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课件网) Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big. 新课导入 Do you know what wonder it is It is The Grand Canyon. /'k nj n / Some pictures about the Grand Canyon A. Before I got to the Grand Canyon. B. What I saw when I was on the Grand Canyon. C. My feeling after visiting the Grand Canyon. Read and match. Reading tip: Learn to scan the whole passage to get the main idea of each paragraph. 语境串记 We have to swim across the river first, and then walk through the forest. 我们得先游过这条河，然后穿过那片森林。 教材原句 After about a mile，a stranger appeared beside the path. 大约走了一英里后，一个陌生人出现在小路旁边。（教材P4） &3& beside /b 'sa d/ prep. 在……旁边；在……附近 Sally is my best friend. She often sits beside me silently when I am sad.萨莉是我最好的朋友。当我伤心时，她经常静静地坐在我旁边。（选自龙东中考） I always keep a dictionary beside me while learning English. 学习英语时，我总是放一本词典在身边。（选自台州中考） 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. The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it Which direction was the writer facing while he / she was looking over the Grand Canyon a) South. b) North. c) East. d) West. The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it Some adjectives tell you facts, such as wide, deep, high and tall; some adjectives tell you the opinion of the author, like wonderful, huge and great. Learn to use them to talk about facts and give your opinion. Learning to learn Writing Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world. Name Location Interesting facts 2 Read the passage and complete the table. A great wonder of the natural world 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. 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 t ... ...
