Unit4 Green world Reading The birth of a science

TASK 1 Pe-reading (Lead-in) Let ’ s enjoy some pictures And write down their names in the correct form in pairs

2 3 1 _______beans are used to make coffee. ______is used to make tea,and it originally came from China. ______________are used to as a spice to make food more tasty. Coffee Chili peppers Tea

4 5 6 ________is used to make ropes or carpets. _____________are a kind of fruit,and we all like them. Red________are considered a symbol of love. Hemp Strawberries roses

1.What do we call them? 2.What do we call a science on plants? 3.Do you know how botany was born? botany plants

TASK 2 Reading Scanning Read the text quickly in pairs and do some TRUE or FALSE

TRUE or FALSE questions: 1.According to the arrangement of the male and female organs in the flowers, some scientists classified plants into herbs and trees. 2.Josegh Banks was no more than eighteen years old in Daniel Solander was not a member of the Royal Society. 4.The main purpose of the 1768 expedition was to record,classify and describe all plant and animal life observed during the trip. 5.The government did not pay for such a new field of science as botany because of lack of money. (F) (T) (F)

6.In the expedition,Banks only researched and described new plants he found. 7.Banks worked for 42 years as president of the Royal Society. 8.Banks was born of a poor family. 9.Josegh Banks was Daniel Solander’s teacher. 10.The birth of the science of botany was very difficult. (F) (T) (F)

TASK 3 Reading Skimming Read the text and choose the best answer

Read the text and choose the best answer 1.In the sixteenth century,botany was a branch of_____. A.biology B.physics C.astronomy D.medicine 2.Which of the following sentences is true? A.Linnaeus’contribution to science was quite small. B.All of Linnaeus’ideas were completely new. C.Before Linnaeus there was no system to classify plants. D.Linnaeus’system was simple and clear. 3.Joseph Banks chose a career in science because_____. A.he thought that was a good way of making a living. B.he was interested in botany. C.his father had died when he was only eighteen. D.he was very wealthy. (D) (B)

4.The Englishmen aboard the Endeavor included______. A.Joseph Banks and James Cook B.Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks C.James Cook and Daniel Solander D.Daniel Solander ane Joseph Banks 5.Joseph Banks’interests lay in______. A.astronomy and botany B.botany and medicine C.agriculture and botany D.geography and economy (A) (C)

TASK4 Language points Pay attention to the following

Write down the following and finish the tasks 1.privilege ： 2.appoint ： 3.position ： 4.conquer ： 5.accumulate ： 6.abandon ： 7.classify ： 8.unique ： 9.fixed ： 10.promote ： 11.involve ： I.words: 特权，特别 任命，委任，约定（时间等） 处境，境地；姿势。位置；地位；职位。 征服，攻克，战胜。 结累，聚集。 离开，遗弃。 编排，分类。 =sort 唯一的，独一无二的，无可匹敌的。 固定的，确定的。 related,skilled,advanced,experienced,pointed 促进，促销，提升。 包括，牵涉，使参与，使专注，使陷入。

12.appetite = 13.import （反） 14.merely= 15.despite= 16.mostly= desire export only=just in spite of mainly=chiefly II.phrases: 1.be born into/of/to : 2. in one’s position : 3.be based on : 出生于 … 处于某人的处境 以 … 为根据

4.lead/have a cosy life : 5.have an appetite for : 6.on a large scale : 7.at first sight : 8.make an attempt/attempts : 9.be involved in : 10.the/a number of+ 11.the /an amount of+ 12.as a result = 13.in fact = 14.look out for = 过着一种舒适生活 渴望做 … 大规模地，大范围地。 乍一看。 尝试着。 专心于，专致于。 可数名词 不可数名词 as a consequence=in consequence in actual fact =as a matter fact=actually =really=truly=practically watch out for

III.difficult stentences: 1.As astronomy was one of the most important branches of science,it was the British government that paid for all the equipment and expenses for thet part of the expedition.(para.5) 2.It was Josegh Banks who made Kew a center of scientific and economic research.(para.7) 3.On their three-year voyage,JoseghBanks did not only study and describe new plants he found,but also looked out for new economic species:plants that could be grown in England or other parts of the world to produce crops that could be sold.(para.6)

TASK 5 Consolidation Choose the best answer

1.I don’t think that John would_____his friends if they were in trouble. A.abandon B.accumulate C.appoint D.involve 2.There has been housing development_____since the end of last century. A.to scale B.in consequence C.in detail D.on a large scale 3.Advertising companies are always having to think up new ways to____products. A.design B.classify C.promote D.identify __

4.It’s a big task.I don’t think he____can finish it before 5 pm. A.unique B.merely C.only D.alone 5.After I arrived at her house,she showed me into ____, A.a cosy little room B.a little cosy room C.a room cosy or little D.cosy little a room ___

Home work 1. Review “ Reading 2 ” and try to understand it. 2. Language study — pp.32-34

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