1、Developing ideas P68-71 新新外研必修外研必修Book 1 Unit 6 At one with nature Complete the quiz to see how much you know about British gardens. 1 The earliest British gardens planted in _ a the 5th century BC b the 1st century AD c the 6th century AD 2 By 2020, about _British homes are likely to have a garden.
2、 a 80% b 85% c 90% 3 It is estimated that _species of insects can be found in a British garden. a over 800 b over 8,000 c over 80,000 Pre-reading 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 ga
3、rdens, 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.If youd like to find out more about gardening in the UK, you can look into books or search the Internet using these k
4、ey words: The Secret Garden British Garden Plants History of British Gardens Gardening in the UK Look at the title of the passage and the picture. Tick what you think is mentioned in the passage. While-reading Read the passage. a As well as being good for the environment, gardening is also good for
5、the soul. b But in cities, limited space has led to people looking for new solutions. c For many people in the UK, their garden is their own private world. d This is what started the British love of gardening! Choose the topic sentences and write them on the lines to complete the passage. 1-d 2-c 3-
6、b 4-a 1 What do you think the sentence Where you tend a rose. A thistle cannot grow means? When there are beautiful and positive ideas in our minds, we will feel fulfilled, and wont be easily influenced by negative thoughts and ideas. 2 What are the benefits of gardening? Its good for the environmen
7、t and peoples soul. 3 In what ways do people bring nature into their lives? Go camping outside and tend plants or flowers through pots, etc. 4 Do you know anyone who loves gardening? Tell the class about him/ her. 1 Read the passage again and find out important information. 2 Prepare questions for t
8、he interview. Use the information from the passage. 3 Decide the roles of interviewer and interviewee. Act out the interview. Work in pairs. Act out an interview about gardening in Britain. Post-reading Language points P68-69 新新外研必修外研必修Book 1 Unit 6 At one with nature 课文回顾 Today, millions of Brits l
9、ike to say that they have green fingers, with around half the population spending their free time gardening. 句意：今天，数以百万的英国人喜欢说他们有“绿 手指（意为擅长园艺）”，约有一半的英国 人都把空闲时间用在打理花园上。 green fingers = people who are good at growing plants 易混词易混词 搭配搭配 例句例句 spend 人+spend+时间 +on/(in) doing sth. 人+spend+金钱 +on/(on) doin
10、g sth. She spent $100 on/buying the skirt. 她花100美元买了这条 裙子。 pay 人+pay（金钱） +for+sth. She paid $100 for the skirt. 她花100美元买了 这条裙子。 cost 物+cost(+人)+金钱 The skirt cost her$100. 这条裙子花了她100美 元。 take It takes +人+时间+to do sth. It took her three hours to repair her bike. 她花了3 个小时修理她的自行车。 完成下列句子完成下列句子: 1 She _$
11、 20 for an English-Chinese dictionary. 2 The meal cooked by an expert _ us about $ 50. 3 The girl often _ money on books which she likes very much. Last Sunday it _ her 10 minutes to go to the bookstore to buy her favorite book. When she was going to _ for the book, the salesman told her it only _ h
12、alf the price because of the broken cover. paid cost spends took pay cost 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. 句意：虽然许多英国人认为除草是周日最棒的活 动，但也有的人只要能坐
13、在树下享受周围 世界的美丽就心满意足了。 while 表转折，有“虽然，尽管”之义。 例1： While I am willing to help, I do not have much time available. 虽然我很想帮忙，但 我没有太多的空闲时间。 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 o
14、f the world around them. Paraphrase: Although for many Brits cutting the grass is one of the best ways to spend their Sunday, some simply feel happy when they can sit in their gardens and just enjoy the beautiful scenery. What other free-time activity allows you to be at one with nature and create m
15、ore beautiful living things? 句意：还有什么其他业余活动能让你在享受自然的 同时创造出更美丽的生物呢？ allow v. to let sb. do or have sth., or let sth. happen allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事 allow doing sth. 允许做某事 allow sb. sth. 允许某人某事 例1：Her parents wont allow her to stay out late. 她的父母不会允许她在外待得很晚。 例2：We do not allow smoking in the hospi
16、tal. 我们不准有人在医院抽烟。 完成下列句子完成下列句子: 1Their teacher _ for the assignment. 老师给他们三天时间完成作业。 2 My mother _ after I finish my homework. 我的妈妈允许我完成作业后看电视。 3 We do not _ in the classroom. 我们不允许在教室里吃东西。 allowed them three days allows me to watch TV allow eating Writing P70 新新外研必修外研必修Book 1 Unit 6 At one with natu
17、re Writing a summary Read the passage and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph. Make notes under the headings. Many people grow their very own tea gardens with easy-to-grow herbs. mango, strawberry, apple, pear, blackberry leaf and dandelion It can help people relax. It can help peoples immune systems. It can be good for digestion. Write a summary of the passage. Use the notes in Activity 5 to help you. Share your summary with the class. Thank you!
