外研版九年级上册unit3课文

Module3 Unit1 she trained hard ,so she became a great player later.

She trained hard, so she became a great player later.

Ms Li: Daming, who is your hero? Who have you chosen to tell us about? Daming: Deng Yaping! She’s my hero because she’s one of the best table tennis players in the world and I love playing table tennis.

Ms Li: Tell us about her.

Daming: Well, she started playing table tennis when she was five. She trained hard, so she became a great player later.

Ms li: And what competitions has she won?

Daming: She’s won many world competitions including four gold medals in the Olympics. She stopped playing when she was twenty-four.

Ms Li: What did she do after that?

Daming: She began to study at Tsinghua University in Beijing and then attended university abroad .Her English wasn’t good enough when she began. Once again she worked hard, and seven years later, she completed her doctor’s degree at Cambridge University. Whatever she does, she never gives up!

Ms Li: That’s amazing!

Daming: Yes. Deng says that she isn’t cleverer than anyone else, but she has a very strong will.

Ms Li: I see. Well, I think she’s a good student as well as a good player.

Daming: Yes, and she helped make the Beijing Olympics a victory for world sport.

She’s simply the best!

Ms Li: She’s a true hero.

Unit 2 there were few doctors, so he had to work very hard on his own.

My hero—Dr Norman Bethune

By Wang Lingling Norman Bethune is one of the most famous heroes in China. He was a Canadian doctor. He came to China to help the Chinese people and died for them.

Norman Bethune was born in 1890.He became a doctor in 1916 and went to Spain in 1936 to treat the wounded soldiers during the war there. He soon realised that many people were dying because they did not get to hospital quickly enough. Dr Bethune developed new ways of taking care of the sick. He invented special medical tools to use outside hospitals and chose to the fighting areas so that doctors could treat the wounded more quickly.His inventions saved many lives.

In 1938,Dr Bethune came to China and helped treat the wounded during the Anti Japanese War. At that time, there were few doctors, so he had to work very hard on his own. His experience of treating people in Spain was Useful in China. He developed training courses for local doctors and nurses, and wrote books so that they could learn about how he treated the sick.

Dr Bethune often worked very hard without resting or taking care of himself; Once, he even worked for sixty-nine hours without stopping and managed to save over a hundred lives. One day in 1939,he cut his finger during an operation, but he continued his work without treating it. In the end, he died of his wound.

Dr Bethune’s work for the Chinese people made him a hero in China. There are

many books and films about him, and he is still remembered in both China and Canada today.

Unit 3 heroes

Read the passage and choose the best title.

My favourite Greek hero is Odysseus..He is the main character in The Odyssey, a famous story by the Greek storyteller, Homer.

Odysseus and his friends go from Greece to Troy to fight. After ten years, they win and are very proud of themselves. They win and are very proud of themselves. Then they set off for home, but on their way, there is a great storm. They become lost, and that is the start of their great adventures. During that time, they meet many strange people. Most of them want to hurt Odysseus and his friends, but a few help them. On one island a very big man with only one eye tries to kill them. During this fight, Odysseus loses many of his friends, but he manages to get away.

After ten years of fighting and ten more years on the way home, Odysseus completes his journey and manages to get back to his own country, alone. His wife and son are waiting for him to come back. However, he looks so different that they fail to recognise him. After Odysseus saves his wife and son from some bad men, they finally know who he is. He is happy o be back home again after so many adventures.

I like this story because it is interesting and exciting.I think Odysseus is a true hero. He is very clever and has a strong will. I also learn from him that great men never give up, no matter what difficulties they face.

