外研版九年级上册 Module1 Unit 2.ppt

1、WY九年级版,Module 1 Wonders of the world,Unit 2,The Grand Canyon,was not just big.,To get information from the reading material about the Grand Canyon 2. To learn some key words and useful expressions 3. To know the way of writing what you see and you feel when travelling,Objectives:,Patterns: Suddenly,

2、 the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge.,Words: shine silver sign beside stream clear reply remain,Phrases: look over/across/down get out of fall away at the bottom of,the Yellowstone National Park,Free talk,What do you know about these wonders?,Victo

3、ria Falls,the Terracotta Army,Three Gorges Dam,the Pyramids in Egypt,Some wonderful views of the Grand Canyon.,Some facts about the Grand Canyon.,* location: Arizona, USA * 446 km long 16 km wide (average) 1,600 m deep (average) * one of the seven wonders of the natural world * The Colorado River ru

4、ns through the Grand Canyon. * The rock found at the bottom of the Grand Canyon is around 2 billion years old.,Now lets enjoy a video about its fantastic view.,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

5、谷,shine v. 照耀,Words and expressions,go through beside reply clear fall away,穿过 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,Words and expressions,stream nearly on top of canyon remain by,n. 小河；小溪 adv. 几乎；差不多 在上面；盖住 n. 峡谷 v. 逗留；留下 prep. 在旁边；靠近,接龙,幻灯片上单词或短语出现时，同学应迅速读出并说出中文意思。,每人一词，按行/列依次接龙，3秒内说不出，此行/列

6、同学即失去此答题机会，下一行/列同学接续。,below,fantastic,high,natural,sign,silver,long,shine,deep,silent,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,For example: Changjiang River is the

7、 longest river in China. Its about 6,300 km long. Its one of the most famous natural wonders in the World. And,below deep fantastic high long natural shine sign silent silver,Listen and read,Nearly one mile.,About fifteen miles.,More than 200 miles.,2. Read the passage and complete the table.,True o

8、r false. 1. When I arrived, the weather was sunny and hot. 2. I went to the wrong way at first. 3. The Colorado River was nearly three miles below me. 4. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.,T,F,F,F,Observe the following se

9、ntences and try to find the differences between them.,It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. The canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge. Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?,facts,opinion,Some adjectives tell you fa

10、cts, 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 facts 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

11、) 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 morning.,3. Which direction was the writer facing while he was looking over the Grand Canyon? a) South. b)

12、 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.,4. Complete the passage

13、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) _ by the Grand Canyon as the (4) _ gets brighter,sign,silent,remain,sky,and look down about one (5) _, you can see the Colorado River (6) _ you. It looks like a silver (7) _ as it passes (8

14、) _ the rocks at the bottom of the canyon. If someone asks you whether the Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder of the natural world, it may be easy to (9) _.,mile,below,stream,through,reply,If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of Canyon, they still wou

15、ld not reach the top.,若世界上两座最高的建筑叠放在峡谷底部，他们仍顶不到头。,把放在底部,一个在另一个上面的，一个挨一个的,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 through my coat. The country has gone through too many wars.,拓展：go 相关词组 go abroad 出国 go

16、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

17、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 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

18、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

19、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 remain v. 逗留，留下 n. 剩余物；遗迹；残骸 e.g. I didnt remain long in the city. 我并没有在那个城市逗留很久。 The police told everybody to remain in their cars. 警察叫大家都留在车里。,5. Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.,1) I

20、t is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. 2) It is the longest man-made wonder in the world. 3) The main wall is around 2,145 miles (3460km) long. 4) The most visited section of the Great Wall is in Badaling, close to Beijing. 5) It has often been compared to a dragon. 6) A popular legend

21、about the Great Wall is the story of Meng Jiangnv. 7) Reportedly, it cost the lives of more than one million people.,the Great Wall of China,in the north of China,One possible answer:, Say when you visited it. I just visited the Great Wall last month. Say where it is. It is in the north of China. De

22、scribe its size. It is Say what interesting facts you know. It is famous for Say what happened when you visited it. It was raining when we were Say how you felt. I thought it was the most wonderful sight.,Now write a passage. Use the sentences you have written to help you.,1. look over/across/down 2

23、. at the bottom of 3. go through 4. on top of 5. A silver stream nearly one mile below me. 6. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge.,本课时主要短语和句型,总结回顾,Now 2 mins to test your spelling.,Spelling Bee,1. English-Chinese canyon sign silver path stream beside nearly below 2. Chinese-English 回答；答复

24、（烟雾等）开始消失 照耀 逗留；留下 穿过 天空,When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.,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,中考链接,3. Please drive _ when you pass a school. OK. A. nearly