Unit 3 PlantsPPT及专用教学设计内容

Unit 3 Plants

First Period (text understanding)

Knowledge Objective: to enable students to get a general idea the material to fill out information of gap about plants

Competence Objective: to practice students’ speaking abilities

Emotional Objective: to help the students to know more about the plants

Teaching Procedures: I. Pre-instruction: Encourage the students to pay attention to plants they often see in their daily lives, and make them aware of the fact that a number of plants in nature are dying out, so we need to do best to protect them... II. Performance 1. Prepare some pictures of various plants to arouse students’ interest in the topic of this unit. Include some that will be familiar to students or that grow near our school. Look and know about the plants, such as their shapes, colours and uses. Help students understand more about plants in Asia, besides rice, lotus and bamboo, by asking the following questions. a.

In China, besides rice, what other plants do people often ea? (wheat, corn, barley, sweet potato, sorghum, soybean, ect.) b.

Do you know any other edible flowers besides lotus?(rose, chrysanthemum, mint, honeysuckle, cherry blossom, water lily, orchid, tulip, peach blossom, jasmine, dandelion, ect.) c.

Can you name any other plants that are used to build houses or make furniture with in Asia? (pine, straw, rattan, ect.) 2. Organize a small competition to see how well students can recognize different plants. 3. Do exercise A1, A2 4. Read the passage and do the exercise. III. Promotion: Read “the interesting world of plants “Ask

students to underline the names of all the plants in the passage, and help them pronounce the names of those plants correctly. Ask students to find the most impressive characteristic of each plant described in the transcript and fill in the table below.

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Review the verbal phrases Preview the vocabulary and phrases in the text and finish Ex. Practise reading and say some plants. Know about more plants in the world. Daily talk: why plants are important?

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Second Period (vocabulary) Knowledge Objective: to enable students to learn vocabulary and phrases

Competence Objective: to know more words Emotional Objective: to learn to use dictionary Teaching Procedures: I. Pre-instruction: Review the content of the material about plants. Divide the class into several groups and encourage students to discuss the similarities and differences between animals and plants. II. Performance: T: Thank so much for your wonderful performance, so we have got a good revision of the whole text ,but do you have any difficulty with the vocabulary or phrases in the text? S: …

T: When we meet with new words or phrases in your reading, we can turn to dictionary for help, water lily a plant with large, flat leaves that float on the surface of water睡莲

You can often see frogs sitting on the water lilies in the lake. 你常常可以看到青蛙蹲在湖中的睡莲上。

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pad n. the large, flat leaf of a water plant 浮叶The pool is covered with lily pads. 池塘的水面上浮满了莲叶。

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float v. to stay on or near the surface of water漂浮

The empty boat was floating on the sea. 那条无人的小船漂浮在海上。

Float n. 漂浮物；木筏；（钓鱼用的）浮标；浮筒

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pond n. a small lake We have goldfish in our garden pond. 池塘我们在花园的池子里养了许多金鱼。

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Victoria lily a large type of lily王莲

The purple flowers of Victoria lilies are particularly beautiful at this time of year. 每年的这段时间，王莲紫色的花朵分外妖娆。

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centimetre

n. 厘米A report published recently shows that land in that city is subsiding by one centimetre every year. 最近发布的一份报道指出那座城市的土地正以每年一厘米的速度沉降。

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flower v. (of a plant or tree) to produce flowers 开花This bush flowers in spring. 这种灌木春天开花。

Flower n. 花；花卉；开花植物

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lotus n. a water plant with white or pink flowers 荷花Lotus leaves are often wrapped around some foods before they are cooked. 人们常把一些食物包在荷叶里再进行烹饪。

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relative n. something that belongs to the same group as something else. 同类事物；亲属Crocodiles are distant relatives of dinosaurs. 鳄鱼与恐龙是远亲。a. (常与to连用)相对的；比较的；与……有关系的

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root n. the part of a plant which normally grows under the ground and which provides the plant with water and minerals 根These plants have very deep roots and flourishing leaves. 这些植物根深叶茂。v.使生根；使扎根；生根

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serve v. to give (food or drink to somebody)提供What time is breakfast served in this restaurant?这家饭店几点供应早餐？v.服务

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banyan tree a tree with roots that grow down from its branches towards the ground榕树

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banyan tree can be found in many countries in Asia. 在亚洲的许多国家都可以看到榕树。

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branch n. the part of a tree which grows out from the trunk and upon which leaves, flowers and fruit grow树枝

The little boy was fascinated by the monkeys swinging from the branches. 小男孩被树枝上荡来荡去的猴子迷住了。v.出枝；分支；分岔

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bark n. the outer covering of a tree树皮In winter, the deer eat bark and leaves. 鹿在冬天吃树皮和树叶

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trunk n. the main part of a tree, from which branches grow树干

In the garden is a pine tree whose than four metres thick. 花园里有一颗老松树，它的树干有四米多粗。

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separate adj. different; not connected 不同的；不相关的They all have separate rooms. 他们都有自己的房间v.分隔；使分散；区分separation n.分开；隔开

