(
课件网) Location in the west of America on the Colorado plateau（高原） colorful rocks fantastic shapes 科罗拉多大峡谷位于美国亚利桑那州(Arizona)西北部，科罗拉多高原西南部。大峡谷全长446千米，平均宽度16千米，最深处2133米，平均深度超过1500米，总面积为2724平方千米。 1919年，威尔逊总统将大峡谷地区辟为"大峡谷国家公园"(Grand Canyon National Park)。 大峡谷是科罗拉多河的杰作。这条河发源于科罗拉多州的落基山，洪流奔泻，经犹他州、亚利桑那州，由加利福尼亚州的加利福尼亚湾入海，全长2320千米。"科罗拉多"，在西班牙语中，意为"红河"，这是由于河中夹带大量泥沙，河水常显红色，故有此名，在大峡谷中，有75种哺乳动物、50种两栖和爬行动物、25种鱼类和超过300种的鸟类生存。整个国家公园是许多动物的乐园。 What will you write in the passage 1. Work in pairs. Talk about a great natural wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you. Reading and vocabulary below, deep, fantastic, high, long natural, shine, sign, silent, silver prep. 在下面；在……以下 v. 照耀 n. 迹象；标志；招牌 adj. 寂静的 adj. 银灰色的；银制的 ① Before I go to the Grand Canyon ② I came to the Grand Canyon ③ I saw the Grand Canyon clearly ④ What the Grand Canyon looks like ⑤ My feelings after visiting 分析文章结构，把握作者思路 Reading 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. √ √ Read Paragraph 1 and 2 and choose the correct answer. When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the east – the sky was becoming grey. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there. 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, “you’ll get there in five minutes.” Finally, I came to some rocks and stopped. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it. The Grand Canyon Where in _____ How deep nearly_____ How wide about_____ How long more than _____ Opinion _____ one mile. fifteen miles. 200 miles. America the greatest wonder Read P4 /5 carefully and answer the following: Task2: Read and write “T” or “F”. 1. When I arrived, the weather was sunny and hot. 2. I went to the wrong way at first. 3. The Colorado River was nearly three miles below me. 4. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. F F F T . Choose the correct answer. 1. Where does the passage most probably come from a. A magazine b. A grammar book c.A dictionary d. A storybook 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 ... ...
