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Unit 6 At One With Nature
Developing ideas
年 级:高一年级 学 科:英语(外研版)
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skim and find the topic sentence of each paragraph
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learn to appreciate gardens and live at one with nature
Learning Objectives
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scan and find some detailed information
raise/answer questions in English fluently(流利地)
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Look at the pics and use some adjectives to describe British gardens
beautiful
colorful
wonderful
peaceful
amazing
Watch a short video clip and see what it is about
The Brits show great love towards gardens.
Read for main ideas
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Task 1 Look at the title and picture and predict what is mentioned in the passage
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Read and check your answers
A Love of Gardening
Task 2 Read and match the topic sentence
mark the evidence
at the beginning
in the middle
at the end
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” These words come from the author of the book The Secret Garden, first published in 1911. At that time, only the very rich in Britain had gardens. Very soon after this, homes with gardens began to be built. ___________________________________________Today, millions of Brits like to say that they have " green fingers" , with around half the population spending their free time gardening.
d This is what started the British love of gardening!
Task 2 Read and match the topic sentence
________________________________________________________Each spring, children plant sunflowers and wait to see which one is the tallest. Expert gardeners know just the right corner for roses, and others spend hours trying to grow perfect vegetables to enter into competitions. And while many Brits like nothing better than spending their Sunday cutting the grass, some are happy just to sit under the branches of the trees and enjoy the beauty of the world around them.
c For many people in the UK, their garden is their own private world.
Task 2 Read and match the topic sentence
________________________________________________________ Those without outside space can rent small pieces of land on which to grow things. Today, there are over 4, 000 people in London waiting for such pieces of land. One recent idea has been to turn rooftops and walls into private gardens. These gardens have helped make the cities greener and improve air quality.
b But in cities, limited space has led to people looking for new solutions.
Task 2 Read and match the topic sentence
__________________________________________________________________What other free-time activity allows you to be at one with nature and create more beautiful living things And if you' re in any doubt about this, take a moment to reflect on this line from The Secret Garden: "Where you tend a rose... A thistle cannot grow. "
a As well as being good for the environment, gardening is also good for the soul.
Task 2 Read and match the topic sentence
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Read for details
When the book The Secret Garden was published in 1991 almost everyone had gardens. Later, homes with gardens were to be built, which started the British love of gardening! Now, only a few people would say they have “green fingers”, with around a third of the people spending their free time gardening.
1911
millions of Brits
half
Task 3 Read the paraphrased paragraph and correct some factual mistakes.
only the very rich
For many people they can do whatever they like in the garden. Expert gardeners plant sunflowers while children know where to plant the roses, and other people grow perfect vegetables to enter into competition. Few people are interested in gardening while most of them just want to sit under trees and do nothing.
Children
experts
Many people
enjoy the beauty around them.
some of
Task 3 Read the paraphrased paragraph and correct some factual mistakes.
But in cities, unlimited space made people look for new ways. People who have outside space can rent small pieces of land to grow things. Today, there are over 4, 00 people in London waiting for such pieces of land. One recent idea is turning houses and walls into private gardens, which have helped make the cities bigger and improve air quality.
limited
without
4,000
rooftops
Task 3 Read the paraphrased paragraph and correct some factual mistakes.
greener
Gardening is not only good for the environment, but also good for the body. What other free-time activity allows you to live in harmony with nature and create less beautiful living things And if you do not believe in it, think about the sentence from The Secret Garden: "Where you tend a rose... A thistle cannot grow. "
soul.
more beautiful
Task 3 Read the paraphrased paragraph and correct some factual mistakes.
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Read for thinking
Why does the author mention the book The Secret Garden in the begging
to introduce a book about gardening
to show that British people love secrets
to introduce the author of the book
to lead to the topic
heart-warming story of three children
a children's novel
and the healing power of the secret garden.
Task 4 Read for thinking
Why does the author mention the book The Secret Garden again in the end
To echo with the beginning paragraph(首尾呼应) to make the passage more coherent(连贯的) and complete as well as to stress the theme of the passage.
Task 4 Read for thinking
Read for questions
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Task 5 Act out an interview about gardening in Britain.
1. Read thxe passage again and
find out important information.
2. Prepare questions for the interview.
Use the information in the passage.
3. Decide the roles of interviewer and
interviewee. Act out the interview.
How many British people love gardening
Interviewer: Excuse me sir/madam, I’m doing an interview about British’s love for gardening. Would you please spare some time to answer my questions
Interviewee: Sure, I’d love to!/Absolutely yes, go ahead!/Definitely! Please go on.
Interviewer: OK, my first question is…
Interviewee: …
Sentence Patterns
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evaluation group1 group2
information
language
acting
Does the interview cover all the important information
Does the interviewer and interviewee speak English fluently
Does the interviewer and the interviewee act naturally
“Where you tend a rose… A thistle cannot grow”
When there are beautiful and positive ideas in our minds, we will feel fulfilled, and won't be easily influenced by negative thoughts and ideas.
Let’s love gardens and live at one with nature!
Summary
self evaluation stars
Can you find the topic sentence of each paragraph
Can you scan and find some detailed information
Can you raise/answer questions in English fluently(流利地)
Can you learn to appreciate gardens and live at one with nature
Homework
write a summary of the passage, make sure you include all the topic sentences in each paragraph.
Thanks for your listening!