Module 1 Wonders of the worldUnit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.Teaching objectives1.To master the vocabulary in unit 2.2.To get information from the reading material about Wonders of the world.3.To learn to use different tenses.below shinesignsilent silver sky在下面;在一下照耀迹象；标志；招牌寂寞的银灰色的；银制的天；天空/bl/an/san/salnt/slv/ska/Words and expressionsgreygo throughbesidereplyclearfall awaya.灰色的;阴沉的穿过在旁边回答；答复v.(烟雾等)开始消失v.突然向下倾斜/re/u ru:/bsad/rpla/kl(r)/f:l wei/streamnearlyon top ofcanyonremainby小河，小溪n.几乎；差不多adv.在上面;盖住峡谷n.逗留，留下v.在旁边;靠近/stri:m/nli/n tp v/knjn/rmen/by/Agreatwonderofthenaturalworld 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.2Listen and fill in the blanks下小交通工具 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,“youll 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.将来的多久以后 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.眺望 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 eachother at the bottom of the canyon,they still wouldnot reach the top.Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon.It was about fifteen milesaway,maybe more.在的底部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?延伸look acrossat the bottom oflook downreach the topthe other side(of)look to the leftgo far awayhow deephow widehow long眺望在底部俯视够到顶部 另外一边向左看延伸多深多宽多长TheThreeGorgesDamTheTerracottaArmyTheGiantsCausewayVictoriaFallsTheGrandCanyondeepwidelonganywheregatehugenaturalstrangerRead the passage quickly and match the words in the box with their meanings.1.not made by people2.an entrance3.someone you dont know4.very very big5.in any place When I _,it was early morning and it was raining.I _ _ _ the car,went _ a gate and walked _ a path._ _ _,the sky was becoming light,but _ the path,it was still very dark.I knew it was there,but there was _ _ _.arrivedgot out ofthroughalongIn the eastbesidenothing to seeFillintheblanks After about a kilometre,a stranger _ in front of me.“Am I _ _ _ _?”I asked.“Yes,”he _,“youll get there _ five minutes.”Finally,I came to some rocks,and _.I looked carefully _ them,but it was still _ dark _ see anything.appearedrepliedinstoppedovertootogoing the right wayFillintheblanks1.ground fell away and down to a river,far below me.我看见地面沉降到下面深谷 中的一条河里,在我的下方,离得很远。
fall away 消失/疏远 If you take this medicine,all your aches and pains will fall away.如果你服这种药，你的一切疼痛都会消失His supporters began to fall away from him.他的支持者开始疏远他了down to a river 沉降到一条河里2.I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon,one of the wonders of the natural world.我站在大峡谷边缘，它是自然界中的奇观之一on the edge of 处于的边缘 She carefully positioned the cup on the edge of the shelf.她把杯子小心地放在架子边The soldiers were encamped on the edge of the forest.士兵们在森林边扎营3.I looked down to the Colorado River about 2 kilometers below me.我俯视着距我约两公里之遥的科罗拉多河。
look down 向下看 she looked up and smiled at me.她抬起头来，冲我笑了笑look across 向对面看 look to ones left 向某人左侧看 Look over there-theres a rainbow!看那边！彩虹！4.If you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon,they still wont reach the top.即使你把世上最高的三座 建筑物叠在一起放在谷底，仍旧到不了顶at the bottom of 在的底部 Fill in your address at the bottom of the application form.把你的地址填写在申请表的下端Theres a pub at the bottom of the road.路的尽头有一家酒馆.5.A great wonder of the natural world.自然界的伟大奇观6.arrive in+大地方 at+小地方 get to+地点名词 reach +地点名词 他明天将到达北京他明天将到达北京。
He will _ Beijing tomorrow.arrive in/get to/reach 7.I get out of the car,went through a gate and walked along a dark path.我下了小汽车，穿过大门并沿着一条昏 暗的小路往前走1)get out of the car 下车 get into the car 上车 get on the bus/train 上车 get off the bus/train 下车 across prep.是指在表面上掠过，穿过,eg.walk across the bridge,fly across the mountain,还有对面的意思，如:run across the road through prep.多指从中穿过，通过，如：walk through the forest,go through the tunnelpast prep.多指从旁边经过 run past Jimthroughacrosspast8.walk along 沿着走,相当于go along 沿着这条街道走，向右转，你就可以找到它。
this street,turn right,and then you will find it.9.There was nothing to see.什么都看不见Walk/go along0.beside prep.在旁边；在附近next to.这大楼在公园旁边This building is _ the park.besides prep.除了.之外（还有）除了唱英文歌曲外，还有很多有趣的方 法来学习英语 singing English songs,there are many other fun ways to learn English.besideBesides 1.answer 与 reply v.&n.回答；答复；答案 answer和reply 后接that 从句时可互换他没能回答我的问题He failed to _ to my question.谁能回答我这个问题？Who can _ me this question?你能找到这个问题的答案吗？Can you find out _ to this question?replyanswerthe answer/replyanswer+名词/代词reply+to+名词/代词两者作名词时,都与to 搭配2.in five minutes=five minutes later3.I looked over them,but it was silent and there was no sign of it.我望着它们，但一 片寂静，看不见它。
1）该句是并列句，由连词but连接，两句 之间表转折关系2）look over 查看，检查，调查她正在查阅她的笔记She is _ her notes.looking over4.silent adj.寂静的 当天变黑时，万籁俱寂When it gets dark,everything falls _.a)silent adj.沉默的keep silent 保持沉默 面对它时我们不应该保持沉默We shouldnt _when we face it.b)silence n.沉默；安静 他们一起回家，一路上谁也不说话They went home together in _.the clouds clear 云散开了 The water is very clear.Are you clear?keep silentsilentsilenceTheGreatWall The Great Wall is one of the great wonders of the world.It was built in the Qin Dynasty and it has a history of more than 2,000 years.It lies in the north of China.The wall is about 6,700 kilometers long and stretches from Shanhaiguan to Jiayuguan.The height of the wall is 7.8 meters,and its width averages out at around 6.5 meters at the base and 5.8 meters at the top.The Great Wall has become a symbol of the Chinese nation and its culture.Read the passage and complete the table.The Grand CanyonHow deepHow wideHow long nearly one mileabout fifteen milesmore than 200 miles In the dark,there is no 1_ of the Grand Canyon,and it is 2_.But if you 3 _ by the Grand Canyon as the 4_ gets brighter and look down about one 5_,you can see the Colorado River 6_ you.It looks like a silver 7_ as it passes 8 _ the rocks at the bottom of the canyon.If someone asks you whether the Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder of the natural world,it may be easy to 9_.signsilentremainskymilebelowstreamthroughreplybelow mile remain reply sign silent sky stream throughHomework1.Recite the text in unit 2.2.Complete the exercise in the workbook.。