Unit5+Revealing+Nature-Developing+ideas外研版（2019）高中英語選擇性必修第一冊

Learningobjectives:Tomasterthemainideaofthearticleandclearlydescribethewaysinwhichplantscommunicate.Tounderstandthetexttype,masterthetextstructureandpersonificationandtalkaboutcommunicationbetweenlivingthings.Tofurtherunderstandnature,generatecuriosityaboutnatureandestablishapositivelifeattitudeofprotectingnatureandlivinginharmonywithnature.新標準《英語》高中二年級選擇性必修第一冊

Unit5

Revealingnature

TheSecretLanguageofPlants執(zhí)教人：孫雪妍山東省淄博第五中學2021.9.23Pre-readingWhatcanwehumando?Forexample,wecanwalk.…Canplantsdothese?()attack()move()breathe()speak()eat()steal()sleep()think

Lookatthepicturesandtalkaboutwhatplantscando.Activity1Plantsdobehave.Canplantstalktoeachother?Newresearch:Itappearsthatplantscancommunicateafterall.TheSecretLanguageofPlantsWhile-readingTheymaycommunicatewitheachotherbyusingchemicals,soundand“woodwideweb”.Activity2Readforinformation(I)Findoutthewaysinwhichplantscommunicate.Modernresearchisshowingthatplantscan___________________________.Usingchemicals*

Theplantreleaseschemicals___________________thatarebeingeaten.*Whenanotherplantsdetectsthechemicals,itstartsto___________________*Someofthesechemicals_________________.Others______________________________________.

Maybeonedaywewillbeableto“talk”withplants.communicatewitheachotherfromtheleavesreleaseitsown,differentchemicalsUsingsound*

Someplantsmakenoises_____________________.*Achilliplantcan______________________.*Sometreesmake___________________.withtheirrootstellifaneighbouringplantishelpful,orunfriendlyclickingnoisestoindicatedrought'scomingUsingthe“woodwideweb”*

Thisfungalnetworklinks_________________________.*Plantscan______________________________________witheachother.*Plantscan________________________________________toattackotherplants.therootsofdifferentplantsshareinformationandevenfoodstealfoodfromeachotherorspreadpoisonsOrganiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethediagram.Readingmicro-skill:Beforereading,youcanlookthroughthewholediagramandidentifythekeyinformationthatyouneedtofocuson.Activity3Readforinformation(II)driveinsectsawayattractwaspsthatkilltheinsects.“woodwideweb”referstoanamazingsystemofcommunicationthatcanlinknearlyeveryplantinaforest.Whatdoes“woodwideweb”mean?Modernresearchisshowingthatplantscan_______________Usingchemicals*

Theplantreleaseschemicals___________________thatarebeingeaten.*Whenanotherplantsdetectsthechemicals,itstartsto_________________________________.*Someofthesechemicals_________________.Others______________________.

Maybeonedaywewillbeableto“talk”withplants.communicatewitheachotherfromtheleavesreleaseitsown,differentchemicalsUsingsound*

Someplantsmakenoises_____________________.*Achilliplantcan______________________.*Sometreesmake___________________.withtheirrootstellifaneighbouringplantishelpful,orunfriendlyclickingnoisestoindicatedrought'scomingUsingthewoodwideweb*

Thisfungalnetworklinks_________________________.*Plantscan______________________________________witheachother.*Plantscan__________________________________________toattackotherplants.therootsofdifferentplantsshareinformationandevenfoodstealfoodfromeachotherorspreadpoisonsActivity4ReadforstructureIntroductionExplanation1Explanation2Explanation3Ending/Conclusiondriveinsectsawayattractwaspsthatkilltheinsects.A.Narrative(記敘文)

B.Exposition(說明文)C.Argumentation(議論文)D.Prose(散文)Whatisthetexttypeofthispassage?Expositionintendstomakepeopleunderstandsomethingandthelanguageofexpositorytextisusuallyconcise（簡潔的）

andplain（平實的）butsometimescanbeboring.1.Whatfigureofspeech(修辭)

isbeingusedhere?2.Whatdoespersonificationmean?3.Whatisitsfunction?1.Theyalso“l(fā)isten”tothenoisesfromotherplants.2.Thisislikeawarning,oracallforhelp:“I’mbeingattacked.”3.Plantscanstealfoodfromeachother,orspreadpoisonstoattackotherplants.LearningtolearnPersonificationmeansgivinghumancharacteristicstosomethingthatisnothuman.Byusinghumancharacteristicstodescribeanobject,animalorevenaplace,personificationcanmakedescriptionsmorevivid.behaviorsorfeelingsofhumansActivity5ReadforlanguageappreciationPersonification(擬人)Usepersonificationtorewritethesentences.1.

Whentheplantisattackedbyinsects,itwillquicklyconvey

themessagetohisneighbors.2.

Whenthetreelackswaterinside,itwillmakeanoisetoattractattention.“Feeling”thepaincausedbyinsects,theplant“tells”thismessagetoitsneighbors.Whenthe

tree

isthirsty,itwill“shout”

togetnoticed.“Feeling”thepaincausedbyinsects,theplantshouts“Iambeingattacked”toletitsneighborsknow.

Expositionisnotalwaysboringanddifficulttounderstand.Itcanbefunnyandinterestingwiththeuseofsomefiguresofspeech,suchaspersonification.Post-reading1.Whatarethebenefitsofstudyingplantcommunication？2.Whatdiscoveriesaredescribedinthetworeadingpassagesinthisunitandwhatdotheirmeaningshaveincommon?Activity6ThinkandShareGroupdiscussionPeoplecanhaveabetter

understandingofplantsandexploremoreaboutthemysteriousplants.Peoplecanmakebetteruseofplantsforthebenefitofmankind.

1.

Whatarethebenefitsofstudyingplantcommunication？Peoplecanbetterprotectnatureandliveinharmonywithnature.2.Whatdiscoveriesaredescribedinthetworeadingpassagesinthisunit?Whatdotheirmeaningshaveincommon?Passage1revealsthesecretofevolution.Passage2revealsthesecretofcommunicationbetweenplants.Theyallreflectthattherearenumeroussecretsinnaturethatarewaitingtobeexplored.

ThesecretsofanimalsHowdobeescommunicatewitheachother?Inwhatotherwayscananimalscommunicate?GroupdiscussionPeoplecanlearnfrommybehavior

that…Conclusion