Unit2TheGrandCayonwasnotjustbig. (2)

1、自然奇观 人造奇迹 加入讨论 同意某人 在岸上；沿岸 几公里之远/以外 据某人看来 超过 几百万的人,natural wonders man-made wonders join in the discussion agree with sb on the coast a few kilometres away in ones opinion more than millions of people,Translate the phrases into English.,Revision,Module 1 Wonders of the worldUnit 2The Grand Canyon wa

2、s not just big.,The Grand Canyon is situated (位于) in the northwest corner of the American state of Arizona（亚利桑那州）. It is located in the Grand Canyon National Park, which covers an area of 493,077 hectares（公顷）, and contains the Colorado River (total length 2,333km).,Can you guess the genre(体裁) of the

3、 passage by reading the title?,The passage may be a _. A. A narrative writing(记叙文) B. An expositive writing(说明文) C. A argumentative writing(议论文),A great wonder of the natural world,Prediction,A,1,2,3,4,5,B,1,2,3,4,5,Fast-reading,Whats the structure of the passage?,before watching,while watching,afte

4、r watching,1,2,3,4,5,递进式,Read part 1. Answer the questions.,1.Why there was nothing to see when the writer arrived?,Because it was too dark.,2.Why did the stranger know where the writer was going?,Because the Grand Canyon is very famous and all the visitors would like to see it.,Careful-reading,Read

5、 part 2. Answer the questions.,1.When did the writer see the Grand Canyon?,2.Complete the table.,Careful-reading,After the rain stopped ,the clouds cleared and the sun rose behind the writer.,Nearly one mile.,About fifteen miles.,More than 200 miles.,look down to,look across to,look to my left,look

6、to my right,Its nearly one mile deep.,Its about 15 miles wide.,Its more than 200 miles long.,one mile deep,15 miles wide,200 miles long,Read part 3. Answer the questions.,What does the writer think of the Grand Canyon?,Its the greatest wonder of the natural world.,Careful-reading,Deep reading,I wond

7、er why the writer asked a question in the last paragraph because he already knows the answer.,What is the writers purpose in writing this passage?,Because he wants the readers to visit the Grand Canyon in person to find the exact answer.,To give facts about the natural world. To say how he feels abo

8、ut the natural world. To tell an interesting story about the natural world. To attract people to visit the Grand Canyon.,Writing,Imagine you have just visited one of the natural or man-made wonders. Write sentences and describe your experience.,When you visited it Where it is Things about it What ha

9、ppened How you felt,What size it is What interesting things you like most,I saw the for the first time years ago Its about metres / kilometres long /wide / deep It was in spring / summer / and we were walking / It was the most wonderful sight.,请你根据下面提供的信息用英语为刘公岛写一篇题为Welcome to Liu Gong Island 的旅游宣传材

10、料。要点如下：,Writing,刘公岛概况,交通方式,浏览时间,威海东部，岛长4.08km，宽1.5km, 面积3.15km，距陆地船程20分钟，花草树木覆盖，历史博物馆、动物园等景点，水、陆环岛游等活动,汽车、火车、飞机等，交通便利,一天,要求： 1. 包括以上要点，但不拘泥于其顺序， 适当使用描绘性语言，展示刘公岛魅力。 2. 词数100 词左右（已给出的开头、结尾不计入词数）。 Welcome to Liu Gong Island The summer vacation is coming. Where would you like to visit? Havent you decide

11、d? Come to Liu Gong Island! _ _ Wish you a good trip!,Welcome to Liu Gong Island The summer vacation is coming. Where would you like to visit? Havent you decided? Come to Liu Gong Island! Liu Gong Island is in the east of Weihai, which has an area of 3.15km. It is 4.08km long, 1.5km wide. It will ta

12、ke you 20 minutes to get to the island from the travel port by ship. The history museum on the island is educational.,The zoo is also interesting to visit. And you will find it more interesting to travel around the island either on land or by boat. There are many kinds of trees and grass everywhere. Its very easy to travel to Weihai. You can c