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课件网) 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. Wh ... ...
