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Module 1
Wonders of the world
Unit 2
The Grand Canyon was not just big.
Wonders of the world
猛犸洞
贝加尔湖
冰河湾
珠穆朗玛峰
黄石公园
Victoria Falls
seven wonders of the natural world
The Grand Canyon
美国大峡谷
The Colarado River
科罗拉多河
科罗拉多大峡谷
deep
wide
long
silver stream the Colorado River
The rock found at the bottom of the Grand Canyon is around 2 billion years old
Nearly one mile.
About fifteen miles.
More than 200 miles.
The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
How long
What was the writer’s feeling when he saw the full view of the wonder?
It was not just big. It was huge.
2. True or false.
1) When I arrived, the weather was sunny and hot.
2) I went to the wrong way at first.
3) Finally I looked over some rocks, but it was silent and I can’t see the Canyon.
4) The Colorado River went through the Grand Canyon like a silver stream.
5) I’m not sure about the answer to “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?”
T
T
F
F
F
rainy.
He knew where I was going.
I certainly know
1. 从......内出来/离开
2. 穿过
3. 在5分钟后
4. 从......上方看过去
5. 突然向下倾斜
6. 眺望; 向对面看
7. 自然界奇观之一
8. 向下看
9. 在......上面;盖住
10. 在......底部
11. 朝某人左/右侧看
12. 在两侧
get out of
go through
in five minutes
look over
fall away
look across
one of the wonders of natural....
look down
on top of
at the bottom of
look to one's left/right
on both sides
Post-reading读后 Key phrases
2. Read silently and match the main information
of each paragraph.
A. How I feel about the Grand Canyon.
Para. ___
B. When I arrived, there was nothing to see.
Para. ___
C. I realized I was on the edge of the Grand
Canyon.
Para. ___
D. The Grand Canyon is not just big, but huge.
Para. ___
E. I asked a stranger the way before I came to
some rocks.
Para. ___
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Some facts about the Grand Canyon.
* location: USA
* 446 km long
16 km wide (average)
1,600 m deep (average)
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