Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 2 I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon.the Grand Canyon

Empire State Build- ing It is 102 floors/443ms, so it is high/tall. It was built in 1931, so it is a modern wonder. America 帝国大厦

zebra It is 8,844m, so it is very high/tall. Mt. Qomolangma between Nepal and China It is a natural wonder. 珠穆朗玛峰

It is a natural wonder. It is 6, 397kms long, 2 kms wide and 150ms deep. China the Changjiang River 长江 中国

It is 4, 280m deep. It is 19, 900kms wide. The pacific Ocean It is a natural wonder. 太平洋

Eiffel Tower It is 448m high. It was built in 1887, so it is a modern wonder. 法国 艾菲尔铁塔

Niagara Falls 尼亚加拉瀑布 It is 51m high. It is a natural wonder. between Canada and America

Natural wonder bottom I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon.

1.natural (adj.) 自然的 ---nature(n.) 大 自然 2. get out of — 反 — get into 4.reply (v.) 回答 ----reply to sb./sth. 5. clear (v.) 散开 (adj.) 清晰的 clearly (adv.) 清晰地 Learn the new words 从 … 内出来 / 离开 — 进入

3. light a. 作名词 (1). 可数名词 : 灯, 电灯 Turn off the lights when you leave. (2). 不可数名词 : 光, 光线 b. 作形容词 : (1). 轻的 反义词： heavy( 重的 ) (2). 明亮的 反义词 : dark( 黑暗的 ) The sun gives us light.

6.rise (v.)—rose—risen 升起 raise (v.) 举起 raise your hands 7.ground (n.) 地面 —playground on the playground 8.below(prep.) 在 … 的下面 - 反 -above 9. on the edge of… 处于 …… 的边缘 10. at the bottom of… 在 …… 底部 11. the Grand Canyon 大峡谷

13.disappear (v.) 消失 - 反 -appear(v.) 出现 ---appearance (n.) 外表 14.distance (n.) 距离 --distant (adj.) 遥远的 in the distance 在远处 15. face (v.) 面对，面临 (n.) 脸 face to face 面对面 16.sight (n.) 景观 —see (v.)—saw—seen 12.side (n.) 边，面 on the left/right side (of) on both sides (of the road)

while reading 1. Which river goes through the Grand Canyon? 2. Where may the passage come from? A: A guidebook B: A grammar book C: A dictionary D: A diary

while reading 1. Which river goes through the Grand Canyon? A.The Colorado River. B. River Thames. C. The Mississippi River

while reading 1. Which river goes through the Grand Canyon? 2. Where may the passage come from? A: A guidebook B: A grammar book C: A dictionary D: A diary a book in which you write each day about your personal thoughts and experiences

while reading divide the passage into three parts Para. 5 _____the travelling (opinion) Para. 3&4 Para. 1&2 before _____ he saw the canyon. ____ he was on the edge of the canyon whileafter timeline

while reading(part 1) 1. How did the writer go there? 2. What did the writer see when he arrived? I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a path. The sky was becoming light, but there was nothing to see. By car. He was on his way. dark

While the writer was on his way to the the canyon, ___________helped him. while reading(part 1) a stranger …He knew where I was going…. Why? A.The writer told him. B.The canyon was very famous. He was on his way.

while reading(part 1) “Reply” means: ___________ answer “Am I going the right way?” I asked. …“Yes,” he replied, “ you’ll get there in five minutes.” He was on his way.

Why was there nothing to see? A: Because there was nothing. B: Because it was too dark. C: Because it was in the morning. D: Because it was raining. It was ____ dark ____ I couldn’t see anything. sothat He was on his way. while reading(part 1)

Where was the writer facing? A: To the south B: To the north C: To the east D: To the west He was on the edge of the canyon. while reading(part 2) What could the writer see?

Where was the writer facing? A: To the south B: To the north C: To the east D: To the west How do you know it? The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. He was on the edge of the canyon. while reading(part 2) The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. The clouds cleared and the rain stoppped.