外研版九年级英语上全册课文翻译

外研版九年级英语上全册课文翻译 Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 1: It’s more than 2000 years old. 托尼:我们给《世界奇观》节目打电话，加入讨论吧。我觉得自然奇观比人造奇观更有趣。而且我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。 玲玲:嗯，我没有见过巨人之路，所以我不知道该不该同意你的看法。你为什么会喜欢它呢，托尼？ 托尼:哦，两年前我浏览了巨人之路。它非常大，由大约4万多块石块组成，大多数石块都有六个面。巨人之路位于北爱尔兰东海岸，绵延数百米。 玲玲:听起来很神奇，但我认为非洲的维多利亚瀑布更壮观。瀑布宽约1700米，高约100米，数千米之外就能听到瀑布的巨响。 贝蒂:哇！那么大啊！但是，在我看来，人造奇观比自然奇观更激动人心。就说兵马俑吧，它们都有两千多年的历史了。 大明:我同意你的看法，贝蒂。我觉得三峡大坝也很神奇。大坝长约2300米，高185米，顶部宽15米。它为中国数百万的人口供电。 贝蒂:那现在谁来拨打热线？ Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big . 自然界的一大奇观 我到那里时是大清早，天下着雨。我朝东边看了看，天空变得灰蒙蒙的。我下了车，穿过一道门，沿着一条黑暗的小路前行。虽然什么也看不见，但我知道它就在那里。 大约走了一英里，小路边出现了一个陌生人。我问道：“我走的路对吗？”他知道我要去哪里。他答道：“对，五分钟后你就能到达那里。”终于，我走到一些岩石前停了下来。我朝那片岩石望过去，但是一片寂静，还是看不见它。 突然，雨停了，云散了。太阳从我身后升起，照在岩石上。地面(仿佛在随着光线)向下延伸，（逐渐）退落到下面的一条河里。我在眺望着这自然界奇观之一的大峡谷。

新外研版英语九年级上课文

新外研版英语九年级上 课文 Document serial number【KK89K-LLS98YT-SS8CB-SSUT-SST108】

Module 1 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. I knew it was there, but there was nothing to see. After about a mile, 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 over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it. 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 looking across the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world. I looked down to the Colorado River, from here a silver stream nearly one mile below me. If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of the each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still wouldn’t reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. How far is it? It’s about fifteen miles, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away, about 277 miles long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. It’s huge! I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself, “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world?” I certainly know the answer. But what do you think? Module 2 Thanksgiving is an American festival. People give thanks for their food. It’s celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November and it’s a time for a special dinner among family and friends. We’ve celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century. While they were crossing the Atlantic, many people died, and after they landed, their first winter was worse than any English winter. The local people, the Native Americans, taught the pioneers how to grow corn, catch fish and keep cows, sheep and hens. The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food. We still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a traditional dinner. The kitchen is the most crowded room in our house because we all help to prepare the food there. We lay the table, then before we begin dinner, my father gives praise for the food, so we remember where the festival comes from. We usually eat too much, but it’s only once a year! We often listen to speeches and tell stories after dinner as well. When it’s all over everyone helps wash the dishes.

新外研版英语九年级上课文

Module 1 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. I knew it was there, but there was nothing to see. After about a mile, 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 over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it. 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 looking across the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world. I looked down to the Colorado River, from here a silver stream nearly one mile below me. If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of the each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still wouldn’t reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. How far is it? It’s about fifteen miles, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away, about 277 miles long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. It’s huge! I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself, “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world?”I certainly know the answer. But what do you think? Module 2 Thanksgiving is an American festival. People give thanks for their food. It’s celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November and it’s a time for a special dinner among family and friends. We’ve celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century. While they were crossing the Atlantic, many people died, and after they landed, their first winter was worse than any English winter. The local people, the Native Americans, taught the pioneers how to grow corn, catch fish and keep cows, sheep and hens. The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food. We still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a traditional dinner. The kitchen is the most crowded room in our house because we all help to prepare the food there. We lay the table, then before we begin dinner, my father gives praise for the food, so we remember where the festival comes from. We usually eat too much, but it’s only once a year! We often listen to speeches and tell stories after dinner as well. When it’s all over everyone helps wash the dishes. The festival is a very busy time for travel when friends and families come together to celebrate. After we finish the Thanksgiving Day festival, there are plenty of other things to see and do. We live in New York City, and we go to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, along with thousands of people as it goes along several streets and finishes at the famous Macy’s Store. Thanksgiving is also the start of the Christmas season, and we start shopping for presents. Football is also important at Thanksgiving, with many teams playing games. Like many Americans, we usually watch the games on television and enjoy ourselves very much.

