,1,Wonders of the world,Module,Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.,Words and expressions,belowshinesignsilent silverskygrey,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n. 天；天空adj. 灰色的；(天气)阴沉的,Words and expressions,go through besidereplyclearfall 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,streamnearlyon top ofcanyonremainby,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,The Grand Canyon,Some facts about the Grand Canyon.,* location: Arizona, USA * 446 km long16 km wide (average)1,600 m deep (average) * one of the seven wonders of the natural world * The Colorado River runs 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.,Work in pairs. Talk about a great natural wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you.,P4,For example: Changjiang River is the 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,1. Whats the great wonder of the natural world the writer travelled to see? 2. What was the writers feeling when he saw the full view of the wonder?,The Grand Canyon.,It was not just big. It was huge.,Read the first part carefully and finishthe following: 1.When I arrived, when was it?2.What was the weather like?3. What did I do?,It was early morning.,It was raining.,I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path.,Read again and find the detail,Read the second part carefully and answer the following: Who did I meet?What does “replied” mean?How soon will I get there? Could I see the Grand Canyon when I came to some rocks? Why?,A stranger appeared in front of me.,It means ”answered”.,In five minutes.,No. Because it was still too dark to see anything.,Read the third part carefully and finish the form:,The clouds,The rain,The sun,The ground,I,cleared,stopped,rose, shone,fell away, down to,looking across,Nearly one mile,About fifteen miles,More than 200 miles,Read the fourth part and fill in the form,What question did the writer ask himself?What does the writer think of the Grand Canyon?,It was not just big. It was huge. It was the greatest wonder of the natural world.,Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?,Read the fifth part carefully and answer the following,Read and choose the correct answer.,P5,1. Where does the passage most probably come from?a) A magazine. b) 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 evening.,3. Which direction was the writer facing while he was looking over the Grand Canyon?a) South b) 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,P5,Complete the passage with the words in the box.,below mile remain reply sign silent sky stream through,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 and look down about one (5) _, you can see the Colorado River (6) _ you. It looks like a silver (7) _ as it passes (8) _ 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) _.,sign,silent,remain,sky,mile,below,stream,through,reply,Lanuage points,1. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a path. get out of 从内出来; 逃避; 摆脱We only want to get out of this dark roomas soon as possible.我们只想尽快离开这个暗室。get in 进入 get to 到达get on 上（车等） get off 下（车等）,I got out of the car, went through a gate and我下了车，穿过一个门,go through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go through在本句中的意思。,1. The heavy rain has gone through my overcoat. 2. Youd better go through your handbag again. I think the key must be in it. 3. The two brothers went through a hard time as their parents had died in an accident.,通过、穿过,经历或遭受(不好的事情),仔细查看、检查,2. After about a kilometre, a stranger appeared in front of me.appear vi. 出现 A rainbow appeared after the rain. 雨后空中出现了一道彩虹。 disappear vi. 消失 The sun disappeared behind the cloud. 太阳在云层后面消失了。,3. “Yes,” he replied, “youll get there in five minutes.reply v.回答reply to sb/sth 回答某人/某事 1). Who can reply to my question?谁能回答我的问题？ 2). Why dont you reply to me? 你为什么不回答我呀？ reply + that从句 回答到I replied that I was unable to help them.我回答说我帮不到他们的忙。,辨析：reply 与answer,(1). 两者均表示“回答”，一般情况下可以换用。 answer 用作及物动词和不及物动词均可。reply除后接that从句或引出直接引语是及物动词外，一般只用作不及物动词，其后若接名词或代词作宾语，应借助介词to。 He didnt reply to / answer my question.他没有回答我的问题。 He replied that he had changed his mind.他回答说他改变了主思。,