1、目录页contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsFast readingIIHomeworkPost-readingIIICareful-readingIPre-readingPre-reading:PredictionLook at the title of the passage and the picture.Tick what you think is mentioned in the passage.pdifferent kinds of plantspfamous gardenspgardening competitionspgreening of ci
2、tiespair qualitypcountry lifePre-reading:PredictionNow read the passage and check your answer.pdifferent kinds of plantspfamous gardenspgardening competitionspgreening of citiespair qualitypcountry lifeFast readingFast-reading:Topic Sentences Choose the topic sentences and write them on the lines to
3、 complete the passage.a.As well as being good for the environment,gardening is also good for 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!123
4、4A 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.Careful-readingWhat do you think the sentence“Where you tend a rose A thistle cannot grow”means?
5、What are the benefits of gardening?In what ways do people bring nature into their lives?Do you know anyone who loves gardening?Tell the class about him/her.Careful-reading:Answer the Questions 1.2.3.4.When there are beautiful and positive ideas in our minds,we will feel fulfilled,and wont be easily
6、influenced by negative thoughts and ideas.Its good for the environment and peoples souls.Careful-reading:Answer the Questions What do you think the sentence“Where you tend a rose A thistle cannot grow”means?1.What are the benefits of gardening?2.3.In what ways do people bring nature into their lives
7、?4.Do you know anyone who loves gardening?Tell the class about him/her.Various answers are possible.Show your own answers.Careful-reading:Answer the Questions Various answers are possible.Show your own answers.Post-readingWork in pairs.Act out an interview about gardening in Britain.Post-reading:Pai
8、r Work Act Out an InterviewRead the passage again and find out important information.Prepare questions for the interview.Use the information from the passage.Decide the roles of interviewer and interviewee.Act out the interview.1.2.3.Prepare questions for the interview.Use the information from the p
9、assage.Interview questions:How many British people love gardening?Who?What usually do?How?What positive effect?Post-reading:Pair Work Act Out an Interview Act out the interview.Post-reading:Pair Work PresentationLanguage points Language points:Phrasesmillions ofenter into a competitionlead to free-t
10、ime activityallow to do sth be at one with be in doubt reflect on Find the following phrases in the passage and work out their meanings.数百万的数百万的参加比赛参加比赛导致；通向导致；通向业余活动；课余活动业余活动；课余活动允许允许做某事做某事与与和谐相处和谐相处可怀疑的；不能肯定的可怀疑的；不能肯定的思考；反省；回想思考；反省；回想_Language points:Sentences they have“green fingers”意为 they are g
11、ood at growing plants Today,millions of Brits like to say that they have“green fingers”,with around half the population spending their free time gardening.1.如今，数百万英国人喜欢说他们有园艺技能，大如今，数百万英国人喜欢说他们有园艺技能，大约一半的英国人把业余时间花在园艺上。约一半的英国人把业余时间花在园艺上。Language points:Sentenceswith around half the population spending
12、 their free time gardening中，中，“with+名词名词 +doing”为复合为复合结构，在句中作结构，在句中作状语状语，解释说明，解释说明 millions of Brits like to say that they have“green fingers”with的复合结构（即的复合结构（即 with+宾语宾语 +宾语补足语）宾语补足语）with名/代词to do doingdone（动作）将要发生主动、进行被动、完成Language points:Sentences(1)John received an invitation to dinner,and with
