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课件网) Period 3 Developing ideas In Avatar, trees can communicate with animals and people. What else do you think plants can do attack breathe eat sleep move speak steal think What can these plants do flytrap mimosa pea [ fla tr p] 捕蝇草 [m mo z ] 含羞草 豌豆 It can catch insects. It can shut its leaves when touched. It can sow its own seeds. Pre-reading The Secret Language of Plants Modern research is showing that plants can_____ each other. communicate with Chemicals Sound WWW Maybe one day we will be able to “_____” with plants . talk Para 1~2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 While-reading: Read for structure Modern research is showing that plants can _____ Using chemicals * The plant releases chemicals _____ that are being eaten. * When another plant detects the chemicals, it starts to _____ Maybe one day we will be able to “talk”with plants. communicate with each other from the leaves release its own, different chemicals Using sound * Some plants make noises _____ * A chilli plant can _____ * Some trees make _____ with their roots tell if a neighbouring palnt is helpful, or unfriendly clicking noises when there is not enough water, indicating drought's arriving Using the wood wide web * This fungal network links _____ * Plants can _____ _____with each other * Plants can_____ _____ to attack other plants the roots of different plants to each other share information steal food from each other, or spread poisons While-reading: Read for details and even food Short for _____ _____ System for _____among humans _____ among plants Link every person on Earth every _____ in a forest Linked by _____ and _____ underground _____which links the _____ of different plants to each other Use it to share _____ and _____with each other Cybercrime cheat someone out of his_____ spread computer virus to attack others’ _____ steal _____ from each other spread _____ to _____ other plants communication communication plant cables satellites fungi roots World Wide Web Wood Wide Web communicate entertain shop information food computers money food poisons attack Personification means giving human characteristics to something that is not human. By using human characteristics to describe an object, animal or even a place, personification can make descriptions more vivid. This is like a warning, or a call for help:“I’m being attacked”. What figure of speech is being used when the plants are described as calling for help What is its function Can you find more words or phrases in paragraph 3-5 using personification Para. 3 call for help drive insects away Para. 4 other plants listen… A chilli plant can tell… Para. 5 Plants can share information and… Plants can steal food from each other or spread poisons to attack other plants. 1.Birds on the tree are singing a beautiful song. 2. The frogs are giving a concert-mixed chord. 3. Anger choked my words. 4. A good idea suddenly struck me. 5. Fear seized/swallowed him. ... ...
