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Module 1 Wonders of the world
Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
below prep. 在下面; 在······ 一下
shine v. 照耀
(shone / shined; shone / shined )
sign n. 迹象;标志;招牌
silent adj. 寂寞的
silver adj. 银灰色的;银制的
sky n. 天; 天空
grey adj. 灰色的; (天气) 阴沉的
beside prep. 在……旁边; 在……附近= next to
Words and expressions
reply v. 回答;答复
clear v. ( 烟雾等)开始消失
fall away 突然向下倾斜
stream n. 小河, 小溪
nearly adv. 几乎;差不多
on top of 在……上面;盖住
canyon n. 峡谷
remain v. 逗留,留下
by prep. 在……旁边;靠近
Words and expressions
Work in pairs.
Choose a wonder to describe.
below deep fantastic high long
natural shine sign silent silver
Pre-reading
Fast-reading
Task 1:Divide the passage into three parts.
Part 1 (Paragraph ______) ______
Part 2 (Paragraph ______) ______
Part 3 (Paragraph ______) ______
A. What I saw when I was on the edge of Grand Canyon.
B. Before I saw the Grand Canyon.
C. The writer’s feeling after visiting the Grand Canyon.
Task 2:Scan the passage quickly and match the main idea with each part.
1-2
3-4
5
Careful-reading
Task 1:Read part 1, choose the correct answer.
1. What's the weather like when the writer arrived?
A. It was raining. B. It was sunny.
2. Why was there nothing to see?
A. Becasue it was raining. B. Because it was too dark.
3. Was the writer going the right way?
A. No, he wasn't. B. Yes, he was.
Careful-reading
Task 2:Read part 2, complete the sentences.
The Grand Canyon is one of the wonders of the __________ world.
It's not just __________ , but __________ . If you put the _______ __________ buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still would not reach the top.
It's about __________ miles away, maybe more. And on both sides the canyon goes far away for more than __________ miles.
natural
big
huge
tallest
two
fifteen
200
知识拓展
The Grand Canyon
How deep About 1800 metres deep
How wide Abou