This document provides exercises and passages about gardening and planting. It includes vocabulary words, conversations, matching activities, and stories related to gardening tasks like planting, watering, fertilizing, and harvesting plants. The exercises are meant to teach English language learners vocabulary and practice related to gardening.

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CHAPTER 9: I’m spring cleaning…
Unit 4: I'm planting...
Exercise 1: Picture Description
What do you see in the picture?

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Exercise 2: Vocabulary
Repeat after your tutor.
garden We planted roses in the garden.
roots A plant gets water from its roots.
fertilizer This fertilizer will help your plant grow.
weed Weeds need to be pulled out daily.
pest A pest is an insect that harms plants.
harvest You can harvest these apples next
week.
soil This soil is good for growing tomatoes.
fertile Many plants grow here because the land is fertile.
shovel He used a shovel to dig a hole in the ground.
lawnmower The new lawnmower cuts grass fast.

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Exercise 3: Let’s Talk
A. Read the dialogue with your tutor.
Tutor Let’s plant the tomato seeds today.
Student Sure. What do we need?
Tutor We need a shovel to dig the soil.
Student Okay. What else?
Tutor We’ll also need a watering can.
Student Okay, I’ll get the tools.
Tutor Thanks! I’ll meet you outside.
Student You’re welcome. I’ll be there in a bit.
Tutor I have some fertilizer for the plants.
Student Where did you get it?
Tutor I just made it from old leaves.
Student Really? That’s good for the environment.
Tutor It is! Let’s use it on the apple tree.
Student Alright. Let’s go.

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B. Repeat after your tutor.
1. tomato - | təˈmeɪˌtoʊ | or [tuh-mey-
toh] cà chua
2. hole - | hoʊl | or [hohl]
3. watering - | ˈwɒtərɪŋ | or [waw-ter-
4.
ing]
environment - | ənˈvaɪrənmənt |or [en-vahy-ruh n-muh nt, -vahy-ern-] môi tr ng
5. apple- | ˈæpl ̩|or [ap-uh l]
Exercise 4: Choose the correct word
Read the sentence to your tutor, then complete the sentence by choosing the correct
word.
Example:
Did you (water, pest) the plants?
1. When will you (weed, harvest) the fruits?
2. The (soil, pest) is perfect for growing oranges.
3. Use the (shovel, lawnmower) to cut grass.
4. The tree gets water from its (roots, pests).
5. You can use (fertilizer, shovel) to help a plant grow bigger.

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Exercise 5: What do you do with it?
Match the items with how they are used.
Example: seeds
b.
a. water the plants
1. shovel b. plant it
2. watering can
c. pull them out

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3. weeds
d. dig a hole
4. lawnmower e. harvest them
5. apples
f. cut grass

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Exercise 6: Planting / Harvest Time
Answer the questions based on the information in the
calendar.
NOVEMBER
11 月
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
Broccoli harvesting
Fertilize plants
2
Water plants
3
Water plants
4
Water plants
5
Water plants
6
Water plants
7
Weed pulling
8
Fertilize plants
9
Water plants
10
Water plants
11
Water plants
12
Water plants
13
Water plants
14
Garlic planting
Weed pulling
15
Fertilize plants
Cabbage
harvesting
16
Water plants
17
Water plants
18
Water plants
19
Water plants
20
Water plants
21
Weed pulling
22
Fertilize plants
Cabbage
harvesting
23
Water plants
24
Water plants
25
Water plants
26
Water plants
27
Water plants
28
Onion planting
Weed pulling
Example:
Which month is this calendar for?
This calendar is for November.
1. How many times will the plants be watered in a week?
The plants will be watered times per week.

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2. According to the schedule, on what day will the plants be fertilized?
The plants will be fertilized every .
3. On what dates will the cabbages be harvested?
The cabbages will be harvested on .
4. How many times is weeding done in a week?
The weeds are pulled a week.
5. What plants will be grown in November?
The plants that will be grown in November are and .

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Exercise 7: Word Search
A. Find the five hidden words.
w a s g a d f a d t y seeds
water
shovel
fertilizer
soil
harvest
a c h h h a r v e s t
t c o k t e a g t e a
e b v a d f a c s b c
r k e a s e e d s o s
b s l x u b h s o i l
f e r t i l i z e r x
B. Match the word with its description.
Example: seeds
d.
a. Used to keep plants alive
1. water b. Land where you grow plants
2. shovel c. Used on plants so they will grow strong
3. fertilizer d. Something that becomes a flower or tree
4. soil e. To get fruits from a tree/plant
5. harvest f. Used to dig a hole in the ground

10. Exercise 8: It already happened
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Read the sentence to your tutor, then fill in the blanks with the correct word.
Purpose Example
Describing your experience I have used a lawnmower before.
Describing something that has changed over
time
This plant has grown two inches since I last saw it.
Describing an activity that is not completed
yet
The tree still hasn’t produced fruits
yet.
Describing activities that happened at different
times
We have planted and harvested fruits this
year.
Example: I have tried (have try: experience) to harvest
strawberries.
1. The soil (have become: changed) hard since summer
started.
2. The plants will dry up because it (have not rain: not completed
yet).
3. I (have visit: experience) her garden
already.
4. She (have try: different times) several fertilizers, but none
worked.
5. James (have not pull: not completed yet) out the weeds
yet.
6. I (have plant: experience) a tree
before.
7. The plants might die because he (have not water: not completed yet)
them.
8. The tree (have grow: changed) bigger since we used the
fertilizer.
9. We (have use: different times) this shovel
twice.
10. Jack (have dig: experience) a hole for the plant.

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Exercise 9: Create your own story
Complete the two stories by filling in the blanks with the correct statement. Fill in the last blank with
your own answer. Read the finished story to your tutor after answering the last number.
a. the long, boring drive to the garden
b. taking a nap in the car
c. we wanted to buy fresh vegetables for
dinner
d. we cooked the vegetables for dinner
e. my family and I visited a vegetable garden
Last Saturday, Example: e. my family and I visited a vegetable garden. This was because (1)
. The worst part of it was (2) . I solved it by (3)

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.That night, (4) . The vegetable that tasted
best was (5) .
a. my flowers were dying
b. wearing a cap and using sunblock
c. grow well without the weeds.
d. the heat of the sun
e. I pulled weeds from our flower
garden
Last Saturday, Example: e. I pulled weeds from our flower garden. This was because (1)
. The worst part of it was (2) . I solved it by (3)
.The flowers will (4) .Next week, I will plant
(5) in the garden.