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Module 1 Wonders of the world
Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
Mount Qomolangma
It’s a __________ wonder .
It’s 8,844.43 meters _____.
natural
high
Empire State Building
It’s a ___________ wonder in New York.
It has 102 floors.
It is about 443 meters _____.
modern
tall
The Pyramids
It’s an ________ wonder in Egypt.
It’s about 4,500 years _____.
It’s about 137 meters _____.
ancient
old
high
Guessing game.
It is a natural wonder of the world.
It is in Arizona in America.
It is a very famous canyon.
The Colorado River go through it.
Pre-reading
The Grand Canyon
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Q: What is the writer’s purpose(目的) in writing this passage?
A. To give facts about the Grand Canyon.
B. To tell how he feels about the Grand Canyon.
C. To describe the Grand Canyon.
D. To tell people to visit the Grand Canyon.
While-reading
Read for general idea.
Q: How does the writer feel about the Grand Canyon?
It is the greatest wonder of the natural world.
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Title
A ____ to the Grand Canyon
______ he saw the Grand Canyon
His __________
______ he saw the Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon – the greatest wonder of the natural world
After
feelings
trip
Before
(Para. 1-2)
(Para. 3-5)
the Grand Canyon
How deep/high is it?
How wide is it?
How long is it?
Deeper/ higher than the 2 tallest buildings in the world./Nearly one mile.
About 15 miles(24 kilometers) wide.
Over 400 miles long.
Find more information about the Grand Canyon.
( Activity 3,book P4)
Read the passage and answer the questions.
( 目标,新知探究)
1. What was the weather like when the writer arrived at the Grand Canyon?
2. Is the Grand Canyon a natural wonder or a man-made one?
3. What does the fourth paragraph mianly tell us?
It was rainy.
A natural wonder.
Some facts about the Grand Canyon.
4. “I certainly know the answer.” in the last paragraph means ________________________.
The Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder of the natural world.
Read with the speaker
Underline the useful expressions.
Post-reading
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Important pharses
1. get out of the car
2. go through a gate
3. walk along a dark path
4. look over
5. fall away
6. on top of
7. at the bottom of
8. reach the top
9. look across
1. 下车
2. 穿过大门
3. 沿着漆黑的小路走
4. 从.....看过去
5. 突然向下倾斜
6. 在......之上
7. 在......的底部
8. 到达底端
9. 眺望
Retelling
Time and weather When I arrived, it was ____________________and _____________.
At first ①There was _______________, but
______________________.
②I asked a stranger if _____________________ .
He told me ____________________
______________.
③I went on going and came to some rocks and stopped. I ___________________,but _____________________________________.
Suddenly The rain_________and the clouds ________.
The Grand Canyon was in front of me.
early in the morning
It was raining
nothing to see
I knew it was there
I was going the right way
yes and I would get there
looked over them
it was silent and there was no sign of it
stopped
cleared
after five minutes
Retelling
The description of the Grand Canyon
How deep ①I ________________the Colorado River, ____________________________________.
How wide ②The I ____________________________. It was
about ______________, maybe more.
How long ③Finally, I ___________________________,
and on both sides _________________________
_______________________.
Summary
(General impression) ④ The Grand Canyon was not___________.
It was _____.
looked down to
a silver stream nearly one mile below me
looked across to the other side
15 miles away
looked to my left and to my right
the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles
only big
huge
A: When did you see it?
B: It was two years ago when I first saw …
A: Where is it?
B: It’ s in / on…
A: how long/ wide/ high is it?.
B: It’s about … kilometres/ meters long wide/ high.
A: What happened when you visited it?
B: It was in autumn and we were walking…
A: How did you feel?
B: It was the most wonderful sight I have ever seen.
/ I thought it was…
I know you must have seen one of the wonders of the world.
Describe how you felt when you saw it for the first time.
You must have seen one of the wonders
of the world. Please describe what it looks
like and how you felt when you saw it for
the first time. Please write it down without
names of the wonder on the paper. Then
make others guess where it is.
Writing and guessing.
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