1、 If you have a garden,will you plant flowers in it?Do you want to have a garden like this?Look at the video about British gardens and enjoy the beauty of garden.Read the passage and find the main idea.The British peoples love for gardening.Learning to learn A topic sentence is a sentence that states
2、 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.Choose the topic sentences and write them on the lines to complete the passage.a As well as being good for the environment,gardening is als
3、o 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!12341.When was The Secret Garden published?It was published in 1911.2.Do all the Brit
4、ish people like gardening?No,some are happy just to sit under the branches of the trees and enjoy the beauty of the world around them.3.What do the people who dont have open outside space to plant flowers do?They rent small pieces of land to grow things or turn rooftops and walls into private garden
5、s.4.What are the benefits of gardening?Its good for the environment and peoples soul.What do you think the sentence“Where you tend a roseA 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
6、ideas.5.Whats the authors attitude towards gardening?He supports gardening.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”的的相关语句，这是一种写作方法：首尾呼应。首尾呼相关语句，这是一种写作方法：首尾呼应。首尾呼应可以让文章结构更加紧密，内容更加完整，进一应可以让文章结构更加紧密，内容更加完整，进一步强调文章主题，加深读者的印象，引发读者的共步强调文章主题，加深读者的印象，引发读者的共鸣等。鸣等。An exposition is a writing whose purpose i
7、s to give information.What kind of writing style does the passage belong to?A.argumentation(议论议论)B.exposition(说明说明)C.narrative(记叙记叙)To inform us that the British love gardening.Whats the purpose of the author?The purpose of exposition is to express a complete,clear,objective and accurate understandi
8、ng of things and ideas.Types of ExpositionDirections 说明书说明书 Travel guides 旅游手册旅游手册Recipes 菜谱菜谱Science articles 科学类文章科学类文章 The structure of ExpositionBeginning 点明主题点明主题Body 围绕主题展开说明围绕主题展开说明 (注意逻辑顺序注意逻辑顺序)Ending 归纳主题，阐明写作目的。归纳主题，阐明写作目的。beginningbodyendingMethod of Exposition1 Illustration 举例举例2 Defini
9、tion 下定义下定义3 Division&Classification 分类法分类法4 An analysis of cause&effects 因果分析因果分析5 Comparison&contrast 比较和对比比较和对比6 Sequence or Process 过程分析法过程分析法Sentences and structures1.If you look(in)the right way,you can see that the whole world is a garden.2.Today,millions of Brits like to say that they have “
10、green fingers”,with around half the population _(spend)their free time gardening.have green fingers:spendingto be good at growing plants3.Those without outside space can rent small pieces of land on which to grow things.Lets look for a knife with which to cut the apple into two pieces.4.Thera are ov
11、er 4000 people in London_(wait)for such pieces of land.waiting2.While many Brits like nothing better than spending their Sunday_(cut)the grass,some are happy just to sit under the branches of the trees and enjoy the beauty of the world around them.连词连词while 引导让步状语从句，表引导让步状语从句，表“尽管，虽然尽管，虽然”，表示转折，一般用于
12、句首。表示转折，一般用于句首。eg While I see what you say,I cant agree with you 虽然我能理解你说的话虽然我能理解你说的话,但是我不能同意你但是我不能同意你.cuttinglike nothing better than:什么都比不上，莫过于什么都比不上，莫过于eg She likes nothing better than a nice long walk along the beach.5.And if youre _ any doubt about his,take a moment to reflect_ this line from T
13、he Secret Garden:“Where you tend a roseA thistle cannot grow”.inonreflect on:to think deeply or carefully about 沉思；深思沉思；深思eg He had time to reflect on his successes and failures.1.The moon reflect the suns rays.2.The mountain were reflected in in the still lake.3.The result reflects widespread aniet
14、y about the economy.4.She sat reflecting on how much had changed since she bought the factory.仔细考虑，表达仔细考虑，表达反射反射映在映在显示，反应显示，反应1.at that time/moment2.enter into competition enter the room/a colleage enter(for)the exam3.like nothing than4.sit under the branches of the trees.5.enjoy the beaty of the world 6.turn into.7.air qulity8.in doubt9.reflect on
