新教材2021-2022学年高中外研版英语必修第一册学案：Unit6-3AtonewithnatureDevelopingideas

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Unit6Atonewithnature

Developingideas

》基础认知-自主学习《

i.必备单词：根据提示填写单词

词块记忆

1.replaceagriculture取代农业

2.buildingmaterials建筑材料

3.thestructureofthebuilding这座建筑物的结构

4.averygrandhouse一座十分富丽堂皇的房子

5.narrowstreets狭窄的街道

6.conditionsinthedesert沙漠的环境

7.wetclimate潮湿的气候

8.publishreferencebooks出版工具书

9.amedicalexpert一位医学专家

10.branchesofatree树枝

11.rentmetheroom把房间租给我

12.ontherooftops在屋顶上

13.fruityflavour水果味

14.acentralheatingsystem中央供暖系统

拓展记忆

15.consumerdemand消费者的需求今consume(v.)alargequantityof

alcohol喝大量的酒fdomesticconsumptionS.)国内消费

16.atoppriority首要的事情—prior位)toallotheractivities优先于所

有其他活动

17.thelimitedresources有限的资源玲limit(v.)carbondioxide

emissions限制二氧化碳排放

18.beofbenefittoeveryone使所有人受益玲bebeneficial(adj.)to

health对健康有益

19.apleasantclimate令人愉快的气候好please(v.)everybody使每个

人高兴玲bepleased(adj.)withherexamresults对她的考试成绩很满意

好readforpleasure(n.)读书以自娱

20.fullofenergy充满活力玲aneneruetic(adj.)leader一位精力充沛的

领导

n.必备短语：英汉双译

1.把..与...隔开separate…from…

2.想出，解出；锻炼workout

3.因..而闻名befamousfor

4.受..欢迎be/becomepopularwith

5.位于；坐落于belocatedin

6.指的是；提到referto

7.用..制成bemadefrom

8.核实；查实checkout

9.做笔记；记下来notedown

10.使某人想起某事remindsb.ofsth.

必备句式：翻译课文原句，并观察黑体部分

1.ThesewordscomefromtheauthorofthebookTheSecretGarden,first

publishedin1911.

这些话出自1911年首次出版的《秘密花园》一书的作者。

2.MillionsofBritsliketosaythattheyhave“greenfingers”,witharound

halfthepopulationspendingtheirfreetimegardening.

数百万的英国人喜欢说自己擅长园艺，大约一半的英国人把空闲时间

花在园艺上。

3.Today,thereareover4,000peopleinLondonwaitingforsuchpiecesof

land.

如今，伦敦有4000多人在等着租用这样的土地。

4.Thesegardenshavehelpedmakethecitiesgreenerandimproveair

quality.

这些花园让城市更绿，并且改善了空气质量。

—为语篇精读•合作探究《

框架宏观建构：整体理解

1.Skimthepassageandfillintheblanks.

HowBritishbegantheirlovefbrgardening

Intheearly20thcentury.onlytheveryrichhad

gardensandthenhomeswithgardensstartedto

be⑴built.

(whyBritishlovegardening)

FormanypeopleintheUKjheirgardenistheir

own(2)privateworld.

Howto

Peoplearelookingfbrnew(3)solulionsto

growthings.

(Thebenefitsofgardeningincities)

Gardeningisgoodfbrtheenvironment

(4)aswellasforthesoul.

2.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?

ThearticleismainlyabouttheBrits'loveforgardening.

文本微观剖析：细节探究

1.Choosethebestanswer.

(l)WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutTheSecretGarden?

A.Itisnotfamous.

B.Itteachespeoplehowtogarden.

C.Itwasfirstpublishedin1911.

D.ItwaspublishedwhenmostofthepeopleinBritainownedgardens.

(2)WhichoftheactivityisnotmentionedinParagraph2?

A.Plantingsunflowers.B.Growingvegetables.

C.Cuttingthegrass.D.Findingroses.

(3)WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.PeoplearefindingmorespacetogardeninBritain.

B.PrivategardensarelimitedinBritishforairpollution.

C.RooftopsandwallshavebeenturnedintoprivategardensinBritish.

D.Morethan4,000peoplehaverentedsomepiecesoflandinLondon.

（4）Wherecanyoufindthepassage?

A.Asciencebook.B.Amagazine.

C.Aflowerbook.D.Aleaflet.

