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课件网) Unit 6 At one with nature Developing ideas Reading A Love of Gardening 1. To obtain key words and the topic sentence of each paragraph; 2. To deepen the understanding about Brits gardening and find out the development of gardening in Britain; 3. To raise the awareness of living in harmony with nature. Learning objectives What’s the video about What’s their attitude towards their gardens Activity 1: Lead-in A Love of Gardening Activity 2: Read the passage and choose the topic sentences. As well as being good for the environment, gardening is also good for the soul. But in cities, limited space has led to people looking for new solutions. For many people in the UK, their garden is their own private world. This is what started the British love of gardening! A 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. d c b a Origin Soon after the publication of _____ in1911, at that time, only_____ had gardens.Very soon after this,_____ began to be built. Paragraph 1 What’ the development of Brits Gardening The Secret Garden homes with gardens Activity 3: Read each paragraph and try to answer the following questions: the very rich Today？ around 1911 Only the very rich in Britain had gardens. Very soon after that Homes with gardens began to be built. Today Millions of Brits like to say that they have “green fingers”. Time order What people do in the gardens children expert gardeners common people plant sunflowers and wait to see which one is the tallest find the right corner for roses grow perfect vegetables to enter into the competition Brits like nothing better than gardening and enjoy the beauty of the world around them. Paragraph 2 What do different people do in their gardens Brits like gardening and enjoy the beauty of the world around them best. Enjoy a video. Problems limited space Solutions rent small pieces of land turn rooftops and walls into private gardens Paragraph 3 How do Brits solve the problem of gardening in cities Problems limited space Solutions rent small pieces of land turn rooftops and walls into private gardens benefits make cities greener Paragraph 4 What benefits can gardening bring to us？ improve air quality be good for environment/ soul create more beautiful living things Activity 4: Discussion What do you think these sentences mean When there are beautiful and positive ideas in our minds, we will feel fulfilled, and won't be easily influenced by negative thoughts and ideas. Everything has its beauty if you look at it in a different way. _____ Read the passage and complete the mind-map: A Love of Gardening Why--Origin:_____ What activities: Children：_____ Expert gardeners:_____ Common people:_____ Those without outside space: rent small pieces of land turn rooftops and walls into private gardens How gardens ... ...
