英语教学课件,外研 九年级 上册,Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.,Module 1 Wonders of the world,Words and expressions,below shine sign silent silver sky grey,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 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,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 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.,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, 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,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。,below,fantastic,high,natural,sign,silver,long,shine,deep,silent,Work in pairs. Talk about a great natural wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you.,1,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,Listen to the passage and answer the following questions:,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.,Task 1,Read the passage and complete the table.,2,P4,one mile,about fifteen miles,more than 200 miles,Task 2,Read the passage again and choose the correct answer.,3,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.,Task 3,3. 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,Task 4,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,Language points,1. 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. 本课出现了四个使用look短语的句子.,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，我向左右遥远,look over 从上方看过去 look across 眺望；向对面看 look down 向下看 look to ones left/ right 朝某人的左侧 /右侧看,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,Learning to,Some adjectives tell you facts, such as wide, deep, high and tall; some adjectives tell you the opinion of the author, like wonder