1WondersoftheworldModuleUnit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Module1

Wondersoftheworld

mountainsbuildingstowerswaterfallsseasriversVictoriaFalls，非洲1700米寬100米高TheThreeGorgesDam2300米長(zhǎng)，185米高，15米寬TheGiant’sCauseway北愛爾蘭，40000塊巖石TheGreatWall，3460千米theGrandCanyonEmpireStateBuildingtheGreatWallMt.QomolangmaSydneyPyramidstheGreatWallHowlongisit?Itisover6,700kilometreslong.Howwideisit?ItisabouttenmetreswideWordsandexpressions

belowshinesignsilentsilverskygrey

prep.

在……下面；在……

以下

v.

照耀

n.

跡象；標(biāo)志；招牌

adj.

寂靜的

adj.

銀灰色的；銀制的

n.

天；天空

adj.

灰色的；(天氣)陰沉的Wordsandexpressions

gothroughbesidereplyclearfallaway穿過prep.在……旁邊；在……附近

v.回答；答復(fù)

v.

（煙霧等）開始消失突然向下傾斜Wordsandexpressions

streamnearlyontopofcanyonremainby

n.小河；小溪

adv.幾乎；差不多在……上面；蓋住

n.峽谷

v.逗留；留下

prep.在……旁邊；靠近TheGrandCanyon

TheGrandCanyonHowdeep(1)Howwide(2)Howlong(3)NearlyonemileAboutfifteenmilesMorethan200milesReadthefourthpartandfillintheformReadthefirstpartcarefullyandfinishthefollowing:1.WhenIarrived,

whenwasit?

2.Whatwastheweatherlike?

3.WhatdidIdo?Itwasearlymorning.Itwasraining.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.ReadagainandfindthedetailReadthesecondpartcarefullyandanswerthefollowing:WhodidImeet?Whatdoes“replied”mean?HowsoonwillIgetthere?CouldIseetheGrandCanyonwhenIcametosomerocks?Why?

Astrangerappearedinfrontofme.Itmeans”answered”.Infiveminutes.No.Becauseitwasstilltoodarktoseeanything.Readthethirdpartcarefullyandfinishtheform:WhattobedescribedWhattheydidThecloudsTherainThesunThegroundIclearedstoppedrose,shonefellaway,downto..lookingacross

Whatquestiondidthewriteraskhimself?WhatdoesthewriterthinkoftheGrandCanyon?Itwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge.Itwasthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld.IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?ReadthefifthpartcarefullyandanswerthefollowingReadandchoosethecorrectanswer.P51.Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?

a)Amagazine.b)Agrammarbook.

c)Adictionary.d)Astorybook.2.Whywastherenothingtosee?

a)Becausetherewasnothing.

b)Becauseitwastoodark.

c)Becauseitwasraining.

d)Becauseitwasintheevening.3.WhichdirectionwasthewriterfacingwhilehewaslookingovertheGrandCanyon?

a)Southb)Northc)Eastd)West4.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassage?

a)Togivefactsaboutthenaturalworld.

b)Tosayhowhefeelsaboutthenaturalworld.

c)TotellaninterestingstoryabouttheGrandCanyon.

d)ToattractpeopletovisittheGrandCanyon.NameLocationInterestingfacts1)ItisoneoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld.2)Itisthelongestman-madewonderintheworld.3)Themainwallisaround2,145miles(3460km)long.4)ThemostvisitedsectionoftheGreatWallisinBadaling,closetoBeijing.5)Ithasoftenbeencomparedtoadragon.6)ApopularlegendabouttheGreatWallisthestoryofMengJiangnv.7)Reportedly,itcostthelivesofmorethanonemillionpeople.theGreatWallofChina

inthenorthofChinaOnepossibleanswer:Writing

TheGreatWallisoneofthegreatwondersoftheworld.ItwasbuiltintheQinDynastyandithasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.ItliesinthenorthofChina.Thewallisabout6,700kilometerslongandstretchesfromShanhaiguantoJiayuguan.Theheightofthewallis7.8meters,anditswidthaveragesoutataround6.5metersatthebaseand5.8me