答案:⑴〜⑷CDAB

2.Longsentenceanalysis.

AndwhilemanyBritslikenothingbetterthanspendingtheirSunday

cuttingthegrass（while弓I导让步状语从句），somearehappyjusttosit

underthebranchesofthetreesandenjoythebeautyoftheworldaround

皿1（不定式作原因状语）.

译文：尽萱许多英国人喜欢的不过是在星期天割草，但有些人只是坐

在树枝下面享受他们周围世界的美就很高兴了。

阅读思维升华：主题实践

1.Whatarethebenefitsofgardening?（CriticalThinking批判性思维）

Gardeningcannotonlvdogoodfortheenvironment,butalsomake

ueoplebeinHoodmood.

2.Inwhatwaysdopeoplebringnaturetotheirlife?（CreativeThinking创

造性思维）

Ifpeoplehaveagarden,theycanplantsomeflowersorsomevegetables

there.Ifnot,thevcanbuvsomefreshflowersandplacetheminthe

room,andsoon.

语篇总结归纳:主题深化

ThebookTheSecretGarden,1.published(publish)in1911,inspires

peopletoplantflowers.Butbeforethat,onlyafewpeoplehadenough

money2.tohave(have)gardens.Manyhouseshavebeenbuilt3.with

gardensandmanyBritishpeopleareproudoftheir“greenfingers”.In

springchildrenliketofindthe4.tallest(tall)sunflowers.Somepeople

spendmuchtime5.growing(grow)theirvegetablesforcompetitions.

However,thespaceon6.whichtogrowthingsislimitedsopeopleuse

theirrooftops7.asprivategardens.Thesegardens8.haveimproved

(improve)theairqualityandpeople'sliving9.conditions(condition)since

then.10.Whereyoutendarose...Athistlecan'tgrow.

》要点精研•理解应用《

1.replacev.以...替换,更换

*(2019,天津高考)Howmuchtimeandmoneywoulditcosttoreplacethe

contentsofthatlittlewallet?

更换那个小钱包里的东西要花多少时间和钱？

【词块积累】

replacesth.=taketheplaceofsth.代替...

replace...with/by...用...替换....

bereplacedby被...替换

replace...as取代...而成为....

①Thefactoryreplacedmostofitsworkerswithrobots.

这家工厂用机器人取代了大多数工人。

（2）Tourismhasreplacedagricultureasthenation'smainindustry.旅游业

取代了农业成为这个国家的主要产业。

③Mostmanuallaborinthepasthasbeenreplacedbvmodern

machines.

昔日大部分手工劳动已由现代化的机器所代替。

④Nothingcanevertaketheplaceofrealloveandfamilytogetherness.

什么都不能取代真爱与家庭和睦。

【知识延伸】

英语中表示"代替"的短语还有：inplaceof;taketheplaceof;takeone's

例如：谁将代替这位医生？

placeo

Whowillreplacethedoctor?

=Whowillbeinplaceofthedoctor?

=Whowilltaketheplaceofthedoctor?

2.expertadj.内行的，专家的

（教材原句）Expertgardenersknowjusttherightcornerforroses.

内行的园艺人知道哪个角落适合种植玫瑰。

【词块积累】

⑴beexpertat擅长...

⑵expertn.专家，能手

①HeisexpertatHavingbasketball.他擅长打篮球。

②Hisfatherisanexpertengineer,whohaswongreatfameathomeand

abroad.

他的父亲是一位技术高超的工程师，在国内外享有盛名。

。小词汇•大文化U

Evenanexpertsometimesmakesamistake.

老手儿也有失算时。(所以做事情需要认真)

3.rentv.租用，租借(rented;rented)

(教材原句)Thosewithoutoutsidespacecanrentsmallpiecesoflandon

whichtogrowthings.

住宅外部没有空间的居民可以租用小块土地种植作物。

【词块积累】

rentsth.fromsb.向某人租用某物

rentsth.(out)tosb.出租某物给某人

forrent出租；招租

①IrentedacarfromagaragesothatIcouldgetabout.

我从汽车修理厂租了一辆车，以便能够四处走走。

②Mydadhasavillathatherents(out)totourists.

我爸爸有一处乡间小屋出租给游客。

③Therearemanyhousesonsalebutfewforrent.

