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1、Unit-4-Exploring-plants-Reading-课件-人教选修9精品Unit-4-Exploring-plants-ReadinWarming up How much do you know about plants?Warming up How much do you 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 a

2、nimals to pollinate them?DISCUSSION:Did you know that:15. 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?8. a new plant does not always grow from a seed?5. some plants grow on other pPre-re

3、ading 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?Pre-reading Do you have a cWhen you last visited a public garden, did you look at the individual plants there? Were there any plants

4、 from other countries?When you last visited a publicHow do you think plants have traveled from one country to another? Joseph BanksHow do you think plants have tUnit-4-Exploring-plants-Reading-课件-人教选修9精品Dr Nathaniel WardDr Nathaniel WardThe Wardian caseThe Wardian caseRobert Fortune (1812-1880) repr

5、esented 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 cul

6、tivation in Europe and North America. Robert Fortune (1812-1880) Pre 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

7、 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. Pre Paul Guillaume Farges (18Dove TreeDove TreeErnest Henry Wilson

8、(1876 - 1930) Ernest Henry Wilson (1876 - 19Scan the title of the reading passage and the pictures and predict what it is about?Plant Exploration in the 18th And 19th centuriesScan the title of the reading Skimming Read the passage quickly and try to get the main idea of this passage?Reading Skimmin

9、g Read the passage ScanningT or F Questions:1. The plants in our garden grew in China originally.F2. The American Middle Classes took great interest in collecting new plants during the 18th and 19th centuries.FScanningT or F Questions:1. Th3. French Catholic missionaries were beginning to set themse

10、lves up in China by the middle of the 18th century.4. After Father d Incarville died, some Tree of Heaven seeds were sent to England.F3. French Catholic missionarieBanks, together with James Cook, collected many examples of plants in Australia.6. Keeping plants alive during long land or sea voyage w

11、as very difficult, which caused the Wardian Case to be invented.Banks, together with James Coo7. Robert Fortune introduced over 120 species of plants to Western Gardens, because he could easily travel everywhere in China.8. During the second half of the 19th century, many Catholic missionaries were

12、sent to China, and they collected many seeds of plants, which were sent back to France.F7. Robert Fortune introduced oDetailed 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 Eur

13、opeans.Para 3: talks about French Catholic missionaries who collected plants in China in the 18th century.Detailed reading:Try to get thPara 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 ali

14、ve 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.Para 4:is about the famous BriPara 8:is about Father Farges, a French Catholic missionary who collected plants in China in the 19th century.Para 7:

15、 is about Robert Fortune, a British plant collector who made several trips to China in the 19th century.Para 8:is about Father Farges,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.Para 9:Describes

16、how many EuroStructure:Part I: Para1-2 the beginning ofplant collecting Part II:Para3-4 the explorationof plants in the 18th centuryPart III: Para 5-7 the invention and use of Wardian casePart IV:Para 8-9 the exploration of plants in the 19th centry Structure:Part I: Para1-2 theComprehendingTimePeop

17、le/plantsHistoric EventsIn 1500 B.CFather dIncarvillesent ships to gather plants, animals and other goodsthe Queen of Egyptin the 1740swas sent to Beijing ComprehendingTimePeople/plants tree of Heaven seedscollected plants in AustraliaIn 1784the Tree of Heaven treeIn 1751arrived in EnglandIn 1769Sir

18、 Joseph Bankswas introduced into North America tree of Heaven seedscollecteIn 1833shipped two cases of British Plants to SydneyRobert FortuneDuring the second half of the 19th centurywere sent to China from FranceNathaniel Ward1843-1859made several trips to Chinamany Catholic missionariesIn 1833shipped two cases of BrFather