Reading comprehension/Vocabulary

Reading comprehension/Vocabulary
This issue’s ‘Words, Words’, on pages 18-19 of ENGLISH NOW
No 85, is about expressions related to gardens and
gardening. Test your understanding of the expressions in
the article with this exercise. Match the definitions on the
left with the words that they describe, on the right.
1. You go here to buy plants, tools
and furniture for your garden.
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* a. market garden
2. You use this when you want to
eat or relax outside.
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* b. yard
3. This expression is used to say
that you do not want something to
happen near where you live.
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* c. gardening tools
4. This is an area of short grass.
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* d. garden party
5. This is a special area in your
garden where you grow fruits and
vegetables.
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* e. back garden
6. You use these to tidy your
garden.
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* f. garden furniture
7. This is a social event outside.
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* g. garden centre
8. In the US, you don’t say
‘garden’, you say…
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* h. lawn
9. This is a place where you can
buy fruits and vegetables directly
from the producer.
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* i. kitchen garden
This expression describes the
garden behind your house.
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* j. not in my backyard
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