八年级英语下册 Unit 2 Plant a Plant lesson 11 Amazing Plants课件(共18张PPT)

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初中英语冀教版八年级下
Unit2 Plant a plant
Lesson11 Amazing Plants
Warm-up
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Presentation
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Language Points
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Exercise
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内容结构
Warm-up
Talk about the questions
How many plants can you name
Have you ever heard about any special plants
egret
eastern
shy
tightly
fossil
southwest
living
n. 白鹭
adj. 东方的;东部的
adj. 害羞的
adv. 紧紧地;牢固地
n. 化石
n. & adj. 西南(的)
adj. 活着的
Presentation
New words
Read and answer.
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.
Listen and number the sentences.
When you touch this kind of plant, it closes up
tightly.
This plant can live as long as 1500 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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1. Don’t t____ the dish! It’s very hot.
2. China is a country in e______ Asia.
3. He was too s___ to talk to others.
4. She cut her hair very short and everyone was
s________ by her new look.
ouch
astern
hy
urprised
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Fill in the blanks with the correct words. The first letter is given.
1. eastern Asia 东亚
Did you know Japan is the leading industrial state
of Eastern Asia
你是否知道日本是东亚地区工业领先的国家？
The situation among eastern Asia’s small
countries looks optimistic.
东亚小国之间的形势看起来令人乐观。
Language points
2. close up 关闭；愈合
The summer house had been closed up all year.
避暑别墅全年都是门户紧闭的。
Don’t use cold water as it shocks the blood vessels into closing up.
不要用冷水，因为冷水会刺激血管，使之闭合。
3. open up 张开；打开
As the market opens up, I think people are going to be able to spend more money on consumer goods.
随着市场的开放，我想人们将能花更多的钱购置消费品。
Several customers were waiting when I arrived to open up the shop.
我到店里开门时，几个顾客已在等侯。
4. When it comes to…当提到……; 就……而论
When it comes to diet and exercise, we know what
to do, but we don’t do what we know.
当提到饮食和运动的时候，我们都知道做什么，但是我们不会按照我们知道的去做。
There is no gray area when it comes to watching TV or movies.
当谈到电视或电影的选择时，之间是没有灰色地段的。
5. along with 和……一起
I’ll go along with you on this one.
在这一点上我同意你的看法。
I love the traditions that come along with this season.
我喜欢这个季节一同尾随而至的传统。
Mike went along with his girlfriend to the park.
迈克和他的女朋友一起去了公园。
6. in the middle of 在……中间; 在……中部
An old man lied in the middle of the road.
一个老人躺在马路中间。
There were some dark months there, like living in the
middle of an interminable fog.
这都是灰暗的岁月，就像生活在漫无止境的迷雾中。
7. a living fossil 活化石
The characteristics make the culture a living fossil
to study the ancient civilization.
正是这些特色，使该文化成了研究古代文化的一块活化石。
It has retained many old customs until nowadays, known as a living fossil of the
Miao culture.
至今保留着很多古老的生活习俗，以苗族文化的活化石而著称。
Translate the sentences.
我们谁都不带钥匙；晚上最后一个回家的人把门关上，这就行了。
None of us carried keys; the last one in for the evening would close up, and that was it.
2. 说到我们的身体，我们才是老板。
When it comes to our bodies, we are the boss.
3. 和我的朋友们在一起，我非常开心。
Along with my friends, I feel very happy.
Exercise
4. 巴西只是这样试验的中间者。
Brazil is in the middle of an experiment.
5. 大熊猫素有动物“活化石”之称。
The giant panda is known as “a living fossil”.
打开你的心去迎接每一个挑战。
Open up your heart to meet each challenge.
Homework:
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