WY九年级版1.TogetinformationfromthereadingmaterialabouttheGrandCanyon2.Tolearnsomekeywordsandusefulexpressions3.ToknowthewayofwritingwhatyouseeandyoufeelwhentravellingObjectives:Patterns:Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge.Words:shinesilversignbesidestreamclearreplyremainPhrases:lookover/across/downgetoutoffallawayatthebottomoftheYellowstoneNationalParkWhatdoyouknowaboutthesewonders?VictoriaFallstheTerracottaArmyThreeGorgesDamthePyramidsinEgyptthePyramidsinEgyptSomewonderfulviewsoftheGrandCanyon.SomefactsabouttheGrandCanyon.*location:Arizona,USA*446kmlong16kmwide(average)1,600mdeep(average)*oneofthesevenwondersofthenaturalworld*TheColoradoRiverrunsthroughtheGrandCanyon.*TherockfoundatthebottomoftheGrandCanyonisaround2billionyearsold.Nowlet’senjoyavideoaboutitsfantasticview.skyn.天空greyadj.灰色的;阴沉的Doyouknowthesewords?silentadj.寂静的signn.迹象;标志silveradj.银色的streamn.小河;小溪canyonn.峡谷shinev.照耀Wordsandexpressionsgothroughbesidereplyclearfallaway穿过prep.在……旁边;在……附近v.回答;答复v.(烟雾等)开始消失突然向下倾斜Wordsandexpressionsstreamnearlyontopofcanyonremainbyn.小河;小溪adv.几乎;差不多在……上面;盖住n.峡谷v.逗留;留下prep.在……旁边;靠近接龙幻灯片上单词或短语出现时,同学应迅速读出并说出中文意思。每人一词,按行/列依次接龙,3秒内说不出,此行/列同学即失去此答题机会,下一行/列同学接续。silent1.Workinpairs.Talkaboutagreatnaturalwonderyouknow.Usethewordsintheboxtohelpyou.below,deep,fantastic,high,longnatural,shine,sign,silent,silverprep.在下面;在……以下v.照耀n.迹象;标志;招牌adj.寂静的adj.银灰色的;银制的Forexample:ChangjiangRiveristhelongestriverinChina.It’sabout6,300kmlong.It’soneofthemostfamousnaturalwondersintheWorld.And…belowdeepfantastichighlongnaturalshinesignsilentsilverTheGrandCanyonHowdeepHowwideHowlongNearlyonemile.Aboutfifteenmiles.Morethan200miles.2.Readthepassageandcompletethetable.Trueorfalse.1.WhenIarrived,theweatherwassunnyandhot.2.Iwenttothewrongwayatfirst.3.TheColoradoRiverwasnearlythreemilesbelowme.4.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TFFFObservethefollowingsentencesandtrytofindthedifferencesbetweenthem.Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Thecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge.IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?factsopinion☺☺☺☺Someadjectivestellyoufacts,suchaswide,deep,highandtall;someadjectivestellyoutheopinionoftheauthor,likewonderful,hugeandgreat.Learntousethemtotalkaboutfactsandgiveyouropinion.3.Choosethecorrectanswer.1.Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?a)Amagazine.b)Agrammarbook.c)Adictionary.d)Astorybook.2.Whywastherenothingtosee?a)Becausetherewasnothing.b)Becauseitwastoodark.c)Becauseitwasraining.d)Becauseitwasinthemorning.3.WhichdirectionwasthewriterfacingwhilehewaslookingovertheGrandCanyon?a)South.b)North.c)East.d)West.4.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassage?a)Togivefactsaboutthenaturalworld.b)Tosayhowhefeelsaboutthenaturalworld.c)TotellaninterestingstoryabouttheGrandCanyon.d)ToattractpeopletovisittheGrandCanyon.4.Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.below,mile,remain,reply,signsilent,sky,stream,throughInthedark,thereisno(1)______oftheGrandCanyon,anditis(2)______.Butifyou(3)_______bytheGrandCanyonasthe(4)_____getsbrightersignsilentremains...