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课件网) Revealing Nature Biodiversity Activity 8 1. What species are mentioned and what is special about them Two species are mentioned:the blue whale and the water bear. The blue whale is the largest animal species on Earth, which can grow up to almost 30 metres in length and weigh over 130,000 kilos. The water bear is probably the toughest species, which can survive temperatures from 150 C to a below freezing -272 C. 2. What other unusual life forms do you know of words & expressions U5 被宣告灭绝 归咎于 处于隔离\隔绝状态 为...而竞争 特别地 blame blame their extinction ____ humans = blame humans on their extinction You are _____ blame. Why do I always get the blame for everything that goes wrong Museums must compete __45__ people's spare time and money with other amusement. (2020山东高考) words & expressions U5 对...有害 击退所有的病菌 由...构成 说到这个 是...的家园 对比之下 达到 在长度上 体重超过 等待被探索 biodiversity species bacteria germ digestion immune system organic matter Activity 9 is home to are native to scientific habitats ecosystem appearance primitive ancestor Complete the paragraphs with the correct form of the words and expressions in the box. words & expressions U5 be renowned for be native to carry out serve as habitats (inhabitant n.) there is evidence that 因...而闻名 原产于 实施，执行 充当，担当栖息地 有证据表明 The Secret Language of Plants Unit 5 Revealing nature Developing ideas Activity 1 Now talk about what else you think the plants can do and give examples. Look at the pictures and tick what plants can do. attack breathe eat sleep move speak steal think √ √ √ √ √ Activity 2 What's the genre of the passage Create a mind-map of the passage They may communicate with each other by using chemicals, sound and “wood wide web”. What's the main point (topic) of the passage It appears that plants can communicate after all. 1 Talking plants have long been a thing of myths and legends. Many cultures have stories of talking trees that give advice _____ （=besides）warnings to people. Alexander the Great and Marco Polo were said to_____ (visit) such a tree in India. And in some modern stories, such as the movie Avatar, trees can communicate with animals and people. 2 _____ us long believing that talking plants are fantasy, new research has revealed ( ) something amazing:_____ (似乎) plants can communicate after all ( ). as well as have visited With 揭示 it appears that 终究 会说话的植物一直是神话传说中的一大元素 长期相信 long adv. 3 It has been known for some time _____ plants use chemicals to communicate with each other. This happens when a plant, say ( ) a bean plant, gets _____(attack) by insects. The plant releases tiny amounts of chemicals ( ) from the leaves that are _____(eat). This is like a warning, or a call for help:“I'm _____ (attack)!”When another bean plant _____(察觉；侦查）the chemicals from its injured neighbour, it starts to release its own, differ ... ...
