1、Watch the video: Watch the video: FlippedFlipped After watching , please think about: After watching , please think about:Why is the yard (Garden) so important?What does a garden mean to some Westerners?“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” The Secret GardenPeopl
2、e 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 t
3、heir 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 key words: The Secret Garden British Garden Plants History of British GardensGardening in the UK Look at the title of the passage and the picture. Tick
4、 what you think is mentioned in the passage.Read the whole passage, paragraph by paragraph.Pay attention: Whats the main idea of each paragraph. Topic sentencesHow to choose the topic sentences?a As well as being good for the environment, gardening is also good for the soul. b But in cities, limited
5、 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.This is what started the British love of gard
6、ening!startloveWhats your understanding of this sentence ?The world is not lack of beauty but the discoverable eyesFor many people in the UK, their garden is their own private world.own private world(different people) Retell: What do children , expert gardeners, others and some Brits do in their gar
7、dens?But in cities, limited space has led to people looking for new solutionslimited space new solutionlooking for 1. What are the solutions to the limited space in cities?2. What are the benefits of gardens?As well as being good for the environment, gardening is also good for the soul. the environm
8、entthe soulbe good for1. How is gardening good for the soul?2. What does the last sentence suggest?When there are positive things in your mind, you wont be bothered by negative things.1. What are the benefits of gardening? Its good for the environment and peoples soul.2. In what ways do people bring
9、 nature into their lives? Go camping outside and tend plants or flowers through pots, etc.3. Do you know anyone who loves gardening? Tell the class about him/ her.Writing a summary Read the passage and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph. Make notes under the headings.Many people grow the
10、ir very own tea gardens with easy-to-grow herbs.mango, strawberry, apple, pear, blackberry leaf and dandelionIt 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. Thank you句子赏析And while many
11、 Brits like nothing better than spending their Sunday cutting the grass最喜欢“否定词+比较级”表达最高级，意思为“不比更”，常见的否定词有：not, never, nothing, nobody, little, no等“比其他都”的表达方式 Today, millions of Brits like to say that they have green fingers, with around half the population spending their free time gardening.句意：今天，数以
12、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) doing 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
13、子。 cost物+cost(+人)+金钱The skirt cost her$100.这条裙子花了她100美元。 takeIt 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。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
14、 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。 What other free-time activity allows you to be at one with nature and create more 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. happenallow 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 hospital. 我们不准有人在医院抽烟。
