九年級英語上冊 Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big課件 （新版）外研版

Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.人造奇跡人造奇跡加入討論加入討論自然奇觀自然奇觀同意某人同意某人在岸上；在岸上； 沿岸沿岸幾公里之遠幾公里之遠/以外以外據(jù)某人看來據(jù)某人看來超過超過幾百萬的人幾百萬的人man-made wondersjoin in the discussionnatural wondersagree with sb. on the coast a few kilometers awayin ones opinionmore thanmillions of peopleTranslate the phrases into English.Have you ever heard about the Grand Canyon in U.S.A.?The Grand Canyon is situated in the northwest corner of the American state of Arizona, close to the borders of Utah and Nevada. It is located in the Grand Canyon National Park, which covers an area of 493,077 hectares, and contains 446 kmof the Colorado River (total length 2,333km). 1. Mt. Qomalangma2. the Great Barrier Reef3. the Grand Canyon4. Victoria Falls The Seven Natural Wonders of the World5. the Harbor of Rio de Janeiro (里約熱里約熱 內(nèi)盧港內(nèi)盧港)6. Paricutin Volcano (帕里庫廷火山帕里庫廷火山)7. the Northern lights (北極光北極光)Some facts about the Grand Canyon.1.location: Arizona, USA 446 km long 16 km wide (average) 1,600 m deep (average)2.one of the seven wonders of the natural worldThe Colorado River runs through the Grand Canyon.3.The rock found at the bottom of the Grand Canyon is around 2 billion years old. below deep fantastic high long natural shine sign silent silverWork in pairs. Talk about a great natural wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you.facts:opinions:deep high longfantastic natural silent Answer the following questions:1. Whats the great wonder of the natural world the writer travelled to see?2. What was the writers feeling when he saw the full view of the wonder?Task 1Read the passage and complete the table.The Grand CanyonHow deepHow wideHow longTask 2Choose 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 was raining. d) Because it was in the evening.Task 33.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 the natural world. c) To tell an interesting story about the Grand Canyon. d) To attract people to visit the Grand Canyon.Task 3down to a river 沉降到一條河里沉降到一條河里1. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me.我看見地面沉降到下面深谷中的一條河里我看見地面沉降到下面深谷中的一條河里, 在我在我的下方，離得很遠。的下方，離得很遠。fall away 消失消失 ,疏遠疏遠 If you take this medicine, all your aches and pains will fall away.如果你服這種藥，你的一切疼痛都會消失。如果你服這種藥，你的一切疼痛都會消失。His supporters began to fall away from him.他的支持者開始疏遠他了。他的支持者開始疏遠他了。Language points2. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world.我站在大峽谷邊緣，它是自然界中的奇觀之一。我站在大峽谷邊緣，它是自然界中的奇觀之一。on the edge of 處于處于的邊緣的邊緣She carefully positioned the cup on the edge of the shelf.她把杯子小心地放在架子邊。她把杯子小心地放在架子邊。The soldiers were encamped on the edge of the forest.士兵們在森林邊扎營。士兵們在森林邊扎營。at the bottom of 在在的底部的底部3. If you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still wont reach the top.即使你把世上最高的三座建筑物疊在一起放即使你把世上最高的三座建筑物疊在一起放在谷底，仍舊到不了頂。在谷底，仍舊到不了頂。 Fill in your address at the bottom of the application form. 把你的地址填寫在申請表的下端。把你的地址填寫在申請表的下端。 Theres a pub at the bottom of the road.路的盡頭有一家酒館。路的盡頭有一家酒館。 重點短語：重點短語：1. 穿過穿過 go through 2. 突然向下傾斜，消失，離開突然向下傾斜，消失，離開 fall away3. 在在上面上面 on top of 4. 在在底部底部 at the bottom of重點句型：重點句型：1.我望著東方，天空變得灰蒙蒙的。 I looked to the east-the sky was becoming grey.2. 什么也看不見，但我知道它就在那兒。 There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there.3. 我走的路對嗎？ Am I going to the right way ?4. 五分鐘你會到達那兒。Youll get there in five minutes.5. 在我下面的遠處，地面（仿佛隨光線）向下延伸，（逐漸）退落，顯露出谷底的河流。 Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river.6. 我在大峽谷邊停留了大約半個小時。 I remained by the canyon for about half an hour. the Great WallWriting The Great Wall is one of the great wonders of the world. It was built in the Qin Dynasty and it has a history of more than 2,000 years. It lies in the north of China. The wall is about 6,700 kilometers long and stretches from Shanhaiguan to Jiayuguan. The height of the wall is 7.8 meters, and its width averages out at around 6.5 meters at the base and 5.8 meters at the top. The Great Wall has become a symbol of the Chinese nation and its culture.Homework 3. Search for more information about other natural wonders. 1. Read the text and words repeatedly. 2. Finish the exercise of unit 2 on the paper.