1、Learning aims Understand the text Master some key phrasessky n. 天空天空grey adj.灰色的灰色的; 陰沉的陰沉的Do you know these words?silent adj.寂靜的寂靜的sign n. 跡象；標志跡象；標志silver adj.銀色的銀色的stream n.小河；小溪小河；小溪canyon n. 峽谷峽谷shine v.照耀照耀課堂檢測課堂檢測millions ofbelowshinesignsilentsilverskygrey 大量的大量的在下面；在在下面；在以下以下 照耀；照耀； 跡象；跡象；

2、標志標志寂靜的；寂靜的；銀灰色的銀灰色的 ；天；天空；天；天空； 灰色的；陰沉的灰色的；陰沉的課堂檢測課堂檢測go throughbesidereplyclearfall awaystreamnearlyon top ofcanyonremainby穿過穿過 在在旁邊；在旁邊；在附近附近回答；答復回答；答復 開始消失開始消失突然向下傾斜突然向下傾斜 小河；小溪小河；小溪差不多，幾乎差不多，幾乎 在在上面；蓋住上面；蓋住 峽谷峽谷 留下；逗留；留下；逗留；靠近；在靠近；在旁邊旁邊 What do you know about these wonders?It is amazing/beautif

3、ul/wonderfulVictoria Falls the Terracotta Army Three Gorges Dam the Pyramids in EgyptHow much do you know about the wonder?The Grand CanyonThe Grand CanyonHow deepHow wideHow longWatch the flash and answer:The Grand CanyonHow deepHow wideHow longnearly one mile. about fifteen miles. more than 200 mi

4、les. 2. Read the passage and complete the table.Read and answer:” A great wonder of the natural world When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the eastthe sky was becoming grey. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. There was nothing to s

5、ee, but I knew it was there.21.When the writer arrived ,when and what is the weather like? A. early morning and sunny B. early morning and raining C. late morning and cloudy 2. Why was there nothing to see? a) Because there was nothing. b) Because it was too dark. c) Because it was raining. d) Becau

6、se it was in the morning. After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. “Am I going the right way?” I asked. He knew where I was going, “yes,” he replied, “youll get there in five minutes.” Finally, I came to some rocks and stopped. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no s

7、ign of it.Read Paragraph 2 and answer:3. Who suddenly appeared beside the path?A. A workmate B. A friend C. A stranger4. Why the man knew the writer where to go? A. because this is the only way the Grand canyon B. because the man knew the writer. C. because the writer knew the man5.How soon will the

8、 writer get there?A. ten minutes B. five minutes C. two minutes Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on he rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural worldthe Grand Canyon.36. Wh

9、ich direction was the writer facing while he was looking over the Grand Canyon? a) South. b) North. c) East. d) West. I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, the

10、y still would not reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon, It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge!Read pa

11、ragraph 4 and answer:7.If we put two tallest buildings into the Grand Canyon, can it reach the top?A. Yes, it can B. No, it can C. No, it cant8.How far is it? When I looked across the other side of the canyon.A. it was about fifteen miles away.B. it was about fourteen miles awayC. it was about sixte

12、en miles away. I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself. “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?” I certainly know the answer. What do you think?Read the last paragraph:9. What is the writers purpose in writing this passage? a) To give facts about th

13、e 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. Complete the passage with the words in the box.below, mile, remain, reply, sign silent, sky, stream, through In the dark, there

14、is no (1) _ of the Grand Canyon, and it is (2) _. But if you (3) _ by the Grand Canyon as the (4) _ gets brighter signsilentremainsky 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 som

15、eone asks you whether the Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder of the natural world, it may be easy to (9) _.milebelowstreamthroughreply Key phrases look to get out of walk along look over fall away look across look down on top of at the bottom of look to ones left/ right in five minutes 向向看看 從從內出來內出

