Reading comprehension/Vocabulary
This issue’s ‘Words, Words’, on pages 18-19 of
English Now
No 85, is about expressions related to gardens and gardening.
Test your understanding of the expressions in the article with this exercise.
Match the definitions on the left with the words that they describe, on the right.
| 1. You go here to buy plants, tools and furniture for your garden. | |
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| a. market garden |
| 2. You use this when you want to eat or relax outside. | |
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| b. yard |
| 3. This expression is used to say that you do not want something to happen near where you live. | |
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| c. gardening tools |
| 4. This is an area of short grass. | |
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| d. garden party |
| 5. This is a special area in your garden where you grow fruits and vegetables. | |
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| e. back garden |
| 6. You use these to tidy your garden. | |
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| f. garden furniture |
| 7. This is a social event outside. | |
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| g. garden centre |
| 8. In the US, you don’t say ‘garden’, you say… | |
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| h. lawn |
| 9. This is a place where you can buy fruits and vegetables directly from the producer. | |
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| i. kitchen garden |
| This expression describes the garden behind your house. | |
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| j. not in my backyard |