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Unit 6 The power of plants
2014外研版七上教材
单元话题: The amazing world of plants
神奇的植物世界
amazing adj.
very surprising, especially in a way that makes you feel pleasure or admiration
令人大为惊奇的;
(尤指)令人惊喜
单元学习目标:
1.能用所学词描述植物
2.能用将来时谈论植物的益处
3.能描述植物的重要性
The woman is buying vegetables in the market.
People grow a variety of plants to produce food.
The man is making a wooden shelf.
People use wood to make furniture.
Lead-in
The woman is weighing the herbal medicine (草药)in the drug store.
Some plants are good material for medicine.
The woman is painting in the field, or sketching from nature.(写生)
Beautiful nature is a great place for painting.
Pre-reading
within /wɪðˈɪn/ prep. 在(建筑或地区)里
常用搭配:
within reach (在伸手可及的范围内)
within walking distance (在步行距离内)
例句:Please stay within the boundaries of the park. (请呆在公园的范围内。)
Words in the picture
1.sunlight /ˈsʌnlaɪt/ n. 阳光
没有复数形式。
常用搭配:
direct sunlight (直射阳光)sunlight exposure (阳光照射)
block sunlight (阻挡阳光)
例句:Plants need sunlight to grow. (植物需要阳光才能生长。)
2.root /ruːt/ n. 根
复数形式:roots
常用搭配:
root cause (根本原因)root system (根系)take root (扎根)
例句:The tree’s roots are very deep. (这棵树的根很深。)
3.stem /stem/ n. (植物的)茎,梗,柄
复数形式:stems
常用搭配:
flower stem (花茎)stem from (起源于)
例句:The rose has a thorny stem. (玫瑰有刺茎。)
4.sugar /ˈʃʊgə/ n. 糖
常用搭配:
sugar cane (甘蔗)sugar content (含糖量)sugar free (无糖)
例句:Too much sugar is bad for your health.
(摄入过多的糖对健康不利。)
5.oxygen /ˈɒksɪdʒən/ n. 氧
常用搭配:
oxygen tank (氧气罐)oxygen level (氧气水平)oxygen mask (氧气面罩)
例句:We need oxygen to survive.
(我们需要氧气来生存。)
While-reading
1It's quarter past seven. Here's Worker No. 55 in his green uniform. He's going to start work in the plant.
2He works in Workshop 1001 in the Leaf. There are 20 to 100 workers in each workshop. They collect sunlight and CO, during the day. Now workers from the Root send up water. The water will rise up to the Leaf through the Stem. Then workers in the Leaf will mix water, CO₂ and sunlight.
绿色制服
车间,工厂
collect /kəˈlekt/ v. 收集,采集;使集中
常用搭配:
collect stamps (收集邮票)collect data (收集数据)collect garbage (收集垃圾)
例句:She collects old coins as a hobby. (她把收集旧硬币作为一种爱好。)
3What are they going to produce? Most importantly (for them), there will be sugar! It's useful for the growth of the plant. Another product will be oxygen, but the plant doesn't need much of it. It means a lot to animals and humans, though - they need it to
breathe!
4The workers work hard. Soon it's going to get dark. They will take a rest.
5There are millions of plants on earth. They give more than food and oxygen. Without plants, the natural world would be very different!
The importance of plants
植物的重要性
produce /prəˈdjuːs/ v. (自然地)生产,产生,出产
常用搭配:
produce goods (生产商品)produce energy (产生能量)produce results (产生结果)
例句:The factory produces thousands of cars each year. (这家工厂每年生产数千辆汽车。)
拓展: producer n.制造商
plants
rise up
Water
sugar
breathe
Post-reading
plant n.
a living thing that grows in the earth and usually has a stem , leaves and roots, especially one that is smaller than a tree or bush植物
a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place发电厂;工厂
Pun
双关语
The uses of plants
Thousands of plant species are cultivated for beautifying the environment, (美化环境)
provide shade, (提供荫凉)
adjustment of temperature, (调节温度)
noise reduction, (减少噪音)
and prevent soil erosion. (防止水土流失)
Key phrases in the text:
1.carbon dioxide 二氧化碳
2.quarter past seven 七点一刻
3.collect sunlight 收集阳光
4.rise up 上升
5.mix ...and... 混合...和...
