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Unit 2 I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon

1. Work in pairs. Can you think of any wonders of the world? Talk about:

*buildings *mountains *rivers *seas *towers *waterfalls

*buildings:the Great Wall, the Sydney Opera House,

*mountains: Mount Tai, Mount Emai

*rivers:the Changjiang River, the Amozine

*seas: Bohai Sea

*towers:Tower of London

*waterfalls:Huangguoshu Waterfalls

Use the words to help you

ancient modern natural deep high long tall wide

2. Read the passage and describe what you can see in the photo. Use some

of the words in Activity 1.

The Greatest wonder of the natural world

When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I got out of the

car, went through a gate and walked along a path. In the east, the sky was

becoming light, but beside the path, it was still very dark. I knew it was

there, but there was nothing to see.

After about a kilometer, a stranger appeared in front of me. “Am I

going the right way?” I asked. He knew where I was going. “Yes,”he

replied, “you’ll get there in five minutes.” Finally I came to some rocks,

and stopped. I looked carefully over them, but it was still too dark to see

anything.

Suddenly, the clouds cleared and the rain stopped. The sun rose

behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down

to a river, far below me. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the

wonders of the natural world.

I looked down to the Colorado River about 2 kilometres below me. If

you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon,

they still won’t reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the

canyon. How far is it? It’s 20 kilometres, maybe more. Finally, I looked to

my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon disappeared into the

distance… over 400 kilometres long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. It’s

huge!

That morning on the edge of the canyon, I asked myself a question. It’s

not “How deep is it?” or “How wide is it?” or “How long is it?”but “Is the

Grand Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world?” I

know the answer. But what the do you think?

3. Choose the best answer

( ) may the passage come from?

A. A guide book B.A grammar book C.A dictionary D.A diary

( ) was there nothing to see? Because_________.

was nothing was too dark

was raining was in the morning

( ) was the writer facing on the edge of the Grand Canyon?

the south the north the east D. To the west

( )’s the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?

A. To give facts about the Grand Canyon.

B. To tell how he feels about the Grand Canyon.

C. To describe the Grand Canyon.

D. To tell the people to visit the Grand Canyon.

4. Match the words in the box with their meanings.

anywhere gate huge natural stranger

1. not made by people

2. an entrance

3. someone you don’t know

4. very very big

5. in any place

Keys:

1. not made by people----- natural

2. an entrance ---- gate

3. someone you don’t know ---- stranger

4. very very big ---huge

5. in any place ---anywhere

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the words in the box with their meanings

anywhere gate huge natural stranger

1. not made by people

2. an entrance

3. someone you don’t know

4. very very big

5. any place