外研版九年级上英语课文M1-6

M1 U1 Tony:Let`s call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion. I think natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones. And I think the Giant`s Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder. Lingling:Hm,I`ve never seen it,so I`m not sure I agree with do you like it,Tony Tony:Well,I visited the Giant`s Causeway two years `s huge. There`re about 40,000 rocks,most of them with six sides. It goes for several hundred metres on the eastem coast of Northem Ireland. Lingling:That sounds great,though I think Victoria Falls in Africa are even more fantastic. They`re about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres can hear the loud noise a few kilometres away. Betty:Wow,tha`s huge! But in my opinion,man-made wonders are more exciting than natural at the Terracotta `s more than 2,000 years old. Daming:I agree with you,Betty. And I think the Three Gorges Dam is fantastic too. It`s about 2,300 metres long,185 metres high and 15 metres wide at the top. It lions of people in China. Betty:Now,who`d like to call first M1 U2 A great wonder of the natural world When I arrived,it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the east—the sky was becoming got out of the car,went through a gate and walked along a dark path. There was nothing to see,but I knew it was there. After about a mile,a stranger appeared beside the path.“Am I going the right way”I 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 over them,but it was silent and there was no sign of it. Suddenly,the rain stopped and the clouds sun rose behind me and shone on he below me,the ground fell away and down to a was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world—the Grand Canyon. I looked down to the Colorado River,a silver stream nearly one mile below you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon,they still would not reach the I looked across to the other side of the canyon,It was about fifteen miles away,maybe ,I looked to my left and to my right,,and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 Grand Canyon was not just was huge! I remained by the canyon for about half an hour,and I asked myself.“Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the n atural world”I certainly know the do you think M2 U1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.

(完整)新外研版九年级上册课文翻译(含对话).docx

2015 外研版九年级上册英语课本翻译（对话+课文）Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 1: It ’s more than 2000 years old. 托尼 :我们给《世界奇观》节目打电话，加入讨论吧。我觉得自然奇观比人造奇观 更有趣。而且我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。 玲玲:嗯，我没有见过巨人之路，所以我不知道该不该同意你的看法。你为什么会 喜欢它呢，托尼？ 托尼 :哦，两年前我浏览了巨人之路。它非常大，由大约 4 万多块石块组成，大多数 石块都有六个面。巨人之路位于北爱尔兰东海岸，绵延数百米。 玲玲 :听起来很神奇，但我认为非洲的维多利亚瀑布更壮观。瀑布宽约1700 米，高约100米，数千米之外就能听到瀑布的巨响。 贝蒂 :哇！那么大啊！但是，在我看来，人造奇观比自然奇观更激动人心。就说兵 马俑吧，它们都有两千多年的历史了。 大明 :我同意你的看法，贝蒂。我觉得三峡大坝也很神奇。大坝长约 2300 米，高 185 米，顶部宽 15 米。它为中国数百万的人口供电。 贝蒂 :那现在谁来拨打热线？ Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big . 自然界的一大奇观 我到那里时是大清早，天下着雨。我朝东边看了看，天空变得灰蒙蒙的。我下了车， 穿过一道门，沿着一条黑暗的小路前行。虽然什么也看不见，但我知道它就在那里。 大约走了一英里，小路边出现了一个陌生人。我问道：“我走的路对吗？”他知道 我要去哪里。他答道：“对，五分钟后你就能到达那里。”终于，我走到一些岩石前停了下来。 我朝那片岩石望过去，但是一片寂静，还是看不见它。 突然，雨停了，云散了。太阳从我身后升起，照在岩石上。地面(仿佛在随着光线)向下延伸，（逐渐）退落到下面的一条河里。我在眺望着这自然界奇观之一的大峡谷。 我俯视着距我一英里之遥的银色的科罗拉多河。即使你把世界上最高的两栋建 筑物叠在一起放在谷底，它们仍就到不到了顶。然后我眺望峡谷的另一边。它大约在15 英里之外，也许更远。最后，我向左右遥望，大峡谷向两边延伸, 长达 200 多英里。大峡谷不 仅仅是大，而是巨大！ 我在大峡谷伫立半小时有余，我问了自己一个问题：“大峡谷是自然界中最壮观的 奇观吗？”我心中自然已有答案。你怎么认为呢？ Module 2 Public holidays Unit 1My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.

