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课件网) Unit 6 The power of plants Starting out & Understanding ideas Look at the picture and answer. Lead-in What is happening in the picture What facts about plants do you know Do you think plants are amazing Why or why not Look at the picture and answer the questions. What are the people doing What can plants do for us Look at the picture and answer the questions. Words and expressions within /w n/ quarter / kw t / workshop / w k p/ leaf /li f/ collect /k lekt/ sunlight / s nla t/ root /ru t/ send /send/ prep.在（建筑或地区）里 n.一刻钟，十五分钟 n.车间，工场 n.叶，叶子 v.收集，采集；使集中 n.阳光 n.根 v.送出，发出 rise /ra z/ stem /stem/ mix /m ks/ produce /pr dju s/ sugar / ɡ / product / pr d kt/ oxygen / ks d n/ though / / v.升高，上升 n.（植物的）茎，梗，柄 v.（使）混合，拌和 v.（自然地）生产，产生，出产 n. 糖 v.（自然过程或化学反应的）生成物 n.氧 adv.可是，不过，然而 breathe /bri / dark /da k/ rest /rest/ natural / n t r l/ enter /ent / v.呼吸 adj.昏暗的；黑暗的 n.休息（时间） adj.自然的，天然的 v.进入 Look at the picture of a plant and match the words to it. sugar leaf sunlight water water sunlight sugar leaf Read the passage and check your answers. 1 It’s quarter past seven. Here’s Worker No. 55 in his green uniform. He’s going to start work in the plant. 2 He works in Workshop 1001 in the Leaf. There are 20 to 100 workers in each workshop. They collect sunlight and CO during the day. Now workers from the Root send up water. The water will rise up to the Leaf through the Stem. Then workers in the Leaf will mix water, CO and sunlight. 3 What are they going to produce Most importantly (for them), there will be sugar! It’s useful for the growth of the plant. Another product will be oxygen, but the plant doesn’t need much of it. It means a lot to animals and humans, though - they need it to breathe! 4 The workers work hard. Soon it’s going to get dark. They will take a rest. 5 There are millions of plants on earth. They give more than food and oxygen. Without plants, the natural world would be very different! Tips: Read quickly and find the key words. Choose another suitable title and give your reasons. a How to make sugar b How plants work c Why plants are great d Going to the green workshop Complete the texts with the words and expressions from the passage. plants rise up Water sugar breathe Language points 1. within /w n/ prep. 在（建筑或地区）里 常用搭配： within reach (在伸手可及的范围内) within walking distance (在步行距离内) 例句：Please stay within the boundaries of the park. 请待在公园的范围内。 2. collect /k lekt/ v. 收集，采集；使集中 常用搭配： collect stamps 收集邮票 collect data 收集数据 collect garbage (收集垃圾) 例句：She collects old coins as a hobby. 她把收集旧硬币作为一种爱好。 拓展：collection n. 收藏品；作品集 collector n. 收藏家 3. produce /pr dju s/ v. （自然地）生产，产生，出产 常用搭配： produce goods 生产商品 produce energy 产生能量 produce results 产 ... ...