有很多房屋出售，但出租的却很少。

4.limitedadj.有限的

(2019•天津高考)Withabroaderperspective,wewillbemorefree,more

open-minded,andlesslimitedinwhatwecanbecome!有了更广阔的视

野，我们将更加自由，更加开放，不再局限于我们能成为什么样的人！

【词块积累】

limitn.限制；界限；限度vt.限制，限定

beyondthelimit超出限度

withoutlimit无限制地

belimitedto被限制在...

①Thehousepricesinthecityseemtosoarupwithoutlimit.这个城市

的房价好像在无限制地飞涨。

②Weshouldnotpushpeoplebevondthelimitoftheirendurance.

我们不应逼得太紧，以致超出他们的忍耐限度。

③Thebenefitwhichthereservoirbringstothevillagersisnotlimitedto

agriculture.

这水库给村民们带来的好处不限于农业方面。

【要点拾遗】

1.publishv.出版，发行；发表，宣布

（教材原句）ThesewordscomefromtheauthorofthebookTheSecret

Garden,firstpublishedin1911.

这些话出自1911年首次出版的《秘密花园》一书的作者。

①She'sjusthadanarticlepublishedintheirweekendsupplement.

她刚在他们周末版的增刊上发表了一篇文章。

②ThereportwillbepublishedontheInternet.

报告将在互联网上公布。

名师点津

表达"出版”含义的单词或短语还有:appear,comeout等。

2.benefitn.好处，益处v.使受益

（2020•江苏高考）Ifyouseehumorasanoptionalformofentertainment,

you'remissingsomeofitsbiggestbenefits.

如果你认为幽默是一种可选的娱乐方式，你就错过了它的一些最大好

处。

【词块积累】

beneficialadj.有利的，有益的

forsb.,sbenefit为帮助某人；为某人的利益

sb.benefit（s）from/bysth.某人得益于某物

①Thismeasureisofgreatbenefittotheimprovementofthejob.止匕项

措施对改进这项工作大有裨益。

②Ihavetypedoutsomelecturenotesforthebenefitofthosepeople

whowereabsentlastweek.

我帮上星期缺席的人打印了一些上课的要点。

③Weshouldspendthemoneyonsomethingthatwillbenefit

everyone.

我们应该把这笔钱花在大家都能得益的事上。

3.spend...doing...花费..做某事

（教材原句）Othersspendhourstryingtogrowperfectvegetablestoenter

intocompetitions.

其他人则花费大量的时间力图种出最完美的蔬菜参加竞赛。

名师点津

spend指花费金钱、时间、精力等，主语通常为人或机构，常用于

spendsth.onsth./（in）doingsth.结构中。cost主语通常为事物,后可

接双宾语，通常不用被动语态。take主语可以是人，也可以是事物，通

常以it作形式主语，后可接双宾语。

①（2019•全国卷H）Themicroorganisms（微生物）fromourbodiesgrow

uncontrollablyonsurfacesoftheInternationalSpaceStation,so

astronautsspendhourscleaningthemupeachweek.

来自我们身体的微生物在国际空间站的表面不受控制地生长，因此宇

航员每周要花几个小时清理它们。

②Thisway,theywillhavemoretimetospendonotherthings.这样他们

就有更多的时间花在其他事情上。

③Tomysurprise,sheshouldspend1,000dollarsonthebag.令我惊讶

的是，她竟然花一千美元买那个包。

》学情诊断•课堂测评《

I.单词拼写

1.Theoldladyrented（租）mehersparebedroomfor£200aweek.

2.Aftermanyyearsofhardwork,heovercamethelanguagebarrier1（障

碍）.

3.Thestructure（结构）ofthisproteinisparticularlycomplex.

4.Shesailed（航行）aroundtheworldsingle-handedinheryacht.

5.Thegrand（壮丽的）sightofMountHuangshanisbeyonddescription.

6.Thesemysteriouscreaturesliveatthebottomoftheocean（海洋）.

7.Lectureshavereplaced（代替）theoldtutorialsystem.

8.Manvexperts（专家）advocaterewardingyourchildforgoodbehaviour.

9.Thisisanareaofoutstandingnaturalbeautv（美）.

