Grade 9 Module 1 Unit 2

Unit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.,Module1Wondersoftheworld,SomewonderfulviewsoftheGrandCanyon.,SomefactsabouttheGrandCanyon.,*location:Arizona,USA*446kmlong16kmwide(average)1,600mdeep(average)*oneofthesevenwondersofthenaturalworld*TheColoradoRiverrunsthroughtheGrandCanyon.*TherockfoundatthebottomoftheGrandCanyonisaround2billionyearsold.,Listentothepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions:,1.Whatsthegreatwonderofthenaturalworldthewritertravelledtosee?2.Whatwasthewritersfeelingwhenhesawthefullviewofthewonder?,TheGrandCanyon.,Itwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge.,Task1,Readthepassageandcompletethetable.,2,P4,onemile,aboutfifteenmiles,morethan200miles,Task2,Readthepassageagainandchoosethecorrectanswer.,3,P5,1.Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?a)Amagazine.b)Agrammarbook.c)Adictionary.d)Astorybook.2.Whywastherenothingtosee?a)Becausetherewasnothing.b)Becauseitwastoodark.c)Becauseitwasraining.d)Becauseitwasintheevening.,Task3,3.WhichdirectionwasthewriterfacingwhilehewaslookingovertheGrandCanyon?a)Southb)Northc)Eastd)West4.Whatisthewriterspurposeinwritingthispassage?a)Togivefactsaboutthenaturalworld.b)Tosayhowhefeelsaboutthenaturalworld.c)TotellaninterestingstoryabouttheGrandCanyon.d)ToattractpeopletovisittheGrandCanyon.,4,Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.,belowmileremainreplysignsilentskystreamthrough,Inthedark,thereisno(1)_oftheGrandCanyon,anditis(2)_.Butifyou(3)_bytheGrandCanyonasthe(4)_getsbrighterandlookdownaboutone(5)_,youcanseetheColoradoRiver(6)_you.Itlookslikeasilver(7)_asitpasses(8)_therocksatthebottomofthecanyon.IfsomeoneasksyouwhethertheGrandCanyonisthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld,itmaybeeasyto(9)_.,sign,silent,remain,sky,mile,below,stream,through,reply,Task4,Languagepoints,1.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateand我下了车，穿过一个门,gothrough有三个意思比较常见：a.通过、穿过b.仔细查看、检查c.经历或遭受(不好的事情),仔细观察以下例句，推断gothrough在本句中的意思。,1.Theheavyrainhasgonethroughmyovercoat.2.Youdbettergothroughyourhandbagagain.Ithinkthekeymustbeinit.3.Thetwobrotherswentthroughahardtimeastheirparentshaddiedinanaccident.,通过、穿过,经历或遭受(不好的事情),仔细查看、检查,2.本课出现了四个使用look短语的句子.,Ilookedoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.我朝那片岩石望过去，但是一片寂静，还是看不见它。,IwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworldtheGrandCanyon.我在眺望自然界奇观之一的大峡谷。,IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver我俯瞰科罗拉多河,