外研版九年级上英语课文原文

M7 U1 Mr.Jacks on:Hello,Betty.What’s up? Betty:Iwant to join an Internet group to discuss great books by great writers. Mr.Jackson:So,who are your great writers? Betty:Well,maybe Confucius and Shakespeare. Mr.Jackson:Really?I accept that they’re great because their works are still read bay many people today.But I think I’d describe Confucius more as a teacher and thinker than a writer.He was a very wise man.What do you have to do for the discussion? Betty:Well,each of us reads a favourite book and writes a review for the discussion. Mr.Jackson:I see.We’re still influenced by Confucius ideas,and Shakespeare’s plays also make a lot of sense to us today.People have always read,and will always read great books.By the way,what do you think of Mark Twain,the Great American writer in the nineteenth century? Betty:He wasn’t important,but I suppose he isn’t as well-know as Confucius or Shakespeare.

新外研版九年级上册英语课文翻译

托尼:我们给《世界奇观》节目打电话，加入讨论吧。我觉得自然奇观比人造奇观更有趣。而且我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。 玲玲:嗯，我没有见过巨人之路，所以我不知道该不该同意你的看法。你为什么会喜欢它呢，托尼？ 托尼:哦，两年前我浏览了巨人之路。它非常大，由大约4万多块石块组成，大多数石块都有六个面。巨人之路位于北爱尔兰东海岸，绵延数百米。 玲玲:听起来很神奇，但我认为非洲的维多利亚瀑布更壮观。瀑布宽约1700米，高约100米，数千米之外就能听到瀑布的巨响。 贝蒂:哇！那么大啊！但是，在我看来，人造奇观比自然奇观更激动人心。就说兵马俑吧，它们都有两千多年的历史了。 大明:我同意你的看法，贝蒂。我觉得三峡大坝也很神奇。大坝长约2300米，高185米，顶部宽15米。它为中国数百万的人口供电。 贝蒂:那现在谁来拨打热线？ 我到那里时是大清早，天下着雨。我朝东边看了看，天空变得灰蒙蒙的。我下了车，穿过一道门，沿着一条黑暗的小路前行。虽然什么也看不见，但我知道它就在那里。 大约走了一英里，小路边出现了一个陌生人。我问道：“我走的路对吗？”他知道我要去哪里。他答道：“对，五分钟后你就能到达那里。”终于，我走到一些岩石前停 了下来。我朝那片岩石望过去，但是一片寂静，还是看不见它。 突然，雨停了，云散了。太阳从我身后升起，照在岩石上。地面(仿佛在随着光线)向 下延伸，（逐渐）退落到下面的一条河里。我在眺望着这自然界奇观之一的大峡谷。 我俯视着距我一英里之遥的银色的科罗拉多河。即使你把世界上最高的两栋建筑物叠在一起放在谷底，它们仍就到不到了顶。然后我眺望峡谷的另一边。它大约在15英里之外，也许更远。最后，我向左右遥望，大峡谷向两边延伸, 长达200多英里。大峡谷不仅仅是大，而是巨大！ 我在大峡谷伫立半小时有余，我问了自己一个问题：“大峡谷是自然界中最壮观的奇观吗？”我心中自然已有答案。你怎么认为呢？ 托尼: 玲玲, 10月1日是中国的国庆节，对吗？ 玲玲: 是的。中华人民共和国成立于1949年10月1 日。从那时开始，中国人（每年）都庆祝国庆节。（国庆节时）到处都有鲜花和国旗，我们休假3天。

