外研社英语九年级上M1U2课件讲述.ppt

接龙 Observe the following sentences and try to find the differences between them. It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. The canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge. Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world? facts opinion ? ? ? ? Some adjectives tell you facts, such as wide, deep, high and tall; some adjectives tell you the opinion of the author, like wonderful, huge and great. Learn to use them to talk about facts and give your opinion. 5 P5 Complete the table with facts about a natural or man-made wonder of the world. Interesting facts Location Name Interesting facts Location Name 1) It is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. 2) It is the longest man-made wonder in the world. 3) The main wall is around 2,145 miles (3460km) long. 4) The most visited section of the Great Wall is in Badaling, close to Beijing. 5) It has often been compared to a dragon. 6) A popular legend about the Great Wall is the story of Meng Jiangnv. 7) Reportedly, it cost the lives of more than one million people. the Great Wall of China in the north of China One possible answer: 6 P5 Imagine you have just visited one of the natural or man-made wonders. Write sentences and describe your experience. ? Say when you visited it. I just visited the Great Wall last month. ? Say where it is. It is in the north of China. ? Describe its size. It is… ? Say what interesting facts you know. It is famous for… ? 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. Now write a passage. Use the sentences you have written to help you. * * * * * * * * * 外研 九年级 上册 Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big. Words and expressions below shine sign silent silver sky grey prep. 在……下面；在…… 以下 v. 照耀 n. 迹象；标志；招牌 adj. 寂静的 adj. 银灰色的；银制的 n. 天；天空 adj.