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初三 ( 上 )Module 1

Unit 2 I was on the edge of

the Grand Canyon.

广东广东

The Grand Canyon

Wonders of the world

1

美国大峡谷

zebra

2

Empire State Building

snake

South Island

3

新西兰南岛

Canadian Rockies

4

加拿大洛基山脉

Koala bear

5

长江

the Changjiang River

Niagara Falls

6

尼亚加拉瀑布

elephant

7

Mt. Qomolangma

珠穆朗玛峰

giraffe

8

美国黄石公园

Yellowstone National Park

☺Work in pairs. Can you think of any

wonders of the world? Talk about:

buildings mountains rivers

seas towers waterfalls

☺Use these words to help you.

ancient deep high long

modern natural tall wide

Reading and vocabulary

Read the passage and describe what you can see in the photo. Use some of the words in Activity 1.

Listen and read.

Choose the best answer.1. Where does the passage most

likely come from?

a) A guidebook.

b) A textbook.

c) A dictionary.

d) A diary.

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. Where was the writer facing on the edge of the Grand Canyon? a) To the south. b) To the north. c) To the east. d) To the west.

4. What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage? a) To give facts about the Grand Canyon. b) To tell how he feels about the Grand Canyon. c) To introduce the Grand Canyon. d) To tell people to visit the Grand Canyon.

Match the words in the box with their meanings.anywhere gate huge natural stranger 1. not made by people ___________2. an entrance ___________3. someone you don’t know ____________4. very very big __________5. of any place __________

naturalgatestranger

hugeanywhere

Complete the table with facts about the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon

How deep / high is it?

How wide is it?

How long is it?

2,000 metres

20 kilometres

400 kilometres

Important and difficult points

1. The sun rose behind me and beyond

the rocks. I saw that the ground fell awa

y and down to a river, far below me.

太阳从位于我身后的岩石远处升起。我看到地面沉降至下面深谷中的一条河里。

2. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders the natural world. 我站在大峡谷边缘 , 它是自然界中的奇观 之一。

3. I looked down to the Colorado River about 2,000metres below me. 我俯视着距我两千多米之遥的科罗拉 多河。 Then I looked across to other side of the canyon. 然后 , 我眺望峡谷的另一边。 Finally, I looked to my left and to my right....... 最后 , 我向左右遥望 ......

在上面这三个句子中 , look 和不同的介词 /副词组成不同的词组 , 有着不同的意思。 look down 表示“向下看” ; look across 表示“向对面看” ; look to one’s left 表示“向某人左侧看”。还有很多介词 / 副词可以和look 这个动词组成词组 , 如 ; Look over there---there’s a rainbow! 看那边 ! 彩虹 ! She looked up and smiled at me. 她抬起头来 , 冲我笑了笑。

WritingMake a table with facts about:the Changjiang River the Great Wall

the Changjiang River

the Great Wall

How deep /high is it?

How wide is it?

How long is it?

6,300 kilometers

6,700kilometers

Imagine you have seen one of the wond

ers of the world. Write sentences descri

bing how you felt when you saw it for t

he first time.

Say when you saw it.

It was two years ago when I first saw

the Great Wall…

Describe its size.

It’s about 6,700 kilometres long.

Say what happened.

It was in autumn and we were

walking…

Say how you felt.

It was the most wonderful sight I

have ever seen.

HomeworkWb. Ex. 5, 6 , 7&8