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Unit 2 Plant a Plant!
Lesson 11 Amazing Plants
1.Curriculum words: egret, eastern, shy, southwest, fossil
2. Useful expressions: eastern Asia, close up, open up,
along with, in the middle of, as long as , a living fossil
3. Sentences: ①Isn't it beautiful
②What makes a tree laugh?
Think about it!
How many plants can you name
Have you ever heard about any special plants
A flying flower
Look at this plant. Its flowers look like egrets. What are egrets?They are a kind of bird. Because this plant’s flowers look like flying egrets, people call it the egret flower. It grows in eastern Asia. Isn’t it beautiful
Listen and read
Can plants be shy
We all know that people can be shy. But how can a plant be shy?When something touches this plant’s leaves, they close up tightly. After a few minutes, the leaves open up again. This plant is fun for small children to play with.
Listen and read
What makes a tree laugh?
When it comes to laughing, this tree is really funny. This is because the fruit of this tree has a hole in it. If the wind blows, this amazing tree “laughs”.When people first hear it laughing, they are usually quite surprised and begin to laugh along with the tree. It grows in the middle of Africa.
Listen and read
Can a fossil be alive?
Look at this plant. It grows in the southwest of Africa. Like most plants, it has roots. But it has only two leaves and a stem. Its two leaves continue to grow for its whole life. Does it look old?This plant can live as long as 1 500 years, so people call it a living fossil.
Listen and read
1. Where does the egret flower grow
It grows in eastern Asia.
2. How can the plant mentioned in the passage be shy
When something touches this plant’s leaves, they close up tightly. After a
few minutes, the leaves open up again.
3. What makes a tree laugh
This is because the fruit of this tree has a hole in it. If the wind blows, this
amazing tree “laughs” .
4. Why do people call this plant a living fossil
Because it can live as long as 1500 years.
Read again and answer
Language points
◆look like 看起来像……
The kite looks like a bird flying in the sky.
那只风筝看起来就像只乌儿在天上飞。
Its flowers look like egrets.
Language points
◆eastern东边的
eastern作形容词,位于名词前作定语,其名词为east,表示“东方;东部”。
eastern Asia 东亚
It grows in eastern Asia.
Language points
◆close up闭合
·Your wound will soon close up. 你的伤口很快就会愈合。
·The door will be closed up in a few minutes.
大门在几分钟之内就会关闭。
When something touches this plant’s leaves, they close up tightly.
Language points
◆tightly紧紧地
其形容词形式为tight,意为“紧紧的”。
·Just hold tightly to my hand and follow me.
抓紧我的手,跟着我。
·His jeans were too tight. 他的牛仔裤太紧了。
When something touches this plant’s leaves, they close up tightly.
Language points
◆hear sb. do/doing sth. 听到某人(正在)做某事
·I can hear someone knocking. 我听到有人敲门。
·I heard he sing in the classroom yesterday.
昨天我听见他在教室里唱歌。
When people first hear it laughing, they are usually quite surprised and begin to laugh along with the tree.
Language points
◆along with伴随着
along with前可以加不同的动词,构成动词短语。
·I want to go to the party. Can you come along with me
我想去参加聚会,你能和我起去吗?
When people first hear it laughing, they are usually quite surprised and begin to laugh along with the tree.
Language points
◆southwest西南(的)
Yunnan lies in the southwest of China.
云南位于中国西南部。
It grows in the southwest of Africa.
1)Listen and number the sentences.
□When you touch this kind of plant, it closes up tightly.
□This plant can live as long as 1 500 years. It really is a fossil.
□Look at these flowers! They look like flying egrets!
□This amazing tree laughs when the wind blows.
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Let’s Do It!
2)Read the lesson and fill in the table.
Plant Place Feature
South America , China and other countries. When something touches its leaves, they close
up tightly. After a few minutes, they open up again.
Eastern Asia
This plant's flowers look like flying egrets.
Let’s Do It!
Plant Place Feature
The middle of Africa
If the wind blows, this amazing tree “laughs”.
The southwest of Africa
It has only two leaves and a stem . This plant can live as long as 1 500 years.
Let’s Do It!
3)Fill in the blanks with the correct words. The first letter is given.
1.Don’t ________ the dish! It’s very hot!
2.China is a country in ________ Asia.
3.He was too________ to talk to others.
4.She cut her hair very short and everyone was
________ by her new look.
touch
eastern
shy
surprised
Let’s Do It!
4)Look for more amazing plants and talk about one of
them. You can talk about the following aspects.
Task tips:
What is it?
Where does it live?
What does it look like?
Why do you think it is amazing
Let’s Do It!
The Rafflesia arnoldii(阿诺尔特大花)is the biggest flower in the world. It comes from Southeast Asia. It has only one flower. It doesn't have leaves or stems.
Let’s Do It!
本节课我们主要学习了以下重点内容:
(1)重点单词:alive
(2)重点短语:along with,
测评:八年级下册Unit 2-Lesson 11随堂检测(配套)2
I. 根据括号中所给的汉语用适当的词语填空。
1. Lisa comes from an ____________(东部的)little village.
2. Emily is a ___________(害羞的)girl. She doesn’t come out now.
3. Yunnan lies in the _____________(西南)of our country.
4. There is nothing ____________(有生命的)on the moon.
5. Hold the pole ____________(紧紧地), or you’ll fall down.
II. 根据所给汉语完成英语句子,每空一词。
1. 当提到她妈妈时,她禁不住哭了。
She couldn’t help crying _______ _______ ______ ______ her mother.
eastern
shy
southwest
living
tightly
when it came to
测评:八年级下册Unit 2-Lesson 11随堂检测(配套)2
2. 这种鸟生活在加拿大。
This __________ _________ _________ lives in Canada.
3. 我听到他们正在房间里笑呢。
I ____________ _____________ ___________ in the room.
4. 上海位于中国东部。
Shanghai lies ____________ _________ _________ of China.
5. 这条绳子和那条绳子一样长。
This rope is ___________ __________ __________ that one.
kind of bird
heard them laughing
in the east of
as long as
测评:八年级下册Unit 2-Lesson 11随堂检测(配套)2
III. 连词成句。
1. any, you, heard, special, ever, plants, have, about
___________________________________________________
2. all, that, can, know, be, shy, we, people
_____________________________.
3. laugh, tree, makes, a, what_____________________________
4. it, fruit, in, hole, this, a, tree, of, the, has
_____________________________.
5. long, can, years, live, as, plant, as, this, 1500
_____________________________.
Have you ever heard about any special plants
We all know that people can be shy
What makes a tree laugh
The fruit of this tree has a hole in it
This plant can live as long as 1500 years
1.Write a passage about one of the amazing plants.
(50-100 words)
Task tips:
What is it Where does it live What does it look like Why do you think it is amazing
2. Preview Unit 2-Lesson 12.
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