人教新课标高中英语选修九-Unit-4-Reading-课件

1、Unit 4Exploring plantsReading选修九Unit 4选修九1 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?Pre-reading1 Do you have a courtyard or sWhen you last visited a public garden, did you look at

2、 the individual plants there? Were there any plants 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 t人教新课标高中英语选修九-Unit-4-Reading-课件Dr Nathaniel WardDr Nathaniel WardThe Wardian caseThe Ward

3、ian caseRobert Fortune (1812-1880)Robert Fortune (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, Fort

4、une was able to introduce many of the best-known Chinese garden plants into cultivation in Europe and North America. Robert Fortune represented thePre Paul Guillaume Farges (1844 - 1912) Pre Paul Guillaume Farges (18French missionary and naturalist. Born at Monclar-de-Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne. He was

5、 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 southto Chongqing, he col

6、lected and preserved over 4,000 specimens. French missionary and naturaliDove TreeDove TreeErnest Henry Wilson (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 titl

7、e of the reading ReadingPLANT EXPLORATION IN THE 18TH AND 19TH CNTURIESReadingPLANT EXPLORATION IN THT 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.FT or F Questions

8、:1. The plants3. French Catholic missionaries were beginning to set themselves 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.FT3. French Catholic missionarieBanks, together with James Cook, collected many examples of p

9、lants in Australia.6. Keeping plants alive during long land or sea voyage was very difficult, which caused the Wardian Case to be invented.TTBanks, together with James Coo7. Robert Fortune introduced over 120 species of plants to Western Gardens, because he could easily travel everywhere in China.8.

10、 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.TF7. Robert Fortune introduced oDetailed reading:Try to get the main idea of each paragraph:Para 1:explains when plant collecting began.

11、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.Detailed reading:Try to get thPara 4:is about the famous British plant collector, Sir Joseph Banks, who collected ma

12、ny 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.Para 4:is about the famous BriPara 8:is about Father Farges, a French

13、 Catholic missionary who collected plants in China in the 19th century.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,Para 9:Describes how many European plant collectors, such as E H Wilson, went to China s

14、o that new plants could be introduced to gardens in the West.Para 9:Describes how many EuroStructure:Part I: Para1-2 the beginning of plant collecting Part II:Para3-4 the exploration of plants in the 18th centuryPart III: Para 5-7 the invention and use of Wardian casePart IV:Para 8-9 the exploration

15、 of plants in the 19th centry Structure:Part I: Para1-2 the1 In l5OO BC, 2 In the 1740s, 3 In1751, Answer these questions in group. the Queen of Egypt sent ships to gather plants, animals and other goods. a French Catholic missionary called Father dIncarville was sent to Beijing. some Tree of Heaven

16、 seeds arrived in England.1 In l5OO BC, Answer these q4 In1769, 5 In 1784, 6 In 1833, Sir Joseph Banks collected vastquantities of plants in the land now known as Australia the Tree of Heaven was introduced into North America. Nathaniel Ward used two special cases that he had invented to shipBritish

17、 plants to Sydney,Australia.4 In1769, Si7 Between 1843 and 1859, 8 During the second half of the nineteenth century, 9 In 1897, a British plant collector Robert Fortune. made several trips to China many Catholic missionaries were sent to China from France. a French Plant collector Father Farges. sen

18、t seeds of the Dover Tree from China to France.7 Between 1843 and 1859, 10 In 1899, a Plant collector, E H Wilson. collected a large quantity of the seeds of the Dove Tree in China.10 In 1899, 3 Answer these questions in groups.1 Why was there a lot of plant collecting in the eighteenth and nineteen

19、th centuries?Europe has become interested in scientific discovery and European middle classes took great interest in collecting new plants this time.3 Answer these questions in gr2 how did French missionaries come to be plant collectors?They valued the study of the natural sciences and many of them

20、knew allot about plants and animals.2 how did French missionaries 3 What were some of the negative aspects of plant collecting expeditions?Negative aspects included disease, near-starvation, severe environment, conflicts with the local people, plants dying during long trips or seeds failing to grow