13、his work _(finish),he gladly accepted it.(2)With a lot of difficult problems _(solve),I feel very worried and unhappy.(3)We finished the work on time with the machine _(help)us.finishedto solvehelpingLanguage points:SentencesExercises while 在句中表在句中表“虽然、尽管虽然、尽管”之意，相当于之意，相当于although，引导让步状语从句。引导让步状语从句。
14、Language points:SentencesAnd 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.2.虽然很多英国人最喜欢的就是剪草，但也有一些虽然很多英国人最喜欢的就是剪草，但也有一些人喜欢坐在树下，欣赏周围世界的美景。人喜欢坐在树下，欣赏周围世界的美景。(1)W
15、hile Im willing to help,I do not have much time available.(2)While I admit that the problem is difficult,I dont think it cant be solved.虽然虽然我很想帮忙，但是我没有太多的空闲时间。我很想帮忙，但是我没有太多的空闲时间。尽管尽管我承认这个问题很难，但我并不认为无法解决。我承认这个问题很难，但我并不认为无法解决。翻译：翻译：Language points:Sentences _ I really dont like art,I find his work imp
16、ressive.A.As B.Since C.If D.While(1)while 表表“虽然、尽管虽然、尽管”之意时，常放句首；之意时，常放句首；(2)while 表表“虽然、尽管虽然、尽管”之意时，不与之意时，不与 but 连用。连用。（一定避开汉语翻译的误区！）（一定避开汉语翻译的误区！）DLanguage points:SentencesExercises Those without outside space can rent small pieces of land on which to grow things.“with/without+名词名词”的结构，是对定语从句的结构，是
17、对定语从句的简化，从而使句子更加简洁、凝练。的简化，从而使句子更加简洁、凝练。Paraphrase(释义释义):):Those people who dont possess outside space can rent small pieces of land.On this land,they can grow plants.Language points:Sentences那些没有外部空间的人可以租用小块土地种植作物。那些没有外部空间的人可以租用小块土地种植作物。3.(1)The man with a big nose works hard every day to support hi
18、s family.The man _ works hard every day to support his family.(2)The book which has no cover belonged to little Tom.The book _ belonged to little Tom.who has a big nosewithout a coverLanguage points:SentencesExercises to turn into 意为意为 to change into 在本句中，在本句中，to turn rooftops and walls into private
19、 gardens 是对主语是对主语 one recent idea 的具体内容进行的具体内容进行说明。说明。Language points:SentencesOne recent idea has been to turn rooftops and walls into private gardens.4.最近的一个想法是把屋顶和墙壁变成私人花园。最近的一个想法是把屋顶和墙壁变成私人花园。我们的计划是更好地利用这些材料。我们的计划是更好地利用这些材料。Ourplan is _.tomakebetteruseofthesematerialsLanguage points:SentencesExe
20、rcises 对比：对比：His favorite sport is swimming.Your work today is to wash the clothes.不定式、动名词不定式、动名词都可作表语，对主语的内容进行都可作表语，对主语的内容进行具体的说明。具体的说明。动名词动名词作表语多指作表语多指抽象的、概念性的动作，抽象的、概念性的动作，可以可以是是多次的、经常性多次的、经常性的行为。的行为。不定式不定式作表语作表语多表示多表示具体的动作具体的动作，尤其是，尤其是某一次某一次的动作。的动作。Language points:Sentences Language points:Sente
21、ncesAnd if youre 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.”Paraphrase(释义释义):):And if you have any questions about this,you can pause for a while and think about the words from The Secret Garden:“Where you tend a
22、 rose A thistle cannot grow.”如果你对此有任何疑问，花点时间来思考秘密花如果你对此有任何疑问，花点时间来思考秘密花园中的这句话园中的这句话:“:“你照料玫瑰的地方你照料玫瑰的地方蓟无法生蓟无法生长。长。”5.篇尾句：篇尾句：And if youre 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.”篇首句：篇首句：“If you look the right
23、 way,you can see that the whole world is a garden.”These words come from the author of the book The Secret Garden,文章的开头和结尾均引用了文章的开头和结尾均引用了 The Secret Garden 的相的相关语句，这种首尾呼应的写作方法的效果：让文章关语句，这种首尾呼应的写作方法的效果：让文章结构更加紧密，强调文章主题，加深读者的印象，结构更加紧密，强调文章主题，加深读者的印象，引发读者的共鸣等。引发读者的共鸣等。Language points:SentencesHomework HomeworkDo you know anyone who loves gardening?Write a short passage about him/her.
