ReadingANaturalGardenUnit1NATURELeadinWhatisnatue?Natureiswhereallcreatureslive.LeadinWhatistherelationbetweennatureandcreatures?Pre-reading1.Iseverythinginnatureconnectedornot?treesflowersgrassriversmountainsbirdslionsnaturenatureReadingTheNaturalGardenvocabularynaturen.naturaladj.Thekingwasfullofregrets.Hewantedtorestorethebeautyofhisgardens,butitwouldtakemanyyears.Thekinghadthetree—theonlythingthathedislikedinthegarden—cutdown.Thekingrealizedthattherewerenomorelivingcreaturesinhisgardens.Ayoungmancamewithanexplanationandasolution.Thekingsentforadvisers,butnoneofthemwasabletoexplainthemystery.Thekinghadgardensasbeautifulasparadise.Putthesentencesintherightorderaccordingtothestory623541Thekinghadgardensasbeautifulasparadise.1Thekinghadthetree—theonlythingthathedislikedinthegarden—cutdown.2Thekingrealizedthattherewerenomorelivingcreaturesinhisgardens.3Thekingsentforadvisers,butnoneofthemwasabletoexplainthemystery.4Ayoungmancamewithanexplanationandasolution.5Thekingwasfullofregrets.Hewantedtorestorethebeautyofhisgardens,butitwouldtakemanyyears.6correspondingparagraphsPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4-7Para.8ReadingThereoncelivedakingwhohadapalacewithbeautifulgardens.Inthosegardenslivedthousandsofcreatures(livingthings)representinghundredsofdifferentspeciesItwasaparadise(heaven).Vocabularycreature

生物，動物species物種(單數)paradise天堂QuestionTime1.Summarizethefirstparagraphinonesentence.Varietiesofplantsandanimalslivedhappilyintheking’sgardens.Readingvocabularywither（使）枯萎，凋謝replace代替;取代;用…替換;elaborate復雜的;精心制作的fountain

人工噴泉QuestionTime2.Summarizethesecondparagraphinonesentence.Thekingdislikedtheoldtreeandhaditremoved.ReadingSometimelater,awisenobleman(貴族)visitedtheking.“YourMajesty(陛下),peoplehavebeensingingthepraisesofthebeautyofthesegardensandthemanycreaturesthatliveinthem.ButI’vehardlyseenathingmove–notoneanimal.Ifeeltricked(cheated)!”whispered(嘟囔著說)thenobleman.Thekingrealizedthatthewisemanwasright!Theanimalshadleftandthegardenswereempty.Thekingsentfor(callfor)hisadvisers.Heofferedareward(prize)toanyonewithasolution(wayout).Hewaspresentedwithmanytheories(理論)andideas.Hetriedthemall,butnothingcouldrestore(bringback)theroyal(皇家的)gardenstotheirformer(earlier)splendor(beauty).para.3presentsb.withsth.給…呈上…QuestionTime3.Summarizethethirdparagraphinonesentence.Theanimalsweregoneandnowaycouldbefoundtogetthemback.4.Peoplehavebeensingingthepraisesofthebeautyofthesegardens.一直在傳頌ReadingYearslater,longaftermanyofthegrounds’plantsandflowershadalsodisappeared(bemissing)orwithered,ayoungmanshowedup(appeared).Hehadanexplanation.“Therejustwasn’tenoughpoo,YourMajesty.Particularly(especially),mothpoo.”vocabularydisappear

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particularly尤其地moth飛蛾poo屎粑粑(兒童用語)para.4QuestionTime4.Summarizethefourthparagraphinonesentence.Ayoungmanheldthatthelackofmothpooscausedthedisappearanceofanimalsintheroyalgarden.ReadingEveryonebrokeintolaughter.Themanwasafool.Theguardswerereadytothrowhimout,butthekingstoppedthem.“Iwanttohearwhatyouhavetosay.”vocabularybreakintolaugher放聲大笑fool傻瓜para.5QuestionTime5.Summarizethefifthparagraphinonesentence.Althoughotherslaughedathim,thekingallowedhimtospeak.ReadingThemancarefullyexplainedhoweverythinginagardenisconnected.Thebiggeranimalsfedmainlyonthebrightlycoloredbirds,whichatecolorfulworms,whichinturnfedonthevariousplantsandflowersnative(local)tothatpartoftheworld.Theserareplantsandflowersflourished(growhealthily)amongstinsectsandotherorganismsaslongastherewasenoughmothpoo.Buthowcouldayoungmanknowsomuchabouttheroyalgardens?vocabularyworm

