Unit 5 Looking into nature Developing ideasReading for writing-Plants for life 课件 -2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

Unit Looking into nature Developing ideas (阅读) 5 Plants for life Lead in New words endless /ˈendləs/ adj. 无数的，无限的 sight /saɪt/ n. 视力，视觉 anybody /ˈeniˌbɒdi/ pron. 任何人 magnifier /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪə/ n. 放大镜 wealth /welθ/ n. 财富 hardly /ˈhɑːdli/ adv. 几乎不 belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ v. 应在（某处） belong to 属于 granddaughter /ˈɡrændˌdɔːtə/ n.孙女，外孙女 Quick eyes: Say words out loud! granddaughter hardly belong magnifier sight 属于 任何人 财富 endless 4 Lead in What is the man’s job? 王文采 He is probably a plants expert. What do you know about Wang Wencai? Lead in What do you know about Wang Wencai? Wang Wencai was a famous Chinese botanist（植物学家）. He discovered over 1,300 new plant species. He twice won the State Natural Science Award. He led the study of many plant groups. His exploration greatly helped China's plant science. Lead in What do you think of Wang Wencai? I think he is a careful and hard-working plants scientist. He had a deep love of nature. Reading activities Fast reading What did Wang Wencai spend his life in? A. Exploring wild mountains in Yunnan. B. Studying China's plants. C. Winning national awards. D. Listening to classical music. Read and choose the best answer. Detail reading Read carefully and choose the best answer. 1. How many new plant species did Wang Wencai discover ? A. About 370 B. About 1,370 C. About 96 2. What happened to Wang Wencai when he was 83 years old? A. He fell seriously ill. B. He won an important award. C. He lost sight in his right eye. 3. Why did Wang Wencai hardly mention his awards? A. He forgot about them. B. He thought the award belonged to the team. C. He told his granddaught. 4. What was played at Wang Wencai’s funeral? A. A poem about plants B. A national song C. Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony Read and choose the best answer. 1. How many new plant species did Wang Wencai discover ? A. About 370 B. About 1,370 C. About 96 2. What happened to Wang Wencai when he was 83 years old? A. He fell seriously ill. B. He won an important award. C. He lost sight in his right eye. 3. Why did Wang Wencai hardly mention his awards? A. He forgot about them. B. He thought the award belonged to the team. C. He told his granddaught. 4. What was played at Wang Wencai’s funeral? A. A poem about plants B. A national song C. Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony the fields plants discovered and named twice the fields plants discovered and named twice great passion and hard work fell seriously ill carried on with personal honour or wealth the team had no idea How do you describe Wang Wencai? hard-working, careful, love for... persistent (坚持不懈的) ... teamwork spirit ... modest ... the fields plants discovered and named twice great passion and hard work fell seriously ill carried on with personal honour or wealth the team had no idea 1. What does the writer mean by "made plants his life"? 2. What does "quiet about" mean? Which expression in the passage has a similar meaning? 3. Why does the writer mention "the seasons" in the last paragraph? It means that plants were the most important part of Wang Wencai’s life. He devoted his whole life to studying plants, and never stopped his research. Post-reading Think and share your opinions. It means “hardly mentioned it”. It shows Wang Wencai is a modest scientist. It is to show that Wang Wencai’s life was closely connected with to nature, just like the plants he studied. 1,370 ... species... the National Natural Science Award was born in ... over 70 years ... explored ... fell seriously ill ... but ... lost sight .... but ...a magnifier got personal honour .... but .... hard-working, love of nature persistent (坚持不懈的) teamwork spirit ... modest ... Achievements Experience Can you introduce Wang Wencai? Comments Spirit Post-reading Work in groups and make the presentation. Language focus & Practice 根据提示,用单词的适当形式填空。 