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课件网) Unit 5 The power of plants Lesson 4 Mexican corn festival 第四课时（listening） What plants can you see in the pictures How can we eat them rice wheat corn rice noodles bread tacos E.g. We use rice to make rice noodles. We use ... to make ... Look and answer Jason is filming a vlog “Amazing plants”. Who is Jason？ Where is he？ What's in his right hand？ an ear of corn Listen to the opening of the vlog and choose the main idea. What is Jason talking about？ a. The importance of corn in Mexico. b. Corn in different countries. c. A famous Mexican corn dish. Main idea may： · Cover main things,not just small things. · Have all key points. · Match what you hear. · Come at the beginning. Listen to the opening of the vlog and choose the main idea. a. The importance of corn in Mexico. b. Corn in different countries. c. A famous Mexican corn dish. People started growing corn 9000 years ago. I’m at the sweet corn festival in Mexico. It’s also part of Mexican culture. Welcome to Amazing Plants. The biggest one is nearly _____ (40 / 50) centimetres long. People started growing corn in Mexico about _____ (900 / 9,000) years ago! Today, it’s a big part of their _____. There are over _____ (600 / 100) corn dishes now! Corn isn’t just _____. People even use it to make toys. It’s also part of Mexican culture. Listen and complete the blanks.(方案一) 40 9000 cooking 600 food When listening for numbers, pay attention to words and expressions like nearly, about, over, and more / less than. They usually come before numbers. What facts does Jason learn about corn size history use culture 方案一 Why does Jason think corn is an important plant 4. It’s a big part of their food. There are over 600_____ now! 3. People even use it to _____ toys. The amazing plants:corn 1. Size: The biggest one is nearly _____ centimetres long. 2. History: People started_____ corn 9000 years ago. Uses 5. Culture:It’s _____ of Mexican culture. 40 growing make dishes part Listen and complete the blanks. 方案二 Welcome to Amazing Plants. This is Jason. I’m at the Sweet Corn Festival in Mexico. Look at this ear of corn! Can you believe the size of it ! But it’s not the biggest. The biggest one is nearly 40 centimetres long! People started growing corn in Mexico about 9,000 years ago. Today,it’s a big part of their cooking. There are over 600 corn dishes now! Corn isn’t just food. People even use it to make toys. It’s also part of Mexican culture. Let’s go and see! history culture size use How does Jason introduce corn long Welcome to Amazing Plants. This is Jason. I’m at the Sweet Corn Festival in Mexico. Look at this ear of corn! Can you believe the size of it ! But it’s not the biggest. The biggest one is nearly 40 centimetres long! People started growing corn in Mexico about 9,000 years ago. Today,it’s a big part of their cooking. There are over 600 corn dishes now! Corn isn’t just food. People even use it ... ...
