2014秋学期外研九年级Module_1_Unit_2The_Grand_Canyon_was_not_just_big探索.pptVIP

I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still would not reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge! I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself, “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?” I certainly know the answer. What do you think? 5. Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world. Name Where How big Interesting facts New words sky sign shine below 天；天空 n . /skai/ /sa?n/ 迹象；标志 n. (shone /??n/, shone; shined, shined)照耀 v. /?a?n/ /b?l??/ 在…下面；在…以下 prep. silver 银灰色的，银制的 adj. /s?lv?/ silent 寂静的 adj. /sa?l?nt/ go through stream 穿过 小河，小溪 n. /stri:m/ fall away 突然向下倾斜 beside 在…旁边；在…附近 prep. /b?sa?d/ reply 回答，回复 v. /r?plai/ clear (烟雾等)开始消失 v. /kl??/ grey 灰色的; (天气）阴沉的 adj. /grei/ canyon 峡谷 n. /k?nj?n/ 逗留；留下 v. remain /r?me?n/ nearly 几乎；差不多 adv. /n??l?/ on the top of 在…上面；盖住 by 在…旁边；靠近 prep. /ba?/ shine 照耀 sign 标志, 迹象 silent安静的 silver银色的 sky 天空 grey灰色的; (天气）阴沉的 clear (烟雾等)开始消失 fall away 突然向下倾斜 stream小河，小溪 canyon 峡谷 1 Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big. The Seven Wonders of The Natural World 美国科罗拉多大峡谷 Colorado, the Grand Canyon 南非赞比西河， 维多利亚瀑布 Victoria?Falls, Zambezi?? Alaska Glacier Gulf National Park 美国阿拉斯加 冰河湾国家公园 Everest/Qomolangma Mount 中国珠穆朗玛峰 Mammoth Cave National Park 美国肯塔基州 猛玛洞穴国家公园 2. listen to the passage and complete the table. The Grand Canyon How deep How wide How long nearly one mile about fifteen miles more than 200 miles 1. Where does the passage possibly come from? a) A guidebook. b) A grammar book. c) A dictionary. d) A storybook. 2. Why was there