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课件网) Developing ideas & Presenting ideas Unit 6 The power of plants Developing ideas 教材原图 What plants can you see in the pictures How do you usually eat them DID YOU KNOW Rice, wheat and corn are the world’s top three food plants. People around the world eat them in different ways. For example, rice noodles in East Asia, bread in Europe and tacos in the Americas. 1 Listen to the opening of the vlog and choose the main idea. a lt explains the importance of corn in Mexico. b It compares corn in different countries. c It describes about a famous Mexican corn dish. Phonetics in use Pronunciation: /e / amazing play /a / size like / /① toy boy Practise more→p111 温馨提示：此符号表示“考点精讲点拨”链接。 2 Listen again and complete Jason’s notes for the vlog. The biggest ear of corn was nearly 1 _____ centimetres long. People started growing corn in Mexico about 2 _____years ago! Today, corn's a big part of their 3 _____. There are over 4 _____corn dishes now! Corn isn't just food. It's also part of Mexican 5 _____. Learning to learn Listening for numbers When listening for numbers, pay attention to words and expressions like nearly, about, over, and more/less than. They usually come before numbers. 3 Listen to the conversation and complete the sentences. From corn 1 _____, we can make foods such as tacos and 2 _____. Corn silk is used to make 3 _____. It is good for your 4 _____. Using corn husks, we can make traditional 5 _____ . Listen again. Then talk about how people ask for and give permission. 玉米须 Learning to learn Asking for and giving permission Asking for permission helps us get something in a polite way. We can use the questions May I... or Could / Can I... People can reply Certainly, Sure or Go ahead. 4 Work in pairs. Act out a conversation about the uses of a plant. Step 1 Choose one of the plants and think about three ways of using it. Step 2 Have a conversation about its uses. Try to ask for and give permission in the conversation. Rose /r z/ Cotton /'k tn/ Bamboo /b m'bu / A: Could you tell me… B: Of course. Useful expressions→p113 Talk about what you have learnt about the different uses of plants in this section. I can see people drinking tea in a teahouse. Some pictures may also show aspects of tea culture. Reading for writing 1 Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words to help you. 1 What can you see in the pictures 2 What do these pictures have in common drink tea teahouse culture home They all involve tea drinking in some form. 2 Read the passage. Find out the importance of tea to the Chinese and the Brits. What's your cup of tea What is the most popular /'p pj l / drink in the world after water ② The answer is tea. It is not only good for our health /helθ/, but also a key /ki / part of many cultures. ③ What does tea mean to you Feng Tao 16 Feb 2023 In Chengdu, we have as many teahouses /'ti ha z z/ as leaves in a cup of tea! Grandpa used ... ...
