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Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
Module1 Wonders of the world
Module1 Wonders of the world
Module1 Wonders of the world
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Let’s review
What wonders did we learn in the last class?
用学生耳熟能详的“奇观”引入话题,激发兴趣。引入时,教师有意识灌输本模块目标语言,比如,从细节入手描述地点,可以问学生“How long is the Great wall?”
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Let’s enjoy a video! Do you know this place?
It is the Grand Canyon.
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PART 03
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PART 02
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Pre-reading
What do you know about the Grand Canyon?
Where is it?
It is located in the southwestern Colorado
Plateau in the northwestern United States.
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PART 03
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01
Pre-reading
What do you know about the Grand Canyon?
There are many colorful rocks
with fantastic shapes.
colorful rocks
fantastic shapes
It has been called the most beautiful scar(疤痕) on the earth.
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Pre-reading
What do you think of the Grand Canyon ?
deep
wide
long
beautiful
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Mike visited the Grand Canyon and wrote a travel note(游记) about his trip.
While-reading
Read for main ideas
What will the writer write in the passage?
A. The interesting facts about the
Grand Canyon.
B. The traveling experience of the
writer to the Grand Canyon
C. The description (描述) of the
Grand Canyon.
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How to divide this passage?
What I saw while I was on the canyon.
What I found before I got to the canyon
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How I felt after I saw the canyon.
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Part 1(para1-para2)
When did they get there?
How's the weather ?
What did he see on the way?
How far is it from the gate to the Grand Cayon?
Why was there nothing to see?
A. Because there was nothing to see
B. Because it was raining
C. Because it was too dark
D. Because it was in the morning
early morning
rainy
nothing
about a mile
How did he feel?
Maybe he felt a little upset.
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Part 2(para3-para4)
What does “cleared” mean?
A. cleaned B. disappeared C. brightened
Which direction was the writer facing while she/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.
fall away
fall down
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the Grand Canyon
how deep
how wide
how long
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The Grand Canyon is nearly one mile deep.
The Grand Canyon
How deep
nearly 1 mile
nearly 1 mile
look down
about 15 miles
The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
nearly 1 mile
about 15 miles
look across
look across
眺望;向对面看
more than
200 miles
right
left
The Grand Canyon
How deep
How wide
How long
nearly 1 mile
about 15 miles
more than 200 miles
look to
look to one’s left/right
朝某人的左侧/右侧看
opinions?
While-reading
The Grand Canyon 科罗拉多大峡谷
deep
wide
long
Nearly one mile
About fifteen miles
More than 200 miles
1.What do you think of the Grand Canyon?
Maybe he thinks it is the greatest wonder of the world.
2.What's 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
it interests you and makes you want it
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Post-reading
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Post-reading
1.Where does the passage probably come from?
A. A magazine B. A grammar book
C. A dictionary D. A storybook
2.After reading, what can we learn from this passage?
Humans should love and respect(崇敬) the nature
Travelling can open up our eyes to the outside world. So we should make
our trip farther.
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Name
Location
Depth(深度)
Interesting Facts
Width(深度)
Length(长度)
Opinions
Nearly one mile
About fifteen miles, maybe more.
More than two hundred miles long
It was not just big. It was huge.
In America
If you put two tallest buildings….they still…not reach…
How does the writer introduce the Grand Canyon?
The Grand Canyon
I looked down to the Colorado River,
a silver stream nearly one mile (deep) below me.
2. It was about fifteen miles (wide) away, maybe more.
The Grand Canyon was not just big.
It was huge.
2. The Grand Canyon was the greatest wonder
of the natural world.
It was early mornig and it was raining.
2.I get out of the car.
How did the writer introduce his experience of visiting a wonder?
Trip( time, weather,way?
some facts
(how deep/ wide/long)
feelings
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Creative wrting
You must have visited many natural or man-made wonders. Please
choose one from the following to describe your travelling experience.
Name The Great Wall
Natural or man-made A man-made wonder
Location In Beijing in China
Length(长度) About 20000 kilometers long
Width(宽度) Between 4 and 5 meters wide
Height(高度) Between 6 and 7 meters high
Your opinion
Creative wrting
You must have visited many natural or man-made wonders. Please choose one from the following to describe your travelling experience.
Name Zhangjiajie
Natural or man-made A natural wonder
Location
In Hunan Province
Size About 480 square kilometers
Interesting facts It’s famous for the strange shape of its tall rocks.
