1、选修九选修九 unit 4 reading Lets enjoy some beautiful pictures Are these plants here in our garden originally?How did they come here?Unit 4 Exploring plants Scan the title of the reading passage and the pictures and predict:Lead inwhat is it about?Plant Exploration in the 18th And 19th Centuries Its about
2、whatBut who?And what exactly did they do?whenSkimmingPlease find out the names in the passage and match each person with the thing related to him1.Father dIncarville 2.Sir Joseph Banks 3.Dr Nathaniel Ward 4.Robert Fortune5.Father Farges6.E H WilsonA.Tree of heavenB.Invention of Wardian caseC.Discove
3、ry of the Dove treeD.Collection of seeds in AustraliaE.Tea plants to India F.Seeds of dove treeCareful reading:Please find out the answer to the following questions in the quickest way?The quickest way?1.Key words in the question2.Key words in the passage3.Read the context4.Find out the answerReadin
4、g skills1.The text is written in the order of_.A.The importance of plant explorationB.The timeline of plant explorationC.The collection of plantsD.The age of collectors 主旨大意题主旨大意题2.The word“exotic”in the first paragragh probably means_.A.familiar B.foreign C.faraway D.various词义猜测题词义猜测题3.Who first se
5、nt seeds of the Dove Tree to Europe?A.Robert Fortune B.E.H.Wilson C.Father Farges D.Father dIncarville,事实细节题事实细节题4.What is the most probable reason for collecting new plants in the 18th and 19th century?New plants could be used for scientific researchB.The plant collectors took great interest in the
6、 expeditionsC.The plant collectors were eager to enrich their experiencesD.The plant collectors wanted to introduce new species to their native country.推断题Structure:Part I:The _ of plant collecting Part II:_ of plants in the 18th centuryPart III:The invention and use of_Part IV:The exploration of Pl
7、ants _(1-2)(3-4)(5-7)(8-9)beginningWardian caseThe explorationin the 19th century Summary Read the passage again and write down the summary in about 30 words Its about plant exploration in the 18th and 19th centuries and some plant collectors,who came to China and Australia to look for plants specie
8、s.任务写作任务写作ConsolidationPlease fill the blankets according to the passage语法填空语法填空 The plants look so familiar_ we often dont know that many of them are from countries far away,which dates _ the earliest time.Many plant collectors realized the value of plants from distant lands._,the exploration of th
9、e botanical world didnt begin on _large scale_the18 and 19th centuries.Of course,they had many difficulties in the trips,_(face)many dangers including disease,thatfromHoweverauntilfacing near-starvation,severe environment and conflicts _the local people.The missionaries collected large _(quantity)of
10、 specimens,but there were not enough in Western gardens.However,the botanists were very _(excite)with the knowledge that China had many kinds of plants,so the collectors _(send)to China to collect more kinds.withquantitiesexcitedwere sentDiscussion The botanists went through many hardships during the exploration.Now discuss about the difficulties they met in groups of four and then the leader will report your discussionHomework1.Finish comprehending.2.Retell the story.
