Unit2IwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon.ⅠTeachingmodelReadingandwritingⅡTeachingmethodBottom-upapproachⅢTeachingaimsKeywords:waterfall,natural,light,beside,stranger,reply,rock,clear,rise–rose-risen,ground,below,edge,bottom,canyon,top,disappear,distance,huge,myself,likely,faceKeyPhrases:getoutof;lookover,ontheedgeof,atthebottomofⅣTeachingaidsPPT,taperecorderⅤTeachingStepsStep1Warming-up1.ShowapictureoftheGreatWallandtalksomethingaboutthepicture.What’sthenameoftheplace?Isitanancientbuilding?Howlong/wideisit?2.Showsomepicturesoffamousbuildings,seas,towers,waterfallsandsoon.DescribethemwiththewordsinActivity1aswellaslearnsomenewwords.Step2:Reading1.Fastreadingscanthepassageandfindoutthenameofthewonder.2.CarefulreadingReadthefirstparagraphandanswer:Whatdidthewriterdoafterhearrived?Readthesecondparagraphandanswer:Whywastherenothingtosee?Readthethirdparagraphandanswer:WherewasthewriterfacingontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon?Readthefourthparagraphandfillinthetable:GrandCanyonHowdeep/highisit?Howwideisit?Howlongisit?Readthefifthparagraphandfeelthewriter’sfeeling3.Playthetapeandhavethemreadandanswer.Q1:Wheremaythepassagecomefrom?A:AguidebookB:AgrammarbookC:AdictionaryD:AdiaryQ2:Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingit?A:GivefactsabouttheGrandCanyon.B:TellhowhefeelsabouttheGrandCanyon.C:IntroducetheGrandCanyon.D:TellpeopletovisittheGrandCanyon.Step3DoexercisesMatchthewordsintheboxwiththeirmeaningsinActivity4.Step4Explaintheimportantanddifficultpoints1.Thesunrosebehindmeandbeyondtherocks.Isawthatthegroundfellawayanddowntoariver,farbelowme.太阳从位于我身后的岩石远处升起.我看到地面沉降至下面深谷中的一条河里.2.IwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon,oneofthewondersthenaturalworld.我站在大峡谷边缘,它是自然界中的奇观之一.3.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverabout2,000metresbelowme.我俯视着距我两千多米之遥的科罗拉多河.ThenIlookedacrosstoothersideofthecanyon.然后,我眺望峡谷的另一边.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright.......最后,我向左右遥望......在上面这三个句子中,look和不同的介词/副词组成不同的词组,有着不同的意思.lookdown表示“向下看”;lookacross表示"向对面看";looktoone'sleft表示"向某人左侧看".还有很多介词/副词可以和look这个动词组成词组,如;Lookoverthere---there'sarainbow!看那边!彩虹!Shelookedupandsmiledatme.她抬起头来,冲我笑了笑.…Step5Writing1．Makeatablewithfactsabout:TheWestLake2．ImagineyouhavetotheWestLake.Writesentencesdescribinghowyoufeltwhenyousawitforthefirsttime.Step6HomeworkFinishtheexercisesintheworkbookEx.5,6,7
