unit-3-lead-in(The-Interesting-World-of-Plants).ppt

TheInterestingWorldofPlants,Reading,1.Whatsthetopicofthisarticle?2.Whereisthepassagefrom?3.Howmanyplantsmaybementionedinthepassage?,Plants/TheInterestingWorldofplants.,Itisatranscriptfromanaturefilm.,Five.,Skimming:,Howmanyplantsarementionedinthepassage?,Waterlily,Thegingkotree银杏,Thebanyantree榕树,Thelotus,Bristleconepinetree狐尾松树,FloweringPlants,Non-floweringPlants,Scanning,thelotus,thebristleconepinetree,theVictorialily,thebanyantree,thegingkotree,Waterlilies,pad,floatinginthepond,flower,Victorialily,characteristic:_facts:Thelargestwaterlilyintheworld;Hugepads:_wide;Flowers:_example:Apersoncan_.,hugepads,twometres,aslargeas45centimetresacross,standonthepad,2m,45cm,lotus,seeds,roots,anearrelativeofthewaterlily,Interestingfact:Therootsandseedsofthelotuscanbeeaten.Theyareoftencookedandservedinmeals.,rootsofthelotus,Topicsentence/interestingfacts,seedsofthelotus,IseatinglotusthesamepopularinAsiaandtheWest?,banyantreebnjn榕树,班杨树,branch,trunk,bark,root,fromthebranches.,theground,partoftheoriginaltreetrunk,separatetreetrunks.,bark,TopicSentenceThebanyantreeisaninterestingtreewith_.,manyrootsgrowingdownfromitsbranches,Therootsgrowdownfromitsbranches.,Whentherootstouchtheground,theyplantthemselvesandgrowbark.,partoftheoriginaltreetrunk,separatetreetrunks,coveranarealargerthanafootballpitch,Whereistheworldslargestbanyantree?Howlargeisit?,gingkotree,TopicSentenceManygingkotreeshavebeenaroundfor_.,morethan1000yeas,Thegingkotree,Thebristleconepinetree,ThegingkotreeinHebeiisaround2,800yearsold.ThebristleconepinetreeinNevadaisover4600yearsold.,thelongevitytrees,amongtheoldestlivingtrees,waterlily/Victorialily,China/Hangzhou,roundleaves/hugepadsfloatinginponds,apersoncanstandonthepad/2metreswide/flowersgrow45cmacross,lotus,Asiancountries,floweringplants/longwhiterootwithholes,rootsandseedsarecookedandservedinmeals,banyantree,SouthChinaandotherpartsofAsia,rootsgrowingdownfromitsbranches/rootsgrowbark,thelargestonecoversanarealargerthanafootballpitch,gingkotree/,Hebei,manymorethan1,000yearsold/longevitytree,oneinHebeiisaround2,800yearsold,Pair-work,Discussion,Discusswithyourdeskmate:Whichplantleftyouthedeepestimpression?Why?,Trytousethewordsontheworksheetasmanyaspossible.,waterlily/Victorialily,China/Hangzhou,roundleaves/hugepadsfloatinginponds,apersoncanstandonthepad/2metreswide/flowersgrow45cmacross,lotus,Asiancountries,floweringplants/longwhiterootwithholes,rootsandseedsarecookedandservedinmeals,banyantree,SouthChinaandotherpartsofAsia,rootsgrowingdownfromitsbranches/rootsgrowbark,thelargestonecoversanarealargerthanafootballpitch,gingkotree,Hebei,manymorethan1,000yearsold/longevitytree,oneinHebeiisaround2,800yearsold,Pair-work,1.Whatarethebenefitsofaplanttoourhumanbeings?2.Whatcanwedotoprotectplants?,Oralpractise:,T,5.Therootsofthebanyantreecanplantthemselvesandgrowbark.,F,4.Thebanyantreecanbefoundallovertheworld.,F,3.EatinglotusseedsandrootsisverypopularinEurope.,F,2.Thelotushasmanyholesinitspurpleroot.,T,1.BoththeVictorialilyandthelotusarefloweringplants.,white,Asiancountries.,foundinSouthChinaandotherpartsofAsia.,Readandtelltrueorfalse.,6.TherearenogingkoteesleftinChina.,7.Thegingkotreeistheoldesttreeintheworld.,bristleconepine,F,F,T,F,8.TheoldestBristleconepinetreeismorethanfortycenturiesold.,9.AlltheplantsmentionedinthetranscriptgrowinChina.,TheBristleconepinetreesareinAmerica.,1.WheredoesahugeVictorialilygrow?ItgrowsinHangzhou.2.OnwhichpartoftheVictorialilycanpeoplestandon?Peoplecanstandonitspads.3.HowlargecantheleavesoftheVictorialilygrowtobe?Theleavescangrowtobemorethantwometerswide.4.WhatcolorsaretheVictorialilysflowers?Theyarewhiteorpurple.5.WhichpartoftheLotuscanbeeaten?Peoplecaneattherootsorseeds.,E2:Answerquestions,6.Wherecanthelargestbanyantreebefound?ThelargestbanyantreecanbefoundinIndia.7.Howlargeanareadoesthelargestbanyantreecover?Itcoversanarealargerthanafootballpitch.8.Whichplantcanlooklikeaforestofsmalltrees?Thebanyantree.9.WhatwasrecentlydiscoveredinHebeiProvince?