(完整版)外研版九年级英语下册(课文及对话)

Module 1 Unit One The flight was late. Lingling: Welcome back, everyone! Betty: Hi Lingling! How was your holiday? Lingling: Not bad! I went to Henan Province. But the trip back was very long. The train was full of people, and I had to stand for over six hours. Betty: Bad luck. Where's Tony? Daming: He's staying with his family in the UK, and flying back tomorrow. The flights were late today. Betty: Why is travel so difficult in winter? Lingling: Well, it's the busiest season in China because of Spring Festival. Where did you go, Daming? Daming: We flew to Hong Kong—and the flight was late! But we took the boat to Landau Island and went to Disneyland. Lingling: How about you, Betty? Betty: We had quite a good time in Beijing. We went sightseeing by bus and by taxi. And last weekend, we took a tour by coach to the Summer Palace and went for a long walk. Daming: And now, better get back to work ... We've got exams at the end of the term. Betty: Yes, but there are plenty of fun things to do this term ... the school trip ... Lingling: ... and the school leavers' party ... Daming: ... the visit to the English-speaking theatre in Beijing ... Lingling: And our trip to Los Angeles! We'll have a great time! Unit Two Excuse Me. You're Sitting in My Seat! The train to Beijing! Lin often dreamed about the train, and about going to the capital. Now it was in front of him, to set off soon. He looked at his brother. "Don't forget where you come from, little brother," Jin said. "And watch your bags carefully." Lin nodded, unable to speak. This was his first long trip by train at the start of his new life, leaving his village and his home for the last 16 years. He held Jin in his arms. With tears in his eyes, Jin pushed Lin away. "Go, brother. Write to us as soon as you get there, OK?" Lin jumped onto the train. There were people and bags everywhere. He pushed past them towards his seat. A young man was sitting in Lin's seat. He was wearing jeans and a very smart jacket, and was smoking a cigarette. What should he do? Six pairs of eyes looked at Lin, while the man looked out of the window. "Sir, you're sitting in my seat," Lin said, with a nervous smile. The other people watched with interest. The man didn't turn to look at Lin, but just looked out of the window. "Excuse me. I have a ticket with the number of the seat you're sitting in!" Lin said in a stronger voice. "I also have a ticket with that number—though it is in another car. Besides, I was here first," said the man, without moving his head. Though he was sitting, he looked very tall and strong. Lin looked at the other passengers for help. "But ... " he started to say. "But what?" The man turned and looked at Lin. "I'm not moving." Finally a man wearing glasses spoke in a loud voice. "This young man has the right ticket for that seat. You should move." Lin felt brave. "See? Please move. I've got a long way to go." "How long?" the young man asked. "To the last stop, Beijing." "I'm getting off before you. Then you can have my seat. "

