Superhero Academy
Tiny Trees
Tiny Trees
What is...
Wow it's beautiful!
Hey, Grandma! How are you?
Hi Billy! I'm great, thanks, dear. I took a picture of my garden. Look!
I can see ___.
What can you see, ___?
Wow it's beautiful!
Hi Billy! I'm great, thanks, dear. I took a picture of my garden. Look!
Hey, Grandma! How are you?
Granny, I want to have a garden too. But, I can't have one.
Why can't Billy have a garden?
Hmm... Why don't you ___?
make a candy tree
grow a bonsai tree
buy a plastic tree
Then, you can make a mini garden.
A bonsai tree is a small tree that looks like a big one.
Because the tree is small, you can use it to make a miniature garden!
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a bonsai tree
Billy: 3
I know 2 synonyms for the word miniature! How many do you know?
Class:
To make a miniature garden, you will also need ...
a bonsai tree.
pruning shears.
fertilizer.
garden decorations.
water.
soil.
a plant pot.
a watering can.
Ask your classmates!
What do we need to make a mini garden?
Yay! My miniature garden is ready!
- Is ... or ...?
- How many ...?
- What colour ...?
- What do you think ...?
- Is there ...?
- What is ... for?
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Ask each other questions about Billy's mini garden.
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Are you having fun?
No, I'm bored
No, not at all
I'm OK
I'm having fun
Yes, a lot!
- What ... ?
- Is Billy ... or ...?
- Do you think he can ...?
- He dropped his...
- He is ...
- Yes / No...
Student 2
Student 1
Oh no! I've dropped my miniature garden!
Help Billy put the garden together!
2. ___, add soil to the plant pot.
1. ___, get a new plant pot.
3. ___, plant the bonsai tree.
Don't worry! Let's fix your garden.
Afterwards
5
Next
2
Then
4
After that
3
Finally
6
First
1
5. ___, prune the bonsai tree with pruning shears.
4. ___, water the bonsai tree and give it fertaliser.
6. ___, add some garden decorations.
My grandma taught me how to plant a bonsai tree in 2 minutes.
How fast can you do it?
What do you do ___?
regularly
carefully
slowly
Of course I do, Billy. Let me share some with you:
1) Water your trees regularly.
2) Replant them carefully.
3) Prune them slowly.
Grandma, do you have any gardening secrets?
Gran, I'm having a problem with my bonsai tree.
OK, I can help you. What's the problem?
You should prune it slowly.
My bonsai tree is too big!
My ___ ___
looks dry!
You should ___ your bonsai tree carefully.
OK, I can help you. What's the ___?
Gran, I'm having a ___ with my bonsai tree.
Okay, I can help you. You should ____ carefully.
I'm having a problem with ___.
Grandma's garden
Billy's garden
Yes, it's beautiful! Let's compare our gardens.
Look at my garden! It looks like yours!
What do you think of miniature gardens?
Here's our mini garden! Thanks for your help today!
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Goodbye!
Goodbye!
Snowball game!
Bonsai originated in China over a thousand years ago. People in China started growing small trees in plant pots for decoration. Later, in Japan people started pruning the trees to make them look like miniature versions of big, old trees in nature. Today, people all around the world enjoy growing and taking care of these tiny, beautiful trees.
originated - started
Where did bonsai originate?
It originated in ...
What did Japanese people start doing to trees?
They started ...
When did bonsai originate?
It originated ... ago.
Student B
Student A
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5.2. A My little life - Tiny Trees
By Jekaterina Smirnova
