Module1 Unit 2 课件 2023-2024学年外研版英语九年级上册

wonders man-made natural modern ancient Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big. Do you know where the Grand Canyon is? America 大峡谷位于美国科罗拉多高原上,Colorado River从中流过。据说在十六世纪，有一个叫科罗拉多的人为了寻找传说中的七座黄金城，从遥远的地方跋涉到此地，发现了大峡谷，科罗拉多大峡谷由此得名。据地理学家考证，大峡谷已走过六百万年的历史，是大自然在地球上的杰作，辉煌与壮丽远非一般自然景色可比。美国人以此为骄傲与自豪。 ① Before I go to the Grand Canyon ② I came to the Grand Canyon ③ I saw the Grand Canyon clearly ④ What the Grand Canyon looks like ⑤ My feelings after visiting 1.Look through the passage quickly and sum up the main idea of each paragraph. Reading What does the writer think of the Grand Canyon? The Grand Canyon was not just big.It was huge. It is the greatest wonder of the natural world. Where does the passage most possibly come from? A. A magazine. B. A grammar book. C. A dictionary. D. A storybook. 1.What did the writer do after he arrived? 2.Could he see anything clearly? Why? 3. What does “replied” mean? Careful Reading of Para.1 & 2 It was too dark to see anything. He looked to the east, got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. No, he couldn’t. Because it was early morning & it was raining. grey sky / dark path It means “answered”. Read Part 2 (Para. 3-4) 1. Which direction was the writer facing while he was looking over the Grand Canyon? A. South B. North C. East D. West The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. 2. Read and complete the table. The Grand Canyon How deep How wide How long Nearly one mile About fifteen miles, maybe more More than two hundred miles 1mile=1.609344 kilometres The Grand Canyon 科罗拉多大峡谷 deep wide long about 15 miles nearly 1 mile more than 200 miles 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. 若世界上两座最高的建筑叠放在峡谷底部，他们仍达不到大峡谷的顶端。 What is the writer’s purpose in writin