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课件网) Module1 Wonders of the world Unit2 The Grand Canyon was not just big. Reading The Grand Canyon 科罗拉多大峡谷 deep wide long Talk about a great wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you . below deep fantastic high long natural shine silent silver Title（标题） The first sentence in each paragraph Where does the passage most probably come from A magazine B. A grammar book C. A dictionary D. A storybook Prediction the Grand Canyon How deep / high How wide How long Nearly 1 mile (below me) (More than) 15 miles wide More than 200 miles Fill in the table. Look down to… Look across to… Look to my left and to my right… About 15 miles more than 200 miles weather place sights Feeling rainy sunny gate path the grey sky nothing to see some silent rocks no sign canyon The ground fell away and down to a river. A silver stream … deep/wide/long/huge The greatest wonder of the natural world facts opinions The sun rose behind me and shone… 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. Which direction was the writer facing while he was looking over the Grand Canyon a) South. b) North. c) East. d) West. 4. 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. 吸引 5. In the end, the writer says: I certainly know the answer. What do you think Please think: what is the answer What do you think After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. The underlined word “path” means _____. A. 高速公路 B.货车 C.小路 D.车顶 浏览上下猜词义 （context） Task 1: Read and guess. （读读猜猜。) I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. Read, then guess！读，准备猜猜看！ Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. The meaning of the underlined word “cleared” is _____. A.飘动 B.聚集 C.出现 D.散开 Read and guess. （读读猜猜。) After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. “Am I going the right way ” I asked. He knew where I was going. “Yes,” he replied… The underlined word “stranger” means _____. A.陌生人 B.怪物 C.迷人美景 D.冷酷的人 前加后添构新词 (word-building) strange (adj.) 奇怪的 + -r stranger (n.) 陌生人 Read and guess. （读读猜猜。) Finally, I came to some rocks and stopped. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it. The underlined word “silent” means _____. A. 吵闹的 B. 明亮的 C. 寂静的 D. 黑暗的 silence (n.) 寂静 silent (adj.) 寂静的 Read and guess. （读读猜猜。) A new reading way: fishbone鱼骨 the main idea 翻译下列短语 1. 世界奇观 ； 2. 2000多年 ； 3. 兵马俑 ； 4. 三峡大坝 ； 5. 巨人之路 ； 6. 维多利亚瀑布 ； 7. 自然奇观 ； 8. 古/现代奇观 ； 9. 参加（某种活动） ... ...
