《The Grand Canyon was not just big》Wonders of the world PPT优质课件

外研版九年级英语上册《The Grand Canyon was not just big》Wonders of the world PPT优质课件，共28页。

Learning Objectives

By the end of the class, we will be able to:

1. learn some knowledge about the Grand Canyon;

2. analyze the author’s feeling about the Grand Canyon;

3. analyze the writing method the writer used to describe the Grand Canyon; 

4. know the genre and the writing purpose of the passage.

Free Talk

How do you feel abou the Great Canyon when you see the pictures? Use the words in the box to help you describe your feeling. 

below    deep    fantastic    high    long    natural      

shine     sign     silent         silver 

Now read a passage about the Grand Canyon. Find out in what order the writer wrote the passage.

The writer wrote the passage in time order:

Para 1-2: Before the writer saw the Grand Canyon

Para 3-4: What the writer saw at the Grand Canyon

Para 5: The writer’s feeling after visiting the Grand Canyon

Say what happened when you visited it.

It was raining when we were …

Say how you felt.

I thought it was the most wonderful sight.

1. I looked to the east—the sky was becoming grey.

grey  adj. 灰色的; (天气) 阴沉的

dark grey 深灰色        pale grey 浅灰色

silver grey 银灰色

I hate grey days. 

My favourite color is grey. 

2. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path.

go through  通过，穿过；经历

The rain has gone through my coat.

The country has gone through too many wars.

3.After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path.

beside  prep. (next to) 在……旁边

The girl is reading a book beside the lake.

We like her besides him. 

We all passed the exam except Tom.

4. “Yes, ” he replied, “you’ll get there in five minutes.”

reply  v. 回答; 答复

He didn’t reply to my letter. 

She made a reply to our request. 

We have the answer to Exercise 5. 

5. I remained by the canyon for about half an hour…

remain  v. 逗留; 留下

remain用作连系动词，指某人或某物仍保持某种状态，后面可接名词、形容词、介词短语等作表语。

They remained in China until June.

He always remains modest. 

I didn’t remain long in the city.

… … …

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