1、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 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 th
2、eir 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 UKWarming-up1 The earliest British gardens were planted in_.a
3、 the 5th century BC b the 1st century AD c the 6th century AD 2.By 2020,about _of British homes are likely to have a garden.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 80,000BC：before Christ 公元前AD:Anno Domini 公园Pre-readin
4、g1.Whats the main idea of the passage?A.History about gardening.B.British enthusiasm for gardening.C.Amazing gardening.D.The benefits of gardening.2.Where can we probably read the passage?A.In a travel guidebook.B.In a cultural magazine.C.In a science newspaper.D.In recipe（菜谱）book本文的语篇类型为说明文本文的语篇类型为
5、说明文(Exposition)，介绍了英国，介绍了英国人对园艺的热爱。人对园艺的热爱。An exposition is a writing whose purpose is to give information.Fast-readingRead the whole passage,paragraph by paragraph.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
6、 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!Tip:划出主题句中的关键词划出主题句中的关键词/短语短语,再根据这些关键词再根据这些关键词 找出文中一些相关的词或句子。找出文中一些相关的词或句子。43211.
7、When was The Secret Garden published?2.What do children plant each spring?3.Do all the British people like gardening?4.What do the people who dont have open outside space to plant flowers do?5.Whats the authors attitude towards gardening?Careful-reading1.When was The Secret Garden published?It was p
8、ublished in 1911.Careful-reading2.What do children plant each spring?They plant sunflowers.3.Do all the British 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.Careful-reading4.What do the people who dont have open out
9、side space to plant flowers do?They rent small pieces of land to grow things or turn rooftops and walls into private gardens.5.Whats the authors attitude towards gardening?He supports gardening.Post-readingWhats your understanding of the sentence of“The world is not lack of beauty but the discoverab
10、le eyes”?1.“If you look the right way,you can see that the whole world is a garden.”These words come from the author or the book The Secret Garden,first published in 1911.published过去分词作后置定语，与过去分词作后置定语，与the book之间为被动关系之间为被动关系2.Today,millions of Brits like to say that they have “green fingers”,with ar
11、ound half the population spending their free time gardening.Brits=Britishhave green fingers:to be good at growing plants 擅长园艺擅长园艺2.Today,millions of Brits like to say that they have “green fingers”,with around half the population spending their free time gardening.with+名词名词+doing为复合结构，为复合结构，在句中在句中做状
12、语，做状语，对对millions of Brits like to say that they have green fingers起解释说明的起解释说明的作用。作用。2.Today,millions of Brits like to say that they have “green fingers”,with around half the population spending their free time gardening.spend doing sth.花时间做某事花时间做某事spend time with sb.花时间和某人在一起花时间和某人在一起It takes sb som
13、e time to do sth.花费某人若干时间做某事花费某人若干时间做某事1.Tom spent his summer holiday (travel)the world.2.It took me three hours (finish)the work.travellingto finish3.Expert gardeners know just the right corner for roses,and others spend hours trying to grow perfect vegetables to enter into competitions.an expert a
14、t/on/in 在在.方面的专家方面的专家/行家行家be expert at/in(doing)在（做）在（做）.方面在行方面在行expertly adv.熟练地；巧妙地熟练地；巧妙地n.专家，能手专家，能手adj.专业的，熟练的专业的，熟练的4.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 wor
15、ld around them.转折连词：虽然，尽管转折连词：虽然，尽管最好莫过于最好莫过于.be happy to do sth做某事很开心，动词不定式表示原因。做某事很开心，动词不定式表示原因。1.While I admit his good points,I can see his shortcomings.引导让步状语从句，多位于句首，意为“尽管，虽然”，though/although2.While he was reading the newspaper,he heard someone knocking at the door.引导时间状语从句，从句谓语必须用延续性动词，意为“当.的
16、时候”3.Toms very good at science,while his brother does well in arts.作并列连词，连接前后的并列分句，表示对比，意为“而；然而”4.We can surely overcome these difficulties while we are closely united.引导条件状语从句，意为“只要”5.Those without outside space can rent small pieces of landon which to grow things.Today,there are over 4,000 people
17、in London waiting for such pieces of land.waiting for 做伴随状语，与做伴随状语，与people形成主动关系形成主动关系v.租用，租借；租用，租借；n.租金租金介词介词+关系代词引导的定语从句关系代词引导的定语从句6.One recent idea has been to turn rooftops and walls into private gardens.These gardens have helped make the cities greener and improve air quality.turninto 把把 变成变成 改
18、善空气质量改善空气质量7.As well as being good for the environment,gardening is also good for the soul.“as(否定句中可用否定句中可用so)+adj./adv.+as”其基本意思为其基本意思为“和和一样一样”as well as 也；和也；和.一样好一样好as long as 只要；长达只要；长达之久之久as soon as 一一就就be good for 适合，对适合，对有益有益8.What other free-time activity allows you to be at one with nature
19、and create more beautiful living things?允许某人做某事允许某人做某事 allow sb.to do sth.allow doing sth.at one with nature 与自然融为一体与自然融为一体9.And if youre in any doubt about his,take a moment to reflect on this line from The Secret Garden:“Where you tend a roseA thistle cannot grow”.be in doubt 不肯定，没把握不肯定，没把握There is no doubt that 毫无疑问毫无疑问There is some doubt whether 是否是否尚有疑问尚有疑问have no doubt of/about 对对毫不怀疑毫不怀疑without/beyond doubt 无疑无疑 沉思；深思沉思；深思
