Lesson11AmazingPlants

Bytheendofthelesson,youwillbeableto:masterthevocabularyrelatedtoplants.2.talkaboutthefeatureandtheimportanceofplants.3.setuptheawarenessofprotectingplants.Learningobjectives

plantsBrainstormvegetablesgrasstreesflowersbushesherbsHowmuchinformationcanyoucatch?PlantingTreesDaycomesonMarch12everyyear.

Thereareabout370,000speciesofplantsintheworld.Gardeningisaveryenjoyablehobby.Theplantsareveryimportantforthehumanbeingsandtheanimals.Whatistheplantinthevideo?Isitspecial?Why?Writedownkeywordsonyourpaper.TheVenusFlytrap.Yes,itis.Becauseitcancatchflies.8.378.37Paragraph1B.Thisplantcanliveaslongas1500years.Itreallyisafossil.C.Lookattheseflowers!Theylooklikeflyingegrets!D.Thisamazingtreelaughswhenthewindblows.A.Whenyoutouchthiskindofplant,itcloseuptightly.Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph41.Whatisit?2.Whyisitcalledtheegretflower?3.Wheredoesitlive?Itiscalledtheegretflower.Becausethisplant'sflowerslooklikeflyingegrets.ItgrowsineasternAsia.1.Canyouactout“shy”?2.Whatdo“openup"“closeuptightly”mean?Whensomething________thisplant's______,they_____________.Afterafewminutes,theleaves____________.Whatisthenameoftheplant?Sensitiveplant

touchesleavestightlycloseupopenagainup2.Theplantcanlaugh.()3.Thereisaholeinthetree.()1.Itiscalled

amonkey-breadtree.()4.ItgrowsinthemiddleofAsia.()TFTFItgrowsinthe______________.Ithas_____leavesand_____stem.Itcanliveaslongas_____years.Ithas_____.Peoplecallita___________.fossiltwoSouthwestofAfricaoneroots1500livingTheseplantsaresoamazing！

Iamamazedatthem！8.47?plantPlaceFeatureSouthAmerica,Chinaandothercountries.Whensomethingtouchesitsleaves,theycloseuptightly.Afterafewminutes,theyopenupagain.MiddleofAfrica.Ifthewindblows,thisamazingtree“l(fā)aughs”.SouthwestofAfrica.Ithasonlytwoleaveswhichcontinuetogrowforitswholelife.Itcanliveaslongas1500years.ItgrowsineasternAsia.It’sflowerslooklikeflyingegrets.Fillintheblankswiththecorrectforms

ofthewordsShanghaiisinthe_______(east)partofChina.All______(live)thingsneedsunshine.OurChineseteacheroftenmakesus_______(laugh)happilyinclass.The_________plantlookssotall.Everyonehereis________atit.(amaze)Theyoungmotherhuggedhisson_______(tight)whenshefoundhissonwassafe.easternlivinglaughamazingamazedtightlyMakesureyouusethecorrectform!8.55

Activity：talkingaboutplants

Thesetipsmayhelpyou!1.Whatisit?2.Wheredoesitlive?3.Whatdoesitlooklike?4.Whydoyouthinkitisamazing?Criteria

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PET1.Whatisit?2.Wheredoesitlive?3.Whatdoesitlooklike?4.Whydoyouthinkitisamazing?1.Whatisit?2.Wheredoesitlive?3.Whatdoesitlooklike?4.Whydoyouthinkitisamazing?Theotheraspectsyouknow.

Activity：talkingaboutplants

intherainforestsofIndonesia.oneofthebiggestflowers.stinky1.4meters,nostems,noleavesorroots.Rafflesia[r??fli:zi?](大王花)in

the

tropical

rain

forests

of

Africa

and

Southeast

Asia,

especially

in

China4centimetersinthefirst4years30centimeterseverydayatthefifthyearChinese

bamboo

tree

alocasia[?l?'ke?i:z??]

(巨型海芋)

Indonesia

1.33

meters

in

diameter（直徑）

weigh

as

much

as

100

kgover2meters

tallsmells

awfulattractmanykindofinsectsFlowerofLipstherainforestsofCentralAmericaandSouthAmerica.thelipsofwomen

FlowerofLipsfruit,leavesandtheskinofthetreesareallvaluablemedicinal

materialsforests

of

China

looklikefansmaidenhairtreelives

in

Asia

but

can

also

be

found

in

the

South

Pacificmove

all

by

itselffrom

3

to

5

minutes

moves

its

leaves.

2

meters

high.

The

“dancing

plant”9.08Howamazingtheplantsare!9.08Plants

are

very

important!

Plantstakeenergyfromthesunandturnitintofood.

Animals

and

man

need

plants

in

order

to

live.

Medicineandclothingarealsomadefromtreesandplants.

plantscoverthesoil.Manyanimalsliveintheforestandeatthefruitfromthetrees.

Protecttheplants!

Plantsareourfriends!Plantsareveryimportant!

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