Unit 1: The parts of a plant and their funtions

Unit 1: The Parts of a Plant and th
eir Functions

I.
II.
III.

Reading and comprehension
Language in use
Grammar


I.

Reading and comprehension
1.
Vocabulary
2.
Exercises
3.
Solutions


I. Reading and Comprehension
A plant is a living organism.
It is made up of different pa
rts, each of which has a part
icular purpose, or specialize
d function. If one of part of t
he plant is not functioning p
roperly, the whole plant will

suffer. But we may cut flowe
rs off the plant or prune the
roots. Such damage is only t
emporary and so the plant
will continue to grow.

1.

Vocabulary

prune /pru:n/: tỉa, chặt bớt
root /ru:t/: rễ
flower /'flauə/: hoa
grow /grou/: phát triển, mọc mầm
plant /plænt, plɑnt/: thực vật
function /ˈfʌŋkʃən/: chức năng
organism /'ɔ:gənizm/: sinh vật
suffer /'sΛfә(r)/: chiu đựng
damage /'dæmidʤ/: mối hại
temporary /ˈtɛmpəˌrɛri/: tạm thời


I. Reading and Comprehension
2. Exercises
Study the following statements carefully and write down whe
ther they are true or not true according to the information ex
pressed above. Then check your answers by referring to the s
olutions at the end of the passage.
a.

Different parts of a plant have specialized functions. TRUE

b.

Not all parts of a plant need function properly.

c.

If we cut flowers of a plant, the whole plant will suffer.
NOT TRUE

NOT TRUE


I. Reading and Comprehension
3. Solutions
Add words or phrases from the text to complete the argument which s
hows whether the comprehension check is TRUE or NOT TRUE. Not
e that a dotted line (……) requires a phrase to be added, and a straig
ht line (_____) requires a word to be added. Numbers refer to the sent
ences in the passage. The first one has been done as an example.
a. Each of the different parts of a

plant
has a

particular
purpose.

Each of the different parts of a plant has a particular

specialized function
ose or
.

specialized function
a particular purpose = a
different parts of a plant

Each of the
has a specialized function.
= Different parts of a plant have a specialized functions.
 

purp


I. Reading and Comprehension
3. Solutions
functioning properly
b. The whole
plant
willplant
suffer if ONE part is not ………………
parts
of the
i.e. If ALLnot
…………. are functioning properly the whole plant will __
_____ suffer.
If all parts of the plant are functioning properly the whole plant wi
ll not suffer.

i.e. All parts of the plant DO NEED to function properly.
cut flowers
 
c. We may ……… off the plant.
will not suffer
As this damage (i.e. cutting flowers) is cut
onlyflowers
temporary, the plant
……….
suffer
i.e. The plant will continue to grow
if we ………… off it.
i.e. The whole plant will not ______ if we cut flowers off it.


REVIEW
Study the following phrases carefully and write down whether
they are right or wrong according to the information expressed
above.
1.

In sentence 1: “each of which = different parts”

2.

In sentence 1: “a particular purpose = a specialized function
”
RIGHT

3.

In sentence 5: “both cutting the flowers and pruning theRIGHT
roo
ts = such damage”

WRONG


I. READING AND COMPREHENSION
Vocabulary
prune /pru:n/: tỉa, chặt bớt
root /ru:t/: rễ
flower /'flauə/: hoa
grow /grou/: phát triển, mọc mầm
plant /plænt, plɑnt/: thực vật
function /ˈfʌŋkʃən/: chức năng
organism /'ɔ:gənizm/: sinh vật
suffer /'sΛfә(r)/: chiu đựng
damage /'dæmidʤ/: mối hại
temporary /ˈtɛmpəˌrɛri/: tạm thời
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