Unit5 Revealing Nature-Developing ideas课件-2023-2024学年外研版（2019）高中英语选择性必修第一册

Unit 5 Revealing nature Developing ideas 新标准《英语》高中选择性必修第一册 Activity 1 Now talk about what else you think the plants can do and give examples. Look at the pictures and tick what plants can do. attack breathe eat sleep move speak steal think √ √ √ √ √ (para 1)Many cultures have stories of talking trees that give advice as well as warnings to people. Q1: What does “that” lead? A1: 定语从句。 (para 1)Many cultures have stories of talking trees that give advice as well as warnings to people. A. but B. yet C. as soon as D. and Answer: D (para 1)Alexander the Great and Marco Polo were said to have visited such a tree in India. Q1: What does “were said to” mean? A1: sb/ sth be said to do意为“据说”，可以改写It is said that或者people say that 改写：It was said that Alexander the Great and Marco Polo had visited such a tree in India. (para 2)With us long believing that talking plants are fantasy, new research has revealed something amazing: it appears that plants can communicate after all? Q1: What does “that” lead? A1: 宾语从句。 Q2: What’s the function of para 2? A2: To connect the beginning and the following. (para 3)This happens when a plant, say a bean plant, gets attacked by insects. Q1: What does “say a bean plant” function as? A1: An example. (para 3) Some of these chemicals drive insects away. Others attract insects – the wasps! Q1: What does “drive away” mean? A1: 把……赶走， drive off 驱车离去 drive out 迫使离开 drive sb to/into 迫使某人进入某状态 drive sb to do 迫使某人做某事 drive sb crazy/mad 把某人逼得发疯 (para 3)How can bean plants communicate? A. Through calling for help. B. Through driving insects away. C. Through making special sounds. D. Through releasing chemicals. Answer: D (para 4)People can’t hear these sounds, but plants are making them. Q1: Please translate it. A1: 虽然人类听不到这些声音，但是植物确实制造了声音。 (para 4)A chilli plant can tell if a neighboring plant is helpful, or unfriendly. Q1: What does “tell” mean? A1: 判断 Q2: What does “if” lead? A2: 宾语从句。 (para 4)What can we learn about chilli plants? A. They can make noises