Unit 2 Lesson11 Amazing plants 课件 (共22张PPT)冀教版英语八年级下册

(共22张PPT)
Unit 2
Lesson 11
Plant a Plant!
Amazing Plants
1. To listen, read and understand the passage about some amazing plants.
2. To learn some useful words and expressions.
3. Be able to talk about the four amazing plants.
Objectives
Words: egret, eastern, shy, tightly, fossil , southwest, living.
Phrases: eastern Asia, close up, open up, When it comes to…, along with,
in the middle of, a living fossil
How many plants can you name
Do you know these plants
雏菊
daisy
lotus
荷花
rose
polar tree
willow
morning glory
Amazing plants
飞鸭兰
西番莲
egret 白鹭
This kind of plant is egret flower. (白鹭花)
It grows in
eastern Asia.
东亚
eastern adj.东方的
1
egret flower
shy grass
含羞草
shy
adj. 害羞的
When something touches this plant's leaves, they close up tightly.
合起来
tightly
adv. 紧紧地
2
When people first hear it laughing, they are quite surprised and begin to laugh
along with the tree. It grows in the middle of Africa.
laughing tree
和...一起
在...中间
3
If the wind blows, this amazing tree “laughs”.
It can live as long as 1500 years, so people call it a living fossil. This plant grows in the southwest of Africa.
西南（的）
fossil 化石
living 活着的
4
a living fossil
活化石
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
east--
tight--
live--
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.
2
4
1
3
Read the lesson and fill in the table.
An egret flower lives in eastern Asia
Its flowers look like flying egrets.
A laughing tree lives in the middle of Africa
If the wind blows, this amazing tree “laughs”.
A living fossil lives in the southwest of Africa
It has only two leaves and a stem. Its two leaves continue to grow for its whole life.
How many plants are mentioned
Why are these plants special
Where do they live
1. eastern Asia 东亚
east-- west--
north-- south--
1)China is an _______ country. It lies in the _______ of the world.
2)We have tried all the _________
(east/ west) food in that restaurant.
Language points
eastern
western
northern
southern
eastern
east
eastern/ western
2. close up 关闭；愈合
1)The summer house had been closed up all year.
避暑别墅全年都是门户紧闭的。
2) 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
1) 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。
2) Open up your heart to meet each challenge.
打开你的心去迎接每一个挑战。
4. When it comes to…当提到…; 就…而论
1) When it comes to laughing, this tree is really funny.
2) _________________ actors, Xiaoshenyang is quite funny.
3) ________________ singers, TFboys are very popular.
When it comes to
When it comes to
5. along with 和……一起
= together with .
连接两个主语时,谓语以前一为主。
1) Mike went to the park ____________ his girlfriend. 迈克和他的女朋友一起去了公园。
2) People begin to laugh _______________ the special tree.
人们和那棵特别的树一起笑起来。
3) Linda along with her parents ______(want) to go to Shijiazhuang for a holiday.
along with
along with
wants
6. in the middle of 在……中间; 在……中部
1) On my way home, I saw an old man lying _____________________.
一个老人躺在马路中间。
2) What's ______________________
It's a seed. 苹果中间是什么？ 是核。
in the middle of the road.
in the middle of an apple
7. a living fossil 活化石
1) This tortoise can live as old as 10,000 years, so people call it a living fossil.
这种龟可以存活长达一万年，所以人们把它称作活化石。
2) 大熊猫素有动物“活化石”之称。
The giant panda is known as “a living fossil”.
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