【精品文档】辽宁省庄河市第三十七中学九年级英语上册 module 1 unit 2 i was on the edge of the grand canyon课件 外研版.pptVIP

I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the world. I saw that the ground(13) fell away and down to a river, far below me. The Colorado River I 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 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). That morning on the edge of the canyon, I asked myself a question: “Is the Grand Canyon the Greatest wonder in the natural world? How deep is it? How wide is it? How long is it? 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 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 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. 22. face /fe?s / 面对,面临, 面向 There are five students facing the wall. (1). 作动词: (2). 作名词： A smile appeared on her face. 脸, 脸部. 面, 面部 anywhere gate huge natural stranger 1 not made by people _______ 2 an entrance _______ 3 someone you dont know ________ 4 very very big ______ 5 of any place ________ natural gate stranger huge anywhere Activi