THE JOY OF GARDENING

Yanna loves spending time in her garden. She enjoys planting flowers and watching them grow. Yanna waters the plants every morning. She pulls out weeds to keep the garden clean. Sometimes, she picks fresh vegetables like tomatoes and cucumbers. Yanna loves the smell of fresh soil and blooming flowers. She feels proud when her garden looks beautiful. Yanna also sees butterflies and birds in her garden. She thinks gardening is relaxing and fun. Working in her garden makes her happy. Yanna believes that taking care of plants is important. Her garden is her favorite place to be.

Individual Sentences

1. Yanna loves spending time in her garden.
   Pattern: S + V + V-ing + O + Prep Phrase + Poss Adj + O

2. She enjoys planting flowers and watching them grow.
   Pattern: S + V + V-ing + O + Conj + V-ing + O + V

3. Yanna waters the plants every morning.
   Pattern: S + V + Poss Adj + O + Adv O

4. She pulls out weeds to keep the garden clean.
   Pattern: S + V + Prep Phrase + O + Inf Phrase + V + Poss Adj + O + Adj

5. Sometimes, she picks fresh vegetables like tomatoes and cucumbers.
   Pattern: Adv + S + V + Adj O + Prep Phrase + Adj O + Conj + O

6. Yanna loves the smell of fresh soil and blooming flowers.
   Pattern: S + V + Poss Adj + O + Prep Phrase + Adj O + Conj + Adj O

7. She feels proud when her garden looks beautiful.
   Pattern: S + V + Adj + Adv Clause + Poss Adj + O + Aux + Adj

8. Yanna also sees butterflies and birds in her garden.
   Pattern: S + Adv + V + O + Conj + O + Prep Phrase + Poss Adj + O

9. She thinks gardening is relaxing and fun.
   Pattern: S + V + V-ing + Aux + Adj + Conj + Adj

10. Working in her garden makes her happy.
    Pattern: V-ing + Prep Phrase + Poss Adj + O + V + S + Adj

11. Yanna believes that taking care of plants is important.
    Pattern: S + V + Adj Clause + V-ing + O + Prep Phrase + O + Aux + Adj

12. Her garden is her favorite place to be.
    Pattern: Poss Adj + O + Aux + Poss Adj + Adj O + Inf Phrase

Who Are You Talking To?

Just an example of how this phrase would be said in different environments:
Phrase: "What do you enjoy about gardening?"

1. Casual: "Hey, what do you like most about gardening?"

2. Intimate: "Sweetie, what do you enjoy doing in the garden?"

3. Formal: "May I ask what you enjoy about gardening?"

4. Business: "Could you explain what you find enjoyable about gardening?"

5. Writing: "Please describe what you enjoy about gardening."

Key Vocabulary

To help you recall the words faster, draw a picture, create a sentence, or a story for each word.

1. Garden – A place where plants, flowers, or vegetables are grown.

2. Weeds – Unwanted plants that grow in a garden.

3. Soil – The ground where plants grow.

4. Blooming – When flowers open up.

5. Relaxing – Helping you feel calm and at ease.

Comprehension Questions

Refer back to the story if you need to answer the following questions.

1. What does Yanna love to do in her garden?
   Sentence: ________________.

2. What does Yanna do every morning?
   Sentence: ________________.

3. What does Yanna pick from her garden sometimes?
   Sentence: ________________.

4. Why does Yanna feel proud?
   Sentence: ________________.

5. What does Yanna think about gardening?
   Sentence: ________________.

Answers:

1. Spending time, planting flowers, and watching them grow.

2. She waters the plants.

3. Fresh vegetables like tomatoes and cucumbers.

4. Because her garden looks beautiful.

5. It is relaxing and fun.

Speaking Activity

Practice placing stress on the bolded words to change the message of the sentence.

1. Yanna loves spending time in her garden. (Emphasizes who loves it)

2. Yanna loves spending time in her garden. (Emphasizes the activity)

3. She pulls out weeds to keep the garden clean. (Emphasizes what she removes)

4. She feels proud when her garden looks beautiful. (Emphasizes the appearance)

5. Her garden is her favorite place to be. (Emphasizes the importance of the place)

Writing Activity

Unscramble the Sentences:

1. Garden / her / loves / in / Yanna / time / spending.
   Sentence: ________________.

2. Waters / morning / every / plants / Yanna / the.
   Sentence: ________________.

3. Weeds / pulls / she / garden / her / the / out / in.
   Sentence: ________________.

4. Looks / garden / beautiful / her / proud / feels / she / when.
   Sentence: ________________.

5. Gardening / relaxing / fun / is / thinks / and / Yanna.
   Sentence: ________________.

Answers:

1. Yanna loves spending time in her garden.

2. Yanna waters the plants every morning.

3. She pulls out weeds in her garden.

4. She feels proud when her garden looks beautiful.

5. Yanna thinks gardening is relaxing and fun.

Create Activity

Follow the sentence pattern and build sentences with the following words:

Words To Use: garden, weeds, soil, blooming, relaxing

1. S + V + O.
   Sentence: ________________.

2. S + V + Adj + O.
   Sentence: ________________.

3. S + V + O + Prep Phrase.
   Sentence: ________________.

4. S + V + O + Adv.
   Sentence: ________________.

5. S + Aux + V + Adj.
   Sentence: ________________.

Answers:

1. Yanna cleans the garden.

2. The weeds are unwanted.

3. She plants flowers in the soil.

4. The flowers bloom beautifully.

5. Gardening is relaxing.

Grammar Activities

Multiple-Choice Questions:

1. What does Yanna love doing in her garden?
   a) Reading books
   b) Planting flowers and watching them grow
   c) Playing games

2. What does Yanna do every morning?
   a) Waters the plants
   b) Pulls out weeds
   c) Picks vegetables

3. What does Yanna pick from her garden sometimes?
   a) Flowers
   b) Fresh vegetables
   c) Fruits

4. Why does Yanna feel proud?
   a) Her garden looks beautiful.
   b) She grows lots of vegetables.
   c) She finishes all her chores.

5. What does Yanna think about gardening?
   a) It is boring.
   b) It is relaxing and fun.
   c) It is difficult.

Answers:

1. b) Planting flowers and watching them grow

2. a) Waters the plants

3. b) Fresh vegetables

4. a) Her garden looks beautiful.

5. b) It is relaxing and fun.

Natural Dialogue

Me: What do you enjoy doing in your garden?
Friend: I enjoy planting flowers and watching them grow.
Me: Do you grow any vegetables?
Friend: Yes, sometimes I pick tomatoes and cucumbers.
Me: How do you feel when your garden looks beautiful?
Friend: I feel proud and happy.