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Unit 2
The Grand Canyon was not just big.
Module 1
Wonders of the world
40,000 rocks & six sides
run for…on the eastern…
Revision
In Africa
1700m wide, 100m high
…the loud noise…
…man-made wonder
…2000 years old
fantastic
2300m long, 185m high and 15m wide
produce… for…
['k nj n]
the Grand Canyon
[gr nd]
Let’s go on the tour of
the Grand Canyon.
wonderful views of the Grand Canyon
What’s the weather like when the writer arrived
Sunny B. Cloudy C. Rainy
2. Which direction(方向) was the writer facing
A. South B. East C. West
3. Why was there nothing to see
Because there was nothing.
Because it was too dark.
Because it was raining.
Read Para.1 and choose:
Read Para.1 and fill in the blanks:
When I ________, it was___________ and it ____________. I looked to the east —the sky _______________.
I __________ the car, ___________ a gate and ____________a dark path.
There was _____________, but I knew it was there.
arrived
was raining
was becoming grey
got out of
went through
nothing to see
early morning
walked along
When I..., it was…and it…
I looked to ...the sky...
I...the car,...a gate and...a dark path.
There was…, but I knew…
1 Who did the writer meet
2 What does “replied” mean
3 How soon will the writer get there
4 Could the writer see the Grand Canyon when he came to some rocks
He met a stranger beside the path.
It means ”answered”.
He will get there in five minutes.
No, he couldn’t .
Read Para.2 and answer
…a mile, … appeared…
“Am I… ” I asked. He knew…
“Yes,” he replied, “you’ll…in…”
Finally, I came to…and…
I looked over…but it was…
and there was no…
Read Para.3 and finish the form:
What How
the rain
the clouds
the sun
the ground
I
stopped
cleared
rose behind me and
shone on the rocks
fell away and down to a river
looking across the Grand Canyon
Suddenly...stopped and ...cleared
...rose ...and shone...
Far below me...fell away and down...
I was looking across...
Retell Para.3
Read the fourth and the fifth part carefully and answer the following:
How deep is it
How wide is it
How long is it
4 .What does the writer think of the Grand Canyon
Nearly one mile deep.
It’s fifteen miles wide, maybe more.
It’s over 200 miles long.
The Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder of the natural world.
If you put the two tallest buildings
in the world on top of each other
at the bottom of Canyon, they still
would not reach the top.
若世界上兩座最高的建筑疊放在峽谷底部，他們仍頂不到頭。
把……放在……底部
一個在另一個上面的，一個挨一個的
look down to
look across to
look to
my left
look to my right
If you put…on top of…at…,
they still wouldn’t…
Read the passage again and choose 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. What is the writer’s 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(吸引) people to visit the Grand Canyon.
Observe the following sentences 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




Writing
Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.
Name
Location
Interesting facts
Name
Location
Interesting facts
1) It 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 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
Say when you visited it.
I just visited the Great Wall last month.
Say where it is.
It is in the north of China.
Describe 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.
Language points
1. A great wonder of the natural world.
自然界的偉大奇觀。
2. arrive
他明天將到達北京。
He will ____________________Beijing tomorrow.
arrive in / get to / reach
當未明確表示到達的地方時只能用arrive.
當我們到達時，他們正在開會。
When we ______, they were having a meeting.
arrived
3. get out of the car/taxi 下車
get into the car/taxi 上車
get on the bus / train/plane/ship
get off the bus / train/plane/ship
4. across prep. 是指在表面上掠過，穿過,
through prep. 多指從中穿過，通過，
walk ________ the bridge,
fly ________ the mountain,
walk ________ the forest,
go ________ the tunnel（隧道）
across
across
through
through
5. beside prep. 在……旁邊；在……附近。相當于next to.
besides prep. 除了…….之外（還有）。
這是學校大樓，它在公園旁邊。
This is the school building. It is _______the shops.
他除了會說英語，還會說法語。
beside
He can speak French ________ English.
besides
5. answer 與 reply v. & n. 回答；答復；答案
answer和reply 后接that 從句時可互換。
他沒能回答我的問題。
He failed to _____ to my question.
