawthewholetowerintheend.

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。9.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。n.地面下降；减少prep.在……的下面10.Farbelowme,theground

fellawayanddowntoariver.11.他站在峡谷的边缘上不敢往下看。

Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.★

atthebottomof…在……的底部Thevillageliesatthebottomofthevalley.这山村坐落在山谷底.Someadjectivestellyoufacts,suchaswide,deep,highandtall;someadjectivestellyoutheopinionoftheauthor,likewonderful,hugeandgreat.Learntousethemtotalkaboutfactsandgiveyouropinion.Learningtolearn1.Wheredoesthepassagepossiblycomefrom?a)Aguidebook.b)Agrammarbook.c)Adictionary.d)Astorybook.2.Whywastherenothingtosee?a)Becausetherewasnothing.b)Becauseitwastoodark.c)Becauseitwasraining.d)Becauseitwasinthemorning.3.Choosethecorrectanswer.3.WhichdirectionwasthewriterfacingwhilehewaslookingovertheGrandCanyon?a)South.b)North.c)East.d)West.4.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassage?a)Togivefactsaboutthenaturalworld.b)Tosayhowhefeelsaboutthenaturalworld.c)TotellaninterestingstoryabouttheGrandCanyon.d)ToattractpeopletovisittheGrandCanyon.4.Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.below,mile,remain,reply,sign,silent,sky,stream,throughInthedark,thereisno(1)_______oftheGrandCanyon,anditis(2)_______.Butifyou(3)_______bytheGrandCanyonasthe(4)_________getsbrighterandlookdownaboutone(5)______,youcanseetheColoradoRiver(6)___________you.signsilentremainskymilebelowItlookslikeasilver(7)________asitpasses(8)_________therocksatthebottomofthecanyon.IfsomeoneasksyouwhethertheGrandCanyonisthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld,itmaybeeasyto(9)_________.streamthroughreply一.翻译词组

从…出来____________________在…边缘___________________

３.在…底部_________________

4.消失在远方_________________________

5．朝另一端看…___________

Exercisesgetoutofattheedgeofatthebottomofdisappearinthedistancelookacross

二.完成句子1.别把杯子放在桌边，可