Your opinion
below mile remain reply sign silent sky stream through
In the dark, there is no 1. ________of the Grand Canyon, and it is 2. _________. But if you 3. _________ by the Grand
Canyon as the 4. ________ gets brighter and look down about
one 5. __________, you can see the Colorado River 6. _______
You. It looks like a silver 7. _________ as it passes 8. ________ 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 9. ______.
sign
silent
remain
sky
mile
below
stream
through
reply
Complete the passage with the words in the box.
language points
arrive in + 大地方
at + 小地方
get to + 地点名词
reach + 地点名词
他明天将到达北京。
He will ____________________________Beijing tomorrow.
arrive in / get to / reach
arrive
get + 地点(副词)
reach
Language Points
1. When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining.
我到那里时是大清早,天下着雨。
当未明确表示到达的地方时只能用arrive.
当我们到达时,他们正在开会。
When we _______, they were having a meeting.
arrived
2. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a path.
我下了车,穿过一扇门,沿着一条黑暗的小路走着。
Language Points
1) get out of the car 下(小汽)车
get into the car 上(小汽)车
get on the bus / train 上车
get off the bus / train 下车
2)get out of … 摆脱;逃避; 戒除(习惯)
They couldn't get out of trouble by themselves.
他们无法独立摆脱困难。
He got out of the bad habit.
他改掉了这个坏习惯。
3)get into (使)进入…, (使)陷入…
没有谁喜欢惹麻烦。
Nobody likes to get into trouble.
今晚别惹你爸爸发脾气。
Try not to get your father into a temper tonight.
3. go through有三个意思比较常见:
a. 通过、穿过
b. 仔细查看、检查
c. 经历或遭受(不好的事情)
仔细观察以下例句,推断go through在本句中的意思。
1. The heavy rain has gone through my overcoat.
2. You’d better go through your handbag again. I think the key must be in it.
3. The two brothers went through a hard time as their parents had died in an accident.
通过、穿过
经历或遭受(不好的事情)
仔细查看、检查
through, across, past,along
Language Points
辨析
through prep.从中间穿过,通过 walk through the forest
go through the tunnel
across prep.在表面上掠过、穿过;从一边/端到另一边/端 walk across the bridge
fly across the mountain
run across the road
past prep.多指从旁边经过 run past Jim
along prep.沿着… walk along the road
( )Look!They are running ____the road to the
other side.
A. across B. through C. past D cross
( )The moonlight comes _____ the window.
A. across B. through C. past D cross
他们正在建一条隧道tunnel ,它将穿过这座山。
They are building a tunnel and it will ___________ the mountain.
go through
A
B
We pushed our way the crowd.
A.across B.through C.over
B
4. After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path.
大约走了一英里,小路边出现了一个陌生人。
Language Points
1)appear vi. 出现
A rainbow appeared after the rain.
雨后空中出现了一道彩虹。
2)disappear vi. 消失
The sun disappeared behind the cloud.
太阳在云层后面消失了。
5.beside prep. “在……旁边;在……附近”≈next to。
男孩正在奶奶旁边。
The boy is beside his grandma.
besides prep. 除了…….之外(还有)...
除了唱英文歌曲外,还有很多有趣的方法来学习英语。
Besides singing English songs, there are
many other fun ways to learn English.
Language Points
拓展:besides except和except for的区别
1) besides表示“除了……以外,还有……”,具有附加性质。如: Besides Mr. Wang, we also went to see the film.(王先生也去了)
2) except表示“……除外”,具有排它性质。如: We all went to see the film except Mr. Wang.(王先生没去)
3) except for表示“除了……”,即表示除去整体中的一部分。如: The composition is very good except for a few spelling mistakes.
6. “Yes,” he replied, “you’ll get there in five minutes.”
对。”他答道,“五分钟后你就到了。”
Language Points
reply vi.
answer v.
正式用语,指经过考虑的、有针对性的、详细的回答。
answer the question
answer the door 应门
answer the phone 接电话
reply to 答复某人/某事
answer to ...的答案
eg:他没有回复我的信。
He didn’t reply to my letter.
eg:我们有这道题的答案。
We have the answer to the problem.
We all look forward to the answer, but he hasn’t ________ anyone.
A. replied B. answered to C. listened D. replied to
一般做及物动词,回答。
2) answer除表示“回答”外,还可表示接听(电话)或对门铃等声响做出反应等,常 与 telephone,door, bell, doorbell 等连用,但 reply 不能这样用。
谁接的电话?
Who answered the telephone?
Language Points
3).— There is a knock at the door. Could you please ____it?
— All right.
A. answer B. to answer
C. reply D. to reply
A
1).他回答说他可能去。
2).Brian is so kind that he often gives me a_____ when I’m in trouble. A. reply B. seat C. hand D. reason
C
He replied that he might go.
