Back to the wildlands

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Which of these activities connected to nature have you already done? Which ones would you like to try one day?

  1. Forest bathing

  2. Rock balancing

  3. Bird-watching

  4. Chasing waterfalls

  5. Hammocking

  6. Hot-air ballooning

  7. Caving

  8. Flower viewing

  9. Visiting a tulip farm

  10. Going on a farm tour

  11. Animal therapy

  12. Chasing the sunset

  13. Metal detecting

  14. Stargazing


Relate the activities to the pictures:

Look at the picture and guess the word:
i-e-a-a

What do you know about this pastime? Is it popular where you live?

Watch the video and answer the questions:


  1. What do you make an ikebana from?
  2. How old is this tradition?
  3. What city has the nickname Emerald City?
  4. What is the main theme of the performance?
  5. What two different arrangements can the audience see?
  6. How is the traditional art made more relevant?
The language of flowers
What do you know about the language of flowers?
Look at the plants then look at the adjectives and fill in the table with the same-root noun:
Now find the plants in the pictures:




Look at two sentences and compare:

  1. I am growing herbs on my windowsill.
  2. Parsley and mint grow well in this soil.

Which sentence has an object after the verb?

How is the meaning of the verb grow different in each sentence?

Where is the verb grow transitive / intransitive?

 

What action does a transitive / intransitive verb reflect?

  • something people / things do by themselves

  • something people / things do to other people / things

 

Make more sentences with verbs that can be both transitive and intransitive by changing the verb to either a transitive or intransitive one.

leave - sing - walk - fly - give up - water - take off - run - break - open - close

  1. I am leaving now. Goodbye!
  2. The choir sang at the church.
  3. I was walking my dog when I saw a rainbow.
  4. In autumn birds fly to the south.
  5. She couldn't climb any further so she gave up.
  6. My mouth is watering at the sight of tasty dishes.
  7. The plane took off at 9:45.
  8. The athlete ran at the speed of 25 miles per hour.
  9. Sorry, I broke your glasses.
  10. When does the shop open?
  11. Close your books and say it again.

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