10.Thefirsteditionwaspublished（出版）in1765.

n.完成句子

1.Wewanttoknowwhetherthedrughasaneffectonpeople'shealth,

（haveaneffecton）

我们想知道这药对人们的健康是否有影响。

2.Wemadehimmonitorofourclass.（make+宾语+宾语补足语）我们让

他当我们的班长。

3.Thecompanyhasspentthousandsofpoundsupdatingthecomputer

systems,（spend...doing）

公司花了几千英镑更新计算机系统。

4.Hissecondbookwillbepublishednextmonth,（publish）

他的第二本书将在下个月出版。

5.Wecanknowmoreaboutthelifeofgreatpeopleaswellashistoryand

culturesofothercountries,（aswellas）

我们不仅可以更多地了解伟人的生活而且可以了解其他国家的历史和

文化。

语法填空

1.Thepillitselfhaschangedalotsinceitfirstcameontothemarket.

2.TheU.S.isdividedinto50statesandisseparatedfromChinabythe

Pacific.

3.Located(locate)intheeastofShandongProvince,Qingdaoisa

famoustourismcityandsummerresortinChina.

4.AsfarasI'mconcerned,nothingismoreimportant(imuortant)than

studyinghard.

5.Studentsshouldspendmoretimemaking(make)goodpreparationsfor

thecomingexamtogetagoodmark.

6.Whetherthiswillallowenoughtimeforconsumptiontorecover

remainsindoubt.

7.Hikingbyoneselfcanbefunandgoodforhealth.Itmayalsobegood

forcharacterbuilding.

8.Parentsareeagertoknowwhatcanmaketheirownchildren

happv(happiness).

9.Pollutedwaterhasabadeffectonpeople/slifeinthisregion,so

somethingmustbedonetostoppollution.

10.It'shightimethatIgotdowntoreflectingonmymistakesinorderto

makegreaterprogress.

》写作精析•技能提升④

概要写作

文本研读

ReadforWritingStyle

Whatisthewritingstyleofthepassage?

A.Argumentation.

B.Narration.

C.Exposition.

答案:C

ReadforStructure

Paragraph1:Britishpeople/slovefor1.tea.

Paragraph2:Various2.flavours

Paragraph3:Health3.benefits

ReadforKeyPoints

Paragraph1.Britishpeoplelovetomaketeawithfruitandherbs.

Paragraph2.However,recentyearshaveseenmoreandmoreunusual

flavourscomeontothemarket.

Paragraph3.Herbalteahasvarioushealthbenefits.

Rewritethekeypoints

Paragraph1.Addictedtomakingteawithfruitandherbs,Britishpeople

evenplantsomeherbsintheirowngardens.

Paragraph2.However,peoplehavefalleninlovewithsomeunusual

flavoursinrecentyears.

Paragraph3.Theherbalteacannotonlymakepeoplefeelrelaxed,but

alsoimprovetheimmunesystemanddigestionsystem.

Polishthesummarywiththelinkingwords

Addictedtomakingteawithfruitandherbs,Britishpeopleeven

plantherbsthatareeasytogrowintheirowngardens.Apartfromthe

commonflavours,peopleareinsearchofsomeunusualflavours,such

asmango,strawberry,apple,andsoon.Asidefromthevarietyof

flavours,herbalteaalsohasvarioushealthbenefits.Somecanhelppeople

relax,andsomearegoodfortheimmunesystemanddigestionsystem.

话题素材

1.话题特点

概要写作是要求学生对一篇文章进行归纳概括，用简洁的语言总

结文章要点。所表达的信息要忠实于原文，但不可原句照搬。

2.话题词汇

⑴目前：currently=nowadays=presently

⑵常见的现象：

acommonphenomenon=lt'scommonforsb.todo...

⑶与...有联系；与...有关：

beassociatedwith,connectwith

⑷导致：contributeto,leadto,resultin

⑸解释：accountfor

3.话题句式

⑴开头模板

①Thepassage/authorstressestheimportanceofencouragementfor

students.

这篇文章/作者强调了鼓励对学生的重要性。

②Thepassage/storyisaboutamisunderstandingbetweenateacherand

astudent.

这篇短文/故事是关于老师和学生之间的一个误会。

③Thearticlediscussestheimpactofpopularonlinenovels.

文章探讨了流行网络小说的影响。

(2)对比利弊

ThefactisthatthemajorityoftheyouthsinChinaarepositive,

comparedwiththoseindevelopedcountries.

事实是，与发达国家的年轻人相比，中国的大多数年轻人是积极的。

⑶研究报告

Asisreportedinthestudy,dreamsplayanimportantroleinpeople's

lives.

