1、Module 1 Wonders of the worldUnit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.,Can you think of any wonders of the world?,skygreygo throughpathbesidereplysilentsignclearshine,天空灰色的；（天气）阴沉的穿过；从头至尾地练习小路在旁边；在附近回答；答复寂静的迹象；标志（烟雾）等开始消失照耀,New words and expressions,belowfall awaysilverstreamnearlyon top ofcanyonrem
2、ainby,在下面；在以下突然向下倾斜银灰色的；银质的小河；小溪几乎；差不多在上面；盖住峡谷逗留；留下在旁边；靠近,New words and expressions,1.reply v.回答；答复（1）reply 用作动词，意为“回答；答复”；常构成短语：reply to(sb./sth.)“对作出回答”。如：The students didnt reply to the question.那些学生没有回答这个问题。（2）reply 还可作名词，意为“回信；答复”，后面跟介词to，即reply to.表示“对的答复”。如：She made a reply to our request.她答复
3、了我们的请求。辨析：reply&answer（1）answer表示“回信，对作出回答”直接跟宾语，而reply与to连用后接宾语。如：We replied to/answered his letter yesterday.昨天，我们给他回了信。（2）作名词，均与介词to连用，即the answer/reply to.，意为“的答案/答复”。（3）在表示“接电话”（answer the phone）；“去开门”（answer the door）等时，不使用reply to。,2.below prep.在下面；在以下below 意为“在的下面；低于”，表示“位置的高低或抽象的概念”。例如：The
4、temperature is below zero in winter here冬天这里的气温在零度以下。辨析：below&under(1)below指处于比某物低的位置，不一定在某物的正下方。其反义词是above。(2)under表示“在下面”时，指处于某物的正下方，其反义词是over。选词填空：under；below We can see a river running to the east_ the hill.Do you know the man _ the tree?,below,under,3.nearly adv.几乎；差不多nearly用作副词，意为“几乎，差不多”，与alm
5、ost同义，可修饰不定代词、形容词、副词、动词、介词短语等。例如：Almost/Nearly all the students passed the exam.几乎所有的学生都通过了考试。辨析：nearly&almost（1）almost 可用于 any 以及 no，none，nobody，nothing，never 等否定词之前，而 nearly 一般不可以。（2）nearly 前可用 very，pretty，not 等词修饰，但 almost 不可以。,Work in pairs.Talk about a great natural wonder you know.Use the word
6、s in the box to help you.,deep fantastic high long natural tall wide wonderful,Learning to learn,A measurement and A fact测量和事实,wide,deep,high,tall,The writers opinion,wonderful,huge,greatest,Listen and complete the table.,nearly one mile,about 15 miles,maybe more,more than 200 miles,Read and choose
7、the correct answer.,1.Where does the passage possibly come from?a)A guide book.b)A grammar book.c)A dictionary.d)A story book.2.Why was there nothing to see?a)Because there was nothing.b)Because it was raining.c)Because it was too dark.d)Because it was in the morning.,3.Which direction was the write
8、r facing while he was looking over the Grand Canyon?a)South.b)North.c)East.d)West.4.What is the writers purpose in writing this passage?a)To give facts about 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
9、 the Grand Canyon.,Language points,1.I got out of the car,went through a gate and walked along a dark path.(1)get out of 从出来 get into 进入 get on 上（车等）get off 下(车等)get to 到达(2)through 穿过;通过(表示立体空间,从内部穿过)across 横过;穿过(从表面穿过，从一侧到另一侧)(3)walk along沿着走 get along with 与相处2.There was nothing to see.什么也看不到。,3.
10、beside the path在小路旁4.look over查看，检查look after 照顾，照料 look ahead 向前看,着眼未来look at 看着 look across 眺望look around/about 四处看看，四下环顾look back 回头看;回顾 look down 低头看look down upon/on 看不起;轻视；低头看look forward to 盼望，期待 look into 朝看去;调查look like 看上去像 look out 当心，小心，look out of 朝外面望去 look through 浏览look up 查寻，查阅;抬头看,
11、5.the clouds clear 云散了6.far below me 远远在我脚下7.one of the wonders of the natural world 自然界的奇迹之一8.on top of 在上面；盖住9.on both sides 在的两边,Complete the passage with the words in the box.,below mile remain reply sign silent sky stream through,In the dark,there is no(1)_ of the Grand Canyon,and it is(2)_.But
12、 if you(3)_ by the canyon as the(4)_ gets brighter and look down about one(5)_,you can see the Colorado River(6)_ you.It looks like a silver(7)_ as it passes(8)_ the rocks at the bottom of the canyon.If someone asks you whether the Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder of the natural world,it may be e
13、asy to(9)_.,sign,silent,remain,sky,mile,below,stream,through,reply,Writing,complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world.,Imagine you have seen one of natural or man-made wonders.Write sentences and describe how you felt when you visited the wonder.,Say when you saw i
14、t.I just visited the Great Wall last month.Say where it is.It is in the north of China.Describe its size.It is.Say what interesting facts you know.It is famous for.Say what happened when you visited it.It was in early autumn and we were.Say how you felt.I thought it was the most wonderful sight.,Pra
15、ctice,I.根据句意及汉语提示完成单词1.Whats that bright object in the _(天空)?2.The room had gone _(寂静的).3.In the photo,the sun is _(照耀).4.There is not a _(银灰色的)hair on her head.5.I didnt _(逗留)long in the city.,sky,silent,shining,grey,remain,.用所给词的适当形式填空1.I have something important _(tell)you.2.We _(have)a sports me
16、eting in two weeks.3.When I got home,my mother _(cook).4.Lets share the _(wonder)dolphin show together.5.The Changjiang River is _(long)river in China.,to tell,will have,was cooking,wonderful,the longest,.完成句子1.你可以清晰地看到湖底的鱼。You can see fish clearly _ _ _ _ the lake.2.车子不停下来，你不可以下车。You cant _ _ _ the
17、 car unless it stops.3.我害怕从高楼楼顶朝下看。Im afraid to _ _ from the top of a tall building.4.太阳离地球很远。The sun is _ _ from the earth.5.我们在山顶站了半个多小时。We stood _ _ of the hill for more than half an hour.,at the bottom of,get out of,look down,far away,on top,Write a passage about one of the natural or man-made wonders.,Custom makes all things easy.有个好习惯，事事皆不难。,