新外研版九年级上册课文翻译

M1U1 托尼:我们给《世界奇观》节目打电话，加入讨论吧。我觉得自然奇观比人造奇观更有趣。而且我认为巨人之路是最神奇 的自然奇观。 玲玲:嗯，我没有见过巨人之路，所以我不知道该不该同意你的看法。你为什么会喜欢它呢，托尼？ 托尼:哦，两年前我浏览了巨人之路。它非常大，由大约 4 万多块石块组成，大多数石块都有六个面。巨人之路位于北爱 尔兰东海岸，绵延数百米。b5E2RGbCAP 玲玲:听起来很神奇，但我认为非洲的维多利亚瀑布更壮观。瀑布宽约 1700 米，高约 100 米，数千米之外就能听到瀑布 的巨响。p1EanqFDPw 贝蒂:哇！那么大啊！但是，在我看来，人造奇观比自然奇观更激动人心。就说兵马俑吧，它们都有两千多年的历史了。
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大明:我同意你的看法，贝蒂。我觉得三峡大坝也很神奇。大坝长约 2300 米，高 185 米，顶部宽 15 米。它为中国数百万 的人口供电。RTCrpUDGiT 贝蒂:那现在谁来拨打热线？ M1U2 自然界的一大奇观 我到那里时是大清早，天下着雨。我朝东边看了看，天空变得灰蒙蒙的。我下了车，穿过一道门，沿着一条黑暗的小路 前行。虽然什么也看不见，但我知道它就在那里。5PCzVD7HxA 大约走了一英里，小路边出现了一个陌生人。我问道： “我走的路对吗？”他知道我要去哪里。他答道： “对，五分钟后 你就能到达那里。 ”终于，我走到一些岩石前停了下来。我朝那片岩石望过去，但是一片寂静，还是看不见它。jLBHrnAILg 突然，雨停了，云散了。太阳从我身后升起，照在岩石上。地面(仿佛在随着光线)向下延伸， （逐渐）退落到下面的一条 河里。我在眺望着这自然界奇观之一的大峡谷。xHAQX74J0X 我俯视着距我一英里之遥的银色的科罗拉多河。即使你把世界上最高的两栋建筑物叠在一起放在谷底，它们仍就到不到 了顶。然后我眺望峡谷的另一边。它大约在 15 英里之外，也许更远。最后，我向左右遥望，大峡谷向两边延伸, 长达 200 多 英里。大峡谷不仅仅是大，而是巨大！LDAYtRyKfE 我在大峡谷伫立半小时有余，我问了自己一个问题： “大峡谷是自然界中最壮观的奇观吗？”我心中自然已有答案。你怎 么认为呢？Zzz6ZB2Ltk M2U1 托尼: 玲玲, 10 月 1 日是中国的国庆节，对吗？ 玲玲: 是的。 中华人民共和国成立于 1949 年 10 月 1 日。从那时开始，中国人（每年）都庆祝国庆节。 （国庆节时）到处都 有鲜花和国旗，我们休假 3 天。dvzfvkwMI1 托尼: 这个国庆假期你有什么计划吗？ 玲玲: 有。我和爸爸妈妈准备去山东省拜访一些朋友。我们会一直待在那里，直至假期结束。和朋友们在一起期间，我们会 去青岛玩一天。贝蒂，你们的国庆节是什么时候呀？rqyn14ZNXI 贝蒂: 我们的国庆节叫独立日，在 7 月 4 日。从 1777 年以来，我们一直庆祝这个节日。独立日是一个公共假日，但我们只放 一天假。那一天有各种各样的节日活动。这个时间是休假季节的开始，大多数人都会在七月或八月的某段时间休假。
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玲玲: 那天有什么特别的事情吗？ 贝蒂: 嗯，到处都可以看到美国国旗。我们通常会去一些好地方野餐。孩子们玩得可开以了。我们也可以在公园里观看乐队
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新外研版英语九年级上册课文电子稿word版

新外研版英语九年级上册课文电子稿word版 M1U2 P4 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 aske d. 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 sill 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 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, t hey 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 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 do you think? M2U2P12 The adventures of Tom Sawyer Here is our monthly article on a favourite great book. This month, our guest Writer is Mr Jackson. My favourite great book is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly in the quiet streets of St Petersburg, Missouri. He's a lively and clever young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures. He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days. With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in a cave, and finally, they find a box of gold. My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead. He decides to go to his own funeral. He hides and watches for a time, and then suddenly he appears. Everyone is surprised to see him but they're also pleased to see him alive.