八年级英语下册 Unit 2 Plant a Plant Lesson 11 Amazing Pla

Unit2PlantaPlant!Lesson11AmazingPlantsegreteasternshytightlyfossilsouthwestlivingn.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WordsandexpressionsHaveyoueverheardaboutanyspecialplants?Howmanyplantscanyouname?LeadinReadandanswer.1.Wheredoestheegretflowergrow?ItgrowsineasternAsia.2.Howcantheplantmentionedinthepassagebeshy?Whensomethingtouchesthisplant’sleaves,theycloseuptightly.Afterafewminutes,theleavesopenupagain.3.Whatmakesatreelaugh?Thisisbecausethefruitofthistreehasaholeinit.Ifthewindblows,thisamazingtree“laughs”.4.Whydopeoplecallthisplantalivingfossil?Becauseitcanliveaslongas1500years.Languagepoints1.easternAsia东亚tuationamongeasternAsia’ssmallcountrieslooksoptimistic.东亚小国之间的形势看起来令人乐观。2.shyadj.害羞的；畏缩的，胆怯的Theyfeelshyaboutshowingtheirfeelings.他们不愿表达自己的感情。Atfirsthewasalittleshyinclass,butnowheactsmorenatural.他起初在班里有点害羞，不过现在自然多了。3.closeup关闭；愈合Thesummerhousehadbeenclosedupallyear.避暑别墅全年都是门户紧闭的。Don’tusecoldwaterasitshocksthebloodvesselsintoclosingup.不要用冷水，因为冷水会刺激血管，使之闭合。4.openup张开；打开Asthemarketopensup,Ithinkpeoplearegoingtobeabletospendmoremoneyonconsumergoods.随着市场的开放，我想人们将能够花更多的钱购置消费品。SeveralcustomerswerewaitingwhenIarrivedtoopenuptheshop.我到店里开门时，几个顾客已在等侯。5.Whenitcomesto…当提到…;就…而论Whenitcomestodietandexercise,weknowwhattodo,butwedon’tdowhatweknow.当提到饮食和运动的时候，我们都知道怎么去做，但是我们不会按照我们知道的去做。ThereisnograyareawhenitcomestowatchingTVormovies.当谈到电视或电影的选择时，之间是没有灰色地段的。6.alongwith和……一起I’llgoalongwithyouonthisone.在这一点上我同意你的看法。Mikewentalongwithhisgirlfriendtothepark.迈克和他的女朋友一起去了公园。7.inthemiddleof在……中间;在……中部Anoldmanliedinthemiddleoftheroad.一个老人躺在马路中间。Thereweresomedarkmonthsthere,likelivinginthemiddleofaninterminablefog.这是都些灰暗的岁月，就像生活在漫无止境的迷雾当中。8.alivingfossil活化石Ithasretainedmanyoldcustomsuntilnowadays,knownasalivingfossiloftheMiaoculture.至今保留着很多古老的生活习俗，被誉为苗族文化的活化石。Let’sDoIt!Listenandnumberthesentences.1Whenyoutouchthiskindofplant,itclosesuptightly.2Thisplantcanliveaslongas1500years.Itreallyisafossil.Lookattheseflowers!Theylooklikeflyingegrets!Thisamazingtreelaughswhenthewindblows.413Readthelessonandfillinthetable.21.Don’tt____thedish!It’sveryhot.2.Chinaisacountryine______Asia.3.Hewastoos___totalktoothers.4.Shecutherhairveryshortandeveryonewass________byhernewlook.ouchasternurprisedFillintheblankswiththecorrectwords.Thefirstletterisgiven.3hyeasternAsiacloseupopenupWhenitcomesto…inthemiddleofalivingfossil东亚关闭;闭合打开当提到…在…中间;在…中部活化石ExercisesTranslatethesentences.1.我们谁都不带钥匙；晚上最后一个回家的人把门关上，这就行了。Noneofuscarriedkeys;thelastoneinfortheeveningwouldcloseup,andthatwasit.2.说到我们的身体，我们才是老板。Whenitcomestoourbodies,wearetheboss.3.和我的朋友们在一起，我非常开心。Alongwithmyfriends,Ifeelveryhappy.4.巴西只是这样试验的中间者。Brazilisinthemiddleofanexperiment.5.大熊猫素有动物“活化石”之称。Thegiantpandaisknownas“alivingfossil”.6.打开你的心去迎接每一个挑战。Openupyourhearttomeeteachchallenge.Lookformoreamazingplantsandtalkaboutoneofthem.Youcantalkaboutthefollowingaspects.Tasktips:Whatisit?Wheredoesitlive?Whatdoesitlooklike?Whydoyouthinkitisamazing?HomeworkThankyou!