ListeningUnit4Exploringplants,UsingLanguageListentothetext.UNUSUALPLANTSListentoMark(M),Gordon(G)andAndrea(A)tellingtheirclassandtheirteacher(TH)aboutsomeplants.,Listenagainandfillintheblanks.TH:TodayMark,GordonandAndreaaregoingtotellusaboutsome_______plants.Mark,doyouwanttogofirst?M:Sure.Today,Iwantto_________aninsect-eatingplantcalledapitcherplant.unusualtalkabout,Here’sa_____ofit.Lookatthisparthere.It’s_______likeapitcher.It’sactuallyaleaf___________itlookslikeaflower.It’sreallyclever---theinsects_____________thesweetsmellcomingfromwhattheythinkisaflower.Butit’sa_____.photoshapedeventhoughareattractedbytrap,Onceaninsectgoesdownintothepitcher,itcan’tgetoutastherearesmallhardhairspointing__________thatpreventitfrom________.Intheend,theinsectfallsdownintoapoolofliquidatthe_______ofthepitcherandgetsdigestedbytheplant.downwardsescapingbottom,S1:That’s________!S2:What________plants!TH:Gordon.G:ThesearetheplantsI’mgoingtotalkabout.They’reoftencalled“livingstones”,buteventhoughtheydolook_______likestones,theyareinfactplants.amazingfantasticabit,S3:Wow!S4:Howinteresting!G:Their________nameisLithopsandtheycomefromSouthAfricaandNamibia.Thebodyofalithopsisactuallyapairof______thathavebecome________likeastone.Thisisbecausethisplantlivesinvery_____scientificleavesroundedhot,anddryplaces.Whentheleavesare_______likethis,notmuchwaterislostfromtheplant.Anotherinterestingthingaboutthese_______plantsisthatthey’rethesamecolourand__________ofthesoilandstonesaroundit.Thismakesthemless________toanimalslookingforfood.shapedstrangeappearanceobvious,TH:Thanks,Gordon.Andrea.A:I’mgoingtotellyou______Rafflesiaarnoldii,aplantthathasafloweraboutonemetre____.Infact,it’sthe______flowerintheworld.Rafflesiaarnoldiidoesn’thaveanyleaves,_____or_____.Itdoesn’tneedthemasit’saparasite.Itgetsitsfoodbyaboutwidelargeststemsroots,livingonanotherplant.Youmightthinkthatthisflowershouldsmell__________butitactuallylooksandsmellslikerottingmeat!S2:Oh,yuck!S1:That’s__________!S3:Ithinkit’sfantastic!wonderfuldisgusting,A:Metoo._______,it_______insectsthateatdeadanimalsbut_________gettingafeed,theinsects_______itspollenand_______ittootherRafflesias,RafflesiaarnoldiigrowsinthejunglesinIndonesiabutastheforestsarebeing_________,it’sbecomingvery_____.Anywayattractsinsteadofpickupspreadcutdownrare,TH:ThanksAndreaandthankseveryone.Thoseplantsarecertainlyfascinating.,Workbook-ListeningListentothetext.THEDESTRUCTIONOFTROPICALRAINFORESTSEdWalker(E)isinterviewingDrAnneButler(A)aboutthedestructionoftropicalrainforests.,Listenagainandfillintheblanks.E:Anne,wehearalotthesedaysabouthow_______tropicalrainforestsare____________.A:Yes,that'sright.Rainforestsnow_____only6%oftheearth'slandsurface.Theyusedtocoverabout____,somorethanhalfoftheworld'stropicalrainforestshavequicklydisappearingcover14%,been_________,andthat'sinlessthan50years._____150acresofrainforestislosteveryminuteinAsia,Africa,CentralandSouthAmerica.E:That's___________.destroyedOverunbelievable,A:Yes,it's___________.Thelast_________rainforestscouldbegoneinlessthan40years.E:Butwhyisthishappening?A:Well,thereare____________reasons.Aspopulationsincrease,peopleneedmorelandto_______.Forestsarecutdowntoplantcropsortostartfarms.frighteningremaininganumberofliveon,Thewoodissoldforfirewoodorbuildingmaterials,furnitureandpaper,__________.Andtherearealsominingcompanieswhichdestroytheforestsintheirsearch____minerals.E:I________peoplehavetomakealiving.forexampleforsuppose,A:Yes,butyouknow,peoplecanmakemoremoneyby__________thingslikefruits,nutsandoils,__________plantsthatcanbeusedinmedicinethanbycuttingdowntheforests.E:Ohreally?Ididn'tknowthat.Now,couldyou______someofthereasonswhyit’snotagoodideatodestroyrainforests?harvestingaswellasoutline,A:Sure.Youmusthaveheardaboutthe____animalandplantlifeintropicalrainforests.Well,thereareabout___millionspeciesofplantsandanimalsintheworld._________halfoftheseliveinthetropicalrainforests.So,destroyingrainforests_______thatthousandsofthesespeciesare_________beforewe’veevenrealizedit.rich10Morethanmeansdyingout,E:I’veheardtoothattherainforestcould_______us_____curesfordiseases.A:Yes,therearecertainlymanynewdrugs_____________discovered.Anotherproblemisthatthe__________offorests______________globalwarming.providewithwaitingtobedestructioncontributesto,Also,rainforests_______alotofrainsothatthere'saconstant_______ofcleanwaterrunningintoriversandlakes.Ifthetreesarecutdown,therainisn'tabsorbedandthereisflooding.E:So,whatcanindividualsdotohelp__________thedestruction?A:That'sagoodquestion...absorbsupplyslowdown,Listentothetext.Workbook-ListeningTaskANEXPERIMENTONPLANTSPart1:Listentoateacher(TH)helpingherclasssetupanexperiment.,Listenagainandfillintheblanks.TH:OK,everybody,thismorningwe’regoingtodoan___________to_________threeimportantconditionsthatseedsneedinordertostart________.experimentfindoutgrowing,Thematerialsareallonthebench.Choosesomeone_____yourgrouptogoandgetfourdishesandfour_________cloth,adishofseeds,sometapwater,someboiledwaterandsomecookingoil.Lookatthe___________ontheboard.Let’sreadthroughthem.frompiecesofinstructions,One:Putthepiecesofclothonthedishesand_______theseedsonthecloth.LabelthedishesAtoD.Two:TakeDishAand____theclothwithtapwaterand______itinawell-airedwarmspot—sobythewindowovertherewouldbefine.Three:TakeDishB,wetitwithtapwaterandputitinthe_______.spreadwetplacefridge,Four:TakeDishCandputit_____toDishA.Donotwaterit.Five:TakeDishDandwateritwiththeboiledwater.Then_____asmall__________oilontotheclothandputitnexttoDishC.Six:Leavethemallforafewdays.OK,nowyoucan________and_______theexperiment.nextdropamountofgoaheadsetup,Part2:Listentotheclassdiscussingtheresultsoftheexperiment.StudentsincludeAndrew(A),Rosemary(R)andSandy(S).TH:Right,let’s__________what’shappenedinourexperiment.Whataretheresults?Andrew?A:TheseedsinDishAhavestartedgrowingbut_____oftheothershave.talkaboutnone,TH:Good._____doyouthinktheseedsinDishBdidn’tgrow?Rosemary?R:Becauseitwastoocold?TH:That’sright.And__________DishC?Whywhatabout,R:Theseedsdidn’tget____watersotheycouldn’tgrow.TH:Yes.Now,DishDisinteresting.Theseedsgot______waterandwarmthsowhydidn’ttheygrow?Anyideas?Andrew?anyboth,A:Well,theseedsgot______water.TH:So,why’sthatimportant?Anyone?Well,boiledwaterhas___oxygeninitandseedsneedoxygentogrow.AndWhatabouttheoil?Sandy?S:Wouldn’ttheoil_________thatnooxygencouldgettotheseeds?boilednomakesure,TH:Excellent._________.So,what’sour__________aboutthreeimportantconditionsthataseedneedsinordertostartgrowing?S:Thatseedsneedwarmth,waterandoxygentogrow.TH:Verygood.NowIwantyouallto________theexperimentinyoursciencenotebook.Welldoneconclusionwriteup,Thankyou!
