ThePowerofPlantsUnit6Developingideas:Listeningandspeaking

LearningObjectivesBytheendofthislesson,youwillbeableto:readthewordswith/e?//a?//??/loudandcorrectly;usesentencepatterns(—MayI...?/Could/CanI...?—Certainly./Sure...)toaskforandgivepermissioninapoliteway;2.uselisteningstrategytolistenfornumbers;3.tellthecultureanddifferentusesofcornandsomeotherplants.

Whatplantscanyouseeinthepicture?Howdoyouusuallyeatthem?ricewheatcorn/a?//k??n//wi?t/Pre-listening

Thisisthefoodfestival.Canyouguesswhatourfoodfestivalisabout?cornWhereistheSweetCornFestival?MaybeinMexico.

Listening

PhoneticsinusePractisemore...

partofsth......的一部分ListeningListenagainandcompleteJason’snotesforthevlog.

silk/s?lk/n.丝绸Listentotheconversationandcompletethesentences.beusedto...被用来...翻译:玉米能被做成爆米花。Corncanbeusedtomakepopcorn.

Listenagain.Thentalkabouthowpeopleaskforandgivepermission.

—Couldyoutellmethedifferentusesof...?/Iamhopingtoknowthedifferentusesof...,mayI?/CouldIknowthedifferentusesof...?—Certainly./Ofcourse./Sure./Goahead.From...,wecanmake.../...isusedtomake.../Using...,wecanmake...Workinpairs.Actoutaconversationabouttheusesofaplant./r??z//?k?tn//b?m?bu?/Post-listening

Plantsareusefulandplayanimportantroleinourdailylife!

LanguagePoints

1.ItexplainstheimportanceofcorninMexico.Languagepoints1.用作及物动词：Canyouexplainthemeaningofthisword?（你能解释一下这个词的意思吗？）2.用作不及物动词：单独使用：Idontunderstand.Canyouexplain?（我不明白。你能解释一下吗？）与介词搭配使用：Pleaseexplainabouttheplan.（请说明一下这个计划。）3.“explain”的常见短语搭配有：explainaway+名词：通过解释消除某物explainsthtosb：向某人解释某事物

2.Itcomparescornindifferentcountries.Languagepointscompare...with...：把......和......比较（侧重比较两者的异同）eg：Comparethiscarwiththatone,andyoullfindthedifferences.（把这辆车和那辆车比较一下，你就会发现不同之处。）compare...to