Racing to English

Definition pairs - gardening and plants

TEACHERS NOTES

This activity is based on the information in:

A basic Dictionary of plants and gardening by Nick Wright & Bobbie Neate

for children: ISBN 1-903634 05-9. For teachers and parents: ISBN 1-903634-04-0

published by Neate Publishing, Hedgerows, 33 Downside Road, Winchester SO22 5LT

Tel. [phone] Fax. [phone] www.neatepublishing.co.uk

MATERIALS

• A set of 24 cards, half the cards have a single word on them, the others have a matching definition. Photocopy the cards on to card and cut them out.

HOW TO PLAY THE GAME

1. Shuffle the cards.

2. Spread them out face down on the table.

3. Take it in turns to turn over ONE card.

4. Leave the card face up.

5. Look at the cards.

6. When you turn over a card see if it matches with another card. If it does you can take them both.

7. The player with the most pairs at the end is the winner.

Annual	A plant that grows, flowers and dies all in one year.
Anther	The place in a plant where the pollen is made.
Aphids	Small insects that suck juices from plants.
Chlorophyll	The substance that makes plants green.
Germinate	This is the word used when a seed first starts to grow.
Deciduous	Plants that lose their leaves. The leaves usually fall from the plant in autumn.
Carbon dioxide	A gas in the air; plants breathe in this gas and use it to make food for themselves.
Evergreen	A plant that is green all year round. It does not lose its leaves all at the same time.
Ladybird	A small round beetle (usually red) with black spots.
Slug	A small slimy creature, like a snail without the shell.
Weed	A plant that is in the wrong place.
Worm	A small, long animal that lives in the soil, it has no backbone.

Racing to English

© Gordon Ward 2010. Photocopiable only for use in the purchasing institution. Step 28: Definition pairs - gardening and plants

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