高中英语(人教版)选修九 同步课件 U4P1 Warming up and reading

3. French Catholic missionaries were beginning to set themselves up in China by the middle of the 18th century. T
4. After Father d’ Incarville died, some Tree of Heaven seeds were sent to England. F
fluency n. 流利; 流畅 shave vt. & vi. 剃; 刮
thunderstorm n. 雷雨; 雷暴 pirate n. 海盗 appeal vi. 有吸引力; 求助
Expressions
date back to 追溯到 appeal to 有吸引力; 呼吁
How much do you know about plants?
Para 6: describes an experiment carried out by Dr Nathaniel Ward who invented a glass case in which to transport plants on long journeys.
Para 7: is about Robert Fortune, a British plant collector who made several trips to China in the 19th century.
Père Paul Guillaume Farges (1844 - 1912)
French missionary and naturalist. Born at Monclar-de-Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne. He was sent to China in 1867 and remained stationed in north-east Sichuan until 1903. Although he had always nurtured an interest in the local flora and fauna, it was not until 1892 that he started to collect herbarium specimens in earnest. During the eleven years before he moved south to Chongqing, he collected and preserved over 4,000 specimens.
peony 牡丹
Sunflower
It comes from North America. Indians there began to grow them some 3000 years ago .
sunflower 向日葵
Rose
Roses are best presents to be sent to friends. And it is also very popular to send roses as love signal between young people. Red roses indicate warmth and love and white ones, purity and simplicity, blue ones, honesty and sincerity.
scale conflict endeavor anchor
tight seal container restriction
n. 磅秤; 天平盘 n. 斗争; 冲突 n. 尽力; 竭力 n. 锚 vi. & vt. 抛锚; 锚定 adj. 紧的; 紧密的 vt. 密闭; 密封 n. 容器 n. 限制; 约束
Structure:
Part I: Para1-2 the beginning of plant collecting
Part II: Para3-4 the exploration of plants in the 18th century
Part III: Para 5-7 the invention and use of Wardian case
Joseph Banks
Dr Nathaniel Ward
Th (1812-1880)
Robert Fortune represented the Horticultural Society of London (now the Royal Horticultural Society) as a collector in China shortly after the Treaty of Nanjing had brought the Opium War to a close. Through his use of the Wardian case, Fortune was able to introduce many of the best-known Chinese garden plants into cultivation in Europe and North America.
Can you tell the name of the flower?
Tulip
Tulips are beautiful flowers and people often send them to their friends as presents.
tulip 郁金香
Peony
the Chinese national flower
PLANT EXPLORATION IN THE 18TH AND 19TH CNTURIES
T or F Questions:
1. The plants in our garden grew in China originally. F
2. The American Middle Classes took great interest in collecting new plants during the 18th and 19th centuries. F
Para 8: is about Father Farges, a French Catholic missionary who collected plants in China in the 19th century.
Para 9: Describes how many European plant collectors, such as E H Wilson, went to China so that new plants could be introduced to gardens in the West.
pollinate them?
5. some plants grow on other plants?
6. plants are adapted to live in specific environments?
7. people buy plants that come from other countries for their gardens?
Unit 4
Words
pollinate vt. 对……授粉 courtyard n. 庭院; 天井
balcony n. 阳台; 包厢 exotic adj. 异国家情调的; 奇异的 distant adj. 远的; 远处的 Egypt n. 埃及 goods n. 货物
botanist n. 植物学家
rose 玫瑰
Which is your favorite flower? Why?
DISCUSSION:
Did you know that:
1. some plants do not have flowers? 2. some plants have roots that live in
the air? 3. some plants eat meat? 4. some plants need animals to
Detailed reading:
Try to get the main idea of each paragraph:
Para 1:explains when plant collecting Para 2: bdeesgcrainb.es when and where plant
collecting began on a large scale by Europeans. Para 3: talks about French Catholic missionaries who collected plants in China in the 18th century.
8. a new plant does not always grow from a seed?
Special plants
1 Do you have a courtyard or some pot plants on your balcony? Do you know where these plants come from? Are they Chinese plants or do they come from another country?
7. Robert Fortune introduced over 120 species of plants to Western Gardens, because he could easily travel everywhere in China. F
8. During the second half of the 19th century, many Catholic missionaries were sent to China, and they collected many seeds of plants, which were sent back to France. T
When you last visited a public garden, did you look at the individual plants there? Were there any plants from other countries?
How do you think plants have traveled from one country to another?
Dove Tree
Ernest Henry Wilson (1876 - 1930)
Scan the title of the reading passage and the pictures and predict what it is about?
Plant Exploration in the 18th And 19th centuries
5. Banks, together with James Cook, collected many examples of plants in Australia. T
6. Keeping plants alive during long land or sea voyage was very difficult, which caused the Wardian Case to be invented. T
Para 4: is about the famous British plant collector, Sir Joseph Banks, who collected many new plants in Australia.
Para 5: explains the problems of keeping plants alive on long trips.