module1 unit2概要.ppt

Complete the table with facts about the Grand Canyon. 学习短文 1.阅读短文，请把下列的大意按顺序排列好。 a.______The Grand Canyon: big and huge b.______On the edge of the Grand Canyon c.______The greatest wonder in the natural world d.______Too dark to see anything e.______ Nothing to see Read the passage and find out the facts about the Grand Canyon. 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. 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. 1.get out of 从…内出来 2.through the gate/forest/window 穿过门/深林/窗 3. cross=go across the road/bridge 通过马路/桥 4. reply to sb 答复某人 5. in five minutes 在五分钟之后 (in+接一段时间表将来) 6.on the edge of 处于…..的边缘 7.too … to do sth 太…而不能做某事 8. at the bottom of 在….的底部 9.look across 向对面看 10.look to one’s left 向某人左侧看 11.over=more than 超过/多于 12. on both sides 在两旁边 13.on either side/each side 在每边 14. not…but…. 不是….而是….. 大峡谷全长446公里, 平均宽度16公里, 最大深度2公里, 平均谷深1.6公里, 总面积2724平方公里. 由于科罗拉多河穿流其中, 故又名科罗拉多大峡谷，它是联合国教科文组织选为受保护的天然遗产之一. I looked down to the Colorado River about 2 kilometres below me. If you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still will not reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was 20 kilometres, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sidesthe canyon disappeared into the distance---over 400 kilometres long. Reading Read the passage. Choose the best answer. 1 Where does the passage most likely come from? a) A guidebook. b) A textbook. c) A dictionary d) A diary. 4 What is the writers purpos