What did the writer see? He saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below him. while reading(part 2) A.The ground is very wide. B.The canyon is not deep. C.The canyon is very deep. D.He could see the ground clearly. He was on the edge of the canyon. What did the writer want to tell us?

Grand Canyon How high is it? How wide is it? How long is it? about 2 kilometres 20 kilometres, maybe more over 400 kilometres while reading(part 2) He was on the edge of the canyon.

while reading(part 2) What did the writer mean? If you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still won’t reach the top. high Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon disappeared into the distance… long He was on the edge of the canyon.

while reading(part 3) fact: high wide long big opinio n: ? After his travelling.

while reading the greatest wonder of the natural world

What is the writer’s purpose in writing it? 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. while reading

1. 到达 arrive at 小地方 arrive in 大地方 get to reach * 没有地方名时只能用 arrive e.g.arrive here/there

① 他们将在明天早上 10 点到达广州. ② 我昨晚 9 点到家的. ③ Do you know when he ___ last night? They _______________________ at ten tomorrow morning. will arrive in / get to / reach I __________________ at nine last night. arrived / got / reached A. arrive at B. reach C. arrived

2. go through ( 从里面 ) 穿过 go across ( 从表面 ) 跨过, 越过 go across = cross ① The light ___ the windows and made the room bright. ② The old man ___ the road slowly. A. went across B. went through C. go through A. crossed B. go across C. across

Nanchang Hunan Guangxi Guangdong Jiangxi Taiwan Fujian Hainan 1. Hunan lies ___ the _____ of Jiangxi. 2. Hainan is __ the ______ of Guangxi. 3. Nanchang is ___ the _______ of Jiangxi. 4. Jiangxi is ___ the __________ of Guangxi. 5. Taiwan lies ___ the __________ of China. 3. in 从属 on 相邻相接 to 相邻不相接 on west to south in north to northeast in southeast

4. in front of ( 在外部的 ) 前面 in the front of ( 在内部的 ) 前面 ① He got on the bus and sat down ___ it. ② There is a large mountain ___ her house. A. in front of B. in the front C. in the front of A. in the front B. in front of C. In the front of

5.in + 时间段 ( 从现在起的 … 时间之内 常用将来时 ) after ( 从过去或将来起的 … 时间后 常用过去或将来时 ) ① He left London __ two days. He will come here __ a week. ② I ____ my homework in two hours. A. in; after B. after; in C. before; in A. finished doing B. will finish do C. will finish doing

6. reply He has not replied to my question yet. 回答, 答复. 后面常接介词 to. 7. look over… (1). 从 … 上面看过去. The policemen looked over the wall. (2). 仔细检查 …… The leaders of our school were looking over the teachers’ lesson plans.

8. too…to… 太 … 而不能做 ……, 意义，相当于 so… that…( 否定句 ) The boy is too young to go to school. The boy is so young that he can’t go to school. 本身具有否定

9. one of +(the + adj. 最 )+ 名词复数 ( 谓语用单数 ) … 当中（最 … ）的一个 ① David is one of the best p_____in his class. ② One of the girls over there always __. ③ China is one of __ countries in the world. upils A. reply loudly B. replies loudly C. replies loud A. the most beautiful B. more beautiful C. most beautiful

10. look across to 向 … 对面看 I was looking across to the other sides of the Canyon. 11. look to one’s left/right 向 … 某人左 / 右看

look down to look across to look to my left look to my right

① There are trees on ___of the road. ② They put many flags on ___ side of the square. 12. on both sides 在两边 on each side 在两边 on every side 在每一边 （三边或以上） A. each side B. every side C. both side A. each B. every C. both

disappear 消失, 不见, 灭绝 The dinosaurs disappeared long ago kilometres long “ 数词 + 名词 + 形容词 ” 的用法 (1). 表示人物的年龄 / 高矮等, 如 : five years old (2). 表示事物的高度 / 宽度 / 深度, 如 : 1.6 metres tall 400 公里长 十米高 ten metres high two kilometres wide 两公里宽 twenty metres deep 20 米深 13. disappear into the distance 消失在远方