Unit 2 Lesson 11 课件 2023-2024学年冀教版英语八年级下册

Lesson 11 Amazing Plants egret eastern shy tightly fossil southwest living n. 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 Words & expressions n. 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 Words & expressions egret eastern shy tightly fossil southwest living egret eastern shy tightly fossil southwest living n. 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 Words & expressions Are they amazing? Have you ever heard about any special plants? Let`s look at a few special plants. Listen and number the sentences. 1 When you touch this kind of plant, it closes up tightly. This plant can live as long as 1500 years. It really is a fossil. Look at these flowers! They look like flying egrets! This amazing tree laughs when the wind blows. 2 4 1 3 Today we`ll learn about four amazing plants. Read the lesson and fill in the table. 2 Eastern Asia It`s flowers look like flying egrets Middle of Africa If the wind blows,this amazing trees laugh. Southwest of Africa It has only two leaves and a stem.But its two... Read and answer. How can the plant mentioned in the passage be shy? When something touches this plant’s leaves, they close up tightly. After a few minutes, the leaves open up again. 2. What makes a tree laugh? This is because the fruit of this tree has a hole in it. If the wind blows, this amazing tree “laughs” . 3. Why do people call the plant a living fossil? Because it can live as long as 1500 years. A flying flower? Look at this plant. Its flowers look like egrets. What are egrets? They are a kind of bird. Because this plant's flowers look like flying egrets, people call it the egret flower. It grows in eastern Asia. Isn't it beautiful? Can plants be shy? We all know that people can be shy. But how can a plant be shy? When something touches this plant's leaves, they close up tightly. After a few minutes, the leaves open up again. This plant is fun for small children to play with. What makes a tree la