冀教版八年级下册Unit 2 Plant a Plant Lesson 11 Amazing Plants课件(共31张PPT)

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Lesson 11: Amazing Plants
Unit 2 Plant a Plant!
单词： eastern, shy, egret, tightly, fossil, southwest, living
短语：close up, open up, when it comes to…, along with, in
the middle of, a living fossil
句子：Have you ever heared about any special plants
When something touches this plant’s leaves, they close
up tightly.
When it comes to laughing, this tree is really funny.
Learning Goals
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能够读懂和听懂植物的奇异之处，能够谈论奇异植物。
Free Talk
How many plants can you name
Have you ever heard about any special plants
Do you know these plants
lotus
lily
tulip
gardenia
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.
Language points
1. Isn’t it beautiful 它难道不漂亮吗？
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），还可用于提出建
议或邀请等。
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。
※ 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。
2. 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。
close up 合起来，收拢
反义短语 ：open up 张开，打开
※ Before you come in, close up your umbrella, please.
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
tightly 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。
tight 紧的
※ These trousers are a bit tight.
这条裤子有点紧。
3. When it comes to laughing, this tree is really funny.
当提到笑的时候，这种树很有趣。
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。
※ 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。
4. 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的笑时，他们通常都很惊讶，并开始和树一起笑。
hear sb. doing 听到某人正在做某事
辨析：hear sb. doing sth. 与 hear sb. to do sth.
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
※ 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。
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。
5. It grows in the middle of Africa. 它生长在非洲中部。
in the middle of 意为“在……中间，在……中部”，其后可接表示地
点或时间的词。
in the middle of the road 在路中央
in the middle of the night 三更半夜
6. Can a fossil be alive
化石是活的吗？
alive 活着的，有生气的
※ 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 意为“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 意为“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 意为“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 意为“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。
7. Its two leaves continue to grow for its whole life. Does
it look old 它的两片叶子一生都在生长。它看起来老吗？
continue 继续
continue to do sth. 继续/持续做某事
= continue doing sth.
= continue with sth.
※ 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。
8. This plant can live as long as 1 500 years, so people call
it a living fossil.
这种植物可以存活1 500年之久，所以人们称它为活化石。
as long as 长达，与……一样长
※ 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
1. Listen and number the sentences.
Let’s do it!
□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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2. 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.
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
4. Look for 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
Sum up
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
eastern Asian
close up
open up
When it comes to
along with
in the middle of
a living fossil
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
Practice
Ⅰ.单项选择
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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.
A. practice B. to practice
C. practicing D. practiced
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Ⅱ.根据句意用适当的介词或副词填空
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
1. Remember the new words and expressions
learnt in this lesson.
2. Preview Lesson 12.