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外研版九年级英语上册
module1 unit2 The Grand Canyon was not just big
学习目标
一、掌握以下单词和短语： below, shine, sign, silent, silver, sky, grey, go though, beside等。
二、能够运用恰当的阅读技巧获取文章大意和细节信息。
三、能够运用所学语言简单地谈论大峡谷，用所学的词汇和短语完成一篇关于游览经历的写作。
The Grand Canyon How deep
How wide
How long
nearly one mile.
about fifteen miles.
more than 200 miles.
Read the passage and complete the table.
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it
Victoria Falls, Zambezi
南非赞比西河，维多利亚瀑布
Alaska Glacier Gulf National Park
美国阿拉斯加冰河湾国家公园
Mount Qomolangma
珠穆朗玛峰
Mammoth Cave National Park
猛玛洞穴国家公园
Baikal Lake
贝加尔湖
Yellowstone National Park
黄石公园
When did they get there
How's the weather
What did the writer do after he arrived
What did he see on the way
the early morning
raining
nothing to see
He got of the car, went a gate, walked a dark path.
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.
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.
out
through
along
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.
1. Who appeared in front of me
A stranger appeared beside the path.
2. Why did the stranger know where I was going
Because the Grand Canyon is very famous.
3. How soon will I get there
I will get there in five minutes.
4.Could I see the Grand Canyon when I came to some rocks Why
No. Because it was still too dark to see anything.
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.
1. Which direction was the writer facing while he/she was looking over the Grand Canyon
a) South b) North c) East d) West
What to be described What they did
The clouds
The rain
The sun
The ground
I
cleared
stopped
rose, shone
fell away, down to..
looking across
para.3
Is it the first time that the writer told us the name of the wonder
Why didn’t the writer introduce the name at the very beginning of the passage
To show the Grand Canyon is very mysterious. And also to arouse the interest of readers.
The sun shone on the rocks.
fall away
fall down
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!
Facts about the Grand Canyon How deep
How wide
How long
nearly one mile deep
about fifteen miles wide
more than 200 miles long
What does the writer think of the Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge!
1 mile=1.609344 kilometres
opinion:
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
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the question:
Q: What did the writer do after he arrived
He looked to the east ,got out of the car, went through a gate ,walked along a path.
Read Paragraph 2 and answer the question:
Q: Why was there nothing to see
A: Because there was nothing.
B: Because it was too dark.
C: Because it was in the morning.
2. below
below,介词 意为“在……的下面；低于”，表示
“位置的高低或抽象的概念”。例如：
The temperature is below zero in winter here．
冬天这里的气温在零度以下。
辨析：below & under
(1) below指处于比某物低的位置，不一定在某物的正下方。其反义词是above。
(2) under表示“在……下面”时，指处于某物的正下方，其反义词是over。
选词填空：under；below
① We can see a river running to the east_______ the hill.
② Do you know the man _________ the tree
below
under
look up 向上看；查阅(字典等)
look to one's left/right 向…左右看 look down 向下看；瞧不起
look across 向…对面看
look for 寻觅
look after 照管
look over 从…上方看过去
look短语小聚
Learning to learn
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.
5. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked
along a dark path.
(1) get out of 从……出来
get into 进入
get on 上（车等）
get off 下 (车等)
get to 到达
(2) through 穿过; 通过(表示立体空间, 从内部穿过)
across 横过; 穿过 (从表面穿过，从一侧到另一侧)
(3) walk along沿着……走
6. look over查看，检查
look after 照顾，照料
look ahead 向前看,着眼未来
look at 看着
look across 眺望
look around/about 四处看看，四下环顾
look back 回头看;回顾
look down 低头看
look down upon/on 看不起;轻视；低头看
Step 3 Important phrases
从…里面出来
穿越
3. 五分钟后
4.从上面看过去
5. 突然向下倾斜
6. 向下看
7. 在…的上面
8. 在…的底部
9. 向某人左侧看
10. 自然界最伟大的奇迹
get out of
go through
in five minutes
look over
fall away
look down to
on top of
at the bottom of
look to my left
the greatest wonder of the natural world
1. 到达 arrive at （相对较小的）地方
arrive in （相对较大的）地方
get to
reach
* 没有地方名时只能用 arrive
注意：home, here, there
Step 2 Important Points
【语境应用】用quiet，calm，silent或still填空：
1）The crowd fell _______ when the President appeared.
2) We stood _______ and watched as the deer came closer.
3) When facing danger, one should keep _______.
4) We'll have to be _______ so as not to wake the baby.
5) In class, one shouldn't keep ______ about the teacher’s questions.
6) When taken photos, one should keep _____.
7) The doctor did what he could to make the girl ______.
8) I'll be as _______ as a mouse. I will not disturb him.
silent
still
calm
quiet
silent
still
calm
quiet
3.Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river.
地面(仿佛在随光线)向下延伸，(逐渐)退落到下面的一条河里。
below prep. 低于；在 ... 下面
e.g. The temperature is below freezing.
温度低于冰点。
Please do not write below this line.
请不要写到这条线下面。
1. Where does the passage probably come from
a) A magzine. 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 /she 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.
Read and choose the correct answer.
Post-reading
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)______.
sign
silent
remain
stream
mile
below
sky
through
reply
Retell
Complete the passage with the words in the box.
below, mile, remain, reply, sign,
silent, sky, stream, through

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