(共40张PPT)
Unit 2 Plant a plant!
Lesson 11: Amazing Plants
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
eastern; shy; eastern Asian; close up; open up; when it comes to...; along with; in the middle of; a living fossil.
Key sentences:
1. Have you ever heard about any special plants
2. This plant is fun for small children to play with.
3. When it comes to laughing, this tree is really funny.
4. When people first hear it laughing, they are usually quite surprised and begin to laugh along with the tree.
To be able to talk about the feature and the importance of plants.
Words & Expressions
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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
Words & Expressions
Let's read
eastern Asian close up
open up
When it comes to
along with
in the middle of
a living fossil
东亚
合起来；收起来
张开； 打开
当提到；就……而论
和……一起
在……中间； 在……中部
一个活化石
plants
vegetables
grass
trees
flowers
bushes
herbs
Warming-up
Do you know these plants’ names
daisy 雏菊
lotus 荷花
morning glory 牵牛花
rose 玫瑰
willow柳树
polar杨树
wheat 小麦
rice 水稻
Have you ever heard about any special plants
Presentation
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
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.
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.
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.
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B. This plant can live as long as
1 500 years. It really is a fossil.
C. Look at these flowers! They
look like flying egrets!
D. This amazing tree laughs when
the wind blows.
A. When you touch this kind of plant,
it close up tightly.
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Paragraph 3
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1.What is it
2.Why is it called the egret flower
3.Where does it live
It is called the egret flower.
Because this plant's flowers look like flying egrets.
It grows in eastern Asia.
1.Can you act out “shy”
2.What do “open up" “close up tightly” mean
When something ________
this plant's ______, they _____ __ ______. After a few minutes, the leaves ____ ____ ____.
What is the name of the plant
Sensitiveplant.
touches
leaves
tightly
close
up
open
again
up
2.The plant can laugh.( )
3.There is a hole in the tree.( )
1.It is called a monkey-bread tree.( )
4.It grows in the middle of Asia.( )
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F
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F
It grows in the __________________.
It has _____ leaves and _____ stem.
It can live as long as_____ years.
It has _____.
People call it a ______ _____.
two
southwest of Africa
one
roots
1500
living fossil
Let’s Do It!
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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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
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.
listening material
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.
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.
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.
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.
3. Fill in the blanks with the correct words. The first letter is given.
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
Task tips：
What is it？ Where does it live？
What does it look like？
Why do you think it is amazing
4. Look for more amazing plants and talk about one of them. You can talk about the following aspects.
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.
Language points
1. Isn’t it beautiful (教材P26)
否定疑问句
此句为否定疑问句，英语中否定疑问句通常表示惊异、反问、失望、责难等语气，也可用于赞美美好的事物（相当于一个特殊的感叹句），还可以用于提出建议或邀请等。
e.g. Aren’t you supposed to clean the room 难道你不该去打扫房间吗？
Won’t you have a cup of tea 你不喝杯茶吗？
—Isn’t he coming this evening 难道他今天晚上不来吗？
—Yes, he is. 不，他来。/No, he isn’t. 对，他不来。
【特别提醒】对于否定疑问句的回答应根据事实作答。如果事实是肯定的，用“Yes＋肯定结构”来回答；如果事实是否定的，用“No＋否定结构”来回答。
2. When it comes to laughing, this tree is really funny. (教材P26)
When it comes to... 当提到；就……而论
When it comes to... 结构中to 是介词, 后可接名词、代词或动词的-ing 形式作宾语。
e.g. When it comes to French, I know nothing.
提到法语，我一窍不通。
When it comes to fishing, John is an expert.
谈及钓鱼, 约翰是个专家。
3.When people first hear it laughing, they are usually quite surprised and begin to laugh along with the tree. (教材P26)
① hear sb. doing sth.意为“听到某人正在做某事”，强调听见的动作正在进行。
e.g. I hear someone knocking at the door. Please go and see who it is.
我听到有人在敲门。请去看一下是谁。
② hear sb. do sth.
表示“听到某人做了某事”，强调听到某人做某事的全过程。
e.g. I heard them talk about that matter yesterday.
昨天我听见他们谈论那件事了。
I often hear the child cry at home.
我经常听见那个孩子在家哭。
along with 和……一起
e.g. I want to go to the party. Can you go along with me
我想去参加那个聚会。你能和我一起去吗？
相当于together with
当主语后跟with, along with, together with等修饰成分时，谓语动词不受这些修饰成分的影响，仍与前边的主语保持一致。
The boy along with his parents has been to the Great Wall twice.
(主语为The boy) 这个男孩和他的父母一起去过两次长城。
Linda’s parents along with her want to go to Sanya for a holiday.
(主语为Linda’s parents) 琳达的父母和她想去三亚度假。
4. Can a fossil be alive (教材P26)
alive / 'la v/ adj. 活着的；有生气的
e.g. The poor village was alive because of so many tourists.
这个贫困的村庄由于众多的游客而有了生气。
辨析：alive, living, live与lively
alive 活着的。既可指人，也可指物，可作表语或后置定语。 The artist is still alive.
这位艺术家仍然活着。
He is the greatest man alive.
他是在世的最伟大的人。
living 活着的；健在的。既可用于指人，也可用于指物。在句中可作表语或前置定语。 He is dead, but his parents are still living.
他死了，但他的父母仍然健在。
She has no living relatives.
她没有还健在的亲戚。
live 活的。一般仅用于指物，只作前置定语。 They carry out an experiment with a live monkey.
他们用活的猴子做实验。
lively 精力充沛的；生气勃勃的。既可指人，也可指物，在句中作表语或定语。 Jenny is a lively girl.
詹妮是个精力充沛的女孩。
5. Its two leaves continue to grow for its whole life. (教材P26)
continue /k n't nju:/ v. 继续
continue to do sth. 表示“继续/ 持续做某事”，相当于 continue doing sth. 或 continue with sth.
e.g. Though I tried my best, the baby continued crying.
虽然我尽了最大的努力，但这个婴儿仍哭个不停。
Let’s continue to read English. 我们继续读英语吧。
We’ll continue with our work. 我们要继续做我们的工作。
6. This plant can live as long as 1 500 years, so people call it a living fossil.(教材P26)
as long as 长达；与……一样长
e.g. You can stay as long as you like. 你想待多久就待多久。
As long as we work hard, the Chinese Dream is sure to come true.
只要我们努力工作，中国梦就一定会实现。
否定形式为not so/as long as
as long as还有“只要”的意思。
一、根据句意用适当的介词或副词填空
Exercises
1. The boy is playing ________ his new toys.
2. Come along _________ me. I’m going that way, too.
3. It’s pleasant to travel _________ Asia.
4. Bob has a round face. He looks ____ his father.
5. They decided to open ________a business in the town.
with
with
in/around
like
up
Homework
Preview the passage in Lesson 12.
Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank you!
