初中九年级英语课件Module Unit2

Module1WondersoftheworldUnit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Agreatwonderofthenaturalworld----theGrandCanyon

大峡谷全长446公里,平均宽度16公里,最大深度2公里,平均谷深1.6公里,总面积2724平方公里.由于科罗拉多河穿流其中,故又名科罗拉多大峡谷，它是联合国教科文组织选为受保护的天然遗产之一.

学习目标：1.知识目标：熟记并能够运用本课的新词汇shine,sing,silent,silver,sky,grey,gothrough,beside,reply,clear,fallaway,nearly,ontopof,remain,by…短语lookover，lookdownto,lookacrossto,looktoone’sleft/right,replyto…句型Ilookedtotheeast–theskywasbecominggrey.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoriver.和复习学过的六种时态。2.能力目标：（1）.能够读懂游记类短文，获取事实性信息，并进行推测，理解作者的观点及写作意图。（2）.能够描写真实或虚拟的旅行经历和个人感受。3.情感目标：热爱神奇的大自然和伟大的人类文明。WordsandexpressionsskygreygetoutofacargothroughagatewalkalongadarkpathThecloudscleared.clear

clearedclearedThesunshoneontherocks.shineshoneshoneFarbelowme,thegroundfellaway.fallfellfallenfallaway突然向下倾斜look

acrossto向……眺望IwaslookingacrosstotheothersidesoftheCanyon.looktoone’sleft/right向某人左/右看Ilookeddowntothe

ColoradoRiver,a

silverstreamnearlyonemilebelowme.lookdownto向下看……,俯视……lookovertherocks从……上面看过去

reply

回答,答复，后面常接介词toHehasnotrepliedtomyquestionyet.lookoverListenandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.WhichcountryistheGrandCanyonin?

2.WhatdoesthewriterthinkoftheGrandCanyon?InAmerica.It’sthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld.ReadingtimeReadthefirstpartcarefullyandfinishthefollowing:1.Whenwasitandwhatwastheweatherlike

whenthewriterarrived?

2.Whatdidthewriterdo?Itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Thewritergotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.Readthesecondpartcarefullyandanswerthefollowing:Whodidthewritermeet?2.Howsoonwillthewritergetthere?3.CouldthewriterseetheGrandCanyonwhenthewritercametosomerocks?Why?

Thewritermetastranger.Infiveminutes.No.Becauseitwasstilltoodarktoseeanything.Readthethirdpartcarefullyandfinishtheform:WhattobedescribedWhattheydidthecloudstherainthesunthegroundthewriterclearedstoppedrosefellawayanddownto…lookedacross…

TheGrandCanyonHowdeepHowwideHowlongnearlyonemileaboutfifteenmilesmorethan200milesReadthefourthpartandfillintheform:1.Whatquestiondidthewriteraskhimself?2.WhatdoyouthinkoftheGrandCanyon?Ithinkitisnotjustbig.Itishuge.Itisthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld.IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?Readthefifthpartcarefullyandanswerthefollowing:1.Wheredoesthepassagepossiblycomefrom?a)Amagazine.b)Agrammarbook.c)Adictionaryd)Astorybook.2Whywastherenothingtosee?a)Becausetherewasnothing.b)Becauseitwastoodark.c)Becauseitwasraining.d)Becauseitwasinthemorning.Choosethebestanswer.3.WhichdirectionwasthewriterfacingwhilehewaslookingovertheGrandCanyon?a)South.b)North.c)East.d)West.4.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthispassage?a)TogivefactsabouttheGrandCanyon.b)Tosayhowhefeelsaboutthenaturalworld.c)TotellaninterestingstoryabouttheGrandCanyon.d)ToattractpeopletovisittheGrandCanyon.Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.belowmileremainreplysignsilentskystreamthroughInthedark,thereisno________oftheGrandCanyon,anditis________.Butifyou_______bytheGrandCanyonasthe_______getsbrighterandlookeddownaboutone______,youcanseetheColoradoRiver______you.Itlookslikeasilver_______asitpasses_______signsilentremainmileskybelowstreamthroughtherocksatthebottomofthecanyon.IfsomeoneasksyouwhethertheGrandCanyonisthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld,itmaybeeasyto______.replybelowmileremainreplysignsilentskystreamthrough

WritingImagineyouhavejustvisitedoneofthenaturalorman-madewonders.Writesentencesanddescribehowyoufeltwhenyouvisitedthewonder.Saywhenyouvisitedit.Saywhereitis.Describeitssize.Saywhatinterestingfactsyouknow.Saywhathappenedwhenyouvisitedit.Sayhowyoufelt.Onepossibleversion:Thesunwasgoingdownwhenwearrivedatthegroundfloorofthebuilding.Iwasafraidofgoingtothetopoftallbuildings,soIwasalittlenervousaswewerewaitingforthelift.Theliftclimbedfasterandfasteruntilwereachedthe88thfloor.Itwashighupthere,butIwasnotafraidwhenIstoodatthetop.TheJinMaoTowerinShanghai,oneofthetallestbuildingintheworld,

is420.5metreshigh.

Itwasbuiltin1999,andithasafantasticviewofPudongDistrictandthecentreofShanghai.

IreallylikethetowerandIamsureIwillvisititagain.

Summary

1.He_____backamonthago.(come)

2.Mymotheroftentellsme__________inbed.(notread)

3.Imusttakeitbackthedayaftertomorrow.Youcanonly_____itfor24hours.(ke