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高中新外延选择性必修一
Unit 5
The Secret Language of Plants
Writing an observational journal
高中新外延选择性必修一
Unit 5
The Secret
Language
of Plants
Developing ideas
Learning objectives
To find out the ways in which plants communicate.
To clarify the struture of the article and grasp expository
methods of the exoposition.
To form a positive attitude in harmony with nature.
Vocabulary
myth
legend
root
detect
n. 辣椒
wasp
n. (古代的)神话
v. 把……联系起来;连接
pesticide
chili
cybercrime
n. 黄蜂
link
v. 发现,察觉
n. 杀虫剂
n. 网络犯罪
n. 传说,传奇(故事)
n. 根
centimetre
n. 厘米
单词消消乐练习
Look at the pictures and tick what plants can do.
Lead-in
attack
breathe
eat
sleep
move
speak
steal
think
What else do you think plants can do?
Fast reading
Match the parts with main ideas.
Part 1 (Paras. 1-2) A. The ways that plants communicate.
Part 2 (Paras. 3-5) B. Scientists's new research about talking plants.
Part 3 (Para. 6) C. Maybe one day we will be able to “talk” with plants.
2
Find out the ways in which plants communicate.
1
Fast reading
Read Paras. 3-5 and find out the ways in which plants communicate.
Modern research is showing that plants can communicate with each other.
The Secret Language of Plants
Using ___________
Using _______
Using ______________
Maybe one day we will be able to “talk” with plants.
chemicals
sound
“wood wide web”
会说话的植物一直是神话传说中的一大元素。在许多种文化中流传下来的故事里,会说话的树给予人们忠告和警示。据说亚历山大大帝和马可·波罗曾在印度见过一棵会说话的树。在一些现代故事,例如电影《阿凡达》中,树可以与人类和动物沟通交流。
Talking plants have long been a thing of
myths and legends. Many cultures have
stories of talking trees that give advice as well
as warnings to people. Alexander the Great
and Marco Polo were said to have visited
such a tree in India. And in some modern
stories, such as the film Avatar, trees can
communicate with animals and people.
Para. 1
我们一直认为会说话的植物只存在于幻想之中,但新研究有了令人惊奇的发现:植物间似乎确实可以交流。
Para. 2
With us long believing that talking plants
are fantasy, new research has revealed something amazing: it appears that plants