蠕蟲native當地的rare稀罕的flourish茁壯成長amongst在…中insect昆蟲organism有機體，微生物feedon=eatpara.652431Putthefollowingsentencesintherightorderaccordingtothestory.Birdseatcolorfulworms.Thisisthelifecircleinagarden.Wormsfeedonplantsandflowersinthegarden.Thebiggeranimalseatbrightlycoloredbirds.Mothpoomakestheplantsandflowersgrowstrongandhealthy.connectedfeedoneatfeedonflourishinterdependenceconnectednessinteractionharmonybalanceQuestionTime6.Summarizethesixthparagraphinonesentence.Theyoungmanexplainedhoweverythinginthegardenisconnected.placeReadingItturnedoutthatbeforehewasborn,hisfatherhadcollectedtheoldtreethatthekingorderedtakenout.Hereplanteditontheirland.Everyspring,thousandsofmothscameoutofthetreeandthebeautyoftheroyalgardensrecreateditselfthere.para.7plantreplantcreaterecreatereplaceQuestionTime7.Summarizetheseventhparagraphinonesentence.Theoldtreerecreatedlifeandcreaturesintheyoungman’sland.8.Itturnedoutthat…事情是這樣的……結果是……ReadingNowthat(既然)thekingknewwhatwaswrongandhowitcouldbefixed,hewantedhisgardensback.Butrecreatingthegardens,helaterfoundout,wouldtakemanyyears.Naturecouldn’tberushed.Itwouldtaketimeforbalancetoberestoredandthekingwouldnotlivetoseeit.Thekingwasfullofregrets.Hehadsocarelesslydestroyed(knockeddown)thedelicatebalanceofnature.vocabularydestroy摧毀，毀滅delicate易損的,脆弱的balance均衡，平衡restore恢復fullofregrets滿心后悔QuestionTime8.Summarizetheeighthparagraphinonesentence.Thekingwantedtomakeupforhisfault,buthefinallyrealizedthatitwouldtakeyearsfornaturetorestoreitsbalance.10.Translatethesentence:Naturecouldn’tberushed.自然有自己的規律，急不得。9.Butrecreatingthegardens,helaterfoundout,wouldtakemanyyears.插入語GroupDiscussionWhatdoyouthinkisthemorallessonofthestory?A:Everythinginnatureisconnected,Ithink.B:Manshouldnotdestroythebalanceofnature,Ibelieve.C:Thebalanceofnatureisveryweak,andweshouldprotectit,inmyopinion.D:Manshouldco-existwithnatureinharmoney(和諧).TheNaturalGardenfable=story+moralsetting+plottimeplacecharacteroncethebeautifulroyalgardensthekingthewisenoblemantheyoungmantheyoungman’sfatherSummaryofthewholestoryTheking’sgardenwasfullofvigor(生機勃勃).Buthedislikedtheolddrytreeandremoveditfromthegarden.Later,allanimalsweregoneandnothingcouldbringthemback.Ayoungmanexplainedthattheremovaloftheoldtreetookawayallthecreaturesinthegardenbecauseeverythinginnatureisconnected.Butitwouldtakeyearsfornaturetorestoreitsbalance.Let’sdoit.Thekingoncehad____withvarietiesofanimalsandplants.A.agardenB.gardensC.anoldtreeD.aparadise2.Theremovalofanoldtreefirstcausedthedisappearanceof_____.A.plantsB.flowersC.animalsD.birds3.Theyoungmanheldthat_____inthegardenareconnected.A.animalsB.plantsC.livingthingsD.earthLet’sdoit.4.Naturecouldn’tberushed.“berushed”heremean___A.bepushedheavily