高三英语《unit 4 Exploring plants》

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
4 In1769, Sir Joseph Banks collected vast quantities of plants in the land now known as Australia 5 In 1784, the Tree of Heaven was introduced into North America. 6 In 1833, Nathaniel Ward used two special cases that he had invented to ship British plants to Sydney,Australia.
Can you tell the name of the flower?
Tulip
Tulips are beautiful flowers and people often send them to their friends as presents.
郁金香
the Chinese national flower
2. conflict n.矛盾,分歧;冲突,斗争 1 It faces conflicts with the An’t settle their difference by armed conflict. 3 At times personality conflicts develop between teachers and students.
adj. 紧的; 紧密的 vt. 密闭; 密封 n. 容器 n. 限制; 约束 n. 流利; 流畅 vt. & vi. 剃; 刮 n. 雷雨; 雷暴 n. 海盗 vi. 有吸引力; 求助
ripe rot irrigation postpone typical weed dull evolve monument
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
Special plants
How do you think plants have traveled from one country to another?
Joseph Banks
Dr Nathaniel Ward
The Wardian case
Robert Fortune (1812-1880)
Answer these questions in group.
1 In l5OO BC, the Queen of Egypt sent ships to gather plants, animals and other goods. 2 In the 1740s, a French Catholic missionary called Father d'Incarville was sent to Beijing. 3 In1751, some Tree of Heaven seeds arrived in England.
peony 牡丹
sunflower 向日葵
It comes from North America. Indians there began to grow them some 3000 years ago .
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（朴实）, blue ones, honesty and sincerity（真挚）.
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 Part IV: Para 8-9 the exploration of plants in the 19th centry
10 In 1899, a Plant collector, E H Wilson. collected a large quantity of the seeds of the Dove Tree in China.
1. date back to 追溯到; 始于 1 This town dates back to Roman times. 2 The castle dates back to the 14th century. 3 These societies dated as far back as a century.
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. Para 6: describes an experiment carried out by Dr Nathaniel Ward who invented a glass case in which to transport plants on long journeys.
a conflict of opinions / wills / interests in conflict (with) 1 These two lines are in conflict with each other. 2 Every one was aware that husband and wife were in conflict. 3 The twins are in conflict.
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
7 Between 1843 and 1859, a British plant collector Robert Fortune. made several trips to China 8 During the second half of the nineteenth century, many Catholic missionaries were sent to China from France. 9 In 1897, a French Plant collector Father Farges. sent seeds of the Dove Tree from China to France.
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.
Detailed reading:
Try to get the main idea of each paragraph: Para 1:explains when plant collecting began. Para 2: describes 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.
a. 成熟的 a. 腐烂 n. 灌溉 vt. 推迟 a. 典型的 n. 野草；杂草 a. 不鲜明的；阴暗的 v. 发展；进化 n. 纪念碑
Expressions
date back to appeal to attach to give out 追溯到 有吸引力; 呼吁 贴上；附上 发出；分发
How much do you know about plants?
Para 7: is about Robert Fortune, a British plant collector who made several trips to China in the 19th century. Para 8: is about Father Farges, a French Catholic missionary who collected plants in China in the 19th century.
date from 追溯到; 始于 1 The dress dates from the 19th century.
2 This custom dates from the 17th century.
3 My interest in stamp collecting dates from my schooldays. dated adj. 过时的; 陈旧的
Unit 4
Words
courtyard exotic distant goods botanist conflict endeavor n. 庭院; 天井 adj. 异国家情调的; 奇异的 adj. 远的; 远处的 n. 货物 n. 植物学家 n. 斗争; 冲突 n. 尽力; 竭力
tight seal container restriction fluency shave thunderstorm pirate appeal
Dove Tree
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