Reading

How much do you know about plants?

Skimming

Read the passage quickly

and try to get the main idea of

this passage?

Reading

Scanning

T or F Questions:

1. The plants in our garden grew in

China originally. F

2. The American Middle Classes took

great interest in collecting new plants

during the 18th and 19th centuries.

F

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3. French Catholic 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. F

5. Banks, together with James

Cook, collected many examples of

plants in Australia.

6. Keeping plants alive during long

land or sea voyage was very

difficult, which caused the

Wardian Case to be invented.

7. 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 missionaries were sent to China, and they collected many seeds of plants, which were sent back to France.

F

Detailed reading:Detailed reading:

Try to get the main idea of each paragraph:Try to get the main idea of each paragraph:

Para 1:

explains when plant collecting began.Para 2: describes when and where plant

collecting began on a large scale by Europeans.

Para 3: talks about French Catholic missionaries who collected plants in China in the 18th century.

Para 4: is about the famous British plant collector, Sir Joseph Banks, who collected many new plants in Australia.

Para 5: explains the problems of keeping plants alive on long trips.

Para 6:describes an experiment carried out by Dr Nathaniel Ward who invented a glass case in which to transport plants on long journeys.

Para 8: is about Father Farges, a French Catholic missionary who collected plants in China in the 19th century.

Para 7: is about Robert Fortune, a British plant collector who made several trips to China in the 19th century.

Para 9: Describes how many European plant collectors, such as E H Wilson, went to China so that new plants could be introduced to gardens in the West.

Structure:Structure:Part I: Para1-2 the beginning of

plant collecting

Part II: Para3-4 the explorationof plants in the 18th century

Part III:

Para 5-7 the invention and use of Wardian case

Part IV:Para 8-9 the exploration of plants in the 19th centry

Comprehending

Time People/plants Historic Events

In 1500 B.C

Father d’Incarville

sent ships to gather plants, animals and other goods

the Queen of Egypt

in the 1740s was sent to Beijing

tree of Heaven seeds

collected plants in Australia

In 1784 the Tree of Heaven tree

In 1751 arrived in England

In 1769 Sir Joseph Banks

was introduced into North America

In 1833shipped two cases of British Plants to Sydney

Robert Fortune

During the second half of the 19th century

were sent to China from France

Nathaniel Ward

1843-1859 made several trips to China

many Catholic missionaries

Father Farges

collected a large quantity of the seeds of the Dove Tree in China

In 1897sent seeds of Dove TreeFrom China to France

In 1899 E H Wilson

Homework

1. Finish off the exercises in the workbook.

2. Learn the text by heart.

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