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Unit 5
The power of plants
Understanding ideas
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1. describe plants using the vocabulary and expressions in this part.
2. read a passage to learn how plants work.
3. understand the importance of plants in the natural world.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the lesson, you will be able to...
1. What’s the video mainly about?
2. What parts do plants have?
The parts of plants.
Root(根)and shoot(枝) (stem(茎), leaves, flowers and fruits.)
Warming-up
sugar
sunlight
water
What can you see in the picture?
A plant.
Do you know the names of its parts?
leaf
stem
root
Pre-reading
/stem/
/ruːt/
It’s like a factory, and it has two workshops. Some workers are working.
Pre-reading
sugar
sunlight
water
sunlight
sugar
water
Look at the picture and try to match the words to it.
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Pre-reading
sunlight
sugar
water
Now, let's read to check your answers.
Pre-reading
What’s the picture about?
The picture is about photosynthesis.
(光合作用)
It happens within a plant.
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθəsɪs/
Enjoy the text video
Where can we read this passage?
A. In a newspaper.
B. In a diary.
C. In a science magazine.
While-reading
Task 1 Read and choose.
While-reading
Task 2 Read and match.
A
The products are sugar and oxygen.
C
The process of the work in the Leaf.
D
Plants are important.
B
The day gets dark. Workers will take a rest.
E
Worker No.55 is going to start work.
E
C
A
B
D
Task 3 Read para. 1 and answer.
1. When do workers start work in the plant?
At a quarter past seven.
2. Are there any real workers in the plant?
No, there aren’t.
3. Why does the writer use “workers” in the passage?
To make the passage more vivid(生动的) and easier for the readers to understand.
拟人(personification)是一种常见的写作手法,是将人类的特征、情感或行为等赋予非人类(如动物、物体、概念、自然现象等)。拟人能够使文章更加生动形象、主题突出,从而能引起读者更强的共鸣和更深的思考。
While-reading
Read para2-3 and complete.
leaf
rise up
Water
sugar
breathe
Photosynthesis
光合作用
While-reading
Task 4 Read para. 4 and answer.
When will the workers take a rest?
They will take a rest at night.
At night, they only perform respiration(呼吸作用).
While-reading
/ˌrespəˈreɪʃn/
Task 5 Read para. 5 and answer.
What does the writer think of plants?
They give _________ food and oxygen to people. They are ___________ to animals and people.
more than
important
While-reading
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Post-reading
Choose another suitable title and give your reasons.
3
/ˈsuːtəbl/ 合适的
Tip: Pay attetion to the picture and key words.
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Post-reading
Do they have the same meaning?
What does “plant” mean in the title?
The word “plant” has two meanings. The left one is about the place the workers work in. The right one is about the living thing.
Think and share.
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In what other ways do plants help the world?
Think and share.
Plants clean the air and help stop floods. They provide homes for animals and reduce the effect of climate change.
Post-reading
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MUST DO:
Read the passage until you can read fluently.
Remember the words and expressions we learnt this lesson.
CHOOSE TO DO:
Describe the process of photosynthesis(光合作用)in English.
Homework
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