1、Learning Objectives1.理解文章，通过完成相应的活动，介绍的植物间的几理解文章，通过完成相应的活动，介绍的植物间的几 种交流方式；种交流方式；（语言能力）（语言能力）2.从文章文体特征入手，通过对文本段落从文章文体特征入手，通过对文本段落的的分析，把握文章分析，把握文章 结构。（学习能力）结构。（学习能力）3.进一步了解自然，形成与自然和谐相处的积极的人生态度。进一步了解自然，形成与自然和谐相处的积极的人生态度。（思维品质）（思维品质）4.激发其对自然的好奇心激发其对自然的好奇心，加深对单元主题意义的认识。，加深对单元主题意义的认识。（文化意识）（文化意识）Lets find
2、 out whether plants communicate with each other.If they do,how?Read the passage(P56-57)to explore!IFast readingThe Secret Language of Plants Plants can _communicateChemicalsSoundWWWMaybe humans will be able to“_”with plants one day.talkPara 12Para 3Para 4Para 5Para 6Plants have various ways to commu
3、nicate.What is the passage most likely to be taken from?A.A scientific magazine B.A guide book C.A fiction story D.A news reportWhat is the writers purpose in writing the passage?A.To introduce the ways plants communicate with each other B.To compare the differences between plants and humans C.To pr
4、edict where technology will take plants D.To call on humans to protect the plantsRead and ThinkIICareful reading Talking plants have long been a thing of myths and legends.Many cultures have stories of talking trees that give advice as well as warnings to people.Alexander the Great and Marco Polo we
5、re said to have visited such a tree in India.And in some modern stories,such as the film Avatar,trees can communicate with animals and people.With us long believing that talking plants are fantasy,new research has revealed something amazing:it appears that plants can communicate after all.Alexander
6、the GreatMarco PoloAvatarchemicalsa bean plantinsectsanother bean plantdifferent chemicalswaspattackreleasedetectreleasedrive awayattractkillbiological chainparagraph 3Personification means giving human characteristics to something that is not human.By using human characteristics to describe an obje
7、ct,animal or even a place,personification can make descriptions more vivid.This is like a warning,or a call for help:“Im being attacked”.Which figure of speech is being used?Which of the following is not the thing plants use sound to do?A.Listen whether their neighbors are helpful or not B.Indicate
8、the arrival of drought C.Identify the unfriendly plants D.Help each other get water More surprisingly,plants also use sound to communicate.People cant hear these sounds,but plants are making them.Some plants make noises with their roots.Corn and chilli plants do this.They also“listen”to the noise fr
9、om other plants.Corn and A chilli plant can tell if a neighboring plant is helpful,or unfriendly Some trees make clicking noises when there is not enough water,indicating drought is arriving.paragraph 4Wood wide webparagraph 5Name World Wide Web _System for communication among humans communication a
10、mong plantsLinkevery person on Earthevery plant in a forestLinked by_ and _underground fungi which links the roots of different plants to each otherUse it tocommunicate,entertain,shopshare _ and _with each otherCybercrimecheat someone out of his moneyspread computer virus to attack others computer.s
11、teal food from each otherspread poisons to _other plants cablessatellitesWood Wide WebinformationfoodattackAccording to para 6,what is the writers attitude towards the scientific research on the secret language of plants?A.Positive B.Negative C.Neutral D.Indifferent Scientists are learning more ever
12、y day about the secret way in which plants talk to each other.Who knows?Maybe one day we will know enough about plant communication to be able to“talk”with them ourselves.Post-readingIII 1.What do you think are the benefits of studying plant communication?It will help us know more about the world of
13、 plants and then get a better understanding of the secret of nature and encourage us to explore more about the mysterious nature.Whats more,it will teach us an important lesson,that is,human as a menber of biological chain should live in harmony with nature，try to protect species,protect biodiversity.It is our responsibility to fulfill the mission.HomeworkIV1.复习必修一Unit 3 英译汉；2.分层背诵范文,明天默写。
