外研九年级上册Unit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Wordsandexpressionsbelowshinesignsilentsilverskygreyprep.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n.天;天空adj.灰色的;(天气)阴沉的Wordsandexpressionsgothroughbesidereplyclearfallaway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Wordsandexpressionsstreamnearlyontopofcanyonremainbyn.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SomewonderfulviewsoftheGrandCanyon.SomefactsabouttheGrandCanyon.*location:Arizona,USA*446kmlong16kmwide(average)1,600mdeep(average)*oneofthesevenwondersofthenaturalworld*TheColoradoRiverrunsthroughtheGrandCanyon.*TherockfoundatthebottomoftheGrandCanyonisaround2billionyearsold.Nowlet’senjoyavideoaboutitsfantasticview.1.TogetinformationfromthereadingmaterialabouttheGrandCanyon2.Tolearnsomekeywordsandusefulexpressions3.ToknowthewayofwritingwhatyouseeandyoufeelwhentravellingObjectives:Patterns:Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge.Words:shinesilversignbesidestreamclearreplyremainPhrases:lookover/across/downgetoutoffallawayatthebottomof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/列同学即失去此答题机会,下一行/列同学接续。belowfantastichighnaturalsignsilverlongshinedeepsilentWorkinpairs.Talkaboutagreatnaturalwonderyouknow.Usethewordsintheboxtohelpyou.1P4Forexample:ChangjiangRiveristhelongestriverinChina.It’sabout6,300kmlong.It’soneofthemostfamousnaturalwondersintheWorld.And…belowdeepfantastichighlongnaturalshinesignsilentsilverListentothepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.What’sthegreatwonderofthenaturalworldthewritertravelledtosee?2.Whatwasthewriter’sfeelingwhenhesawthefullviewofthewonder?TheGrandCanyon.Itwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge.Task1Readthepassageandcompletethetable.2P4TheGrandCanyonHowdeepHowwideHowlongonemileaboutfifteenmilesmorethan200milesTask2Readthepassageagainandchoosethecorrectanswer.3P51.Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?a)Amagazine.b)Agrammarbook.c)Adictionary.d)Astorybook.2.Whywastherenothingtosee?a)Becausetherewasnothing.b)Becauseitwastoodark.c)Becauseitwasraining.d)Becauseitwasintheevening.Task33.WhichdirectionwasthewriterfacingwhilehewaslookingovertheGrandCanyon?a)Southb)Northc)Eastd)West4.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassage?a)Togivefactsaboutthenaturalworld.b)Tosayhowhefeelsaboutthenaturalworld.c)TotellaninterestingstoryabouttheGrandCanyon.d)ToattractpeopletovisittheGrandCanyon.4P5Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.belowmileremainreplysignsilentskystreamthroughInthedark,thereisno(1)_______oftheGrandCanyon,anditis(2)_______.Butifyou(3)_______bytheGrandCanyonasthe(4)_______getsbrighterandlookdownaboutone(5)_______,youcanseetheColoradoRiver(6)_______you.Itlookslikeasilver(7)_______asitpasses(8)_______therocksatthebottomofthecanyon.IfsomeoneasksyouwhethertheGrandCanyonisthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld,itmaybeeasyto(9)________.signsilentremainskymilebelowstreamthroughreplyTask4IfyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofCanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.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.You’dbettergothroughyourhandbagagain.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。Iwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld—theGrandCanyon.我在眺望自然界奇观之一的大峡谷。IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver…我俯瞰科罗拉多河……Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright…最后,我向左右遥远……lookover从……上方看过去lookacross眺望;向对面看lookdown向下看looktoone’sleft/right朝某人的左侧/右侧看Observethefollowingsentencesandtrytofindthedifferencesbetweenthem.Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Thecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge.IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?factsopinion☺☺☺☺Someadjectivestellyoufacts,suchaswide,deep,highandtall;someadjectivestellyoutheopinionoftheauthor,likewonderful,hugeandgreat.Learntousethemtotalkaboutfactsandgiveyouropinion.5P5Completethetablewithfactsaboutanaturalorman-madewonderoftheworld.NameLocationInterestingfactsNameLocationInterestingfacts1)ItisoneoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld.2)Itisthelongestman-madewonderintheworld.3)Themainwallisaround2,145miles(3460km)long.4)ThemostvisitedsectionoftheGreatWallisinBadaling,closetoBeijing.5)Ithasoftenbeencomparedtoadragon.6)ApopularlegendabouttheGreatWallisthestoryofMengJiangnv.7)Reportedly,itcostthelivesofmorethanonemillionpeople.theGreatWallofChinainthenorthofChinaOnepossibleanswer:6P5Imagineyouhavejustvisitedoneofthenaturalorman-madewonders.Writesentencesanddescribeyourexperience.☺Saywhenyouvisitedit.IjustvisitedtheGreatWalllastmonth.☺Saywhereitis.ItisinthenorthofChina.☺Describeitssize.Itis…☺Saywhatinterestingfactsyouknow.Itisfamousfor…☺Saywhathappenedwhenyouvisitedit.Itwasrainingwhenwewere…☺Sayhowyoufelt.Ithoughtitwasthemostwonderfulsight.Nowwriteapassage.Usethesentencesyo