Plant Exploration in the 18 th and 19 th Centuries

The author may tell us _____ in this passage. A. some plants from other countries B. the events happening in plant exploration C. how to explore plants D. famous plant collectors Prediction PLANT EXPLORATION IN THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES

6. The following plants were taken to Europe except_______. A. the tree of Heaven B. the Dove Tree C. the tea plants

7. The first recorded plant exploration happened _______. A. in the 18 th century B. about 1500 years ago C. about 3500 years ago D. about 2500 years ago

II. Language observation 1.The earliest record of plant exploration in history dates from 1500 BC. The earliest record of plant exploration in history _____ _____ ____1500 BC. 2. People didn’t begin to explore plants on a large scale until the 18 th and 19 th centuries. It was ____ ____ the 18 th and 19 th centuries that people began to explore plants on a large scale. dates back to not until

1.He collected seeds of trees. 2. French Catholic missionaries were beginning to set themselves up in China. 3. The European classes took great interest in collecting plants. 4. Large numbers of seeds failed to grow after long sea voyages. 5. … often we do not realise that many of them come from countries far away. The parts in red are used as______ in the sentences. A.the subject B. the object C. the predicative ( 主语 ) ( 宾语 ) ( 表语 )

Sir Joseph Banks E H Wilson Dr Nathaniel Ward French Catholic Missionaries Father d’Incarville

The Greatest Collector(s)

Assignment s 1.Try to add a short paragraph as the end of the passage. as the end of the passage. 2. Get some information about plant exploration in the 20 th plant exploration in the 20 th and 21 st centuries on the Internet.

1. The passage is organized in the order of ______. A. time B. place C. character

2. Plant collectors met many difficulties except_______. A. diseases and near-starvation B. the conflicts with local people C. restrictions on the movement of Europeans D. lack of money

3. What do you think the author will talk about if he adds a paragraph to this passage? A. The effects of the plant exploration in the 18 th and 19 th centuries. B. The plant exploration in the 20 th century. C. Information about the Dove Tree.

4. Who is not a collector mentioned in the passage? A. Father d’Incarville. B. The Queen of England. C. Robert Fortune. D. E H Wilson.

5. What is the meaning of the underlined part in the sentence “One of the collectors was Father Farge, who collected 37 seeds from a tree that had appealed to him” ? 5. What is the meaning of the underlined part in the sentence “One of the collectors was Father Farge, who collected 37 seeds from a tree that had appealed to him” ? A. that surprised him A. that surprised him B. that he had never seen before B. that he had never seen before C. that attracted him C. that attracted him D. that he thought was very valuable D. that he thought was very valuable