II. Reading

A. The following phrases appear in the text. How do you think they will be related to the title? Discuss with a partner, then scan the passage to see if you were right:

1. a national pastime, an expression of Britishness

2. to put one’s hands in the earth

3. a conservatory

4. a passionate gardener

5. to link Britons’ gardening obsession to several causes

6. the smallness of the island

7. social improvement

8. status and self – expression

9. a single nation, a particular British taste

10. to experience nature rather than just look at it

11. to demonstrate British informality

12. to encompass every sector of society

B. Read the text and match the highlighted words to their definitions:

1. to nurture; 2. to oppose; 3. distinct from; 4. to advocate; 5. in terms of; 6. a handful of; 7. green-fingered; 8. to be potty about; 9. heart-throb; 10. scarcity; 11. essential; 12. obsession; 13. shopkeeper; 14. charity; 15. Chief Executive.

A. ___ a small number of

B. ___ in love with smth, crazy about

C. ___ completely necessary, that you must have or do

D. ___a person, who is fanatically admired

E. ___ to emphasize the difference between two things; rather that

F. ___ smallness of supply compared with demand

G. ___ that describes a person, who is good at gardening

H. ___ the state in which you can only think about one person or thing so that you cannot think of anything else.

I. ___ clearly different from

J. ___ to take special care of smth / smb that is growing and developing

K. ___ to recommend or say that you support a particular plan or action

L. ___ used for showing which particular way you are thinking about smth or from which point of view

M. ___ a person who owns and managers a small shop

N. ___ an organization that collects money to help people who are poor, sick or to do work that is useful to society

O. ___ a person who is in charge of an organization being responsible for its day-to-day running according to the decision of the Board of Directors

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