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年 级:九年级
学 科:初中英语(外研社版)
Module1 Wonders of the world
Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
(第一课时)
What are the names of the wonders?
The Terracotta Army
The Three Gorges Dam
The Giant’s Causeway
Victoria Falls
The Colorado River goes through it.
It is the Grand Canyon in the United States.
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Where does the passage most probably come from?
a) A magazine. b) A grammar book.
c) A dictionary. d) A storybook.
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Fast Reading
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2019 (2) -
When I saw the canyon
After I saw the canyon
Before I saw the canyon
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Divide it into three parts.
2019 (2) -
1. When did the writer arrive?
a) In the evening. b) In the afternoon.
c) At night. d) In the early morning.
2.Why was there nothing to see?
a) Because there was nothing.
b) Because it was too dark.
c) Because it was raining.
d) Because it was in the morning.
3. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
The Grand Canyon.
4. Why did the stranger know where the writer was going?
Because the Grand Canyon was famous.
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before I saw the canyon
1. How did the weather change?
At first ______________, and then _______________________.
2. Which direction(方向) was the writer facing while he/she was looking over the Grand Canyon?
a) South. b) North. c) East. d) West.
it was raining
the rain stopped and the clouds cleared
when I saw the canyon
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east
clear :A. 清理 B.清澈 C.消散
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The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
How long
(look down)nearly one mile
(look across)about 15 miles
(look to..)more than 200 miles
below
deep
(look down)
wide(look across)
long(look to...)
The canyon is very deep. How did the writer describe the depth (深) of the canyon?
when I saw the canyon
The canyon is very deep. How did the writer describe the depth (深 )of the canyon?
By making an assumption(假设)
(If you put...)
2.What’s the writer’s answer to the question?
His answer is “yes”.
He thought it was the greatest wonder of the world.
After I saw the canyon
1. Can you think of a word which has the similar meaning to remain?
stay 停留、逗留
What is the writer's purpose in writing this passage?
a) To give facts about the natural world.
b) To say how he feels about the natural world.
c) To tell an interesting story about the Grand Canyon.
d) To attract people to visit the Grand Canyon.
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Close your book and complete the passage with the words in the box.
below mile remain reply sign silent sky stream through
In the dark, there is no ______ of the Grand Canyon, and it is ______. But if you ______ by the Grand Canyon as the ______ gets brighter and look down about one ______, you can see the Colorado River ______ you. It looks like a silver ______ as it pass ______ the rocks at the bottom of the canyon. If someone asks you whether the Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder of the natural world, it may be easy to ______.
sign
silent
remain
sky
mile
below
stream
through
reply
Thank you!
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