1、Unit 5Lead-in What about plants on the earth?()attack ()move ()breathe ()speak()eat ()steal ()sleep ()thinkLook at the pictures and talk about what plants on the earth can do.Plants do behave.Can plants talk to each other?The Secret Language of PlantsThe Secret Language of Plants Plants can _in ways
2、 humans _(can/cant)municatecantMaybe humans will be able to“_”with plants one day.talkPara 12Para 3Para 4Para 5Para 6Fast readingChemicalsSoundWWWchemicalsa bean plantinsectsanother bean plantdifferent chemicalswaspattackreleasereleasedetectdrive awayattrackkillCareful reading Para.3Which of the fol
3、lowing is not the thing plants use sound to do?A.Listen whether their neighbors are helpful or not B.Indicate the arrival of drought C.Identify the unfriendly plants D.Help each other get water Careful readingRead Para.4 and answer the following answer.More surprisingly,plants also use sound to comm
4、unicate.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 from other plants.A chilli plant can tell if a neighboring plant is helpful,or unfriendly.Some trees make clicking noises when there
5、is not enough water,indicating drought is arriving.Para.5Full name _ _System for _among humans _ among plantsLinkevery person on Earthevery _ in a forestLinked by_ and _underground _which links the _ of different plants to each otherUse it toshare _ and _with each otherCybercrimecheat someone out of
6、 his_spread computer virus to attack others _steal _ from each otherspread _ to _other plants communicationcommunicationplantcablessatellitesfungirootsWorld Wide WebWood Wide Webcommunicate entertainshopinformationfoodcomputersmoneyfoodpoisonsattack“wood wide web”refers to an amazing system of commu
7、nication that can link nearly every plant in a forest.What does“wood wide web”mean?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 every day about the secret way in which plants t
8、alk to each other.Who knows?Maybe one day we will know enough about plant communication to be able to“talk”with them ourselves.Careful readingRead Para.6 and answer the following answer.1.What are the benefits of studying plant communication？2.What discoveries are described in the two reading passag
9、es in this unit and what do their meanings have in common?Think and SharePeople can have a better understanding of plants and explore more about the mysterious plants.People can make better use of plants for the benefit of mankind.1.What are the benefits of studying plant communication？People can be
10、tter protect nature and live in harmony with nature.2.What discoveries are described in the two reading passages in this unit?What do their meanings have in common?Passage 1 reveals the secret of evolution.Passage 2 reveals the secret of communication between plants.They all reflect that there are numerous secrets in nature that are waiting to be explored.
