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

3. Wonders of the world

4. 全长 6700 千米以上, 号称万里长城。 平均宽度 10 米左右 How long is it? How wide is it? It is over 7300 kilometres long. It is about ten metres wide in average. A wonder!

5. the Himalayas

6. The Amazons

7. the Jin Mao Building 上海经贸大厦

8. Eiffel Tower

9. Niagara Falls 尼加拉瓜瀑布

10. Listen and answer: What is the wonder mentioned in the passage?

11. Read the first paragraph and answer: Q: What did the writer do after he arrived? He got out of the car, went through a gate, walked along a path and watched.

12. Read the second paragraph and answer: 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. …but it was still too dark to see anything

13. Read the third paragraph and answer: Q: 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 The sun rose behind me and…

14. Read the fourth paragraph and fill in the table: Grand Canyon How deep/high is it? How wide is it? How long is it? Deeper/ higher than the 3 tallest buildings in the world. About 20 kilometres wide Over 400 kilometres long

15. Read and answer: Q:1 Where may the passage come from? A: A guidebook B: A grammar book C: A dictionary D: A diary Q2: What is the writer’s purpose in writing it? A: Give facts about the Grand Canyon. B: Tell how he feels about the Grand Canyon. C: Introduce the Grand Canyon. D: Tell people to visit the Grand Canyon.

16. Revise the new words and expressions. Read the passage aloud by yourselves. Study the passage and find language points and difficulties. SB P7 Activity 6; Wb P113-114 Ex 5,6,7 Study Unit 3 Activity 4-5. Try talking about the past, present and future of the wonders of the world.( 选做 )

17. Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 2( II ) I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon.

19. 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. in any place

20. P4 Language points: 1.think of : 想起, 认为 think about: 思考 think over: 仔细地, 再次的考虑 2.deep(adj.)---depth(n.) 深度 high---height 高度 long---length 长度 3.The greatest wonder of the natural world. 自然界最伟大的奇迹

21. 4. arrive + at/ in+ 地点 get+ to + 地点 reach+ 地点 I am waiting for him to arrive. 5.get out of… 从 … 出来, 离开 get into… 进去 … 6.went through a gate and walked along a path 7.in the east/ west/ south/ north

22. 8.beside: next to/ near besides: 除了 … 9. There was nothing to see. 10. A stranger appeared in front of me. 11. Am I going the right way? 我走的路对吗 ? 12.reply—replied—replied 回答 answer+ 名词 / 代词 reply + to + 名词 / 代词 … 13. in five minutes 在 5 分钟之内 时间单位 +later after+ 时间单位

23. 14. finally: at last/ in the end 15. come to : 来到 … 16. I look carefully over them, but it was still too dark to see anything. 17. Suddenly, the clouds cleared. 突然, 云散开了. The water is very clear. Are you clear? 水很清澈. 你听懂了吗 ? 18. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. 太阳从我身后升起, 它离那些岩石很远. (rise---rose---risen) The sun rises in the east. beyond: ( ad.) 在更远处 ; 往更远处 ; 超越

24. 19.I saw that the 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, 离我特别遥远. fall away: 消失 Her smile falls away. 疏远 His friends began to fall away from him. down to a river: 沉降到一条河里 20.One of the wonders of the natural world 21.Look down to…

25. 23. look across to the other side of… go walk across… cross… crossing 名词, “ 十字路口 ” 24. Maybe more. 或许更 … may be ( 句中 ) maybe( 句首, 句末 ) 22. The three tallest buildings in the world 世上最高的建筑物 at the bottom of… 在 … 底部

26. 26.not…but… 不是 … 而是 …. 27. What do you think? 你觉得呢 ? 25. I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon disappeared into the distance. 我左右遥望, 在两边, 大峡谷消 失在远方 …

27. Imagine you have been to the West Lake. write sentences describing how you felt when you see it for the first time. Say when you saw it. Describe its size. Say what happened. Say how you felt. Writing:

28. 西湖位于浙江省杭州市。西湖的水面面 积约 5.66 平方公里, 湖岸周长 15 公里。 水的平均深度在 1 ． 5 米左右，最深处在 2 ． 8 米左右，最浅处不到 1 米。湖南北 长 3 ． 3 公里，东西宽 2 ． 8 公里。苏堤 和白堤将湖面分成里湖、外湖、 南屏晚钟 雷锋夕照三潭印月曲院风荷

29. Read the passage and revise language points. Finish writing about the West Lake. Finish P8-9 ， Activity 7&8