1、外研外研九年级上册九年级上册 Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big. Module 1 Wonders of the world below shine sign silent silver prep. 在下面；在在下面；在以下以下 v. 照耀照耀 n. 迹象；标志；招牌迹象；标志；招牌 adj. 寂静的寂静的 adj. 银灰色的；银制的银灰色的；银制的 New words sky grey beside reply clear n. 天；天空天；天空 adj. 灰色的；（天气）阴沉的灰色的；（天气）阴沉的 prep. 在在旁边；在旁边；在附近附近
2、v. 回答；答复回答；答复 v.（烟雾等）开始消失（烟雾等）开始消失 stream nearly canyon remain by n. 小河；小溪小河；小溪 adv. 几乎；差不多几乎；差不多 n. 峡谷峡谷 v. 逗留；留下逗留；留下 prep. 在在旁边；靠近旁边；靠近 1 Work in pairs. Talk about a great natural wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you. below deep fantastic high long natural shine sign silent silve
3、r Reading and vocabulary 2 Read the passage and complete the table. The Grand Canyon How deep How wide How long Enjoy the video When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the east the sky was becoming grey. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark p
4、ath. There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there. 穿过穿过 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
5、was silent and there was no sign of it. 从从上方看过去上方看过去 Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world the Grand Canyon. 突然向下倾斜突然向下倾斜 I
6、 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, they still would not reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen 在在上面；盖住上面；盖
7、住 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! I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself, Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of
8、the natural world? I certainly know the answer. What do you think? Some adjectives tell you facts, such as wide, deep, high and tall; some adjectives tell you the opinion of the author, like wonderful, huge and great. Learn to use them to talk about facts and give your opinion. The Grand Canyon How
9、deep How wide How long nearly one mile about fifteen miles more than 200 miles Check the answers. True or false. ( ) 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 le
10、ft and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. F F F T 3 Choose the correct answer. 1. Where does the passage 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.
11、 b) Because it was too dark. c) Because it was raining. d) Because it was in the morning. 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 writing this passage? a) To give facts about the
12、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 is no (1)
13、_ 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 sign silent remain sky mile Colorado River (6)_ you. It looks like a silver. (7) _ as it passes (8)_ the rocks at the bottom of the Canyon. If someone ask
14、s you whether the Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder of the natural world, it may be easy to(9) _. below mile remain reply sign silent sky stream through below through reply Stream Read the whole passage and give each paragraph a title: P1: P2: P3: P4: P5: The writer arrived there on the raining mo
15、rning. After some minutes walk, I came to the Canyon. Whats the Grand Canyon like? Finally, the writer saw the Grand Canyon clearly. The writers opinion about the Grand Canyon. Language points 1. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. go through 通过，穿过；经历通过，穿过；经历 e.g.
16、 The man went through the forest alone. 拓展：拓展： go相关词组相关词组 go abroad 出国出国 go against 违背；与违背；与不符不符 go on 继续；继续下去；发生继续；继续下去；发生 go over 复习；仔细审查；走近复习；仔细审查；走近 go ahead 进行进行 go away 走开；消失走开；消失 go into 进入；走进进入；走进 look over 从从上方看过去上方看过去 look down 向下看向下看 look to ones left/ right 朝某人的左侧朝某人的左侧/右侧看右侧看 2. I looke
17、d over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it. 拓展：拓展：look 相关词组相关词组 look after 照料照料 look through 浏览浏览 look over 翻阅；调查翻阅；调查 look up 找出，查阅；仰视找出，查阅；仰视 look down upon sb. 轻视某人轻视某人 look forward to doing 期待期待 look at 看着；注视看着；注视 Writing 5 Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-mad
18、e wonder of the world. Name Location Interesting facts the Great Wall the north of China Its famous for its length. 6 Imagine you have just visited one of the natural or man-made wonders. Write sentences and describe your experience. Say when you visited it. I just visited the Great Wall last month.
19、 Say where it is. It is in the north of China. Describe its size. It is. Say what interesting facts you know. It is famous for Say what happened when you visited it. It was raining when we were Say how you felt. I thought it was the most wonderful sight. Now write a passage. Use the sentences you ha
20、ve written to help you. Possible answer: I visited the Three Gorges Dam last week. It is on the Yangtze River, in Hubei Province. It is about 2,300 metres long and 185 metres high. It is famous for being the worlds largest power station. It was sunny when we were there. I thought it was amazing. It
21、is incredible that people can build such things! Exercises 1. I have _ my watch everywhere. But I cannot find it. A. look at B. looked up C. looked for 2. The Xiamen- Shenzhen high speed railroad will run _ eight cities. A. across B. through C. over 一、单项选择。一、单项选择。 3. Please drive _ when you pass a s
22、chool. OK. A. nearly B. early C. slowly D. really 4. The little elephant is afraid to go alone. He always walks _ his mother. A. beside B. behind C. below D. under 二、根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列二、根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列 英文句子。英文句子。 1. 昨天他们穿过了森林。昨天他们穿过了森林。 Yesterday they _ _ the forest. 2. 这条路向下倾斜一直通往城里。这条路向下倾斜一直通往城里。 The road _ _ to the city. went through falls away 3. 她下了小汽车去了邮局。她下了小汽车去了邮局。 She _ _ _the car and went to the post office. 4. 小心！瓶子底部有奇怪的东西。小心！瓶子底部有奇怪的东西。 Be careful! There is something strange _ _ _ _ the bottle. got out of at the bottom of