6.most importantly 最重要的
7.mean a lot to sb 对某人意义重大
8.take a rest 休息一下
9.millions of 数百万的
10.natural world 自然世界
11.more interesting 更有趣的
12.turn into 变成
重点语法--一般将来时
simple future tense
一般将来时
谈论将要发生的事情
重点语法--一般将来时
1.概念:一般将来时表示将来某一时刻的动作或状态,或将来某一段时间内经常的动作或状态。
2.结构:
它的基本构成包括助动词will或be going to加上动词原形。
基本结构
肯定句:主语 + will + 动词原形。
例如:I will go to the movies tomorrow.(我明天要去看电影。)
否定句:主语 + will not(won’t) + 动词原形。
例如:They won't come to the party.(他们不会来参加聚会。)
一般疑问句:Will+ 主语 + 动词原形...?
例如:Will you come to the party?(你会来参加聚会吗?)
特殊疑问句: 特殊疑问词+一般疑问句...?
例如: What will you do at weekends? (你周末要做什么?)
will和be going to的比较
1.will和be going to 都可表示某种意愿,但其含义和用法有所不同。
be going to往往表示经过考虑的打算, 而will多表示意愿、决心。
We are going to watch the football game. 我们打算观看这场足球赛.
I will tell you all about it. 我将把全部情况告诉你.
2.will可用于条件从句表示将来的意愿, 而be going to用于条件从句, 只是表示单纯的将来, 试比较
Miss Gao will tell you the answer if you ask her. 如果你去问高老师, 她会告诉你答案的。
If you are going to attend the meeting, you'd better leave now.如 果你要参加会议, 最好现在就走。
一般将来时的用法
1.标志词:常与表示将来的时间状语如tomorrow, next week/month/year, in the future等连用
I'll come to pick you up at 6:00 on Wednesday evening.我星期三晚上6点来接您.
I'll have a party next Saturday. I hope you can come.下周六我要举行聚会, 希望你能来.
He will be here in ten minutes.他10分钟后在这儿.
2.表示将来经常或反复发生的动作
I'll come and see you every Sunday next year.明年我将每个星期天来看你.
We shall come and work in this factory every year.我们将每年到这个工厂来劳动.
3.表示揣测
This will be the dictionary you're looking for.这大概是你要找的那本词典吧.
The game will be finished by now.球赛大概已经结束了.
4.“be going to+动词原形”结构
表示现在打算在最近或将来要做的事, 或表示说话人根据已有的迹象认为很可能要发生的事情。
We are going to have a new subject this year.今年我们将学一门新学科.
It's going to rain this afternoon.今天下午天要下雨.
Practice
1.—Look at the sky. It’s cloudy.
—I think it ________ soon.
A.rains B.rained
C.is raining D.is going to rain
2.There________ a sporting meeting next month.
A.will have B.is going to be C.is going to have D.will going to be
3.There ______ two football matches between the two teams next week.
A.is going to have B.is going to be
C.are going to have D.are going to be
4.My parents hope I ________ a teacher.
A.am B.be C.will be D.to be
5.—Mary, a girl is waiting for you at the gate of our neighbourhood.
—Oh, that’s Lily. We ________ the history museum together soon.
A.are going B.visit C.shall visit D.went
1-5 DBDCC
6.When you go on a trip, you should take a map with you, or you’ll ________.
A.lost your way B.got lost C.lose your way D.getting lost
7.Do you know there ________ a class meeting tomorrow afternoon?
A.is going to have B.have C.is going to be D.will have
8.There ________ a meeting next weekend.
A.is going to have B.is going to be C.will have D.has
9.— Listen to the English teacher carefully, or you ________ learn English well.
— OK, I ________.
A.won’t; will B.won’t; do C.will; won’t D.don’t; will
10.—Why are you in such a hurry?
—John is waiting for me. We ___________ a football match.
A.are going to watch B.watch C.are watching D.watched
6-10 CCBAA
homework
1. memorize useful words and phrases in this part
2.finish grammar exercises
3.retell the passage according to the picture in the text
Thank you !
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