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Module1WondersoftheworldUnit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.1.学习目标3.重点探究2.自主学习学习导航5.当堂检测6.课堂总结4.拓展提升

新课导入Doyouknowwhatwonderitis?ItisTheGrandCanyon./'kænjən/1.能熟悉并能正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语2.能通过阅读了解并简述科罗拉多大峡谷概况3.能够用英语描述自己所去过或了解的奇观,描写真实的或虚拟的旅行经历和个人感受学习目标自主学习Newwordsandexpressionsskysignshinebelow天空

n.标志

n.照耀v.在…以下prep.silver银灰色的adj.silent寂静的adj.

自主学习gothroughstream穿过小溪

n.fallaway突然向下倾斜beside在…附近prep.reply回复v.clear(烟雾等)开始消失

v.grey灰色的adj.canyon峡谷 n.逗留v.remainnearly差不多

adv.onthetopof在…上面by在…旁边prep.重点探究1.Workinpairs.Talkaboutagreatnaturalwonderyouknow.Usethewordsintheboxtohelpyou.belowdeepfantastichighlongnaturalshinesignsilentsilverForexample:ChangjiangRiveristhelongestriverinChina.It’sabout6,300kmlong.It’soneofthemostfamousnaturalwondersintheWorld.And…TheGiant’sCausewayTheThreeGorgesDamVictoriaFallsTheTerracottaArmybelowdeepfantastichighlongnaturalshinesignsilentsilverListenandread.AgreatwonderofthenaturalworldWhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast–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,asilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself,“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?”Icertainlyknowtheanswer.Whatdoyouthink?ReadParagraph1andanswerthequestion:Q:Whatdidthewriterdoafterhearrived?Helookedtotheeast,gotoutofthecar,wentthroughagate,walkedalongapath.

ReadParagraph2andanswerthequestion:Q:Whywastherenothingtosee?A:Becausetherewasnothing.B:Becauseitwastoodark.C:Becauseitwasinthemorning.ReadParagraph3andanswerthequestion:Q:WherewasthewriterfacingontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon?A.Tothesouth B.TothenorthC.Totheeast D.TothewestReadParagraph4andcompletethetable.TheGrandCanyonHowdeepHowwideHowlongnearlyonemileaboutfifteenmilesmorethan200milesReadParagraph.5andanswerthequestion.Inthewriter’sopinion,theGrandCanyonisthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld.Q:What’sthewriter’sopinion?1.Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom? a)Amagazine.b)Agrammarbook. c)Adictionary.d)Astorybook.2.Whywastherenothingtosee? a)Becausetherewasnothing. b)Becauseitwastoodark. c)Becauseitwasraining. d)Becauseitwasinthemorning.3.Choosethecorrectanswer.3.Whichdirectionwasthewriter facingwhilehe/shewaslookingoverthe GrandCanyon? a)South.b)North. c)East.d)West.4.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassage? a)Togivefactsaboutthenatural world. b)Tosayhowhefeelsaboutthe naturalworld. c)Totellaninterestingstoryabout theGrandCanyon. d)ToattractpeopletovisittheGrandCanyon.belowmileremainreplysignsilentskystreamthrough

Inthedark,thereisno(1)_______oftheGrandCanyon,anditis(2)_______.Butifyou(3)_______bytheGrandCanyonasthe(4)_________getsbrighterandlookdownaboutone(5)______,youcanseetheColoradoRiver(6)_______you.Itlookslikeasilver(7)___________asitpasses(8)_________therocksatthebottomofthecanyon.IfsomeoneasksyouwhethertheGrandCanyonisthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld,itmaybeeasyto(9)_________.signsilentremainstreammilebelowskythroughreply4.Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.Observethefollowingsentencesandtrytofindthedifferencesbetweenthem.

Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Thecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge.IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?factsopinion☺☺☺☺Someadjectivestellyoufacts,suchaswide,deep,highand

tall;someadjectivestellyoutheopinionoftheauthor,likewonderful,hugeandgreat.Learntousethemtotalkaboutfactsandgiveyouropinion.LearningtolearnNameLocationInterestingfacts5.Completethetablewithfactsaboutanaturalorman-madewonderoftheworld.NameLocationInterestingfacts1)ItisoneoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld.2)Itisthelongestman-madewonderintheworld.3)Themainwallisaround2,145miles(3460km)long.4)ThemostvisitedsectionoftheGreatWallisinBadaling,closetoBeijing.5)Ithasoftenbeencomparedtoadragon.6)ApopularlegendabouttheGreatWallisthestoryofMengJiangnv.7)Reportedly,itcoststhelivesofmorethanonemillionpeople.theGreatWallofChina

inthenorthofChinaOnepossibleanswer:●Saywhenyouvisitedit.

IjustvisitedtheGreatWalllastmonth.●Saywhereitis.

ItisinthenorthofChina.●Describeitssize.Itis...6.Imagineyouhavejustvisitedoneofthenaturalorman-madewonders.Writesentencesanddescribeyourexperience.●Saywhatinterestingfactsyouknow.

Itisfamousfor...●Saywhathappenedwhenyouvisitedit.

Itwasrainingwhenwewere…●Sayhowyoufelt.

Ithoughtitwasthemostwonderfulsight.WhenyouvisiteditWhereitisThingsaboutitWhathappenedHowyoufeltWhatsizeitisWhatyoulikemost

TheGreatWallisoneofthegreatwondersoftheworld.ItwasbuiltintheQinDynastyandithasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.ItliesinthenorthofChina.Thewallisabout6,700kilometerslongandstretchesfromShanhaiguantoJiayuguan.Theheightofthewallis7.8meters,anditswidthaveragesoutataround6.5metersatthebaseand5.8metersatthetop.TheGreatWallhasbecomeasymboloftheChinesenationanditsculture.Nowwriteapassage.Usethesentencesyouhavewrittentohelpyou.拓展提升Languagepoints1.gothrough的用法Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.gothrough通过，穿过；经历我下了车，穿过一扇门，沿着一条黑暗的小路走着。Therainhasgonethroughmyovercoat.雨水淋透了我的外衣。gothrough还可以表示：1.仔细查看、检查eg.Goingthroughhislistofcustomersisamassivejob.查阅他的客户名单是个相当费劲的活儿。2.经历或遭受（不好的事情）eg.Thechildisgoingthroughadifficultphase.那孩子正经历困难的阶段。请说说下列句子中的“gothrough”分别是什么意思：1.Thecountryhasgonethroughtoomanywars.这个国家经历了太多的战争。2.Ialwaysstartthedaybygoingthroughmye-mails.我总是每天一早就仔细查阅我的邮件。3.Hewentthroughtheforestatlast.他终于穿过了那个森林。through:表示立体空间，从内部穿过eg.Apathwindsthroughtheforest.一条小路蜿蜒穿过森林。across:表示横过，横着穿过（从表面穿过）eg.Hewadedacrossthestream.他蹚过那条小河。2.through与across的区别3.lookover的用法Ilookedoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.lookover（某物上面）看过去;仔细检查[审视]（某人或某物）;过眼;翻阅我朝那片岩石望过去，但是一片寂静，还是看不见它。eg.Such“pyramids”canbeusedtolookovertheenvironmentbutitisverydangeroustoclimbthem.像这样的“金字塔”可以被用来察看周围环境。但是攀爬上去却非常具有危险性。4.lookdown的用法IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver,asilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowme.lookdown向下看eg.IfeltdizzywhenIlookeddownfromthetopofthetelevisiontower.当我从电视塔顶往下看时，我感到头晕目眩。我俯视着科罗拉多河，在我下方近一英里处的一条银色的小溪。5.lookacross的用法ThenIlookedacrosstoothersideofthecanyon.lookedacross从对面看过去eg.Theylookedacrosstheroomateachother.他们在房间的两头彼此望着。然后我向峡谷的另一边望去。6.lookto的用法Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformo