Module1 Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big（讲解课件PPT）-【优翼·学练优】2023-2024学年九年级上册初三英语同步备课（外研版）

Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was just big. 外研九年级（上） Learning Objectives 1. learn some knowledge about the Grand Canyon; 2. analyze the author’s feeling about the Grand Canyon; 3. analyze the writing method the writer used to describe the Grand Canyon; 4. know the genre and the writing purpose of the passage. By the end of the class, we will be able to: 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 r