In An English Garden

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  Activity 1
  Before you read, decide which word (1-5) goes with which meaning (a-e).
  Activity 2
  Which word describes:
  1. something that has a bright colour?
  2. somebody who is pleased?
  3. somebody who is over seventy?
  4. something you do when you are older?
  5. something you find in a forest?
  Not everybody in Britain has a garden (but most houses in Britain do).If you don’t have one, you can grow house plants, perhaps by the window or in the bathroom where it is warm. And it’s easy to visit other people’s gardens! Like many British people who have one, Bill Jones loves his garden.
  Bill retired five years ago and now you’ll find him tidying the fallen leaves on cold afternoons in autumn and winter, getting everything ready in spring and cutting the grass in summer. Bill is always busy in his garden. He is almost seventy, but gardens are not only for elderly people-Bil’s grandson (who is ten) often likes to help him.
  Bill lives in a village where most people look after their gardens carefully. They ll be delighted to tell you that the village has won a prize every year for the last four years and last year won a competition for the most beautiful gardens in the United Kingdom.
  Bill grows beautiful red roses but he also grows vegetables and there are sometimes competitions for these too. Bill wants to win a prize for growing the biggest carrot, but it’s not easy. Britain’s biggest carrot is almost six metres long, so Bill will have to work hard if he wants to win!
  Activity 3
  Make five questions from the table below. Which question goes with answers 1 to 5?
  An example has been done for you
  Example: What does Bill’s grandson do in the garden? Helps him.
  1. Gets everything ready.
  2. By the window or in the bathroom.
  3. Every year.
  4. Flowers and vegetables.
  5. A prize for the biggest carrot.
  Activity 4
  Complete each sentence 1-5 with a word or words from the box. An example has been done for you.
  Example: Retired people like Bill enjoy working in the garden.
  1.
  people like Bill’s grandson enjoy working in the garden too.
  2. Only
  houses in the United Kingdom do not have gardens.
  3. If you don’t have a garden, you can visit
  people’s.
  4.
  people in Bill’s village look after their gardens.
  5.
  people win the prize for the biggest vegetable.
  參考答案:
  Activity 1 1.e;2.d;3.b;4.a;5.c
  Activity 2 1.rose;2.delighted; 3.elderly;4.retire;5.leaf
  Activity 31. What does Bill do in spring? 2. Where can you grow house plants?
  3. How often does the village win a prize? 4.What does Bill grow in the garden? 5. What does Bill hope to win?
  Activity 41.Young;2.afew; 3.other;4.Alot of;5. Not many
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