1. Revision

4. The Giant’s Causeway 巨人之路 Northern Ireland

6. Victoria Falls 维多利亚瀑布 Africa

8. The Terracotta Army 秦始皇兵马俑 Xian, Shanxi Province

10. The Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝 Yichang, Hubei Province

11. the Grand Canyon

12. Wonders of the world The Grand Canyon was not just big. Unit 2

15. A. How I feel about the Great Canyon? B. The Grand Canyon is not just big, but huge. C. I realized I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon. D. When I arrived, there was nothing to see. E. I asked a stranger the way before I came to some rocks. _____ _____ ______ ______ _____E B D CA Time ： 3

17. Read and choose the correct answer. 1.Where does the passage most probably come from? a) A magazine. b) A grammar book. c) A dictionary. d) A storybook. a 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. b 1.Where does the passage most probably come from? a) A magazine. b) A grammar book. c) A dictionary. d) A storybook. Time ： 8

18. 3. Which direction was the writer facing while he was looking over the Grand Canyon? a) South. b) North. c) East. d) West. d 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. b

20. the Grand Canyon How deep / high is it? How wide is it? How long is it? Nearly 1 mile About 15 miles wide More than 200 miles Read Para. 4 again and fill in the table. Time ： 5

22. Activity 4 Complete the passage with the words in the box. ① sign ② silent ③ remain ④ sky ⑤ mile ⑥ below ⑦ stream ⑧ through ⑨ reply

24. The Grand Canyon is situated in the northwest corner of the American state of Arizona, close to the borders of Utah and Nevada. It is located in the Grand Canyon National Park, which covers an area of 493,077 hectares, and contains 446 km of the Colorado River (total length 2,333km).