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enormous adj. very large巨大的

The hotel has an enormous swimming pool for all the guests to enjoy. 这家宾馆有一个非常大的游泳池，供所有客人享用。

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pitch an area of ground for playing a game such as football 场地；球场The crowd invaded the football pitch at the end of the match. 比赛结束后人群涌入足球场。

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speak of to talk of, referring back to the last subject mentioned 提起Speaking of food, can you tell me what kinds of food are healthy? 说起食物，你能否告诉我哪些是有益健康的吗？

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gingko tree a large tree with fan-shaped leaves and yellow flowers银杏树There is a row of old gingko trees in the car park near the lake. 湖边的停车场里有一排老银杏树。

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longevity n. long life长寿

To celebrate their birthdays, many Chinese people like to eat noodles, which symbolize longevity. 许多中国人过生日喜欢吃面条，（因为）面条象征长寿。

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bristlecone pine tree a large American pine tree with short needles狐尾松树

Many bristlecone pine trees have been alive for more than a thousand years. 许多狐尾松树已经是千年古树。

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Nevada n. a state in the west of the USA （美国）内华达州The state of Nevada has an arid climate.内华达州气候干燥。

III. Promotion Do Ex.D1, D2 E1 E2 Homework: Memorize the vocabulary and do translation: ①

它的浮叶有两米多宽，白色或紫色的花可以长到45厘米宽。（pad）

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与水连同科属的荷花就是这样一种植物。（water lily）

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榕树是一种有趣的树，它得树枝会往下长出许多根来。（banyan tree）

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许多银杏树已超过一千岁了，那就是为什么在中国它们被称为“长寿树”。（longevity tree）

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虽然银杏树能活很长时间，但是它们还远远算不上最古老的树。（gingko tree）

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Third Period (Grammar)

Knowledge Objective: to review the vocabulary and phrases Competence Objective: to review grammar---relative clauses with preositionsand whom or which, when or where Emotional Objective: to review grammar--- relative clauses with preositionsand whom or which, when or where Teaching Procedures:

I. Pre-instruction: Review the vocabulary and phrases, then review relative clauses with relative pronouns as subjects or objects by writing these sentences. Mr Smith invited us to visit the house. The house had a beautiful garden.→Mr Smith invited us to visit the house which had a beautiful garden. Mr Smith invited us to visit us to visit the garden. They used to have parties in the garden.→Mr Smith invited us to visit the garden in which they used to have parties. II. Performance: Example sentences: 1. They are the friends with whom I went to the botanical gardens. 2. Lames Russell is a man for whom I have the greatest respect. 3. I will show you the way to the library from which I borrowed the novel. 要点提示: 1.

在正式文体中，关系代词作介词宾语，此时，whom用于指人，which用于指物。不可用that. 2.

如果限制性定语从句中的介词置于句末，则关系代词可以用who(m) which或that。也可以省略。

The man (whom/that)you met with at the school gate is the new principal.你在校门口碰到的那个人是新来的校长。

如果定语从句的谓语动词为“动词+介词”构成的动词短语，则介词必须后置，不能放在关系代词前面。Is it necessary to look up in the dictionary every word (which/that) we come across in our reading? 我们在阅读时有必要对每个生词都查词典吗？

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关系副词when, where和why可以用于定语从句，其中when和where既可以用于限制性定语从句，也可以用于非限制性定语从句，而 why只能用于限制性定语从句。

thLast Friday, when I was on business n Beijing, was my parents’30

wedding anniversary. 上周五是我父母结婚三十周年纪念日，那天我在北京出差。

The travel agency, where he got all the information he needed, is just round the corner.他获得所需信息的那家旅行社就在拐角处。

4. 关系副词when, where 和why在定语从句中分别作时间、地点和原因状语。相当于“介词+关系代词which”。He clearly remembered the days when(=during which)he conducted the investigation. 他清楚地记得他进行调查的那些日子。That is the travel agency where (=from which)he got all the information he needed. 那就是他获得所需信息的旅行社。The reason why (=for which)he resigned his position is not clear. 他辞职的原因不清楚。

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III. Promotion: Have students do the exercise in groups, ask them to create short stories in which there are at least three sentences with relative clauses using the pattern preposition +whom/which. Homework:

1. Finish ex.B1, B2

Fourth Period (listening and speaking) Knowledge Objective: to enable students to learn to recognize the order in which events happen. Competence Objective: to learn how to discuss an agenda Emotional Objective: to improve the listening and speaking

Teaching Procedures: I. Pre-instruction: Explain how a strangler fig tree grows, they will learn to recognize the order in which events happen. Then learn to discuss an agenda. They will practice some phrases which are often used when making an agenda for a meeting. II. Performance: 1.

Look at the eight pictures; explain the new words in the box to them before playing the recording. Playing the recording, the students should listen twice and number the pictures. Check their answers in pairs. 2.

Ask students to talk about how a strangler fig tree grows. According to what they have heard.

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Explain what an agenda for a meeting is. Tell students that it is a list of the items that need to be discussed or decided at the meeting.

