Unit2IwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyonWorkinpairs.Canyouthinkofanywondersoftheworld?Talkabout:*buildings*mountains*rivers*seas*towers*waterfalls*buildings:theGreatWall,theSydneyOperaHouse,*mountains:MountTai,MountEmai*rivers:theChangjiangRiver,theAmozine*seas:BohaiSea*towers:TowerofLondon*waterfalls:HuangguoshuWaterfallsUsethewordstohelpyouancientmodernnaturaldeephighlongtallwideReadthepassageanddescribewhatyoucanseeinthephoto.UsesomeofthewordsinActivity1.TheGreatestwonderofthenaturalworldWhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongapath.Intheeast,theskywasbecominglight,butbesidethepath,itwasstillverydark.Iknewitwasthere,buttherewasnothingtosee.Afteraboutakilometer,astrangerappearedinfrontofme.“AmIgoingtherightway?”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“Yes,”hereplied,“you’llgetthereinfiveminutes.”FinallyIcametosomerocks,andstopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwasstilltoodarktoseeanything.Suddenly,thecloudsclearedandtherainstopped.Thesunrosebehindmeandbeyondtherocks.Isawthatthegroundfellawayanddowntoariver,farbelowme.IwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon,oneofthewondersofthenaturalworld.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverabout2kilometresbelowme.Ifyouputthethreetallestbuildingsintheworldatthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwon’treachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Howfarisit?It’s20kilometres,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyondisappearedintothedistance…over400kilometreslong.TheGrandCanyonisnotjustbig.It’shuge!Thatmorningontheedgeofthecanyon,Iaskedmyselfaquestion.It’snot“Howdeepisit?”or“Howwideisit?”or“Howlongisit?”but“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderanywhereinthenaturalworld?”Iknowtheanswer.Butwhatthedoyouthink?Choosethebestanswer()1.Wheremaythepassagecomefrom?AguidebookB.AgrammarbookC.AdictionaryD.Adiary()2.Whywastherenothingtosee?Because_________.A.therewasnothingB.itwastoodarkC.itwasrainingD.itwasinthemorning()3.WherewasthewriterfacingontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon?A.Tothe