Unit2TheGrandCayonwasnotjustbig. (3).ppt

1、Module 1,Module 1,Wonders of the world,Unit 2,The Grand Canyon was not just big.,Victoria Falls,the Terracotta Army,Three Gorges Dam,the Pyramids in Egypt,Presentation,sky n. 天空,grey adj. 灰色的; 阴沉的,Do you know these words?,silent adj. 寂静的,sign n. 迹象；标志,silver adj. 银色的,stream n. 小河；小溪,canyon n. 峡谷,shi

2、ne v. 照耀,beside reply clear fall away nearly on top of,prep. 在旁边；在附近 v. 回答；答复 v. (烟雾等)开始消失 突然向下倾斜 adv. 几乎；差不多 在上面； 盖住,1. Work in pairs. Talk about a great natural wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you.,Reading and vocabulary,prep. 在下面；在以下,v. 照耀,n. 迹象；标志；招牌,adj. 寂静的,adj. 银灰色的；银制的,List

3、en and read,nearly one mile.,about fifteen miles.,more than 200 miles.,2. Read the passage and complete the table.,Some adjectives tell you facts, such as wide, deep, high and tall; some adjectives tell you the opinion of the author, like wonderful, huge and great. Learn to use them to talk about fa

4、cts and give your opinion.,Learning to learn,3. Choose the correct answer. 1. Where does the passage most probably come from? a) A magazine. b) A grammar book. c) A dictionary. d) A storybook. 2. Why was there nothing to see? a) Because there was nothing. b) Because it was too dark. c) Because it wa

5、s raining. d) Because it was in the morning.,3. Which direction was the writer facing while he / she was looking over the Grand Canyon? a) South. b) North. c) East. d) West.,4. What is the writers purpose in writing this passage? a) To give facts about the natural world. b) To say how he feels about

6、 the natural world. c) To tell an interesting story about the Grand Canyon. d) To attract people to visit the Grand Canyon.,2. Read the passage and complete the table.,A great wonder of the natural world,When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the east the sky was becomi

7、ng grey. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there. After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. “Am I going the right way?” I,asked. He knew where I was going. “Yes,” he replied, “youll get there in five min

8、utes.” Finally, I came to some rocks and stopped. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it. Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. I was looking across one of t

9、he wonders of the natural world - the Grand Canyon.,I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still would not reach the top. Then I looked across to the other

10、 side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge!,I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself, “Is

11、 the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?” I certainly know the answer. What do you think?,nearly one mile,about fifteen miles,more than 200 miles,4. Complete the passage with the words in the box.,In the dark, there is no (1) _ of the Grand Canyon, and it is (2) _. But if you (3)

12、_ by the Grand Canyon as the (4) _ gets brighter and look down about one (5) _, you can see the Colorado River (6) _ you.,sign,silent,remain,sky,mile,below,It looks like a silver (7) _ as it passes (8) _ the rocks at the bottom of the canyon. If someone asks you whether the Grand Canyon is the great

13、est wonder of the natural world, it may be easy to (9) _.,stream,through,reply,5. Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.,I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. 我下了车，穿过一扇门，沿着一条黑暗的小路走着。 go through 通过，穿过；经历 e.g. The rain has gone

14、through my coat. 雨已经打湿了我的衣服。,The country has gone through too many wars. 这个国家已经经历了很多战争。,拓展：go 相关词组 go abroad 出国 go against 违背；与不符 go up 增长；上升；被兴建起来 go on 继续；继续下去；发生 go over 复习 ；仔细审查；走近 go ahead 进行 go away 走开；消失go for 去取来；争取得到,2. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it. 我朝那片

15、岩石望过去，但是一片寂静， 还是看不见它。 I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world- the Grand Canyon. 我在眺望自然界奇观之一的大峡谷。,I looked down to the Colorado River 我俯瞰科罗拉多河 Finally, I looked to my left and to my right. 最后，我向左右遥望。 look over 从上方看过去 look down 向下看 look to ones left/ right 朝某人的左侧/左侧看,拓展：look 相关词组

16、 look after 照料 look back 回顾，向后看 look in 顺便来访 look into 调查 look through 浏览 look over 翻阅；调查 look up 找出，查阅；仰视 look down upon sb. 轻视某人 look forward to doing 期待,3. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. 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，显

17、露出谷底的河流。,behind, on, below, away和down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。 the ground fell away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. I remained by the canyon for about half an hour 我在峡谷边伫立半小时有余 remain vi. 逗留 e.g. How long are you going to remain here? 你打算在那儿逗留多长时间？,remain vt. 留下 e.g. After the w

18、ind, only some leaves remained. 大风过后，只留下一些叶子。,I have _ my watch everywhere. But I cannot find it. A. look at B. looked up C. looked for 2. The Xiamen-Shenzhen high speed railroad will run _ eight cities. A. across B. through C. over,Exercises,3. Please drive _ when you pass a school. OK. A. nearly B. early C. slowly D. really 4. The little elephant is afraid to go alone. He always walks _his mother. A. beside B. behind C. below D. under,5. The volunteer spoke as_ as she could to