Listening comprehension – Drag and drop
Listen to our article about the history of English gardens on pages 6-7 of
English NowNo 133. Then match the places, people and things on the left with their descriptions on the right.
| 1. Fishbourne Roman Palace | |
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| a. An English royal dynasty |
| 2. Anglo-Saxons | |
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| b. The percentage of UK households with a garden |
| 3. Tudors | |
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| c. The biggest Roman residence north of the Alps |
| 4. Haddon Hall in Derbyshire | |
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| d. An 18th-century landscape architect |
| 5. William Kent | |
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| e. The amount expected to be spent on gardening products per year by 2025. |
| 6. English landscape garden | |
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| f. A natural style of garden |
| 7. Gertrude Jekyll | |
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| g. An English country house |
| 8. University of Oxford Botanic Garden | |
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| h. England’s oldest botanic garden |
| 9. 87% | |
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| i. Inhabitants of England from the 5th to the 11th century |
| 10. Over £6.5 billion | |
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| j. An English horticulturist |