Unit 2 I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon.

Can you think of any wonders of the world?

吉萨金字塔 The Pyramids of Giza

The Statue of Zeus

法洛斯灯塔 The Lighthouse of Alexandria / the Pharos Lighthouse

巴比伦空中花园 Babylon Hanging Garden

罗德斯岛巨像 The Colossus of Rhodes

毛索洛斯墓庙 The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

阿提密斯神殿 _ Temple of Artemis

likely 1.Where does the passage most likely come from? 2.Why was there nothing to see? facing 3.Where was the writer facing on the edge of the Grand Canyon? 4.What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage? D. A diary. B. Because it was too dark. C. To the east. b.To tell how he feels about the Grand Canyon.

anywhere gate huge natural stranger of any place An entrance Very very big Not made by people Someone you don’t know

How deep/ heigh is it? How wide is it? How long is it? Grand Canyon 2,000 m 20 km Now listen and check. over 400 km

1.Get out of 从 … 中出来 2.Go through 穿过 3.Walk along/down 沿着 … 走 4.Become l ll light= b bb bright变亮 5.beside=next to Cf: besides 6.There was nothing t tt to see

1.appear v. appearance n. disappear 3.go the right way 走对路 4.reply=answer 5.in five minutes 用于将来时, 用 how soon 提问 6.look over 从上面看 ; 检查 7.too…to

1.clear v. 散开 2.rise-rose-risen 3.beyond 在 … 之外 4.fall away and down to 5.on the edge of… 在 … 的边缘 6.one of+ 可 n. 复 … 之一 作主语, 谓用单 7.natural world 自然界 nature n.

1.Look down to 俯瞰 2.at the bottom of 在 … 的底部 3.look across to 向对面看 4.look to one’s left 向 … 的左侧看 5.on both s ss sides of… 在河 / 街道 / 峡谷的 两边 = on each/either side of 6.disappear into the distance

See you!

1.Get out of 从 … 中出来 2.Become l ll light= b bb bright变亮 3.beside=next to Cf: besides 4.go the right way 走对路 5.reply=answer 6.in five minutes 7.look over 从上面看 ; 检查

1.on the edge of… 在 … 的边缘 2.natural world 自然界 nature n. 3.Look down to 俯瞰 4.at the bottom of 在 … 的底部 5.look across to 向对面看 6.look to one’s left 向 … 的左侧看 7.on both s ss sides of… 在河 / 街道 / 峡 谷的两边 = on each/either side of 8.disappear into the distance