Unit6At

onewith

natureDeveloping

ideasA

LoveofGardening1

background

informationGardenina

inthe

UKPeople

in

the

UK

love

gardening.Nearly

half

of

British

people

regardgardening

as

a

hobby

they

generallyenjoy.They

spend

much

timemaintaining

their

gardens,and

amongpeopleaged

55

and

above,thetime

goes

even

more.According

to

some

research,people

intheUK

spend

an

average

of30,000

pounds

on

theirgardens

during

their

lives.Let's

readthe

passageto

knowmoreaboutgardening

inBritain.2

Read

for

main

ideafunction:highly

summarizetheparagraphlocation:atthe

beginninginthe

middleatthe

endtopic

of

aparagraph.Often,

a

topic

sentence

comes

atthe

beginning

of

a

paragraph;

sometimes,it

appears

in

the

middle

orat

the

enl.口Learning

to

learn△A

topic

sentence

is

asentence

that

states

orRead

the

passage

and

choose

the

topic

sentencesuggests

the

mainidea

or1“If

you

look

the

right

way,you

can

see

that

the

whole world

is

a

garden."These

words

come

from

the

author

of

Origin

ok

The

Secret

Garden,first

published

in

1911.At

me,only

the

very

rich

in

Britain

had

gardens.Verysoonafterthis,homes

withgardensbegantobebuilt.d.This

iswhatstartedthe

British

loveofgardening!Today,millionsofBritslike

to

say

that

they

have"greenfingers",witharound

half

the

population

spending

theirfreetime

gardening.Z

c.Formany

people

inthe

UK,theirgarden

istheirown

private

world.Each

spring,Ehitdren

plant

suntlowersand

wait

to

seeActivities

is

the

tallest.Expert

ardeners

know

just

theerforroses,anotherspend

hours

trying

togrowperfect

vegetables

toenterintocompetitions.AndwhilemanyBritslikenothingbetterthanspendingtheirSunday

cutting

thegrastsome

rehappyjust

tositunderthebranches

ofthetrees

and

enjoythe

beauty

of

theworldaroundthem.b.But

incities,limitedspace

has

ledto

people

lookingfornew

solutions

.Those

without

outside

space

can

rent

smallpiecesof

land

on

which

to

grow

things.Today,Solutions

pver

4,000

people

in

London

waitingfor

such

pieces

ofland.One

recent

idea

hasbeen

to

turn

rooftops

and

walls

into

privategardens.These

gardens

have

helped

make

the

cities

greener

and

improve

air

aualitv.a.Aswellasbeinggoodfortheenvironment,gardening

is

also

good

for

the

soul.What

other

free-time

activity

allows

you

to

beat

one

with

nature

and

createmore

beautifulivingthings

And

ifyou'rein

any

doubt

abouta.Aswellasbeing

goodfortheenvironment,gardening

isalsqgood

fonthesoul.b.But

incities,imitedspace

has

ledto

people

lookingfornewsolutions.c.For

manypeopleinthe

UK,theirgardenistheirownprivateworld.d.Thisis

whatstarted

the

British

loveofgardening!moment

to

reflect

on

this

line

fromGarden:"Where

you

tend

a

rose...ReadformainideaA

thistle

cannot

grow."LBenefitsJCTE3This

is

what

started

the

British

love

of

gardeninIt's

notthe

lackofbeauty

in

life,butthe

lackoftheeyestofindthe

beauty.

nd

half

the

population

spending

their

s

e.

of

thi

—Auguste

Rodinlgicsatoppathegueninaro3

Read

for

detailsPara

1:Whydoestheauthorusethe

sentencein

ThesecretGarden?1

“If

you

look

the

right

way,you

can

see

that

the

wholeworldisagarden."Thesewordscomefromthe

authorofthe

book

The

Secret

Garden,first

published

in

1911.Atthat

time,onlythe

very

rich

in

Britain

had

gardens.Very

soon

after

this,homes

with

gardens

began

tobebuilt.Only

the

very

richinBritain

had

gardens.around1911Millions

of

Brits

liketosaythat

they

have

“green

fingers”.Quotation引用Persuasive有說服力的Homes

withgardens

beganto

be

built.Verysoonafter

that

Today2

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many

people

in

the

UK,their

garden

is

their

own

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plant

sunflowers

andwait

to

see

whichoneis

the

tallestExpert

gardeners

know

just

therightcornerforroses,and

bthers

spend

hours

trying

to growperfectvegetablesto

enter

into

competitions.And whilemanyBritslke

nothing

better

than

spending

thei

Sundaycuttingthe

grass,some

are

happy

just

to

sit

underthebranchesof

the

treesand

enjoy

the

beauty

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world

around

them.ivate

worldrDifferent

peopleThe

activities

in

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sunflowers

and

wait

to

see

which

one

is

tallestexpert

gardenersknow

the

right

corner

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perfect

vegetables

to

enter

into

the

competitionmany

Britsspend

Sunday

cutting

the

grasS;Somesit

under

thebranches

of

the

trees.Whatdodifferent

peopledo

in

their

gardens?一3But

incities,limitedspace

has

ledto

people

lookingfornewsolutions.Those

withoutoutside

space

can

rent

smallpieces

of

land

on

which

to

grow

things.Today,there

are

over

4,000

people

in

London

waitingfor

such

pieces

of

land.One

recent

idea

hasbeen

to

turn

rooftops

and

walls

into

privategardens.These

gardens

have

helped

make

the

cities

greener

and

improve

air

quality.Solutionsrentsmallpieces

of

landturnrooftopsandwalls

intoprivategardensProblems>limitedspacePara

3:What

isthe

problem

peoplefaceg

with?Howtosolve

it?3ReadfordetailsPara4:Whatarethe

benefitsof

gardens?

Howtounderstandthe

lastsentence?begoodforenvironment

and

soul4

Aswell

as

being

good

for

the

environment,gardening

is

also

good

for

the

soul.metaphorWhentherearebeautifulandpositive

ideas

in

ourminds,wewill

feel

fulfilled,andwon'tbe

easilyinfluencedbynegativethoughtsandideas.negative

ideaspositive

ideasWhat

other

free-time

activity

allows

you

to

beat

onewithnature

and

create

more

beautifullivingthings?And

if

you're

in

any

doubt

about

this,take

amomenttoreflect

on

this

line

fromThe

Secret

Garden:“Where

you

tend

a

rose..A

thistle

cannot

grow."persuasive;echowiththebeginning首尾呼應(yīng)Quotation引用4post

readingWhy-

-Origin:the

publication

of

The

Secret

Garden-Children:plant

sunflowers

andwait

toseewhich

one

is

the

tallestmake

city

greenerand

improve

airquality…good

for

soulallows

you

to

be

atone

with

naturecreate

more

beautiful

living

thingsExpertgardeners:seektherightcornerforrosesCommon

people:grow

perfect

vegetables

to

enterinto

the

competitionThose

withoutoutside

space:rentsmall

pieces

of

landturn