辽宁省庄河市第三十七中学九年级英语上册 Module 1 Unit 2 I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon课件 外研版.ppt

Module1 Wonders of the worldAmerica 美国美国Unit 2 I was on the edge of(1) the Grand Canyon(2).Activity 1. Think of some wonders of the world about the Following sights. Then describe them using these adjectives.buildings mountains rivers seas towers waterfallsancient deep high long modern natural(3) tall wide Empire State Build-ing It is 102 floors/443ms, so it is high/tall.It was built in 1931, so it is a modern wonder.America帝国大厦帝国大厦zebraIt is 8,844m, so it is very high/tall.Mt. Qomolangmabetween Nepal and ChinaIt is a natural wonder.珠穆朗玛峰珠穆朗玛峰It is a natural wonder.It is 6, 397kms long, 2 kms wide and 150ms deep.China the Changjiang River 长江长江中国中国It is 4, 280m deep. It is 19, 900kms wide. The pacific OceanIt is a natural wonder. 太平洋太平洋Eiffel TowerIt is 448m high. It was built in 1887, so it is a modern wonder.法国法国艾菲尔铁塔艾菲尔铁塔Niagara Falls 尼亚加拉瀑布尼亚加拉瀑布It is 51m high. It is a natural wonder.between Canada and America 大峡谷位于美国科罗拉多高原上，科罗拉多河从中流过。

据说在十六世纪，有一个叫科罗拉多的人为了寻找传说中的七座黄金城，从遥远的地方跋涉到此地，发现了大峡谷，科罗拉多大峡谷由此得名据地理学家考证，大峡谷已走过六百万年的历史，是大自然在地球上的杰作，辉煌与壮丽远非一般自然景色可比美国人以此为骄傲与自豪 大峡谷全长446公里, 平均宽度16公里, 最大深度2公里, 平均谷深1.6公里, 总面积2724平方公里. 由于科罗拉多河穿流其中, 故又名科罗拉多大峡谷，它是联合国教科文组织选为受保护的天然遗产之一. • Phrases• on the edge of the Grand Canyon get out of • go through walk along • look over too … to • look down to at the bottom of •look across to•look to my left/ right •disappeared into the distance1. on the edge of… 处于处于……的边缘的边缘I was standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon2. the Grand Canyon 大峡谷大峡谷Words and expressionsThe Grand Canyon is one ofthe wonders of the world.从从…出来出来4. get out of…The students were getting out of the gate of school.5. go through 穿过穿过, 通过通过, 流过流过▲ through 表示立体空间，从内部穿过表示立体空间，从内部穿过He was going throughthe forest.▲ across 横过横过, 横着穿过横着穿过/通过通过(从表面穿过从表面穿过, 从从 一侧到另一侧一侧到另一侧)The Changjiang River goes through Shanghai.The children werewalking across thestreet.6. walk along… She was walking along the path. 沿沿……走走 7.Light 7.Light 明亮的明亮的 ；； 光线、灯光线、灯8. reply He has not replied to my question yet.回答回答, 答复答复. 后面常接介词后面常接介词to. 9. look over… (1). 从从…上面看过去上面看过去. The policemen looked over the wall.(2). 仔细检查仔细检查……The leaders of our school were looking over the teachers’ lesson plans.10. too…to… 太太…而不能做而不能做……, 意义，相当于意义，相当于so… that…(否定句否定句)The boy is too young to go to school.The boy is so young that he can’t go to school.本身具有否定本身具有否定12. rise (rose, risen)vi 增加增加, 上涨上涨, 上升上升, 升高升高, 升起升起The sun has already risen. 拓展：拓展：raise vt 举起举起, 抬起抬起, 提高提高The teacher asked the students to raise their hands and answer herquestions.14. look down to I was looking down to the Colorado River.俯视俯视, 向下看向下看……15. the Colorado River 科罗拉多河科罗拉多河The Colorado River is 2333 kms long.16. at the bottom of… 在在……底部底部I was at the bottom ofthe Grand Canyon.17. look across to 向向… 对面看对面看I was looking across to the other side of the Canyon.18. look to one’s left/right 向向…某人左某人左/右看右看19. disappear into the distanceThe Grand Canyondisappeared into thedistance.消失在远方消失在远方disappear 消失消失, 不见不见, 灭绝灭绝The dinosaurs disappeared long ago.20. 400 kilometres long“数词数词+名词名词+形容词形容词” 的用法的用法 (1). 表示人物的年龄表示人物的年龄/高矮等高矮等, 如如: five years old(2). 表示事物的高度表示事物的高度/宽度宽度/深度深度, 如如: 1.6 metres tall400 公里长公里长十米高十米高ten metres hightwo kilometres wide 两公里宽两公里宽twenty metres deep20米深米深• Phrases• on the edge of the Grand Canyon get out of • go through walk along • look over too … to • look down to at the bottom of •look across to•look to my left/ right •disappeared into the distanceWhen I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining.I got out of(4) the car.I went through(5) a gate.I walked along(6) a path. In the east, the sky was becoming light(7), but beside the path, it was still very dark, there was nothing to see.  After about a kilometer, a stranger appeared in front of me. I asked him if I was going the right way. He replied(8) “Yes.” He said I would get there after five minutes.  I came to sme rocks and stopped. I lookedcarefully over(9) them, but it was too dark to (10) see anything.Suddenly, the clouds cleared(11). The rain stopped.The sun rose(12) behind me and behind the rocks.I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the world.I saw that the ground(13) fell away and down to a river, far below me.The Colorado River I looked down to(14) the Colorado River(15) about 2 kilometres below me. If you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of (16) the canyon, they still will not reach the top.  