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wonders of the world
_______wonders
__________ wonders
_______ wonders
_______ wonders
natural
man-made
ancient
modern
1
1.What kind of wonder is it?
2.Which wonder did the writer write about?
3.Where does the passage most probably come from?
a) A magazine.
b) A grammar book.
c) A dictionary.
d) A storybook.
It is a natural wonder.
The Grand Canyon.
Skim and answer.
Travel experience
Fast-reading
Unit2
was not just big.
The Grand Canyon
3
1.What order is the passage in?
In time order
2.What’s the structure of the passage?
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① ②
③ ④
⑤
①
②
③
④
⑤
2.What’s the main idea of each part?
Before I saw the Grand Canyon.
What I saw when I was on the edge of Grand Canyon
My feeling after visiting the Grand Canyon
4
Read for the details
Read Para.1&2 and answer
When did the writer arrive?
In the early morning.
How was the weather?
It was raining.
What did the writer do after he arrived?
He got out of the car ,went through a gate and walked along a dark path. Then he asked a stranger, came to some rocks and stopped.
Did he find the wonder at that time?
I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
How did the writer feel ?
upset
disappointed
5
Read for the details
1. How did the weather change?
2. 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.
Read para.3 and answer
rainy
The rain stopped.
The clouds cleared.
The sun rose.
Did he find the wonder at that time?
What did the writer feel now?
amazed
I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world-- the Grand Canyon.
6
Read for the details
The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
How long
Nearly 1 mile
About 15 miles, maybe more
More than 200 miles
Read para.4 and fill in the blanks
I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me.
Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon