IELTS Expert User A2 Term 8 subject 3 lesson 14
PART 1
Voicino 1
Listen and repeat.
PART 2
Pronunciation 1
PRONUNCIATION: Listening for t when it sounds like d
Listen. Focus on the bold letters. What letter do they sound like?
1 in the middle of a city
2 People throw less litter.
3 They sit outside on the street.
Pronunciation 2
Circle the letter t when it changes to sound like d. What sounds are before and after it? Listen and check.
1 a really positive effect
2 We also have a community garden.
3 It’s about working together to do something good for our city and our community.
Pronunciation 3
Complete the sentence.
The letter t is often pronounced like…………. when it is between two…………sounds.
PART 3
Practicino 1
LISTENING
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer.
1 What are the friends talking about?
a which area they like best
b the empty space on the street
c the garden growing at their house
2 In the past, the empty space was a
a city park
b school
c garden
3 Who do the friends decide to talk to about their idea?
a the neighbors
b their parents
c some farmers
4 The friends plan to plant
a trees
b flowers
c vegetables
5 They want to start a
a farmers’ market
b grocery store
c cleaning business
Practicino 2
WRITING
Use the words in the box to complete the instructions.
Finally First Next Now Then
Five Steps to Food from the Garden to Your Table: Grow Your Own Salad!
1 …………………. go to your local store and buy seeds for lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and other salad favorites.
2 …………………. make sure you have space for each type of plant.
3 …………………. plant your seeds in a sunny place and water them twice a week.
4 …………………. watch your plants grow.
5 …………………. get your lettuce, a tomato, and an onion from the garden. Wash them, and enjoy your fresh salad!
B Write five steps to selling your vegetables at a farmers’ market. Use the following phrases
choose the vegetables
wash the vegetables
get the vegetables from the garden
sell your vegetables
write the price
1 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Practicino 3
A READING
Read the blog below and check (✔) True or False.
I’ve never been good with plants, but I moved to a new apartment that’s not very big, and decided I needed a wall garden. Why? Well, plants are beautiful to look at and they help clean the air. A wall garden is a way that a lot of plants can grow without taking too much floor space. It’s not very easy to grow a wall garden. You have to make sure it’s not too heavy, and that it gets enough light. Also, you have to make sure you don’t give it too much water. Then the plants get yellow and their leaves fall off.
The most important thing for a beautiful wall garden is plant food. Put some in the water every month, and you will have awesome green plants. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done!
True or False
1 Large plants will fit in the writer’s apartment.
2 The writer has always been good with plants.
3 Wall gardens need good planning.
4 The most important thing is to water the plants very often.
5 The writer is happy with the garden.