资源简介 (共28张PPT)Lesson11Amazing PlantsHow many plants can you name Have you ever heard about any special plants Wow! They are egrets!Look! What are they Wow! This is a fossil!shyHey, you’re so shy!Really I am laughing now!Watch the map of the world and say the continents.What continent are we in AsiaRead carefully and answer the questions.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 What is egret Why do people call it egret flower look like看起来像 a kind of一种 eastern Asia东亚Can plants be shy We all know that peoplecan 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’s the Chinese name of this plant What’s the feature of this plant Read carefully and answer the questions.touch触摸【t∧t∫】 close up合起来;收起来(停业,歇业)open up张开;打开(发展,出现;开张,开业)It is+adj for sb to do sth对于某人来说它是......People can laugh!Do you know a plant can also laugh What makes a tree laugh Read carefully and answer the questions.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.lt grows in the middle of Africa.How can it laugh Do you know how we call itin Chinese When it comes to...当提到;就...而论the fruit of .....的果实hear sb doing sth听到某人正在做某事begin to do开始去做......along with和...一起in the middle of在...中间;在...的中部Do you know about fossil [ f sl] n. 化石Have you ever heard about a living fossil [ l v ] adj. 活的Can a fossil be alive 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.What place does this plantgrow Why do people call it living fossil Read carefully and answer the questions.the southwest of .....的西南部 stem【stem】茎continue to do sth=continue doing sth或 continue with sth.继续/ 持续做某事”a living fossil一个活化石Read carefully and answer the questions.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.What’s the special of this plant How long can it live What do people call it Read the lesson again and fill in the tablePlant Place FeatureSouth America,China and other countries. When something touches itsleaves,they close up tightly.Aftera few minutes,they open up again.Eastern Asia.Look like flying egrets.In the middle of Africa.The fruit of this tree has a hole in it.If the wind blows,this amazing tree”laughs”.In the southwest of Africa.It has only two leaves and a stem.Its two leaves cintinue to grow for its whole life.It can live as long as 1500 years.Look for more amazing plants and talk about one of them.You cantalk 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 1. eastern Asia 东亚例如: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 smallcountries looks optimistic. 东亚小国之间的形势看起来令人乐观。Language pointsshy adj. 害羞的;畏缩的,胆怯的例如:They feel shy about showing their feelings.他们不愿表达自己的感情。At first he was a little shy in class, but now he acts more natural. 起初, 他在班里有点害羞,不过现在自然多了。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. close up 关闭;愈合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. open up 张开;打开5. 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。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 friend to the park. 迈克和他的朋友一起去了公园。6. along with 和……一起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. in the middle of 在……中间; 在……中部8. a living fossil 活化石例如:The characteristics make the culture a livingfossil 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 untilnowadays, knownas 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。考点精讲Can a fossil be alive 6.alive 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(难点)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。Time for reflectioneastern Asiaclose upopen upWhen it comes to …in the middle ofa living fossil东亚关闭; 闭合打开当提到… …在… …中间; 在… …中部活化石homeworkGoodbye! 展开更多...... 收起↑ 资源预览