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1、Module1 Wonders of the worldAmerica 美国Unit 2 I was on the edge of(1) the Grand Canyon(2).Activity 1. Think of some wonders of the world about the Following sights. Then describe them using these adjectives. buildings mountains rivers seas towers waterfallsancient deep high long modern natural(3) tal
2、l wide 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zebraIt is 8,844m, so it is very high/tall.Mt. Qomolangmabetween Nepal and ChinaIt is a natural wonder.珠穆朗玛峰It is a natural wonder.It is 6, 397kms long, 2 kms wide and
3、150ms deep.China the Changjiang River 长江中国It is 4, 280m deep. It is 19, 900kms wide. The pacific OceanIt 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大
4、峡 谷 位 于 美 国 科 罗 拉 多 高 原 上 ， 科 罗 拉 多 河 从 中 流 过 。 据 说 在 十 六 世 纪 ， 有 一 个 叫 科 罗 拉 多 的 人 为 了 寻 找 传 说 中 的 七 座 黄 金 城 ， 从 遥 远 的 地 方 跋 涉 到 此 地 ， 发 现了大峡谷，科罗拉多大峡谷由此得名。据地理学家考证，大峡谷已走 过六百万年的历史，是大自然在地球上的杰作，辉煌与壮丽远非一般 自然景色可比。美国人以此为骄傲与自豪。The Grand Canyon is situated in the northwest corner of the American state of Ar
5、izona, close to the borders of Utah and Nevada. It is located in the Crand Canyon National Park, which covers an area of 493,077 hectares, and contains 446 km of the Colorado River(total length 2,333km). Step1 Fast ReadingA.Before I got to the Grand Canyon.B.What I saw when I was on the Grand Canyon
6、.C.My feeling after visiting the Grand Canyon.1. Read quickly and chose the paragraph for ech title.Paragraph 1and 2Parapraph 3 and 4Paragraph 52. Go through the passage quickly again and finish part 5Grand CanyonHow deep/high is it ? How wide is it ?How long is it ?2 kilometres deep20 kilometres wi
7、de400 kilometres longStep2 Advaced Reading Read the passage again and finish part 3. if necessary, you can talk about with your partners.1. Where may the passage 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
8、 it was too dark.c) Because it was raining.d) Because it was in the morning.Activity 3. Choose the best answer.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 writers purpose in writing this passage?a) To
9、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.Step 3 Detailed Reading1. Read paragraph 1 and 2 carefully and answer the questions and guess the missing words.What was the weather like?Coul
10、d I see anything clearly? Why?It was raining.No, I couldnt. Because it was early morning and beside the path it was still dark.When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining.I the car.got out of(4)I went through(5) a gate.I walked along(6) a path.In the east, the sky was becoming light(7),
11、but beside the path, it was still very dark, there was nothing to see. After about a kilometer, a stranger appeared in front of me. I asked him if I was going the right way. He replied(8) “Yes.” He said I would get there after five minutes. I came to sme rocks and stopped. I looked carefully over(9)
12、 them, but it was too dark to (10) see anything.2. Read paragraph 3 and 4 carefully (all students) and answer the questions and guess the missing words.What happened to the weather when I found I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon?What does the writer think of the Grand Canyon?The clouds cleared an
13、d the rain stopped. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks.The Grand Canyon is not just big. Its huge. It is one of the wonders of the natural world.Suddenly, the clouds cleared(11). The rain stopped.The sun rose(12) behind me and beyond the rocks.I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of t
14、he wonders of the world.I saw that the ground(13) fell away and down to a river, far below me.The Colorado RiverI looked down to(14) the Colorado River(15) about 2 kilometres below me. If you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of (16) the canyon, they still will not reach the
15、 top. Then I looked across to (17) the other side of the canyon. It was 20 kilometres, maybe more.Finally, I looked to(18) my left and to my right, and on both sides(19) the canyon disappeared into the distance(20)-over 400 kilometres long. The Grand Canyon is 2,724 square kilometres, so it is not just big, it is huge(21).Read parapraph 5 and think about : How does the writer feel about the Grand Canyon? He thinks it is the greatest wonder in the natural world.Listen to the tape and read the passage following the tapeRetell the passageIt was _ _ and it was _. In the east, the sky was _ _
