Group work. Prepare a presentation about popular garden flowers according to the text. (See appendix 6.)

11. Group work. Deliver your presentationto the class. Get ready to answer questions and discuss different points of view persisting in your own opinion. (See appendix 1.)

12. Group work. Reflect on your own professional speech. (See appendix 4.)

13.Group work. Reflect on the professional speech of other groups. (See appendix 4.)

Writing

Write a reflection on the text “ Popular Flowers for the Garden”.

(See appendix 4.)

Grammar Focus

15. Read the following sentences and underline - ing forms. Translate the sentences:

1. There are many different types of gardening includingvarious styles, techniques, locations and types of plants.

2. Planning to have a rock garden, you need to know whether the plants used for this type of garden will survive in that location.

3. Designing a flower garden is an art.

4. Before starting a flower garden, you need to plan it in a proper way.

5. Planting is one of the important processes in flower gardening.

6. For planting transplants it is necessary to dig a hole slightly bigger than the flower, draw the container off and set the flower into the hole.

7. Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. 

8. Annuals are also known as seasonal flowering plants which flower only for three to four months.

9. It is essential to take care of flowers growing in your garden in order to keep the flowers healthy and flourishing.

10. In order to encourage the flush new growth, it is necessary to pinch annual flowers early in the growing season.

 

16. Pair work. Discuss the following statements with your partner. Express your own opinion:

1.When considering the flowerbed size, it is important to remember that a wide one is better.

2.Designing a flower garden is an art.

3. Selecting the right site is very essential about raising a garden.

4. Planting is one of the important processes in flower gardening.

5. When starting your own flower garden, it is essential to know what types of flowers you want to grow, when the flowers bloom and what their height is.

6. Adding a dose of organic fertilizer to the soil keeps the plants healthy and productive.

7. Planting your garden with different varieties of flowers and taking proper care of them, you can enjoy the benefits season after season. 

 

Module 4

A LANDSCAPE DESIGN

 

Unit 9

DEVELOPING A LANDSCAPE DESIGN

I. Warming up (Разминка)

Listening & Speaking

 1. Group work. Reflect on the following quotes about the design, interpret them and share your ideas with the class. Get ready to discuss different points of view answering questions and persisting in your own opinion. (See appendix 1):

“To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or master”. John Maeda.

“The original idea makes design distinctive, function makes it work and quality adds value”. Don Newgren.

Useful terms and phrases

2. Read the following terms and phrases, mind their pronunciation:

idea of the project	представление об объекте
garden concept	понятие «сад»
garden type and its functions	тип сада и его функции
siting	выбор места
plantation/ soil  analysis	анализ почвы/насаждений
soil humidity	влажность почвы
availability of underground utilities and overland lines of communication	наличие подземных и наземных коммуникаций
site location	местоположение объекта
site plan	ситуационный план участка
sun lighting	освещённость
stock of plants	ассортимент растений
plants’ color scheme	цветовая гамма растений
customer orientation	ориентация на заказчика
design graphical part	графическая часть проекта
planting project	план посадки
design economic section	экономическая часть проекта
number and cost of plants	количество и стоимость растений
inert aggregate	инертный материал
master plan	генеральный план
landscaping layout plan	разбивочный план озеленения
site specificity/ site specific character	специфика участка
creating design concept	создание концепции проекта
design concept	идея проекта
design duration	сроки осуществления проекта
commission	давать заказ, поручать
to talk over the matter	обсудить детально вопрос
viewing design points (three-dimensional sketches)	видовые точки проекта
D-size drawings/ working drawings	рабочие чертежи
master plan	генеральный план
landscaping layout plan	разбивочный план озеленения
to differentiate between	различать
flowerbed detail project	рабочий проект цветника

 

II. Evocation (Вызов)

Speaking & Listening

 

3. Group work. Reflect on the following questions about a landscape design and share your ideas with the group:

1. What difficulties can you face creating a landscape design?

2. What are the stages of the flowerbed design?

3. Can you differentiate between the flowerbed and flower garden design?

4. What are the stages of the flower garden design?