内容正文:
Learning objectives:
To master the main idea of the article and clearly describe the ways in which plants communicate.
To understand the text type, master the text structure and personification and talk about communication between living things.
To further understand nature, generate curiosity about nature and establish a positive life attitude of protecting nature and living in harmony with nature.
新标准《英语》高中二年级选择性必修第一册
Unit 5
Revealing nature
The Secret Language of Plants
执教人:孙雪妍
山东省淄博第五中学
2021.9.23
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Pre-reading
What can we human do?
For example, we can walk.
…
Can plants do these?
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( ) attack ( ) move ( ) breathe ( ) speak
( ) eat ( ) steal ( ) sleep ( ) think
Look at the pictures and talk about what plants can do.
Activity 1
Plants do behave.
Can plants talk to each other?
New research:
It appears that plants can communicate after all.
The Secret Language of Plants
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While-reading
They may communicate with each other by using chemicals, sound and “wood wide web”.
Activity 2 Read for information (I)
Find out the ways in which plants communicate.
Modern research is showing that plants can___________________________.
Using chemicals
* The plant releases chemicals
___________________
that are being eaten.
* When another plants detects the chemicals, it starts to
___________________
*Some of these chemicals _________________. Others
______________________________________.
Maybe one day we will be able to “talk” with plants.
communicate with each other
from the leaves
release its own,
different chemicals
Using sound
* Some plants make noises _____________________.
* A chilli plant can
______________________.
* Some trees make
___________________.
with their roots
tell if a neighbouring plant is helpful, or unfriendly
clicking noises to indicate drought's coming
Using the “wood wide web”
* This fungal network links _________________________.
* Plants can ______________
__