八年级英语Plant-a-Plant课件4.pptVIP

Lesson 14: People and Plants New words Think about it text Let’s do it explanations New words corn n. 玉米 wheat n. 小麦 shelter n. 蔽所；庇护 furniture n. 家具 medicine n. 药 straw n. 稻草 ink n. 墨水 Think about it Which do you eat more, plant or meat? Can we live without plants? Why or why not? What do people use plants for? Are you hungry? These apples look good! People use plants in many ways For food There are about eighty thousand different plants in the world that people can eat. But half of the world’s food comes from only three plants: rice, corn and wheat. For shelter We use wood from trees to build houses and furniture. Tables, chairs and beds are furniture. So is your desk. For medicine We make many medicine from plants. What’s medicine? Doctors use medicine to help sick people. For clothing Is your shirt made of cotton? Cotton is made from the cotton plant. Do you have a hat made of straw? Straw hats are made from the stems of grass plants. For things we use to work Look at the things on your desk. Books, paper, pencils, erasers and the ink in your pen all come from plants. We can’t live without plants! Let’s do it In a small group, make a list of the pants you eat everyday. What would happen to us if there were no plants? Try using this phrase: “ if we had no plants, ________.” Which do you eat more, plants or meat? 你吃什么多一些，植物还是肉？ more adj. 更多的，较多的，是many和much的比较级。 Mr. Green has more money than I. 格林先生比我有钱。 I have more apples than Tom. 我的苹果比汤姆的多。 拓展： more and more越来越多 more or less或多或少 more than超过 no more不再 never more决不再 What do people use plants for? 人们用植物做什么？ What …for? 问句用来询问什么目的或用途，回答一般用表目的的不定式、for介词短语或其他形式。 --What do you but that for? 你买那东西做什么用？ --To make pumpkin for Thanksgiving dinner. 为感恩节晚饭做南瓜馅饼。 --What are you here for? 你是来做什么的？ --I’m here to see you. 我是来看你的。 here are about eighty thousand different plants in the world that people can eat. 在世界上人们吃的不同植物大约有8万种。 1) about adv. 大约，到处，附近 We are leaving at about 6 this af