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课件网) 高中英语人教版 选修九 Unit 4 Exploring plants (warming up & reading) Revision 1. vt. transfer pollen and fertilize plants pollinate 2. adj. from elsewhere exotic 3. n. struggle;fight conflict 4. n. effort endeavour Find the words according to the English meanings. Revision Explain the words in English. 1.distant adj. far away in space or time 2.goods n. things for sale 3.seal vt. close sth securely 4.appeal adj. attractive or interesting Warming up Tulip （郁金香） Queen of flowers Can you tell the name of the flower? Rose Peony（牡丹） Chinese national flower It comes from North America.Indians there began to grow them 3000 years ago . Sunflower Lily （百合） Mangrove tree 红树 pitcher plant （猪笼草） Venus Flytrap （捕蝇草） Flesh-eating plant Unit 4 Exploring plants Pre-reading 2. Is it a native plant or from another country? 1.Why do some people call tomatoes “Fanqie”? 3. Can you give some other plants which come from other countries? America Southeast Asia Africa America Pre-reading (Predict what the passage is about according to the title ) The author may tell us _____ in this passage. Plant exploration in the 18th and 19th centuries Fast reading: What happened in these years? 1.In 1500 BC, 2.In the 1740s, 3.In1751, 4.In1784, the Queen of Egypt sent ships to gather plants, animals and other goods. a French Catholic missionary called Father d'Incarville was sent to Beijing. some Tree of Heaven seeds arrived in England. the Tree of Heaven was introduced into North America. Detailed reading What’s the main idea of each paragraph? Match the correct parts of the sentences. Para.1 : Para.2: A.When plant collecting began. D.When and where plant collecting began on a large scale. Para.3 : B.French Catholic missionaries collected plants in China in the 18th century. Para.4 : C.The famous British plant collector, Sir Joseph Banks. Para.5 : B.Problem of keeping plants alive on long trips Para.6 : A.Wardian case Para.7 : D.How Robert Fortune introduced Chinese tea to the West Para.8 : C.Father Farges and the Dove Tree Para.9 : E.Many European plant collectors collected many plants to Western gardens. Scanning (1).Plant collectors may face the following difficulties except _____. A. Disease and near- starvation B. Conflicts with the local people C. Severe environments D. Lack of money Scanning (2). Who is not a collector mentioned in the passage? A. Father d’Incarville B. The Queen of Egypt C. Robert Fortune D. E H Wilson Scanning (3). The following plants were taken to Europe except_____. A. The tree of Heaven B. The Dove Tree C. The tea plants India Analysing The passage is organized in the order of _____. A. time B. place C.character Inference (推断) What do you think the author will talk about if he adds a paragraph to this passage? A. Information about the Dove tree B. The plant exploration in the 20th century C. The effects of the plant exploration in the 18th and 19th centuries ... ...
