Nature Vocabulary: Learn English in the Garden, by English by Jay - Sprout on YouTube. 14 min 52 s.
- Video length
- 14 min 52 s
- Time to do it
- 20 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Choose a spot outdoors with plants you can point to, such as a garden, a park or a row of pots on a balcony.
Walk slowly and say the English name of each herb, flower and plant you pass out loud. Look up any word you do not know in your phone dictionary.
Write each new word in your notebook next to a short note about where the plant grows and what it looks like.
Describe one plant at a time in a full sentence. Mention its colour, size, leaf shape and smell, for example "This herb has small green leaves and a strong smell".
Compare two plants using describing words, such as taller, softer, darker or wider.
Finish the walk by speaking a short summary of what you saw, using at least five of your new words in full sentences.
Come back to the same spot a few days later and name everything again without looking at your notes.
Move the words you keep forgetting onto flashcards and review them before your next walk.
Tips and common mistakes
Say the words out loud rather than reading them silently, because speaking is the skill you are practising.
Pick the same route each week so you repeat the same words and notice new plants as they appear.
Write the plant name next to a drawing or a phone photo so the word sticks to a picture, not just a list.
If you cannot name a plant, describe it first and look up the name afterwards.
Questions
Do I need a real garden for this?
No. A park, a street with trees, a balcony with pots or even a supermarket herb shelf works. What matters is standing near real plants you can see and touch.
How many new words should I aim for in one session?
Aim for five to ten new plant words per walk. Fewer words that you can use in full sentences are worth more than a long list you never say out loud.
What if I do not know the plant's name in my own language either?
Describe it in English instead. Say what the leaves look like and where it grows, then check the name later with a plant app or a gardener.
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