Exercise
7…. he reply, “you’ll get there in five minutes.”
“in +时间段” 表示“…之后”,常用于__________时的句子中。对其提问时,用_________________
( )1. He will get there _______ two days.
A . for B. on C. in D. during
2. —他多久后回来? —大概半个小时后。
---How soon will he be back?
--- In half an hour.
一般将来
how soon(多久之后).
C
(2)in five minutes “5分钟之后”。“in+一段时间”常用于一般将来时,“……之后”。
“after+一段时间”意为“在……以后”,用于一般过去时态。如:
After an hour, I went home.一小时之后我就回家了。
①Mr Smith will give us a speech a week.
②They arrived at a village 6 hours.
in
after
8. …, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
silent adj. 寂静的 silence n. 沉默;寂静
silently adv.
Sally is ______ in class now, but she used to be a very shy girl. A. honest B. silent C. quiet D. active
Elephants eat ______, they can move _______ when necessary.
A. noisy; silent B. noisily; silently
C. noisily; silence D. noisy; silence
D
B
I asked the boy a lot of questions, but he kept all the time.
A.silent B.silence C.silently
A
quiet, calm, silent, still这些形容词均含”平静的,无声无息”之意。
quiet指没有喧闹、活动或骚乱的寂静状态。
calm既可指天气、海洋等的平静状态,又可指人的镇定
沉着、不慌乱,不受外界影响和情绪支配。
silent指缄默不语或无声无息。
still指平静而又安定的状态。
用quiet,calm,silent或still填空:
The crowd fell _______ when the President appeared.
2) We stood _______ and watched as the deer
came closer.
3) When facing danger, one should keep _______.
4) We'll have to be _______ so as not to wake
the baby.
silent
still
calm
quiet
5) In class, one shouldn't keep _______ about
the teacher's questions.
6) When taken photos, one should keep _____.
7) The doctor did what he could to make the
girl ______.
8) I'll be as _______ as a mouse. I will not
disturb him.
silent
still
calm
quiet
用quiet,calm,silent或still填空:
9. Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared.
Language Points
clear v. ① (云或雾) 散开 ② 打扫干净
雾散了,我们终于看见整个塔了。
The fog cleared and we saw the whole tower in the end.
我出门前得把门前的雪打扫干净。
I have to clear the snow in front of the door before I go out.
clear adj. 清晰的
We should keep clear minds. 我们必须保持清晰的头脑。
clear adj. 清楚的; 晴朗的
I’ve told you how to do. Are you clear?
我已经告诉你怎么做了。你清楚了吗?
What a clear day!
2. 多么晴朗的天啊!
It’s been clear skies and sunshine all the time.
3. 这里一直都有晴朗的天空和阳光。
与clear 有关的短语:
clear away 散去, 驱除, 消除,收去
clear A from / off B 从B清除A
clear up 收拾, 整理, (天气)放晴
Humans are cutting down the forests to _____the land for other uses.
A. clear B. destroy
C. cover D. protect
A
10.The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks.
1. Everyone knows that the sun rises from the east.
人人都知道太阳从东边升起。
2. The river rose two metres after the rain.
雨后河水涨了两米。
3. The population of the city has risen to five million.
该市人口已增加到五百万。
Language Points
rise v. 升起 rise – rose – risen
rise-rose-risen
raise-raised-raised
及物动词;一般指人为的使某物上升;举起;抬起;筹集;养育.
eg:raise your hand 举手
raise a flag 升旗
raise money 筹钱
raise a child 养育一个小孩
1. What did you learn in geography class yesterday?
I learned that the sun ____in the east.
A. was rising B. rises C. rose
2.--- I can’t even afford to buy a small house.
--- Me, neither. The house price still keeps _______.
A. moving B. adding C. rising D. dropping
不及物动词;日月星、物体的上升; 价格,数量的提高;一般指某物自然或非主观地上升。
11. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river.
below
prep.
低于
The temperature is below freezing.
温度低于冰点。
prep.
在……下方
Please do not write below this line.
请不要写到这条线下面。
above 在……之上 强调位置高于某处,不接触 反义词:below 在……以下
over 在……之上(正) 多指在正上方,不接触 反义词:under在……下面
on 在……的上面 强调接触 反义词:beneath
她在三楼的上一层还是下一层?
Is she ______ or ________ the third floor?
2. 只有猫在桌子下面。
There is a cat _______the table.
above
below
under
Mr. Wang is ______ his wife in social standing (地位), because his wife has made more contributions to our society than he.