1.The old song brings back 　　　　　　/̍endləs/ feelings of my hometown.  2.Each c　　　　　　 has its own culture and traditions.  3.Poor s　　　　　　 may cause difficulties in studying for some students.  4.Is there 　　　　　　(任何人) who can solve this difficult math problem?  5.With the help of a 　　　　　 　/̍mæɡnɪfaɪə/, we can observe the details of the insect.  endless country sight anybody magnifier Key phrases carry on with belong to spirit of exploration at the age of vote on take great effort passed away lifelong exploration love of nature 继续做某事、坚持某事 属于 探索精神 在...岁的时候 投票 付出巨大努力 逝世 毕身探索 对大自然的热爱 Plants for life 1 Nature presents us with endless wonders. Most people get interested and ask questions. But one person took his interest all the way to the fields. He was born in the flowering season of early summer, and made plants his life. This person was Wang Wencai. adj.无数的，无限的 初夏的开花时节 Take notes 2 For over 70 years, Professor Wang explored China's plants with great passion and hard work. He discovered and named about 1,370 new plant species. To carry out his research, he spent years in wild mountains and forests. Once, he fell seriously ill while doing field work in Yunnan. Though he nearly died, Wang never stopped his work. He lost sight in his right eye at the age of 83. But he didn't let anybody know. With a magnifier in hand, he still carried on with his research for another 10 years. 教授 v. 发现 n. 物种 pron. 任何人 n.放大镜 继续做某事、坚持某事 3 Despite his huge success, Wang seldom thought about personal honour or wealth. Although he received the First Class Award of the National Natural Science Award twice, he hardly mentioned it. For him, the award belonged to the team, and he was just doing his job. In fact, Wang was always quiet about his achievements. He was such a great scientist. But for a long time, even his granddaughter had no idea. 财富 adv.几乎不 属于 n. 成就 (外)孙女 4 Plants grow and sleep with the seasons. So did Professor Wang. He passed away at the age of 96 with the falling leaves of autumn. When people came to say goodbye, they didn't hear any sad notes. Instead, they got to listen to Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony. This was Wang's favourite piece of music. It softly told people about his lifelong exploration and love of nature. 逝世 n. leaf 叶子 贝多芬的田园交响曲 adv 轻柔地 毕生探索 对大自然的热爱 . Find the sentences in the passage. 1.七十多年来,他在中国各地探索,研究中国的植物。 2.他发现并命名了约 1370 个新的植物物种。 3.尽管他差点丧命,王文采从未停止工作。 For over 70 years, he explored China to study the country’s plants. He discovered and named about 1,370 new plant species. Though he nearly died, Wang never stopped his work. 4.尽管取得了巨大成功,王文采却很少考虑个人荣誉或财富。 5.对他来说,奖项属于团队,而他只是在做好自己的工作。 6.他在 96 岁那年,伴随着秋天的落叶离开。 Despite his huge success, Wang seldom thought about personal honour or wealth. For him, the award belonged to the team, and he was just doing his job. He passed away at the age of 96 with the falling leaves of autumn. explore v. 探索 派生词：exploration n.探索;探究　explorer n.探索者;勘探者 例句：For over 70 years, he explored China to study the country’s plants. 七十多年来,他在中国各地探索,研究中国的植物。 Practice (1)(　　)They want to 　　　　the deep forest to find rare plants. 　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 A.create　 B.explore　 C.build　 (2)用explore的适当形式填空: The brave 　　　　　　, Tom, went on an 　　 　　　　of the forest. He loves to 　　　　　　new places.  B explorer exploration explore despite 介词：尽管 despite 后接名词、代词或动名词 例句: Despite his huge success, Wang seldom thought about personal honour or wealth. 尽管取得了巨大成功,王文采却很少考虑个人荣誉或财富。 Practice (1)(　　)　　　　 the bad weather, the sports meeting will be held as planned.  A.Despite　 B.Though　 C.Because (2)完成句子:尽管身体不适,他还是完成了工作。 　　　　　　　　　　　　 his illness, he finished the work.  A Despite belong to 属于 belong to 后接名词 例句: For him, the award belonged to the team, and he was just doing his job. 对他来说,奖项属于团队,而他只是在做好自己的工作。 Practice (1)(　　)The book 　　　　the school library.Don’t take it away.  A.is belonged to　 B.belongs to　 C.belong to (2)完成句子:这些古老的习俗属于我们的传统文化。 These old customs 　　　　　　　　our traditional culture.  B belong to 2025 Blues 167472.0 $