1、UNIT 6 AT ONE WITH NATUREDeveloping ideasWarm-upWarm-up：BrainstormBrainstorm？When we talk about the United Kingdom,what comes to your mind first?British gardensp.68 activity 1Complete the quiz to see how much you know about British gardens.Try to guess if you are not sure of the correct answersA Lov
2、e of A Love of GardeningGardening What will be included in this passage?(A2)What do you want to learn from this passage?Some sentences are missing!Topic sentenceTopic sentencelWhat is a topic sentence?lWhere can you find a topic sentence?At the endAt the beginningIn the middleTopic sentenceTopic sen
3、tencel Tips of looking for the topic sentence1.read the paragraph and think about its main idea and point.2.The supporting details in the paragraph will develop or explain the topic sentence.Read all the supporting details in the paragraph and think about the ideas they discuss.Topic sentenceTopic s
4、entencelTips of looking for the topic sentence3.The topic sentence should not be too general or too specific.When considering the options,look for a topic sentence that is general enough to show the paragraphs main idea instead of just one of its details.The answer should be specific enough that the
5、 reader understands the main idea of the paragraph.Topic sentenceTopic sentencelTips of looking for the topic sentence4.Some topic sentences also function as the connecting link of the previous and following paragraph.Refer to the previous paragraph which might have hint.Read and finish activity 2 o
6、n p.68&activity 3 on p.70 Match topic sentencesActivity 2 What is mentioned in the passage?d)This is what started the British love of gardening!d)This is what started the British love of gardening!c)For many people in the UK,their c)For many people in the UK,their garden is their own private world.g
7、arden is their own private world.b)But in cities,limited space has led to b)But in cities,limited space has led to people looking for new solutions.people looking for new solutions.a)As well as being good for the environment,a)As well as being good for the environment,gardening is also good for the
8、soul.gardening is also good for the soul.How does the author explain the British love of gardening?Structure analysisStructure analysisA Love of Gardening1)This is what started the British love of 1)This is what started the British love of gardening!gardening!2)For many people in the UK,their garden
9、 is 2)For many people in the UK,their garden is their own private world.their own private world.3)But in cities,limited space has led to 3)But in cities,limited space has led to people looking for new solutions.people looking for new solutions.4)As well as being good for the environment,4)As well as
10、 being good for the environment,gardening is also good for the soul.gardening is also good for the soul.This is what started the British love of gardening!This is what started the British love of gardening!Key words in topic sentence?Key words in topic sentence?How to support and develop topic sente
11、nce?How to support and develop topic sentence?Learn about itLearn about ita green handan old handNAmE：green thumb 园艺技能；种植技能A leader full of experience would be calmer and more objective than the green hand in dealing with problems.How does the author explain the British love of gardening?Group workG
12、roup workA Love of Gardening1)This is what started the British love of 1)This is what started the British love of gardening!gardening!2)For many people in the UK,their garden is 2)For many people in the UK,their garden is their own private world.their own private world.3)But in cities,limited space
13、has led to 3)But in cities,limited space has led to people looking for new solutions.people looking for new solutions.4)As well as being good for the environment,4)As well as being good for the environment,gardening is also good for the soul.gardening is also good for the soul.For many people in the
14、 UK,their garden is For many people in the UK,their garden is their own private world.their own private world.Key words in topic sentence?How to support?Key words in topic sentence?How to support?Who Who how howHow does the author explain the British love of gardening?Group workGroup workA Love of G
15、ardening1)This is what started the British love of 1)This is what started the British love of gardening!gardening!2)For many people in the UK,their garden is 2)For many people in the UK,their garden is their own private world.their own private world.3)But in cities,limited space has led to 3)But in
16、cities,limited space has led to people looking for new solutions.people looking for new solutions.4)As well as being good for the environment,4)As well as being good for the environment,gardening is also good for the soul.gardening is also good for the soul.But in cities,limited space has led to But
17、 in cities,limited space has led to people looking for new solutions.people looking for new solutions.Key words in topic sentence?How to support?Key words in topic sentence?How to support?how howHow does the author explain the British love of gardening?Group workGroup workA Love of Gardening1)This i
18、s what started the British love of 1)This is what started the British love of gardening!gardening!2)For many people in the UK,their garden is 2)For many people in the UK,their garden is their own private world.their own private world.3)But in cities,limited space has led to 3)But in cities,limited s
19、pace has led to people looking for new solutions.people looking for new solutions.4)As well as being good for the environment,4)As well as being good for the environment,gardening is also good for the soul.gardening is also good for the soul.As well as being good for the environment,As well as being
20、 good for the environment,gardening is also good for the soul.gardening is also good for the soul.Key words in topic sentence?How to support?Key words in topic sentence?How to support?whywhythistleFamilynoxious weed(poisonous or harmful)VarietiesAbout 200SizeStems grow 2-8 inches tall DistributionTh
21、ey grow in much of the eastern half of the U.S.and Canada.They grow in meadows,wood edges and openings,filed borders,abandoned fields,pastures and roadsides.Fun facts The national flower of Scotland Its large flowers and abundant nectar are attractive to many species of butterflies,humming birds,bee
22、s and moths.It will fight with other plants for nutrition,water,sunshine and thus is harmful to flowers and vegetable.Plant profilesla sweet liquid produced by flowers nektr WWhen you tend ahen you tend a rose rose,a a thistlethistle cannot grow cannot grow.Beautiful flowerBeautiful flowerharmful fl
23、owerharmful flowerBeautiful and Beautiful and positive ideaspositive ideasNegative thoughts Negative thoughts or ideasor ideasmetaphormetaphorWhat is your understanding of this quotation?What is your understanding of this quotation?Reflection on wise sayingReflection on wise sayingIf you encourage g
24、ood things to grow,there wont be any room for bad things left.WWhen you tend ahen you tend a rose rose,a a thistlethistle cannot grow cannot grow.Group discussionGroup discussionBenefits of Benefits of gardeninggardeningenvironmentenvironmentPhysical and Physical and mental healthmental healtheconom
25、yeconomyThe Brits are keen on gardening.The Brits are keen on gardening.In what ways do people bring nature into their lives?admireadmireadaptadaptchangechangeintegrateintegrateexploitexploit1 12 23 34 45 5lRead the passage again and find out Read the passage again and find out important important i
26、nformation.information.lFrom an From an intervieweesinterviewees perspective.perspective.lUtilizeUtilize your your collected information collected information to accept an interviewto accept an interviewRole-play IRole-play IwhatwhenhowwhywhowherelTake turns to role-playRole-play IIRole-play IIInterviewer:Ask questions based on the information you collectedlSee who get the most interview questions answered!Interviewee:Answer Qs only on information you collected.contentsperformanceinformation language manners
