冀教版下册Unit 2 Plant a Plant Lesson 11.ppt

* Lesson 11 Amazing Plants 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 Amazing plants How many plants can you name? Have you ever heard about any special plants? 1. To listen and understand the passage about some amazing plants. 2. To learn some useful words and expressions to talk about some special plants. Objectives Words: egret, eastern, shy, southwest, fossil Phrases: eastern Asia, close up, open up, along with, in the middle of, a living fossil When it comes to……. Patterns: Listen and number the sentences. When you touch this kind of plant, it closes up tightly. This plant can live as long as 1500 years. It really is a fossil. Look at these flowers! They look like flying egrets! This amazing tree laughs when the wind blows. 2 4 1 3 Read and answer. Where does the egret flower grow? It grows in eastern Asia. 2. 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. 3. 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” . 4. Why do people call this plant a living fossil? Because it can live as long as 1500 years. 1. eastern Asia 东亚 Did you?know?Japan?is?the?leading ?industrial?state?of?Eastern?Asia?? 你是否知道日本是东亚地区工业领先的国 家？ The?situation?among?eastern?Asia’s?small countries?looks?optimistic.? 东亚小国之间的形势看起来令人乐观。 2. shy adj. 害羞的；畏缩的，胆怯的 They feel shy about showing their feelings. 他们不愿表达自己的感情。 At first?he?was a?little?shy?in?class,?but?now he acts?more?natural.?? 他起初在班里有点害羞，不过现在自然多 了。 3. close up 关闭；愈合 The summer house had been closed up all year. 避暑别墅全年