八年级英语冀教版下Book4 Unit2 lesson11 Amazing Plants.pptVIP

1.close up (1) As soon as I put down the box, it closes up. (2) The shop closes up in winter. (3) The mountain was closed up with the heavy snow. 3. in the middle of 在……中间; 在……中部 An old man is lying in the middle of the road. 一个老人躺在马路中间。 He is in the middle of the line.(队伍） 5.as long as (1) 表示时间：有......之久，时间长达 eg: He lived here as long as ten years. Many plant can live as long as 1000 years. (2) 表示条件，意思是“只要”，引导条件状语从句。 As long as you can keep away from them, you are safe. As long as you tell truth , I”ll try to help you . 6.living/alive/lively用法 * 维纳斯捕蝇草 面包树俗名面包树、面包果，原产于马来半岛以及波利尼亚，如今因人类传播而分布玻里尼西亚，印度南部，加勒比地区等热带地区。果实可食用，风味类似面包，因此而得名。 一般高10多米，最高可达40多米。树干粗壮，枝叶茂盛，叶大而美，一叶三色。雌雄同株，雌花丛集成球形，雄花集成穗状。在它的枝条上、树干上直到根部，都能结果，结果的时间一年内有9个月。每个果实是由一个花序形成的聚花果，果肉充实，味道香甜，营养丰富，含有大量的淀粉和丰富的维生素A和B及少量的蛋白质和脂肪。人们从树上摘下成熟的面包果，放在火上烘烤到黄色时，就可食用。 面包树 在非洲生长着一种会发光的奇树，又名照明树、魔树。在白天看上去与一般普通的树没有什么两样，可是到了夜晚，从树干到树枝都发出明亮的荧光，把树的周围照得雪亮，远远望去犹如“火树银花”，非常好看。夜晚，当地居民可以在树下看书读报，甚至能做精细的针线活。 魔树的发光奥秘在哪里呢？科学家经过研究发现，在树皮里含有大量的磷，当磷与氧接触时便会发出亮光。然而，树中这么多的磷是从哪里来的呢？这还有待于科学家去研究和探索，才能揭开这个谜。 发光树 egret eastern shy tightly fossil southwest living n. 白鹭 adj. 东方的;东部的 adj. 害羞的 adv. 紧紧地;牢固地 n. 化石 n. adj. 西南(的) adj. 活着的 Words expressions 1.Where does the egret flower grow? 2.Why do people call it the egret flower ? It grows in eastern Asia. Because its flowers look like flying egrets. A flying flower? Can plants be shy? How can the plant mentioned in the passage be shy? When something touches this plant’s leaves, they close up tightly. After a few minutes, the leaves open up again. What makes a tree laugh? What makes a tree laugh? This is because the fruit of this tree has a hole in it. If the wind blows, this amazing tree “laughs” . Can a fossil be alive? Why do people call this plant a living fossil? Because it can live as long as 1500 years. Read the lesson and fill in the table. 2 Read and answer. Where does the egret flower grow?