16、來 沿著沿著走走 從從上方看過去上方看過去 突然向下傾斜突然向下傾斜 向對面看向對面看 俯瞰俯瞰 在在之上之上 在在的底部的底部 朝某人的左朝某人的左/右側看右側看 五分鐘之后五分鐘之后Reading Listen and read I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. 我下了車，穿過一扇門，沿著一條黑暗的我下了車，穿過一扇門，沿著一條黑暗的小路走著。小路走著。 go through 通過，穿過；意為穿過空間，通過，穿過；意為穿過空間，常指在立體空間中常指在立體空間中“穿過穿過”他們正在建

17、一條隧道，它將穿過這座山。他們正在建一條隧道，它將穿過這座山。They are building a tunnel and it will _ the mountain. go across 意為意為“越過，橫穿越過，橫穿” 表示越過一個表示越過一個平面，平面， go through 2.In five minutes意為意為“五分鐘之后五分鐘之后”， “in +時間段時間段 表示表示“之后之后”，常用于一般將來時的句子中。，常用于一般將來時的句子中。 對其提問時，用對其提問時，用how soon(多久之后多久之后).He will get there _ two days. A. for B

18、. on C. in-_ will he be back?- In half an hour.A. How far B How often C. How soon3. reply 與與answer 的區別的區別Reply 不及物動詞，意為不及物動詞，意為“回答；答復回答；答復”。 用法較用法較正式，多用于對問題作出解釋，辯論或陳述性正式，多用于對問題作出解釋，辯論或陳述性問答。接賓語時必須與問答。接賓語時必須與to連用。連用。Answer 也有也有“回答，答復回答，答復”的意思。的意思。Answer 為為一般用語，主要用于對問題，職責等的回答，可一般用語，主要用于對問題，職責等的回答，可直接跟

19、賓語。表示對電話、敲門等作出直接跟賓語。表示對電話、敲門等作出“應答應答”，一般用一般用answer.-Who _ the telephone?-Jenny did.A. answered B. replied C. get4. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.我我朝朝那片巖石那片巖石望過去望過去，但是一片寂，但是一片寂靜，靜，還是看不見它。還是看不見它。I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world- the Grand

20、 Canyon. 我在我在眺望眺望自然界奇觀之一的大峽谷。自然界奇觀之一的大峽谷。5.I looked down to the Colorado River我俯瞰科羅拉多河我俯瞰科羅拉多河Finally, I looked to my left and to my right.最后，我向左右遙望最后，我向左右遙望look over 從從上方看過去上方看過去, 檢查（醫生）檢查（醫生）look down 向下看向下看look to ones left/ right朝某人的左側朝某人的左側/左側看左側看 look across 眺望眺望1.I have _ my watch everywhere.

21、 But I cannot find it. A. look at B. looked up C. looked for 2. He stood and _ the bridge. A. looked up B. looked down C. looked over3.The doctor began to _ Mrs. Brown.A. looked up B. looked down C. looked overlook over 是望過去的意思是望過去的意思look over 是檢查的意思是檢查的意思6. The sun rose behind me and shone on the r

22、ocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. 太陽從我身后升起，照在巖石上，地太陽從我身后升起，照在巖石上，地面面(仿佛在隨光線仿佛在隨光線)向下延伸，向下延伸，(逐漸逐漸)退退落，顯露出谷底的河流。落，顯露出谷底的河流。 The little elephant is afraid to go alone. He always walks _his mother. A. beside B. behind C. below D. under7. I remained by the canyon for about ha

23、lf an hour remain v. 逗留，留下逗留，留下 n. 剩余物；遺跡；殘骸剩余物；遺跡；殘骸你準備待在鄉下嗎？你準備待在鄉下嗎？ Are you going to _. remain in the countryside 8. on both sides the canyon went far awayfor more than 200 miles,在兩邊，峽谷延伸超過在兩邊，峽谷延伸超過200英里英里Both 意為意為“兩個，兩個都兩個，兩個都”，其后接名詞復數，其后接名詞復數Both girls are from Britain. 兩個女孩都來自英國兩個女孩都來自英國他們倆都是好學生他們倆都是好學生_are good students.Both and 意為意為“和和都都”.Bot