Section A (2a~2e) Amazing Plants and Animals Unit 4 Learning aims 能介绍竹子及其重要性 通过听说活动，获取关于竹子的关键信息 Lead in What’s it about? What is bamboo used for? uses building materials making furniture food source handicrafts(工艺品) paper-making musical instruments ... Recently, Chen Jie bought a folding fan in Sichuan. Can you guess what Chen Jie and Ella talked about regarding the content on the fan? Pre-reading Activity 1 Know something about bamboo by listening. 2a Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks. Ella: Oh, what’s that, Chen Jie? It’s so beautiful! Chen Jie: Thanks. It’s a folding fan. I bought it last year. Ella: Oh! It has a painting of bamboo on it. Chen Jie: Yeah. Bamboo is one of the most popular subjects in Chinese paintings. It’s a _____ of goodness in Chinese culture. Ella: I didn’t know that before. So, where did you get that fan? Chen Jie: At the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan, the _____ and _____ bamboo forest in China. I learnt lots of interesting things when I was there. Ella: Really? Like what? Chen Jie: Well, bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants. Some bamboo can grow almost one metre in one day. Also, it’s one of the _____ plants in the world. People can use it to build houses and make tools and instruments. Ella: Oh, that’s interesting. I remember pandas love to eat bamboo too, right? Chen Jie: Exactly! Actually we eat bamboo shoots too. They’re really delicious. symbol largest oldest most useful Listen to the conversation between Ella and Chen Jie. Choose the right answer. 1. What did Chen Jie buy last year? A. a painting of bamboo B. a folding fan C. Chinese paintings 2. Which word best describes bamboo in Chinese painting? A. most popular B. most beautiful C. most useful 2b Read the conversation and answer the questions. 1. What does Ella see on the folding fan? A painting of bamboo. 2. Why does bamboo often appear in Chinese paintings? Because it's a symbol of goodness in Chinese culture. 3. Where is the Bamboo Sea? In Sichuan. 4. What do people use bamboo for? People use it to build houses and make tools and instruments. 5. Is Ella interested in bamboo? How do you know? Yes, she is. She shows interest by asking questions like “Really? Like what?” and “Oh, that's interesting.” 2c Complete the mind map with the information from 2a. on Chen Jie’s folding fan one of the fastest-growing plants a popular subject in Chinese paintings one of the most useful plants in the world got at _____ the _____ and _____ bamboo forest in China grow _____ in one day ●build _____ ●make _____ and _____ ●food for _____ and _____ a symbol of _____ the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan largest oldest almost one metre goodness houses tools instruments pandas people Bamboo Ella: Oh, what’s that, Chen Jie? It’s so beautiful! Chen Jie: Thanks. It’s a folding fan. I bought it last year. Ella: Oh! It has a painting of bamboo on it. Chen Jie: Yeah. Bamboo is one of the most popular subjects in Chinese paintings. It’ ... ...
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