2019-2020年九年級(jí)英語上冊 Unit 2 I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon教案 外研版Teaching modelReading and writingTeaching methodBottom-up approachTeaching aimsKey words: waterfall, natural, light, beside, stranger, reply, rock, clear,rise rose-risen , ground , below , edge , bottom , canyon ,top, disappear, distance , huge , myself , likely , faceKey Phrases: get out of; look over, on the edge of, at the bottom of Teaching aidsPPT, tape recorderTeaching StepsStep1 Warming-up 1. Show a picture of the Great Wall and talk something about the picture.Whats the name of the place? Is it an ancient building? How long/ wide is it?2. Show some pictures of famous buildings, seas, towers, waterfalls and so on. Describe them with the words in Activity 1 as well as learn some new words.Step 2: Reading1. Fast readingscan the passage and find out the name of the wonder.2. Careful readingRead the first paragraph and answer: What did the writer do after he arrived?Read the second paragraph and answer: Why was there nothing to see?Read the third paragraph and answer: Where was the writer facing on the edge of the Grand Canyon?Read the fourth paragraph and fill in the table:Grand CanyonHow deep/high is it?How wide is it?How long is it?Read the fifth paragraph and feel the writers feeling3. Play the tape and have them read and answer.Q1: Where may the passage e from? A: A guidebook B: A grammar book C: A dictionary D: A diaryQ2: What is the writers purpose in writing it? A: Give facts about the Grand Canyon. B: Tell how he feels about the Grand Canyon. C: Introduce the Grand Canyon. D: Tell people to visit the Grand Canyon.Step 3 Do exercisesMatch the words in the box with their meanings in Activity 4.Step 4 Explain the important and difficult points 1. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me.太陽從位于我身后的巖石遠(yuǎn)處升起.我看到地面沉降至下面深谷中的一條河里.2. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders the natural world. 我站在大峽谷邊緣,它是自然界中的奇觀之一.3. I looked down to the Colorado River about 2,000metres below me.我俯視著距我兩千多米之遙的科羅拉多河. Then I looked across to other side of the canyon.然后,我眺望峽谷的另一邊. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right.最后,我向左右遙望.在上面這三個(gè)句子中, look 和不同的介詞/副詞組成不同的詞組,有著不同的意思. look down表示“向下看”; look across表示"向?qū)γ婵?quot; look to ones left 表示"向某人左側(cè)看".還有很多介詞/副詞可以和look這個(gè)動(dòng)詞組成詞組,如; Look over there-theres a rainbow!看那邊!彩虹! She looked up and smiled at me.她抬起頭來,沖我笑了笑.Step 5 Writing1Make a table with facts about:The West Lake2Imagine you have to the West Lake. Write sentences describing how you felt when you saw it for the first time.Step6 HomeworkFinish the exercises in the workbook Ex. 5, 6, 7