English Garden - Black Cat

English Gardens7Gardens are very important in Great Britain and most British peoplehave got a garden behind their house. A lot of British people growplants, flowers and vegetables in their gardens. Some also likevisiting the gardens of big important houses.In the summer there are flower and vegetable shows, with prizes forthe best flowers and the biggest vegetables. In May you can visit TheChelsea Flower Show in London. It is a wonderful three-day showwith thousands of flowers, plants and vegetables. At lunch you cansit down at a table and eat strawberries and cream. 1Visitors to The Chelsea Flower Show look at the plants on display.1. strawberries and cream :44

Dickon, Colin and Mary play in the garden in the film of The SecretGarden (1993).Do you like looking at beautiful gardens? Most castles and palacesin Great Britain have got lovely gardens.In London you can also visit the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew.Here you can see trees from different parts of the world. The VanKampen Gardens at Hampton Court Palace, Herefordshire are verybig and beautiful. You can visit them between April and October.You can see some English gardens in the films of The Secret Garden.In the 1987 television film version of the book you can see thegardens at Highclere Castle in the south of England. In the 1993film of The Secret Garden you can see the beautiful gardens atLuton Hoo, north of London.45

KET1COMPREHENSION CHECKFor questions 1-4, choose the best answer – A, B or C.1 Some British people likeA picking flowers.B eating vegetables.C looking at the gardens of important houses.2 What happens in the summer?A British people work in their gardens.B There are flower and vegetable shows.C There is the Chelsea Flower Show.3 You can eat strawberries and creamA at the Chelsea Flower Show.B at Kew.C in Herefordshire.4 You can see trees from around the world atA Hampton Court Palace.B the Chelsea Flower Show.C the Royal Botanical Gardens.PROJECT ON THE WEBHampton Court GardensConnect to the Internet and go to www.blackcat-cideb.com orwww.cideb.it. Insert the title or part of the title of the book into oursearch engine. Open the page for The Secret Garden. Click on theInternet project link for Hampton Court Gardens and answer thefollowing questions.1 In which month do the gardens open and close?2 What are the opening hours?3 How much do tickets cost for a children? b adults? c a family?Now click on ‘the gardens’ and then on ‘tour the gardens’ and enjoyyour tour!46