1、How many plants can you How many plants can you namename?Have you ever heard about any Have you ever heard about any special plants?special plants?PlantPlaceFeatureSouth America,China and Other countries.When something touches its leaves,they close up tightly.After a few minutes,they open up again.A
2、 flying flower?Look at this plant.Its flowers look like egrets.What are egrets?They are a kind of bird.Because this plants flowers look like flying egrets,people call it the egret flower.It grows in eastern Asia.Isnt it beautiful?Egret flower 白鹭花白鹭花Can plants be shy?We all know that people can be sh
3、y.But how can a plant be shy?When something touches this plants leaves,they close up tightly.After a few minutes,the leaves open up again.This plant is fun for small children to play with.Mimosa flower 含羞花含羞花When it comes to laughing,this tree is really funny.This is because the fruit of this tree h
4、as a hole in it.If the wind blows,this amazing tree“laughs”.What makes a tree laugh?When people first hear it laughing,they are usually surprised and begin to laugh along with the tree.It grows in the middle of Africa.Laughing tree哈哈树哈哈树Look at this plant.It grows in the southwest of Africa.Like mos
5、t plants,it has roots.But itCan a fossil be alive?has only two leaves and a stem.Its two leaves continue to grow for its whole life.Does it look old?This plant can live as long as 1500years,so people call it a living fossil.Welwitschia mirabilis百岁兰百岁兰百岁兰，分布于安哥拉及非洲热带东南部，生于百岁兰，分布于安哥拉及非洲热带东南部，生于气候炎热和极为
6、干旱的多石沙漠、枯竭的河床或气候炎热和极为干旱的多石沙漠、枯竭的河床或沿海岸的沙漠上，以能适应极端气候和纺纱故土沿海岸的沙漠上，以能适应极端气候和纺纱故土的特点而闻名。的特点而闻名。2.Look at&see&watch&readlook at 看着，look 为不及物动词，与at 连用。eg.look at the blackboardsee 看见，强调看见的结果 eg.I cant see anything.watch 观看，观赏 eg.watch the moon watch the matchread 读，看书、报、杂志等 eg.read books read newspaper1.n
7、ame:n.名字，姓名 Whats your name?v.命名 I can name many kinds of flowers.back4.close up“合起来，收起来”“暂停营业”The shop closes up on weekends.“堵塞，阻塞”The road is closed up with heavy snow.open up“张开，打开”“开业”“开放”3.call it the egret flower call+sb./sth.+宾补“称呼某人/某物为”Eg.We call her Miss Liu.back6.Surprised be surprised a
8、t 对感到惊讶Eg.We are surprised at the surprising news.5.When it comes to“当提到，就而论”，其中to为介词，后接名词、动名词作宾语。Eg.When it comes to English,I want to cry.When it comes to running,I feel tired immediately.7.Along with“和一起”Eg.Please sing the song along with me.My brother sent my mother some photos along with her le
9、tter.我哥哥在信中附寄了一些照片给妈妈。back7.In the middle of“在中间；在中部”其后常接表示地点或时间的词。in the middle of night 三更半夜in the middle of the road 在路中间in the middle of Asia 亚州中部8.as long as“和一样长”eg.My ruler is as long as yours.“长达”eg.He has lived in Baoding as long as 20 years.“只要”eg.I will tell you the truth as long as you c
10、ome here.backPlantPlaceFeatureSouth America,China and Other countries.When something touches its leaves,they close up tightly.After a few minutes,they open up again.Eastern AsiaIts flowers look like flying egrets.The middle of Africa.The fruit of this tree has a hole in it.If the wind blows,this amazing tree“laughs”Southwest of Africa.It has only two leaves and a stem.Its two leaves continue to grow for its whole life.This plant can live as long as 1500 years.
