Module 1 Wonders of the world
Unit 2 I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon.
课型：读写课
一．教学目标：
1. 熟练掌握本单元的语言点。
2. 了解自然景观，培养自己热爱大自然、热爱祖国的情感。
二．课前准备：
1. 课前朗读 预习本课的词汇、语言点。
2. 每日播报：
3．预习课文并完成下列问题。
1) Where may the passage come from?
A. A guidebook .
B. A grammar book.
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.
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 winner’s 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 describe the Grand Canyon.
D. To tell people to visit the Grand Canyon.
三．课堂活动
读前导入：
Think of any wonders of the world, such as buildings, mountains, rivers, seas, towers, waterfalls and etc, then describe it.
多层阅读
1. Read the passage and describe what you can see in the photo. Work in pairs. Try to describe what you see in the photo by using the words below.
ancient deep high long modern natural tall wide
2. Read the passage again and try to fill the form with the facts about the Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon
How deep /wide is it?
How wide is it ?
How long is it ?
精读足练
1．After reading the passage and match the words in the box with their meaning.
anywhere not made by people
gate an entrance
huge someone you don’t know
natural very very big
stranger in any place
2.Read the passage again and try to find out the main language points in it by yourselves, then talk about them in groups.
Have a try! And translate!
1) 从……里出来_______________ 2）走过大门_______________ 3）在东方_______________ 4）检查_______________ 5）太……而不能_______________ 6）fall away _______________
7）处于……的边缘_______________ 8）在……底部_______________ 9）look across _______________ 10）on both sides _______________ 11) over 400 kilometers long _______________
I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon教案