21、after long trips, pirates, bad weather, not knowing the local language and customs, etc.3 What were some of the negati4 Transporting plants over long distances was a big problem. Why was this?It was hard to keep them alive duringlong trips.5 Why did many plants fail to reach their destinations alive

22、? Can you think of any other reasons?The seeds of many plants failed to grow after long trip: plants were not looked4 Transporting plants over lonAfter properly during the trip. For example, one plant explorer lost his plants when they were waned with sea water. Other reasons include lack of fresh w

23、ater, wrong environmental conditions, for instance, incorrect temperatures, salty air, and lack of sunlight and rain, etc, if the plants were transported inside the ship or train.After properly during the trip6 What improved the survival rates of plants transported long distances?It was the inventio

24、n of the Wardian case.6 What improved the survival rImagine: Suppose three of you are botanists(植物学家), and one is a captain.Now each botanist wants the captain to bring his plant home. But the captain can take only one plant, so each must try his best to explain his reason to persuade the captain in

25、to taking his own plant.Imagine: Suppose three of 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.Language points1. date back to 追溯到; 始于1 This date from 追溯到; 始于1 The dress dates from the 19th

26、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date from 追溯到; 始于1 The dress 1 It faces conflicts with the American people. 2 Nations mustnt settle their difference by armed conflict. 3 At times personality conflicts d

27、evelop between teachers and students. 2. conflict n.矛盾,分歧;冲突,斗争1 It faces conflicts with the 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.a conflict of opinions / wills / interestsin conflict (with) 1 The

28、se two lines are in confl1 Tie it as tightly as you can. 2 His arms were folded tightly. 3 He held me by the arm so tightly that it hurt.3. tightly 紧紧地, 满满地1 Tie it as tightly as you canThe coat looks tight. We hope to finish the task next week, but the schedule is a bit tight. tight adj. 紧; 绷紧; 拉紧t

29、ight adv. 紧地; 满地 Hold tight to the railing or you may slip and fall.The coat looks tight. tight adThe park is open to the public without restriction. 4 restriction un. 限制He dislikes their restriction of his freedom of choice. The park is open to the publiccn. 限制性规定 The restrictions on the use of the

30、 play-ground: No fighting. No damaging property. The government placed restrictions on the numbers of foreign cars that could be . 限制性规定restrict vt. 限制, 控制He feels this new law restrict hisfreedom. The trees restricted our vision. restricted adj. 有严格控制的, 局限的restrictive adj. 限制性的restrict vt. 限制, 控制He

31、 feels 1 He appealed to his friends for support.2 The murderer appealed to the court for mercy. 5. appeal vt. 吸引; 投合兴趣或爱好How did the course appeal to you?These pictures dont appeal to the children.呼吁, 请求 appeal to sb. for help1 He appealed to his friends fDifficult sentences analysis1 However，it was

32、 not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that the exploration of the botanical world began on a large scale然而，直到18和19世纪人们对植物世界大规模的探索才开始。Difficult sentences analysis1 It iswas not untilthat的意思是“直到才 ”。如：It was not until the l880s that there were consistent experimental findings to support hi

33、s theory.直到19世纪80年代才有了一致的实验发现支持他的理论。 It iswas not untilthat的意思是Not until 1 began to work did I realize how much time I had wasted直到开始工作时我才意识到自己浪费了多少时间。另外，含有not until结构的句子也还可以放在句首来表示强调，这时主旬用倒装句。如：Not until 1 began to work did 2 At that time, there were restrictions on the movement of Europeans and so

34、, in order to travel unnoticed, he developed his fluency in Chinese and dressed as a Chinese man, even shaving his head in the Chinese style2 At that time, there were res那时候，欧洲人在中国的活动受到种种限制，因此，为了在旅行时不被别人注意，他努力使自己的汉语讲得很流利，并且穿着中国人的服装，甚至像中国人一样削发(留辫)。 那时候，欧洲人在中国的活动受到种种限制，因此，为了在旅行时不这是个并列句, At that time,there were restrictions on themovement of Europeans是并列句的第一部分, in order to travel unnoticed 是第二部分, 由and把这两部分连接起来。这是个并列句, At that time, Retell the story to your partner. 2. Fini