1、Module 1 Wonders of the worldUnit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.學習目標一、掌握以下單詞和短語： below, shine, sign, silent, silver, sky, grey, go though, beside等。二、能夠運用恰當的閱讀技巧獲取文章大意和細節信息。三、能夠運用所學語言簡單地談論大峽谷，用所學的詞匯和短語完成一篇關于游覽經歷的寫作。思 考新課導入思 考What wonders of the world do you know?思 考新課導入Eiffel Tower思 考新課導入思 考The

2、 Great Wall思 考新課導入思 考The Grand Canyon思 考新課導入思 考Mount Qomolangma思 考新課導入思 考Learn some new wordsskygreysignsilent新課導入思 考silvershinestreamcanyon新課導入Words and expressionsbelow shinesignsilent silver prep.在下面;在以下v.照耀n.跡象；標志；招牌adj.寂寞的adj.銀灰色的；銀制的n.天； 天空新課導入Words and expressionsgreygo throughbesidereplyclea

3、rfall awayadj.灰色的; 陰沉的穿過在旁邊v.回答；答復v.( 煙霧等)開始消失突然向下傾斜新課導入Words and expressionsstreamnearlyon top ofcanyonremainbyn.小河， 小溪幾乎；差不多在上面；蓋住n.峽谷v.逗留；留下prep.在旁邊; 靠近新課講解1Work in pairs. Talk about a great natural wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you. Reading and vocabularybelow deep fantastic

4、high long natural shine sign silent silverFor example:Changjiang River is the longest river in China. Its about 6, 300 kilometres long. Its one of the most famous natural wonders in the World. And新課講解新課講解Task1: Scan the passage quickly and match the main idea with each part.Part 1 (Paragraph 1-2) _P

5、art 2 (Paragraph 3-4) _Part 3 (Paragraph 5) _What I saw when I was on the edge of Grand Canyon.Before I saw the Grand Canyon.C. The writers feeling after visiting the Grand Canyon.Reading tip Learn to scan the whole passage to get the main idea of each paragraph.:BAC新課講解Task 2: Read and write “T” or

6、 “F”.1. When I arrived, the weather was sunny and hot.2. I went to the wrong way at first.3. The Colorado River was nearly three miles below me.4. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.FFFT新課講解新課講解 Task 1: Read again and answ

7、er.1. What did the writer do after he arrived?He looked to the east, got out of the car, went through a gate, and walked along a path.2. What does “replied” mean?It means “answered”.新課講解3. Read and complete the table.The Grand CanyonHow deepHow wideHow longNearly one mileAbout fifteen miles, maybe m

8、ore.More than two hundred miles long. 4. 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.新課講解2Choose the correct answer.1. Where does the passage most likely come from?a) A magazine. b) A grammar book.c) A dictionary.d)

9、 A storybook. 2. Why was there nothing to see?a) Because there was nothing. b) Because it was too dark.c) Because it was in the morning.新課講解3. Which direction was the writer facing while he/ she was looking over the Grand Canyon?a) South. b) North. c) East. d) West.4. What is the writers purpose in

10、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.新課講解3Complete the passage with the words in the box.below mile remain reply sign silent s

11、ky stream throughIn 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. signsilentremainskymilebelow新課講解It looks like a silver (7)_ as it passes (8)_ the r

12、ocks 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)_.streamthroughreply新課講解Retell the storyA trip to the Grand CanyonWhenHow did the author feel?The weatherSome facts about itWhat did the author see and do?

13、新課講解Language point Far below me，the ground fell away and down to a river. 在我下方很遠，地面沉降到下面深谷中的一條河里。 fall away 消失/疏遠 e.g. If you take this medicine, all your aches and pains will fall away.如果你服這種藥，你的一切疼痛都會消失。 His supporters began to fall away from him. 他的支持者開始疏遠他了。 down to a river 沉降到一條河里新課講解Retell the

14、 story區別 through across pastacross prep.是指在表面上“掠過，穿過”e.g. walk across the bridge還有對面的意思，如: run across the road through prep.多指從中“穿過，通過”e.g. walk through the forest go through the tunnelpast prep.多指從旁邊“經過”e.g. run past JimLanguage point 當堂小練一、單項選擇。1. I have _ my watch everywhere. But I cannot find it

15、. A. look at B. looked up C. looked for2. The Xiamen- Shenzhen high speed railroad will run _ eight cities. A. across B. through C. over3. Please drive _ when you pass a school. OK. A. nearly B. early C. slowly D. really當堂小練二、根據所給漢語意思，用單詞或短語完成下列 英文句子。1. 昨天他們穿過了森林。 Yesterday they _ _ the forest.2. 這條路向下傾斜一直通往城里。 The road _ _ to the city.3. 她下了小汽車去了郵局。 She _ _ _the car and went to the post office.went through falls away got out of 歸 納課堂小結Key wo