1、Unit 4Exploring plantsWarming up&Reading The six persons concerned are of great influence in history.Father dIncarvilleJoseph Banks 1768-1771Dr Nathaniel Ward Robert Fortune(1812-1880)Pre Paul Guillaume Farges(1844-1912)E H Wilsonexotic plants外来植物the botanical worldscientific discovery Catholic miss
2、ionariesbotanistbotanical expedition天主教传教士Father dIncarville(para3)Father dIncarville From:Time:What Plant:Sent to which place:FranceIn the 1740sThe Tree of HeavenEngland-North AmericanCatholic missionaryJoseph Banks 1768-1771 Joseph Banks:From:Time:What Plant:went to:Britain1769quantities of plants
3、Oceania-AustraliaPlant collectorDr Nathaniel Ward The Wardian case Dr Nathaniel Ward:From:Time:What Plant:Sent to:Britain18332 vases of British plants/Australian speciesSydney,Australia-back to LondoninventorRobert Fortune(1812-1880)Robert Fortune :From:Time:What Plant:Sent to:Britain1843-1859120spe
4、cies of plants/20,000 tea plantswestern gardens/IndiaPlant collectorPre Paul Guillaume Farges(1844-1912)Farges:From:Time:What Plant:Sent to:France189737seeds/one grew(Dove Tree)FranceCatholic missionary E H Wilson Wilson:From:Time:What Plant:Sent to:Europe1899Seeds of Dove TreeFrom China to the west
5、plant collector 1.异国植物 exotic plants 2.追溯到 date back to/date from 3.直到才 It is/was not untilthat 4.大规模 on a large scale 5.热衷于 take great interest in 6.同的冲突 conflict with sb.7.进入/驻 set oneself up in 8.大量的 vast quantities of/large numbers of/a large number of/a large quantity of 9.巨大的挑战 an enormous cha
6、llenge 10.受到限制 There are restrictions on 11.汉语讲得流利 develop ones fluency in Chinese 12.吸引某人 appeal to sb 13.品种繁多 a vast variety ofScanningT or F1.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 cent
7、uries.Fpara1para2Many of them come from countries far away.The European middle class1.The text is written in the order of _.A.the importance of plant B.the timeline of plant exploration C.the collection of plants D.the age of collectorsRead the text carefully and choose the best answers.B3.French Ca
8、tholic 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.FTpara3para3Before5.Banks,together with James Cook,collected many examples of plants in Australia.6.Keeping plants alive
9、during long land or sea voyage was very difficult,which caused the Wardian Case to be invented.TTpara4para57.Robert Fortune introduced over 120 species of plants to Western Gardens,because he could easily travel everywhere in China.8.During the second half of the 19th century,many Catholic missionar
10、ies were sent to China,and they collected many seeds of plants,which were sent back to France.FTpara7para8He learned to speak Chinese fluently so he could easily travel everywhere in China.2.The word“exotic”in the first paragraph probably means _.A.familiar B.foreign C.faraway D.variousB3.Who first
11、sent seeds of the Dove Tree to Europe?A.Robert Fortune B.E.H.Wilson C.Father Farges D.Father dIncarville,C4.What resulted in the complete change of plant exploration?A.James Cooks first voyage.B.The invention of the Wardian case.C.The Dove Trees growing in Europe.D.French Catholic missionaries set u
12、p.B5.Who had ever been to Australia?A.Ward.B.Banks.C.Robert.D.Both A and BD6.What is the reason for collecting new plants in the 18th-19th century?A.New plants could be used for scientific researchB.The plant collectors took great interest in the expeditionsC.The plant collectors were eager to enric
13、h their experiencesD.The plant collectors wanted to introduce new species to their native countries.D 1.异国植物 2.追溯到 3.直到才 4.大规模 5.热衷于 6.同的冲突 7.进入/驻 1.exotic plants 2.date back to/date from 3.It is/was not untilthat 4.on a large scale 5.take great interest in 6.conflicts with sb.7.set oneself up in8.大
14、量的9.巨大的挑战10.受到限制11.汉语讲得流利12.吸引某人13.品种繁多8.vast quantities of/large numbers of/a large number of/a large quantity of9.an enormous challenge10.There are restrictions on11.develop ones fluency in Chinese12.appeal to sb.13.a vast variety ofIn 1500 B.Ca French Catholic missionary Father dIncarville was se
15、nt to Beijing.the Queen of Egypt sent ships to gather plants,animals and other goods.in the 1740s2.What happened in these years?Complete the sentences.some tree of Heaven seeds arrived in England.In 1784the Tree of Heaven tree was introduced into North America.In 1751In 1769Sir Joseph Banks collecte
16、d vast quantities of plants in in the land now known as Australia.In 1833a British plant collector,Robert Fortune made several trips to China.Nathaniel Ward used two special cases that he had invented to ship British Plants to Sydney Australia.1843-1859During the second half of the 19thcenturymany C
17、atholic missionaries were sent to China from FranceIn 1897a French plant collector,Father Farges sent the seeds of Dove Tree from China to FranceIn 1899a plant collector,E H Wilson,collected a large quantity of the seeds of Dove Tree in ChinaHomework1.Finish off the exercises in the workbook.2.Learn the text by heart.
