YARD/GARDEN: MEANING, SYNONYM, QUESTIONS AND CONVERSATION
MEANING
YARD (Am. E), GARDEN (Be. E)
The meaning of YARD is an area of land next to a building that usually has a hard surface and that is used for a specific purpose.
The meaning of GARDEN is a piece of land next to and belonging to a house, where flowers and other plants are grown, and often containing and area of grass.
SYNONYM
Synonyms of garden are ; backyard, nursery, conservatory, hothouse,
QUESTIONS ABOUT GARDEN IN CONVERSATION
1. What kind of garden do you like?
2. How much time to you spend in the garden in Sunday?
3. Is gardening good for your health ?
4. Do you know the famous name gardens in your city?
5. Can you mention some flower in your garden?
6. What do you need when you are gardening?
7. Which one do you like, flower garden or vegetable garden?
8. How does your family manage your garden?
9. Can you mention some kinds of garden ?
10. Does your house have a garden?
CONVERSATION
Max : What kind of garden do you like ?
Gee : I like flower garden?
Max : Why do you like flower garden?
Gee : I can see so many kinds of flowers.
Max : How many hours do yo spend when
you are in a garden?
Gee : three or four hours. What kind of garden do
you like ?
Max : I like container garden. I spend all morning
every Saturday
Gee : Let's go inside to have our lunch together.
TYPES OF GARDEN:
1. Flower Garden
2. Container Garden
3. Water Garden
3. Yard
4. Wildlife Garden
5. Tropical Garden
6. Butterfly Gardening
7. Kitchen Garden
8. Raised bed Gardening
9. Back Garden
10. Cottage Garden
11. Community Gardening
12. Rain Garden
13. Botanical Garden
14. Upside-down garening
15. Green roof Gardening
VOCABULARY OF YARD/GARDEN
1. Lamppost BE /ˈlæmp.pəʊst/ AE /ˈlæmp.poʊst/: a tall post with a light at
the side of roads and in other public area.
2. Mail box BE /ˈmeɪl.bɒks/ AE /ˈmeɪl.bɑːks/: i nth US, a box outside a
person's house where letters are put.
3. Front walk : a path of the entrance to a house
4. front steps : one of the surface that you walk on when you go up
or down stairs of the house.
5. porch BE/AE /pɔːrtʃ/ : a covered structure in front of the entrance
to a building. In Us is called veranda/
window that is put on the usual door or window for protection in
bad weather.
building, especially facing the road.
to the door of a house, that you push to tell the people inside that
you are there.
10. window
11. window screen : a flat surface put in the window to protect
from insects.
windows and entrance of a house from thieves when it is
closed.
15. chimney BE/AE /ˈtʃɪm.ni/: a hollow structure that allows the smoke
from the inside a building to escape to the air outside
17 garage door
18. driveway BE/AE /ˈdraɪv.weɪ/ : a short private road that leads from a
public road to a house or garage.
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