Unit 6  Understanding ideas 2

1   It’s quarter past seven. Here’s Worker No. 55 in his green uniform. He’s going to start work in the plant.

2   He works in Workshop 1001 in the Leaf. There are 20 to 100 workers in each workshop. They collect sunlight and CO₂ during the day. Now workers from the Root send up water. The water will rise up to the Leaf through the Stem. Then workers in the Leaf will mix water, CO₂ and sunlight.

3   What are they going to produce? Most importantly (for them), there will be sugar! It’s useful for the growth of the plant. Another product will be oxygen, but the plant doesn’t need much of it. It means a lot to animals and humans, though—they need it to breathe!

4   The workers work hard. Soon it’s going to get dark. They will take a rest.

5   There are millions of plants on earth. They give more than food and oxygen. Without plants, the natural world would be very different!