Unit2AmazingPlantsLesson11
egreteasternshytightlyfossilsouthwestlivingn.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Wordsandexpressions
Haveyoueverheardaboutanyspecialplants?Howmanyplantscanyouname?Leadin
Readandanswer.Wheredoestheegretflowergrow?ItgrowsineasternAsia.2.Howcantheplantmentionedinthepassagebeshy?Whensomethingtouchesthisplant’sleaves,theycloseuptightly.Afterafewminutes,theleavesopenupagain.
3.Whatmakesatreelaugh?Thisisbecausethefruitofthistreehasaholeinit.Ifthewindblows,thisamazingtree“laughs”.4.Whydopeoplecallthisplantalivingfossil?Becauseitcanliveaslongas1500years.
Languagepoints1.easternAsia东亚tuation amongeastern Asia’ssmallcountries looks optimistic.东亚小国之间的形势看起来令人乐观。
2.shyadj.害羞的;畏缩的,胆怯的Theyfeelshyaboutshowingtheirfeelings.他们不愿表达自己的感情。Atfirst he wasa littleshyin class, but nowheacts more natural.他起初在班里有点害羞,不过现在自然多了。
3.closeup关闭;愈合Thesummerhousehadbeenclosedupallyear.避暑别墅全年都是门户紧闭的。Don’tusecoldwaterasitshocksthebloodvesselsintoclosingup.不要用冷水,因为冷水会刺激血管,使之闭合。
4.openup张开;打开Asthemarketopensup,Ithinkpeoplearegoingtobeabletospendmoremoneyonconsumergoods.随着市场的开放,我想人们将能够花更多的钱购置消费品。SeveralcustomerswerewaitingwhenIarrivedtoopenuptheshop.我到店里开门时,几个顾客已在等侯。
5.Whenitcomesto…当提到……;就……而论When it comes todiet and exercise, weknow what to do, but we don’t dowhat weknow.当提到饮食和运动的时候,我们都知道怎么去做,但是我们不会按照我们知道的去做。There is no gray areawhen it comes towatchingTV or movies.当谈到电视或电影的选择时,之间是没有灰色地段的。
6.alongwith和……一起I’llgoalong withyou on this one.在这一点上我同意你的看法。Mike wentalong withhis girlfriend to thepark.迈克和他的女朋友一起去了公园。
7.inthemiddleof在……中间;在……中部Anoldmanliedinthemiddleoftheroad.一个老人躺在马路中间。There were some dark months there, likelivinginthemiddleofan interminablefog.这是都些灰暗的岁月,就像生活在漫无止境的迷雾当中。
8.alivingfossil活化石It has retained many old customs untilnowadays, knownasa living fossiloftheMiao culture.至今保留着很多古老的生活习俗,被誉为苗族文化的活化石。
Let’sDoIt!Listenandnumberthesentences.1Whenyoutouchthiskindofplant,itclosesuptightly.2
Thisplantcanliveaslongas1500years.Itreallyisafossil.Lookattheseflowers!Theylooklikeflyingegrets!Thisamazingtreelaughswhenthewindblows.413
Readthelessonandfillinthetable.2
1.Don’tt____thedish!It’sveryhot.2.Chinaisacountryine______Asia.3.Hewastoos___totalktoothers.4.Shecutherhairveryshortandeveryonewass________byhernewlook.ouchasternurprisedFillintheblankswiththecorrectwords.Thefirstletterisgiven.3hy
easternAsiacloseupopenupWhenitcomesto…inthemiddleofalivingfossil东亚关闭;闭合打开当提到……活化石TimeforReflection在……中间;在……中部
ExercisesTranslatethesentences.我们谁都不带钥匙;晚上最后一个回家的人把门关上,这就行了。Noneofuscarriedkeys;thelastoneinfortheeveningwouldcloseup,andthatwasit.
2.说到我们的身体,我们才是老板。Whenitcomestoourbodies,wearetheboss.3.和我的朋友们在一起,我非常开心。Alongwithmyfriends,Ifeelveryhappy.4.巴西只是这样试验的中间者。Brazilisinthemiddleofanexperiment.
5.大熊猫素有动物“活化石”之称。Thegiantpandaisknownas“alivingfossil”.打开你的心去迎接每一个挑战。Openupyourhearttomeeteachchallenge.
Lookformoreamazingplantsandtalkaboutoneofthem.Youcantalkaboutthefollowingaspects.Tasktips:Whatisit?Wheredoesitlive?Whatdoesitlooklike?Whydoyouthinkitisamazing?Homework