Module 1 Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.课件 2022-2023学年外研版九年级英语上册

Wonders of the world Module 1 Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big. The Grand Canyon Colorado River Location: in the southwest of the US and in the northwest of Arizona River: The Colorado River runs though it. Importance: One of the seven natural wonders in the world It has been called the most beautiful scar（伤痕） on the earth. Fast Reading Task I Read for the main idea Look through the passage quickly and find out what it is mainly about. A. Some basic information the Grand Canyon. B. A visit to the Grand Canyon. C. The formation(形成) of the Grand Canyon. D. The main attractions in the Grand Canyon. Fast Reading Task II Match the titles with correct paragraphs. a. Before I saw the Grand Canyon. b. The moment I saw the Grand Canyon. c. My stay with the Grand Canyon. d. My feelings about the Grand Canyon. Para.1 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.2 Read Para 1 & 2 and answer the question. Paragraph 1 & 2 Did the writer see the Grand Canyon in Para. 1 & 2? No. I _________ the car, ____________ the gate, ____________ a dark path. There was _____________, but I knew ___________. I __________ the rocks. It was ______ and there was _______ of it. got out of went through walked along nothing to see it was there looked over silent no sign Which direction was the writer facing while she/he was looking over the Grand Canyon? A. South B. North C. East D. West The sun shone on the rocks. fall away fall down Read Para 3 and answer the question. Paragraph 3 deep wide long What do you think of the Grand Canyon in the video? the other side (look down) 1. how deep: ________ 2. ( ) 3.how wide:________ 5.how long:________ 4. ( ) left more than 200 miles long look across about fifteen miles wide nearly one mile deep right Paragraph 4 埃菲尔铁塔 巴黎 324m 帝国大厦 纽约 381m 世界贸易中心一号大楼 纽约 417m 哈利法塔 迪拜 828m 大峽谷天空步道 1219m 西尔斯大厦 芝加哥 442m How high are they? Para 2 Para 3 Para 5 How does the writer think of the Gra