正如研究报告所述，梦在人们的生活中扮演着重要的角色。

实践应用

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Herbalmedicine(草药)，whichhasbeenusedformedicinal

purposes,istheuseofplantstotreatdiseases.Manyherbalistsusethe

entireplant,fromtheflowers,stems,leaves,androots,inthe

formofeverythingfromteastopills.Theseplantscontainnatural,

chemicalthingsthatcantreatthebodyforavarietyofdiseases—suchas

allergies,asthma,rheumatoidarthritis,migraine,chronicfatigue,

andcancer,amongothers.

Nowadaysanincreasingnumberofpeopleprefertoadoptthese

plantstotreattheirdiseasesbecausecomparedwithchemicalmedicine,

herbalmedicinehasitsownadvantages.Herbalmedicineandremedies

（治疗）aremoreeffectivethanchemicalmedicineforcertaindiseases.

Thechemicalmedicinegivenbyachemistcouldhavecertainnegativeside

effects.However,manyoftheherbalmedicineandremediesdonot

havenegativesideeffects.Ifany,theyaresofterthanchemical

medicine.Obesityisthecauseofmanyofthehealthproblems.Herbal

medicinecanhelpweight-lossmoreeffectivelyandimproveoverallhealth.

However,thecureusingherbalmedicineandsupplements（营养品）

wouldtakesometime,andthereforepeoplearesupposedtopossess

enoughpatience.Worsestill,herbalmedicinecontainsavarietyof

ingredients（成分）andpeoplehavetobesurethattheirbodyagreeswith

theingredientsandthatitisnotallergic（过敏的）.

Whenusedcorrectlyanddirectedbydoctors,herbscanhelptreata

varietyofdiseases.Butkeepinmindthattheherbalmedicineindustryis

notregulated,soherbalproductsareoftenmisleadingandmaycontain

additives（添加剂）andthatarenotlistedonthelabel（标签）.Some

herbsmaycauseallergicreactionsorinteractwithotherdrugs,and

somearepoisonousifusedimproperlyorathighdoses（齐（J量）.Taking

herbsonyourownincreasesyourrisk.

【文本结构】

Introduction玲Paragraph1.Definition

IParagraph2.Advantages

Body-—\.

1Paragraph3.Disadvantages

Conclusion玲Paragraph4.Advice

【要点提炼】

Paragraph1.Herbalmedicineistheuseoftheentireplantstotreata

varietyofdiseases.

Paragraph2.Unlikechemicalmedicine,herbalmedicineismoreeffective

andhasnoorfewernegativesideeffects.

Paragraph3.However,herbalmedicinealsohasdisadvantages,suchas

time-consumingandpossibleallergy.

Paragraph4.Peopleshoulduseherbalmedicinecautiously.

【要点升级】

Paragraph1.Herbalmedicineisawayoftreatingsomediseaseswhich

usesentireHantscontainingpowerfulthingsinvariousforms.

Paragraph2.Differentfromchemicalmedicine,herbalmedicineis

betterinseveralwayssuchasitsmoreeffectivenessandfewernegative

sideeffects.

Paragraph3.Herbalmedicinerequiresmoretimeforrecoveryandtends

tocauseallergvaswell.

Paragraph4.Peopleshoulduseherbmedicinewithcaution.

完美成篇

Herbalmedicineisawayoftreatingsomediseaseswhichusesentire

plantscontainingpowerfulthingsinvariousforms（要点1）.Differentfrom

chemicalmedicine,herbalmedicineisbetterinseveralwayssuchasits

moreeffectivenessandfewernegativesideeffects（要点2）.However,

herbalmedicinerequiresmoretimeforrecoveryandtendstocause

allergyaswell（要点3）.Therefore,peopleshoulduseherbmedicinewith

caution（要点4）.

》单元评价•能力深化④

1.wrapv.19.publishv.出版

包裹20.expertadj.内行的，专家的

2.sheetn.（冰或水等的）21.rentv.租用，租借

一大片22.souln.灵魂

3.dynastyn,朝代23.significantadj.重要的，影响深远

4.regionn.地区，区域的玲significancen.[U]&[C]重要性;

单

5.thereforeadv.因此，由（意义）重大

词

此24.designv.设计fdesignern.设计

6.shallowadj.浅的者，设计师

7.preventv.阻挡，防25.harmv.伤害，损害->harmful

止adj.有害的玲harmlessadj.无害的

8.generationn.一代人26.traditionn.传统好traditionaladj.

