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课件网) Unit 2 Module 1 Wonders of the World To understand the passage about the trip to the Grand Canyon. To know how to write about what you see and your feelings when travelling. 学习目标 ancient / modern wonders wonders of the world natural wonders man-made wonders What have you learned about wonders of the world Revision 思 考 新课导入 Eiffel Tower 思 考 新课导入 思 考 The Great Wall 思 考 新课导入 思 考 The Grand Canyon Scanning After a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. “Am I going the right way ” I asked. Why does the author doubt himself to ask the question Because: the path is dark there was nothing to see it was silent there was no sign of the Grand Canyon Task 2: Read para. 2 carefully. Scanning Task 3: Read carefully about Para 3 & 4 Which direction was the writer facing while he was looking over the Grand Canyon And how do you know He faced West. “The sun rose behind me” Which side did the author face later He faced East (about 15 miles away), and then to the his left and right (more than 200 miles away). “Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right.” the Grand Canyon deep/long/high natural fantastic/huge … Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Before seeing the Grand Canyon While seeing the Grand Canyon After seeing the Grand Canyon Read and divide the passage into different parts. How I got to the Grand Canyon. What I saw when I was on the Grand Canyon. My feeling after visiting the Grand Canyon. While- reading (fast reading) 三个线索（时间、空间、感觉） Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world—the Grand Canyon. I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still would not reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge! I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself, “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world ” I certainly know the answer. What do you think The Grand Canyon How deep How wide How long nearly one mile about fifteen miles more than 200 miles When you visited it What interesting facts you know Where it is What happened during your stay Information about it How you felt Imagine you have seen one of the wonders of the world. Write sentences describing how you felt when you visited the wonder: I saw the … for the first time … years ago … It’s about … metres / kilometres long /wide / deep … It was in spring / summer / … a ... ...
