文档介绍：Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big. 1 Lead-in Can you think of any wonders of the world? 2 sky grey go through path beside reply silent sign clear shine 天空灰色的;(天气)阴沉的穿过;从头至尾地练****小路在……旁边;在……附近回答;答复寂静的迹象;标志(烟雾)等开始消失照耀 New words and expressions 3 below fall away si lver s tream nearly on top of canyon remain by 在下面;在……以下突然向下倾斜银灰色的;银质的小河;小溪几乎;差不多在……上面;盖住峡谷逗留;留下在……旁边;靠近 New words and expressions 4 1. reply ;答复(1) reply 用作动词,意为“回答;答复”;常构成短语: reply to (sb. / sth. )“对……作出回答”。如: The students didn't reply to the question. 那些学生没有回答这个问题。(2) reply 还可作名词,意为“回信;答复”,后面跟介词 to,即 reply to ... 表示“对……的答复”。如: She made a reply to our request. 她答复了我们的请求。辨析: reply & answer (1) answer 表示“回信,对……作出回答”直接跟宾语, 而 reply 与 to连用后接宾语。如: We replied to / answered his letter yesterday. 昨天,我们给他回了信。(2)作名词,均与介词 to连用,即 the answer / reply to ... ,意为“……的答案 /答复”。(3)在表示“接电话”( answer the phone ); “去开门”( answer the door )等时,不使用 reply to 。 5 2. below prep. 在下面;在……以下 below 意为“在……的下面;低于”,表示“位置的高低或抽象的概念”。例如: The temperature is below zero in winter here .冬天这里的气温在零度以下。辨析: below & under (1) below 指处于比某物低的位置,不一定在某物的正下方。其反义词是 above 。(2) under 表示“在……下面”时,指处于某物的正下方, 其反义词是 over 。选词填空: under ; below ① We can see a river running to the east___ ___ _ the hill. ② Do you know the man ____ ____ __ the tree? below under 6 3. nearly adv. 几乎;差不多 nearly 用作副词,意为“几乎,差不多”,与 almost 同义,可修饰不定代词、形容词、副词、动词、介词短语等。例如: Almost / Nearly all the students passed the exam. 几乎所有的学生都通过了考试。辨析: nearly & almost (1) almost 可用于 any 以及 no , none , nobody , nothing , never 等否定词之前,而 nearly 一般不可以。(2) nearly 前可用 very , pretty , not 等词修饰,但 almost 不可以。 7 Work in pairs . Talk about a great natural wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you. deep fantastic high long natural tall wide wonderful 8 Learning to learn A measurement and A fact wide deep high tall The writer ’ s opinion wonderful huge greatest 9 Listen and complete the table. The Grand Cany