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Unit 6 At one with nature
Developing ideas
A Love of Gardening
What does the video mainly show us
Gardens in the UK
For Brits, garden is everywhere.
The whole world is a garden.
People in the UK love gardening. Nearly half of British people regard gardening as a hobby they generally enjoy. They spend much time maintaining their gardens, and among people aged 55 and above, the time goes even more. According to some research, people in the UK spend an average of 30,000 pounds on their gardens during their lives.
Background
Gardening in the UK
Choose the topic sentences and write them on the lines to complete the passage.
(on page 92)
As well as being good for the environment, gardening is also good for the soul.
But in cities, limited space has led to people looking for new solutions.
For many people in the UK, their garden is their own private world.
This is what started the British love of gardening!
A topic sentence is a sentence that states or suggests the main idea or topic of a paragraph. Often, a topic sentence comes at the beginning of a paragraph; sometimes, it appears in the middle or at the end.
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Origin
Soon after the publication of
_________________in1911,
_______________ began to be built.
Paragraph 1 What started the Brits’ love for gardening
The Secret Garden
homes with gardens
Read each paragraph and answer the following questions:
What
people
do
children
expert gardeners
common people
plant sunflowers and wait to see which one is the tallest
find the right corner for roses
grow perfect vegetables to enter into the competition
Brits like nothing better than gardening and enjoying the beauty of the world around them.
Paragraph2 What do different people do in their gardens
Problem
limited space
Solutions
rent small pieces of land
turn rooftops and walls into private gardens
benefits
make cities greener
Paragraph 3 &4 How do Brits solve the problem of gardening in cities
What benefits can gardening bring to us?
improve air quality
be good for environment/ soul
create more beautiful living things
Think & share
What do you think these sentences mean
The world is not lack of beauty
but the eyes to discover beauty.
Consolidation
1. What's the main idea of the text
A. History about gardening.
B. British passion on gardening.
C. Amazing gardening.
D. The benefits of gardening.
Consolidation
2. What's the purpose of the author
A. To inform us that the British love gardening.
B. To attract readers to visit Britain.
C. To show us the development of British gardens.
D. To tell the readers how the Brits pass time when free.
Consolidation
3. What's the author’s attitude towards
gardening
A. Doubtful
B. Supportive
C. Critical
D. Sarcastic
Consolidation
4. What kind of writing style does the passage belong to
A. Argumentation B. Narrative
C. Exposition D. Prose
Consolidation
5. Where can we find the passage
A. In a travel guide
B. In a science magazine
C. In a manual book
D. In a recipe book
Discuss: Your dream garden
rose 玫瑰 sunflower 向日葵
lily 百合 spider plant 吊兰 bamboo竹子 lucky bamboo富贵竹
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1. Where will it be
2. What will you plant in your dream garden and why
3. What will it be like
create beauty
enjoy beauty
Live in harmony with nature
humans
nature
At one with nature
Do you know anyone who loves gardening
Write a short passage about him / her.
THANK YOU
“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.
This is what started the British love of gardening!Today, millions of Brits like to say that they have “green fingers”, with around half the population spending their free time gardening.
For many people in the UK, their garden is their own private world. 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.
But in cities, limited space has led to people looking for new solutions. 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.
As well as being good for the environment, gardening is also good for the soul. 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.”