（新版）冀教版八年级英语下册Unit2PlantaPlantLesson11AmazingPlants .pptVIP

Read the lesson and fill in the table. 2 1. Don’t t____ the dish! It’s very hot. 2. China is a country in e______ Asia. 3. He was too s___ to talk to others. 4. She cut her hair very short and everyone was s________ by her new look. ouch astern urprised Fill in the blanks with the correct words. The first letter is given. 3 hy * Unit 2 Plant a Plant! 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 and expressions Have you ever heard about any special plants? How many plants can you name? Lead in 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. Language points 1. eastern Asia 东亚 tuation?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. 避暑别墅全年都是门户紧闭的。 Don’t use cold water as it shocks the blood vessels into closing up. 不要用冷水，因为冷水会刺激血管，使之 闭合。 4. open up 张开；打开 As the market opens up, I think people are going to be able to spend more money on consumer goods. 随着市场的开放，我想人们将能够花更多 的钱购置消费品。 Several customers were waiting when I arrived to open up the shop. 我到店里开门时，几个顾客已在等侯。 5. When it comes to…当提到…; 就…而论 When?it?comes?to?die