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Unit 2 Plant a Plant !
Lesson 7 Planting Trees
Learn the new words
hole [həʊl]
n. 洞;坑
v. 打洞
large [lɑːdʒ]
adj. 大的;巨大的
root [ruːt]
n. 根
seedling [ˈsiːdlɪŋ]
n. 幼苗
seed n. 种子
cover [ˈkʌvə(r)]
v. 覆盖 n. 覆盖物
dig a hole 挖一个洞
fill [fɪl]
v. 填满;充满
be filled with sth. 被....充满
=be full of sth.
dirt [dɜːt]
n. 污染物;泥土
dirty [dɜːtɪ]
adj. 不干净的,脏的
pack [pæk]
v. 包装;堆积;压实
dust [dʌst]
n. 灰尘;沙土
storm [stɔːm]
n. 暴风雨
rainstorm n. 暴风雨
dust storm n. 沙尘暴
northern [ˈnɔːðən]
adj. 北方的;北部的
southern 南方的
western 西方的
eastern 东方的
bottom [ˈbɒtəm]
n. 底部;最下部
When is Tree Planting Day in China?
What are the basic steps for planting a tree?
[ˈbeɪsɪk] adj.基本的
It's March 12. Li Ming and his classmates are on a hillside. They are plantingtrees as a school project. A worker is there helping them.
作为
Li Ming: Excuse me, sir. We are digging a hole. Is it big enough?
Worker: Maybe you should make the hole a little bigger. It must be large enough to hold the roots of the seedling.
Li Ming: I see. Thank you.
Worker: Now, put the seedling inside, cover the roots and fill the hole with dirt.Then pack the dirt around the new tree with your feet.
Wang Mei: OK. By the way, there is another group of people down the hill. Are they also coming to plant trees?
Worker: Yes. Many people are worried because the environment is changing, and they want to do something to help.
Li Ming: These changes are serious. When there is a dust storm in spring, it gets windy and dirty everywhere.
Wang Mei: Ms. Liu told us the wind blows the dirt and the sand here from the north. Nothing can stop the wind because there are not many trees left.
Worker: Exactly. A lot of rich lands in the northern area have turned into desert.
Li Ming: I suppose tree planting is very important work.
Wang Mei: For sure. I really like this project. It's also a great way to learn about nature.
Worker: Yes. It's fun and important to plant plants. Oh, and please remember to put a little water