UNIT2 Lesson 11 教学课件--冀教版初中英语八年级下

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Lesson 11: Amazing Plants
UNIT 2 Plant a Plant!
学 习 目 标
掌握词汇：eastern, shy
接触词汇：egret, tightly, fossil, southwest, living
短语和句型：eastern Asia, close up, open up, When it comes to…, along with, in the middle of, a living fossil
When something touches this plant’s leaves, they close up tightly.
When it comes to laughing, this tree is really funny.
When people first hear it laughing, they are usually quite surprised and begin to laugh along with the tree.
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感受植物的美，增强保护环境的意识。
能够读懂和听懂一些植物的奇异之处；能够谈论奇异的植物。
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课 堂 导 入
Brainstorm
Write the plant words that you have learned.
Say the plant words.
Think about some special plants you have heard about.
课 堂 学 习
Words and expressions
east n. & adj. 东；东部（的）
→eastern adj. 东方的；东部的
eastern Asia东亚
The girl is too shy to speak in front of her class.
shy adj. 害羞的
两个黄鹂鸣翠柳，
一行白鹭上青天。
egret n. 白鹭
Her eyes are tightly closed.
tightly adv. 紧紧地；牢固地
Her eyes close up tightly.
close up合起来，收起来
→反义：open up张开，打开
dinosaur fossil
fossil n. 化石
south南+west西→southwest n. & adj. 西南(的)
live v. 居住，生活→living adj. 活着的
a living fossil 一个活化石
Jack went to the library along with his sister.
along with 和……一起
middle 中间
→in the middle of 在……中间；在……中部
○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.
Listen and number the sentences.
Listen and number
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Read and fill
Read the lesson and fill in the table.
Eastern Asia.
Its flowers look like flying egrets.
Middle of Africa.
If the wind blows, this amazing tree “laughs”.
Southwest of Africa.
Like most plants, it has roots. But it has only two leaves and a stem. Its two leaves and a stem. Its two leaves continue to grow for its whole life.
Read and check
Read the text quickly and check true (T) or false (F).
1. A flying flower grows in eastern Asia. ( )
2. Plants can not be shy. ( )
3. Laughing trees grow in the southwest of Africa. ( )
4. A plant can live as long as 1 500 years. ( )
T
F
F
T
Read and answer
Work in groups and answer the following questions.
1.What are egrets
2.How can a plant be shy
3.What makes a tree laugh
4. Can a fossil be alive
They are a kind of bird.
When something touches this plant’s leaves, they close up tightly.
The fruit of this tree has a hole in it. If the wind blows, this amazing tree “laughs”.
Yes，it can.
Fill in the blanks with the correct words. The first letter is given.
Exercise
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
Look for more amazing plants and talk about one of them. You can talk about the following aspects.
Task tips:
1.What is it
2.Where does it live
3.What does it look like
4.Why do you think it is amazing
Discussion
Summary
○Sum up the words and phrases we’ve learned in this period with the class:
eastern, shy, egret, tightly, fossil, southwest, living, eastern Asia, close up, open up, along with, in the middle of, and a living fossil.
○Sum up four amazing plants:
the egret flower, plants that can be shy, a tree that can laugh and a living fossil.
1. When something touches this plant's leaves，they close up tightly. 当有东西碰到这种植物的叶子时，它们就会紧紧地合拢起来。
（1）close up是动词短语，意为“合起来，收拢”。其反义短语为open up，意为“张开，打开”。
Before you come in, close up your umbrella. 请在进来前收起你的雨伞。
Did you see that these leaves opened up just now
刚才你看见这些叶子张开了吗？
（2）tightly adv. 紧紧地；牢固地
The girl held her father's hand tightly.
女孩紧紧地拉着她父亲的手。
【拓展】tight adj. 紧的
These trousers are a bit tight. 这条裤子有点紧。
Language points
2. When it comes to laughing，this tree is really funny.
当提到笑的时候，这种树真的很有趣。
“When it comes to…”意为“当提到，就……而论”。其中to是介词，后面可接名词、代词、动名词，不可接动词原形。
When it comes to music，I love soft music best.
就音乐而论，我最喜欢轻音乐。
3. When people first hear it laughing，they are usually quite surprised and begin to laugh along with the tree. 当人们第一次听到它笑的时候，他们通常都会很惊讶，然后开始和树一起笑。　（1）【辨析】hear sb. doing sth.与 hear sb. do sth.
I heard her singing a song when I passed her room.
我经过她房间的时候，听见她正在唱歌。
I heard him go downstairs.我听见他下了楼。
hear sb. doing sth. 听见某人正在做某事 强调听到的动作正在进行
hear sb. do sth. 听到某人做某事 强调听到动作发生的全过程或动作经常发生
（2）along with和……一起
He went out along with his teacher.他和老师一起出去了。
【注意】当主语后跟along with, with 或together with等时，谓语动词的数要与主语保持一致。
The girl, along with her mother, goes to the movies on Sundays.
这个女孩和她妈妈周天去看电影。
4. It grows in the middle of Africa. 它生长在非洲的中部。
in the middle of在……中间；在……中部
其后可接表示时间或地点的词。
in the middle of the road在路中央
in the middle of the night三更半夜
5. This plant can live as long as 1500 years, so people call it a living fossil. 这种植物能存活达1500年之久，所以人们称它为活化石。
living形容词，意为“活着的”，强调健在。常作定语或表语。即可指人，又可指物。
The old man is still living. And he often writes letters to me.
那位老人仍然健在。他常常给我写信。
【拓展】alive形容词，意为“活着的”，强调生与死之间的界限。多用于指人，也可指物。
“She is alive!” the doctor said excitedly. “她活着！”医生兴奋地说道。
1. When it comes to _____，my sister laughs because she is good at it.
A．dancing　　 B．dance
C．dances D．danced
2. I heard Tom _____ when I walked past his office yesterday.
A．sing　　　　　 B．singing
C．to sing 　　　 D．sang
3. Steven along with his friends ____ making a model plane.
A．are　　　B．is C．am D．be
课 堂 达 标
A
Ⅰ.单项选择。
B
B
4. — I heard Mary _______ just now. What happened
— John was telling a joke.
A. cry B. to cry C. laugh D. to laugh
5. —You look so tired.
—My mother makes me _______ playing the piano for 2 hours every day.
practice B. to practice
C. practicing D. practiced
C
A
Ⅱ.根据汉语意思完成句子。
1. 要说公开发言的话, 他是最优秀的。
_____ _____ _____ _____speaking in public, he is the best.
2. 它们合起来时，看着更小了。
They look smaller when they _____ _____.
3. 他们住在镇中心。
They live _____ _____ _____ _____town.
When it comes to
close up
in the middle of
1. Writing: Look for more amazing plants and talk about one of them.
2. Preview Lesson 12.
Homework
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