誰能回答我這個問題？
Who can ________ me this question
你能找到這個問題的答案嗎？
Can you find out ____________________ to this question
reply
answer
the answer / reply
answer+ 名詞/代詞
reply + to +名詞/ 代詞…
兩者作名詞時，
都與to 搭配
6. I looked over them, but it was silent and
there was no sign of it.
我望著它們，但一片寂靜，看不見它。
1）該句是并列句，由連詞but連接，兩句之 間表轉折關系。
2）look over 查看，檢查，調查。
她正在查閱她的筆記。
She is _______________her notes.
looking over
3) silent adj. 寂靜的
當天變黑時，萬籟俱寂。
When it gets dark, everything falls _____.
a) silent adj. 沉默的。keep silent 保持沉默
面對這樣的事時我們不應該保持沉默。
We shouldn’t ___________when we face such things.
b) silence n. 沉默；安靜
他們一起回家，一路上誰也不說話。
They went home together in _______.
keep silent
silent
silence
7.The sun rose behind me and shone on the
rocks.太陽從我身后升了起來，照在巖石上。
1) lift
raise 舉起、升起 (用法不同）
rise
lift 用體力或機械動力把某物從地面舉起
到一定高度。
b) raise 主語通常是人，指人為地使某物提升。
c) rise 主語通常是物，指因自然或非主觀
因素而上升，一般不跟賓語。
2) shine v. （shone, shone ) 照耀
shining(現在分詞)
陽光正普照大地。
The sun is _________.
shine n. 光亮 （不可數名詞）
這個嬰兒紅光滿面。
There’s some _____on the baby’s face.
shining
shine
8. Far below me, the ground fell away and
down to a river. 在我腳下很遠的地方，大
地傾斜至深谷中的河里。
below prep. 在……下方
above prep. 在……上方
她在三樓的上一層還是下一層？
Is she ______ or ________ the third floor
under 在……正下方
over 在…… 正上方
只有貓在桌子下面。
There is a cat _______the table.
above
below
under
fall away and down to …降到……/ 落到…...
山那邊地勢向河邊陡然傾斜。
Beyond the hill, the land __________
sharply and ________the river.
falls away
down to
9. I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream
nearly one mile below me.
a) look down 俯視
look up and down 上下打量
當我在街上遇見我的朋友時，他上下打量我。
My friend _________________________ when he met me in the street.
looked me and up and down
at the bottom of … 在……的底部
在表格的底下填上你的地址。
Stick down your address
_______________the form.
at the bottom of
10. I remained by the canyon for about half
an hour, …
我在大峽谷邊上停留了大約半個小時，……
remain v. 繼續，保持；剩下，遺留
我問了她一個問題，但她保持沉默。
I asked her a question but she _______ silent.
remained
樹上還剩幾朵花。
A few flowers still ________ on the tree.
remained
1. look over/across/down
2. 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.
本課時主要短語和句型
總結回顧
Quiz
Ⅰ. 在方框中選擇適當的詞填空。
huge rise below face get out of
1. Then I saw a man _________ the car
and walk into the bank.
2. I hear that her uncle is very rich and lives in a ______ house.
get out of
huge
3. I live on the fourth floor and Mary lives on the third floor, one floor _______ me.
4. I feel so proud every time I see the national flag ________ slowly.
5. His office _________ south. It gets
hot very fast during hot days, even in spring.
huge rise below face get out of
below
rise
faces
Ⅱ.從方框內選擇適當的介詞填空。
behind, in, across, over, along
1. Wait here! I’ll come back _______10 minutes.
2. He takes his dog for a walk _______　　　　　 the river every day.
3. The little girl was so shy that she hid _________ her mother immediately.
4. Tian Qiang is a good swimmer. He can swim _______ the river alone.
5. The little girl looked _______ the fence at us.
across
along
behind
in
over
Ⅲ. 根據漢語意思及英語提示寫句子。
1. 山底有一座孤零零的房子。（at the bottom of）
________________________________________________________________
2. 鋼琴輕易地通過了那道門。（go through）
___________________________________
3.你知道這條峽谷有多寬嗎 (how wide)
___________________________________
There is a lonely house at the bottom of the mountain.
The piano went through the door easily.
Do you know how wide the canyon is
Homework
1. Finish the exercises.
2. Recite the passage.

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