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Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big
Module 1
Here are some natural wonders of China. Do you know what they are?
1. Huangguoshu
Waterfall
2. Mount Huang
3. Jiuzhai Valley
4. Guilin Scenery
Can you choose one place and say something to introduce it?
If you’re familiar with none of these places, you can choose another place and introduce it.
Look at these pictures. Do you know this place?
It is the Grand Canyon in the northwest
of Arizona, United States.
How do you feel abou the Great Canyon when you see the pictures? Use the words in the box to help you describe your feeling.
Free Talk
below deep fantastic high long natural
shine sign silent silver
Now read a passage about the Grand Canyon. Find out in what order the writer wrote the passage.
The writer wrote the passage in time order:
Para 1-2: Before the writer saw the Grand Canyon
Para 3-4: What the writer saw at the Grand Canyon
Para 5: The writer’s feeling after visiting the Grand Canyon
Read again and find out basic information of the Grand Canyon and complete the table.
The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
How long
nearly one mile deep
about fifteen miles
more than 200 miles
Let’s find more details. Read paragraphs 1-3 and answer the questions.
1. When did the writer arrived at the Grand Canyon? Why did he /
she say “there was nothing to see”?
2. Which direction was the writer facing while he / she was
looking over the Grand Canyon?
A. South B. North C. East D. West
In the early morning. / Because it was too dark.
clue: I looked to the east — the sky was becoming grey.
clue: The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks.
Read the following sentences from the 3rd paragraph and answer the question.
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 do