8541RB Reading for Me Level 4 Part A

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Persuasive Serenading the Sunflowers Every afternoon, my mother walks around in the garden chatting away. She read somewhere that plants grow better if you talk to them. She tells them about her work day and sometimes sings them songs. I have to listen to the whole show, because my bedroom window looks out on the garden. Utterly dreadful. I’ve already added earphones to my birthday list. Is there any method in this madness? Does talking to plants really help them to grow better? The Royal Horticultural Society did a month-long study on just that. They planted 12 tomato seedlings using the same soil and care regiment. They asked 10 people to read to one of the seedlings each day. The remaining two seedlings served as a control group, meaning that no-one read to them. At the end of the month, the control group seedlings showed the least growth. The seedlings with female readers grew just over 2.5 cm more than those who had male readers. The study indicated that reading to plants does help them grow better. How do plants listen if they don’t have ears? Other studies have found that plants are sensitive to vibrations. In nature, some plants only release pollen when they feel the vibrations of bees nearby. Sound also produces vibrations. Plants grow best when exposed to low levels of vibrations. This is why yelling at your plant may not help it to grow at all. Talking in a conversational tone is the best way to go. Plants who are talked to, are also better cared for. When you are talking to your plants, you are spending time with them. This will help you notice if there’s anything wrong with them. You will be able to see what effect the weather of the day had on the plant. You will see any damage from snails or caterpillars. You will be a more attentive gardener. I’m no scientist, but I know talking to your plants won’t keep them alive. You have to water them too! So, I guess my mother was on to something. Talking to plants really does help them to grow. Be that as it may, I’m still counting the days to my birthday! 78 Reading for Me Level 4 (Part A) 978-1-922843-63-0 R.I.C. Publications ® Prim-Ed Publishing
Questions 1 Why does the writer’s mother talk to her plants? 2 Will talking to plants keep them alive? 3 Why did the Royal Horticultural Society use the same soil for the experiment? 4 Why was a control group needed for the experiment? 5 Will you talk to your plants? Why or why not? 6 Write another word for dreadful. R.I.C. Publications ® Prim-Ed Publishing Reading for Me Level 4 (Part A) 978-1-922843-63-0 79
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