Module 9 Unit 4 Exploring plants
Passage 1:
Exercise 1: Go through the text quickly and match the topic with each paragraph.
A. Wardian Case B. Problems of keeping plants alive on long trips
C. Robert Fortune introduced Chinese Tea D. When plant collecting began
E. British plant collector Joseph Banks F. Father Farges and the Dove Tree
G. When and where plant collecting began on a large scale
H. French Catholic missionaries collected plants in China
I. Europeans collected plants to western gardens
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer.
1. The first recorded plant exploration happened _______.
A. in the 18th century
B. about 1500 years ago
C. about 3500 years ago
D. about 2500 years ago
2. Plant collectors met many difficulties except_______.
A. diseases and near-starvation
B. the conflicts with local people
C. restrictions on the movement of Europeans
D. lack of money
3. What resulted in the complete change of plant exploration
A. James Cook’s first voyage.
B. The invention of the Wardian case.
C. The Dove Tree’s growing in Europe.
D. French Catholic missionaries’ set up.
4. Of the following plant collectors, who had never been to China
A. Robert Fortune B. Father Farges C.E.H.Wilson D.Sir Joseph Banks
5. The following plants were taken to Europe except_______.
A. the tree of Heaven B. the Dove Tree C. the tea plants
6. The text is written in the order of_____.
A. The importance of plant exploration
B. The timeline of plant exploration
C. The collection of plants
D. The age of collectors
7. What do you think the author will talk about if he adds a paragraph to this passage
A. The effects of the plant exploration in the 18th and 19th centuries.
B. The plant exploration in the 20th century.
C. Information about the Dove Tree.(共22张PPT)
Unit 4 Exploring plants
Warming up
How much do you know about plants
Country Flower
Australia Golden Wattle 金荆树
Canada Maple Leaf 枫叶
China peony 牡丹
Egypt Lotus 荷花
England Rose 玫瑰
Finland Lily 百合花
Germany Cornflower 矢车菊
Greece Violet 紫罗兰
Holland Tulip 郁金香
Japan cherry blossom
Pakistan Jasmine 茉莉
United States American Rose
How to plant a tree
1.Select the right time of year for planting the tree.
2.Check to see if there are any local requirements concerning
3.Prepare the hole.
4.Prepare the tree for planting.
5.Place the tree into the hole gently.
6.Add fertilizer only after the hole is dug
7.Water the newly planted tree.
8.Mulch, mulch, mulch!
9.Water it again.
10.Enjoy the tree as it grows over the years with you and your family.
Pre-reading
Do you have a courtyard or some pot plants on your balcony Do you know where these plants come from
Are they Chinese plants or do they come from another country
Scan the title of the reading
passage and the pictures and
predict what it is about
Plant Exploration in the 18th And 19th centuries
Skimming
Read the passage quickly and try to get the main idea of this passage
Reading
Scanning
T or F Questions:
1. The plants in our garden grew in China originally.
F
2. The American Middle Classes took great interest in collecting new plants during the 18th and 19th centuries.
F
3. French Catholic missionaries were beginning to set themselves up in China by the middle of the 18th century.
4. After Father d’ Incarville died, some Tree of Heaven seeds were sent to England.
F
Banks, together with James Cook, collected many examples of plants in Australia.
6. Keeping plants alive during long
land or sea voyage was very
difficult, which caused the
Wardian Case to be invented.
7. Robert Fortune introduced over 120 species of plants to Western Gardens, because he could easily travel everywhere in China.
8. During the second half of the 19th century, many Catholic missionaries were sent to China, and they collected many seeds of plants, which were sent back to France.
F
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Detailed reading:
Try to get the main idea of each paragraph:
Para 1:
explains when plant collecting began.
Para 2:
describes when and where plant collecting began on a large scale by Europeans.
Para 3:
talks about French Catholic missionaries who collected plants in China in the 18th century.
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Para 4:
is about the famous British plant collector, Sir Joseph Banks, who collected many new plants in Australia.
Para 5:
explains the problems of keeping plants alive on long trips.
Para 6:
describes an experiment carried out by Dr Nathaniel Ward who invented a glass case in which to transport plants on long journeys.
Para 8:
is about Father Farges, a French Catholic missionary who collected plants in China in the 19th century.
Para 7:
is about Robert Fortune, a British plant collector who made several trips to China in the 19th century.
Para 9:
Describes how many European plant collectors, such as E H Wilson, went to China so that new plants could be introduced to gardens in the West.
Structure:
Part I:
Para1-2 the beginning of
plant collecting
Part II:
Para3-4 the exploration
of plants in the 18th century
Part III:
Para 5-7 the invention and
use of Wardian case
Part IV:
Para 8-9 the exploration
of plants in the 19th centry
Comprehending
Time
People/plants
Historic Events
In 1500
B.C
Father
d’Incarville
sent ships to gather plants, animals and other goods
the Queen of Egypt
in the 1740s
was sent to Beijing
tree of Heaven seeds
collected plants in Australia
In 1784
the Tree of Heaven tree
In 1751
arrived in England
In 1769
Sir Joseph Banks
was introduced into
North America
In 1833
shipped two cases of British Plants to Sydney
Robert
Fortune
During the second half of the 19th
century
were sent to China from France
Nathaniel
Ward
1843-1859
made several trips to China
many
Catholic
missionaries
Father Farges
collected a large quantity of the seeds of the Dove Tree in China
In 1897
sent seeds of Dove Tree
From China to France
In 1899
E H Wilson
Homework
1. Finish off the exercises in the workbook.
2. Learn the text by heart.Module 9 Unit 4 Exploring plants
Passage 1:
Exercise 1: Go through the text quickly and match the topic with each paragraph.
A. Wardian Case B. Problems of keeping plants alive on long trips
C. Robert Fortune introduced Chinese Tea D. When plant collecting began
E. British plant collector Joseph Banks F. Father Farges and the Dove Tree
G. When and where plant collecting began on a large scale
H. French Catholic missionaries collected plants in China
I. Europeans collected plants to western gardens
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer.
1. The first recorded plant exploration happened _______.
A. in the 18th century
B. about 1500 years ago
C. about 3500 years ago
D. about 2500 years ago
2. Plant collectors met many difficulties except_______.
A. diseases and near-starvation
B. the conflicts with local people
C. restrictions on the movement of Europeans
D. lack of money
3. What resulted in the complete change of plant exploration
A. James Cook’s first voyage.
B. The invention of the Wardian case.
C. The Dove Tree’s growing in Europe.
D. French Catholic missionaries’ set up.
4. Of the following plant collectors, who had never been to China
A. Robert Fortune B. Father Farges C.E.H.Wilson D.Sir Joseph Banks
5. The following plants were taken to Europe except_______.
A. the tree of Heaven B. the Dove Tree C. the tea plants
6. The text is written in the order of_____.
A. The importance of plant exploration
B. The timeline of plant exploration
C. The collection of plants
D. The age of collectors
7. What do you think the author will talk about if he adds a paragraph to this passage
A. The effects of the plant exploration in the 18th and 19th centuries.
B. The plant exploration in the 20th century.
C. Information about the Dove Tree.
Passage 2: Do Exercises 3&4 on Page 39
Keys:
Passage 1:
Ex 1: Para 1: D Para 2: G Para 3: H Para 4: E Para 5: B Para 6: A
Para 7: C Para 8: F Para 9: I
Ex 2: CDB DCBB
Passage 2:
Ex 3: T T F T F F
Ex 4: Nouns that mean “smell”: odour, perfume
Adjective that describe smells: delicate, fragrant, odourless, strong, sweet, musty, fruity