A. above B. below C. over D. under
B
解析:below笼统地指“在…之下”, 表示“位置低于某物或在某物的下方”, 还可表示 “价值, 地位, 等级, 温度等低于……”, 其反义词是above; under指垂直方向的“在…之下”, 也可表示“在…(领导、管辖、统治)之下”, 其反义词是over。
(2013江苏无锡) Ice is not often seen here in winter as the temperature normally stays ______ zero.
A. up B. down C. above D. below
C
2.fall away 意为“突然向下倾斜;消失;离开”。
fall away and down to... 意为“降到……,落到……”,相当于drop。
如:
这片陆地向下倾斜,投入海中。
The land falls away and down to the sea.
② 在山的那边,地势向河边陡然倾斜。
Beyond the hill, the land fall away sharply and down to the river.
其他与fall 有关的短语有:
fall back 后退, 后撤, 撤退, 退让
fall behind 落后
fall down 跌倒, 掉下, 倒坍, 失败
fall off 减退, 减少
fall over 摔倒, 倒在地上, 被…绊倒
fall from 由…落下, (由…口里)说出
fall in love with 爱上, 喜爱
14.本课出现了四个使用look短语的句子.
I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
我朝那片岩石望过去,但是一片寂静,还是看不见它。
② I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world — the Grand Canyon.
我在眺望自然界奇观之一的大峡谷。
③ I looked down to the Colorado River…
我俯瞰科罗拉多河……
④Finally, I looked to my left and to my right…
最后,我向左右遥望……
look over 从……上方看过去
look across 眺望;向对面看
look down 向下看
look to one’s left/ right 朝某人的左侧/右侧看
look to … 向…… (某个方向)看
回忆:
look after
look for
look up
look forward to doing …
look like
照顾
寻找(强调过程)
查(字典)
渴望做某事
看起来像
look 短语总结
14. I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me.
look down 俯视
look up and down 上下打量
look down on / upon sb. / sth. 鄙视或瞧不起 某人/某物
当我在街上遇见我的朋友时,他上下打量我。
My friend _________________________ when he met me in the street.
looked me and up and down
14. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
She looked over the top of the mountain, and saw rocks in different shapes.
从山顶上看过去,她看见了形状各异的岩石。
Language Points
Can you look over my composition for me?
你能帮我检查一下我的作文吗?
look over 从……上面看过去
仔细检查
15. …, a silver stream nearly one mile below me.
(1)nearly adv. 几乎;差不多
=almost
(2)nearly 前可以用very,pretty,so等副词,也可与not连用,not nearly “远非,绝不是”
(3)almost 可用于any,no,none, nobody,never,nothing 等否定词之前
肯定句中可互换
eg:他认为我的自行车不像他的那么新。
He thinks that my bike isn’t nearly so/as new as his.
最终,她几乎什么都没了。
At last, she had almost nothing.
16. I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, …
remain v.逗留;留下=stay
e.g. 我并未在这座城市待多久。
I didn't remain long in the city.
remain vi. 剩余;
Eg: 树上没剩下几片树叶。
Few leaves remain on the tree.
remain 系动词 依然;保持
eg:在这个问题上他们保持了沉默。
They remained silent on this question.
remain n. 剩余物;
遗迹;残骸
Her love of playing the piano has always unchanged.
A.stood B.remained C.turned D.gone
B
【即学即练】
( ) 1. Look! They are running _______ the road to the other side.
A. across B. through C. past D. cross
( ) 2. The new rail will go ______ eight cities.
A. across B. through C. past D. cross
( ) 3. You must ______ to this letter right away.
A. answer B. hear C. ask D. reply
( ) 4. My mother will come home from work ______ an hour.
A. after B. in C. on D. before
( ) 5. The price of pork ______ since two days ago.
A. has risen B. has raised C. rose D. raise
6. 他骑自行车的时候从车上摔了下来。
He ______ ______ the bike when he was riding a bike.
7. 你在海底看到了什么?
What did you see ______ ______ ______ ______the sea?
A
B
D
A
B
at the bottom of
fell off
1. 从......内出来/离开
2. 穿过
3. 在5分钟后
4. 从......上方看过去
5. 突然向下倾斜
6. 眺望; 向对面看
7. 自然界奇观之一
8. 向下看
9. 在......上面;盖住
10. 在......底部
11. 朝某人左/右侧看
12. 在两侧
get out of
go through
in five minutes
look over
fall away
look across
one of the wonders of natural....
look down
on top of
at the bottom of
look to one's left/right
on both sides
Key phrases
Thank you
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