9.barriern.障碍，壁垒传统的，习俗的

10.structuren.结构，构27.agriculturen.农业玲a/ricultural

造，组织adj.农业的

11.grandadj.宏伟的，壮28.attractv.吸引，引起的兴趣

丽的->attractiveadj.有吸引力的，吸引

12.valleyn.谷，山谷人的好attractionzi.吸引，吸引力

13.platformn.高台，平台29.admirev.欣赏，观赏玲

14.thunderv.打雷admirationn.钦佩，羡慕

15.channeln.海峡30.beautvn,美，美丽玲beautiful

16.oceann.洋，大海adj.美丽的

17.desertn.沙漠，荒漠31.limitedadj.有限的玲limitn.（常

18.sailv.(乘船)航行作复数）范围与limitationn.限制，局

限

32.improvev.改善，改进玲

improvementn.改善，改进

1.behome

9.separate...from…把

to……的故乡/所

和……分开

在地/发源地

10.begoodfor对...有好处

短2.frombottomtotop从

11.indoubt存在疑问；怀疑

语下到上

12.reflecton仔细考虑，思考

3.goto(the)trouble不辞劳

13.passdown传递;传下来

苦;费力

14.haveaneffecton对...有影响

4.turn…into…把

变成……

5.washawav冲掉；冲走

6.inharmonvwith与

协调一致；与……和谐

7.connectwith连接;

与……联系

8.belocatedin坐落于

1.感官动词+宾语+宾语补足3.itis+过去分词+that

语Itisestimatedthatover8,000

Summerseesthemountainsspeciesofinsectscanbefoundina

turnbrightgreenwithBritishgarden.

growingrice.盛夏,佳禾吐据估计，在英国的花园中可以找到8

绿，将群山染成一片青绿。000多种昆虫。

句

2.spendtime(in)doingsth.4."否定词+比较级”表示最高级

式

花费时间做某事AndwhilemanyBritslikenothing

结

Today,millionsofBritslikebetterthanspendingtheirSunday

构

tosaythattheyhave“greencuttingthegrass,somearehappy

fingers”,witharoundhalfjusttositunderthebranchesofthe

thepopulationsspendingtreesandenjoythebeautyofthe

theirfreetimegardening.今worldaroundthem.

天，数以百万的英国人喜欢虽然许多英国人认为锄草是周日最

说他们有“绿手指（意为擅长棒的活动，但也有的人只要能坐在树

园艺）”，约有一半的英国人都下享受周围世界的美丽就心满意足

把空闲时间用在打理花园To

上。

》名著赏析•品味经典④

ElizabethandHerGermanGarden(excerpt)

May10th.—Iknewnothingwhateverlastyearaboutgardeningand

thisyearknowverylittlemore,butIhavedawningsofwhatmaybedone,

andhaveatleastmadeonegreatstep—fromipomoeastotea-roses.

Thegardenwasanabsolutewilderness.Itisallroundthehouse,but

theprincipalpartisonthesouthsideandhasevidentlyalwaysbeenso.

Thesouthfrontisone-storied,alongseriesofroomsopeningoneintothe

other,andthewallsarecoveredwithVirginiacreeper.Thereisalittle

galleryinthemiddle,leadingbyaflightofshakywoodenstepsdowninto

whatseemstohavebeentheonlyspotinthewholeplacethatwasever

caredfor.Thisisasemicirclecutintothelawnandedgedwithprivet,and

inthissemicircleareelevenbedsofdifferentsizesborderedwithboxand

arrangedroundasun-dial,andthesun-dialisverygrandandmoss-grown,

andgreatlybelovedbyme.Thesebedsweretheonlysignofanyattempt

atgardeningtobeseen,andtheseIhadsownwithipomoeas,thewhole

eleven,havingfoundaGermangardeningbook,accordingtowhich

ipomoeasinvastquantitieswastheonethingneedfultoturnthemost

hideousdesertintoaparadise.

Nothingelseinthatbookwasrecommendedwithanythinglikethe

samewarmth,andbeingentirelyignorantofthequantityofseed

necessary,Iboughttenpoundsofitandhaditsownnotonlyintheeleven

bedsbutroundnearlyeverytree,andthenwaitedingreatexcitementfor

thepromisedparadisetoappear.Itdidnot,andLlearned.mYfirstJesSQn.