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the Pyramid
the Great Wall
A: The Pyramid is a wonder of the world. In my opinion, it is the most magic and fantastic man-made wonder.
B: I’m not sure I agree with you./I agree with you. I think..
natural, man-made, fantastic, amazing, wonderful, surprising
Touristy;splendid; breath-taking; spectacular
Pairwork
the Giant’s Causeway
Victoria Falls
the Three Gorges Dam
the Terracotta Army
Module1 Wonders of the world
Unit2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
Where is the Grand Canyon?
大峡谷位于美国科罗拉多高原上, 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。
Reading
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
On the way to the Grand Canyon
What is the Grand Canyon like?
The writer’s opinion about the Grand Canyon
Read the passage and match the ideas of each paragragh.
1.Why was there nothing to see?
A.Because there was nothing.
B.Because it was rainning.
C.Because it was too dark.
D.Because it was in the morning.
2. What is the weather when the writer arrived?
A.Sunny B.Cloudy C. Rainny D. Windy
Read Para.1~2 and choose the answer.
✔
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Why dose the stranger know where I am going?
To show how famous the Grand Canyon is.
Thinking
Which direction was the writer facing while he was looking over the Grand Canyon?
A.South B.North C. East D. West
Read Para. 3 and choose the answer.
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The sun shone on the rocks.
fall away
fall down
Read Para. 4 and complete the table
The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
How long
Tip: find “numbers” and words like “kilometres, miles, etc.
I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me...
a small river
a
b
silver
golden
The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
How long
Nearly one mile
1mile=1.609344 kilometres
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。
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