Then I looked across to (17) the other side of the canyon. It was 20 kilometres, maybe more. Finally, I looked to(18) my left and to my right, and on both sides(19) the canyon disappeared into the distance(20)---over 400 kilometres long. The Grand Canyon is 2,724 square kilometres, so it is not just big, it is huge(21). That morning on the edge of the canyon, I asked myself a question: “Is the Grand Canyon the Greatest wonder in the natural world?How deep is it?How wide is it?How long is it?1. Where may the passage come from? a) A guidebook. b) A textbook. c) A dictionary d) A diary.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.Activity 3. Choose the best answer.3. Where was the writer facing on the edge of the Grand Canyon? a) To the south. b) To the north. c) To the east. d) To the west.4. What is the writer's purpose in writing this passage? a) To give facts about the Grand Canyon. b) To tell how he feels about the Grand Canyon. c) To introduce the Grand Canyon. d) To tell people to visit the Grand Canyon.22. face /feɪs / 面对面对,面临面临, 面向面向There are five students facing the wall.(1). 作动词作动词: (2). 作名词：作名词：A smile appeared on her face.脸脸, 脸部脸部. 面面, 面部面部anywhere gate huge natural stranger 1 not made by people _______2 an entrance _______3 someone you don't know ________4 very very big ______5 of any place ________naturalgatestrangerhugeanywhereActivity 4. Match the words in the box with their meanings.Activity 5. Complete the table with facts about the Grand Canyon . Grand CanyonHow deep/high is it ?How wide is it ?How long is it ?2 kilometres deep20 kilometres wide400 kilometres long•Make a table with facts about: •the Changjiang River •the Great Wall.Activity 7. Imagine you have seen one of the wonders of the world. Write sentences describing how you felt when you saw it for the first time. Say when you saw it. It was two years ago when I first saw the Great Wall … Describe its size. It's about 6,700 kilometres long .23. sight /sait/ It was in autumn and we were walking …Say how you felt.It was the most wonderful sight(23) I have ever seen .Say what happened.景观景观, 景象景象The sight here is verybeautiful.1. He _____ back a month ago. (come)2. My mother often tells me __________ in bed. (not read)3. I must take it back the day after tomorrow. You can only _____ it for 24 hours.(keep) 4. Why have you kept me _______ here for so long a time? (wait)5. Please come to our meeting if you ____ free tomorrow. (be)用所给动词的正确形式填空用所给动词的正确形式填空camekeep not to readwaitingare6. She _________ to the Great Wall several times. (be)7. In his letter, he said that he ______ us very much. (miss)8. He said he became _________ in physics. (interest) 9. He went to school instead of ______ home. (go)10. Great changes _________________ in our country since 1978. (take place) has been missedinterestedgoing have taken place11. I _________________ my daughter since last month. (not hear from)12. It ____ me two days to write the article. (take)13. I'll tell him the news as soon as he ______ back. (come)14. We ____________ football when it began to rain. (play) 15. Xiao Lin _____________ from here for about two hours. (be away) haven’t heard fromtookcomeswere playing has been away选择题选择题1. ---What are Mr and Mrs Black doing? ---They_____tea in the garden. A. are drinking B. drank C. have drunk D. drink 2. I’m sorry you’re missed the train. It____10 minutes ago. A. left B. has left C.had left D.has been left3. —Mum? May I go out? ---____you ____your homework yet?  A. Do, finish B. Are, finishing C. Did, finish D. Have, finished4. —How many times____you____to Beijing this year? ---Three times. A. have...been B. had…been C. have…gone D. had…gone5. Don’t talk loudly here. My baby________. A. has gone out B. is sleeping C. sleeps D.went to school6. Jimmy is a nurse and ___in Town Hospital. A.works B.worked C.had worked7. —Have you visited the park? ---Yes. I____it yesterday. A. have visited B. had visited C. visited D. visit8. --May I speak to Ann? --Sorry, she____Hangzhou. A. has gone to B. has been to C. had gone to D. Had been to9. —Look! What’s Joe doing ? ---He ___to send an e-mail to his parents in Australia. A. tries B. is trying C. has tried D. will try10. —Peter, please ask Tom to my office as soon as he____back tomorrow. ---Yes, I will. A. come B. coming C. will come D. comes。