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Ask students to read the agenda on page42 of the Student’s Book and to compare it to their own agendas.

III. Promotion: Ask them to work in groups according to the directions in B2. Suggest that students follow these steps. 1.

Discuss what kind of event they will organize. 2.

Decide what needs to be organized for the event. 3.

Put the items in a sensible order. 4.

Write the agenda for the meeting and present it to the class. Homework: Do exercises.A1 A2

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Emotional Objective: to learn to write short messages Teaching Procedures:

I. Pre-instruction:

Learn how to write an account of a school activity. An account should include: times, people, places and opinions. II. Performance:

Bring some new reports to class and tell students that many news reports are actually accounts of events. Encourage students to list the elements (times, people, places, opinions) that are usually contained in an account. Ask students to work on C1, C2 in groups and encourage them to discuss their ideas with each other. Then ask students to choose either topic 1 or topic2 and write their account. Remind students to use the plan and notes for the account of the tree-planting day to help them. III. Promotion: Think of a school activity that your class recently took part in. ask them to write a short account of it within a given time. Then have one o two students write their accounts on board and written to their students to give comments on how to improve those accounts.

Homework: Do exercises C1, C2.

Sixth Period (More reading) Knowledge Objective:

to enable students to read passages Competence Objective: to consolidate the content of the passage Emotional Objective: to consolidate the content of the passage Teaching Procedures:

I. Pre-instruction:

Provide some tips on how to grow plants that can decorate students’ homes. Begin by asking questions about caring for plants. 1.

Do you have any plants in your home? 2.

Is it necessary to water plants every day? Which season is the best for planting flowers? II. Performance: Ask students to read the passage and then learn the new words. Then do exercises B1 B2. To see whether students have understood the content of the passage. III. Promotion: Have students read Reference website .then learn the new words. 1.

in the air felt by many people to exist or be happening 可感觉到的There was a sense of nervousness in the air as the

students sat down to take the exam. 当同学们坐下来开始考试时，气氛有些紧张。

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gardening n. the act of planting or looking after one’s garden园艺After retiring, the old couple spent more time gardening. 退休后这对老夫妻把更多的时间用于养花弄草。

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decorate v. to make a place or object look attractive装饰

The family decorated their home for Christmas. 全家将家里装饰一新迎接圣诞节。

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jasmine n. a sweet-smelling plant with or yellow flowers茉莉

This tea is delicious, is it made drom jasmine flowers? 这茶很香，是茉莉花茶吗？

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bush n. a plant that grows thickly with several stems coming from its roots 灌木A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.(English prpverb) 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手（英国谚语）

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vine n. a climbing plant 藤本植物The walls of that old house are covered in vines. 那栋老房子的墙上爬满了藤草。

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frame n. a strong struture which supports something支架

The frame if my umbrella I smade of metal. 我这把伞的骨架是金属制的。v.给……装框架；构筑

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sweet-smelling adj. Having a pleasant smell芳香的The peach is a sweet-smelling fruit. 桃子这种水果有一股香甜味。

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blossom n. a flower which grows on a tree or bush（长在树木或灌木上的）花

It’s a pity that there are no blossoms on that peach tree this year. v.真遗憾，今年那棵桃树没有开花。

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ignore v. to pay no attention to something 忽视；不予理睬The athlete ignored the pain and continued to compete. 那位运动员不顾伤痛，继续比赛。

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Yulan magnolia a type of tree with large white flowers玉兰

The Yulan magnolia grows in many places in China. 中国很多地方都有预览生长。

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litter v. to throw sown or to spread around a place 使遍布His bedroom floor was littered with toys. 他的卧室地板上到处都是玩具.n.垃圾；零乱之物

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ideal adj. Perfect; most suitable理想的

The house is ideal for a family with young children. 这所房子非常适合有儿童的家庭居住。n.理想；典范

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moist adj. Perfect; most suitable 潮湿的The early morning grass was moist eith dew. 清晨的小草被露水打湿了。

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golden adj. Of a broght yellow colour similar to that of gold金色的He sat down on the golden sand and looked at the sea. 他坐在金色的沙滩上，凝望着大海。

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cactus n. a plant with sharp needles, but no leaves, which grows in hot areas仙人掌

(复数形式cacti 或cactuses)Don’t touch that cactus, or you will get hurt. 被碰那棵仙人掌！他的刺会弄疼你的。

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tolerate v. to be able to bear (something unpleasant or difficult)忍受I cannot tolerate your bad mannes any longer. 我再也不能容忍你的无礼行为了。Tolerance n. 容忍；宽恕

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centigrade adj. Of or using a scale of temperature in which water boils at 100°摄氏的The weather forecast said that tomorrow the temperature will drop to 15 degrees centigrade. 天气预报说明天气温将降至15摄氏度。

Homework: 1.

Retell or recite the passage 2.

Recite the new words and make sentences 3.

Ask students to look on the Internet or in books and magazines to find information about some weird or unusual plants. Then introduce two or three unusual plants to the class.

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