Unit 2 I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon-王丙霞.doc

Unit 2 I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon. ⅠTeaching model Reading and writing[来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K][来源:Z|xx|k.Com] ⅡTeaching method /u11/v_MTU3MDUxMzc.html Bottom-up approach ⅢTeaching aims Key words: waterfall, natural, light, beside, stranger, reply, rock, clear, rise –rose-risen , ground , below , edge , bottom , canyon , top, disappear, distance , huge , myself , likely , face Key Phrases: get out of; look over, on the edge of, at the bottom of ⅣTeaching aids PPT, tape recorder ⅤTeaching Steps Step1 Warming-up 1. Show a picture of the Great Wall and talk something about the picture. What’s 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: Reading 1. Fast reading scan the passage and find out the name of the wonder.[来源:学科网] 2. Careful reading Read 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 Canyon How deep/high is it? How wide is it? ? How long is it? ? Read the fifth paragraph and feel the writer’s feeling 3. Play the tape and have them read and answer. Q1: Where may the passage come from? A: A guidebook B: A grammar book C: A dictionary D: A diary Q2: What is the writer’s 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 exercises Match 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. 太阳从位于我身后的