3. Let’s review the new words.

4. Match the words with their meanings 1.commonly 2.actually 3.survive 4.excitement 5.unfairly A.In fact B.To continue to live or exist C.The state of feeling excited D.Usually E.Not fair according to a set of rules

5. nature,work,gardening,despite,truly 1.Holly likes flowers and she is interested in ________. She has a beautiful garden at home. 2.He was ______ a hero to save the girl who was trapped in a fire. 3.Many TV series are based on Qiong Yao’s ________. 4.In ______, all animals are wild and free. 5.________ her serious illness, she came to the meeting. gardening truly works nature Despite

6. Does the black tulip actually exist? Listen and read the passage Task 1

7. Skim the passage and tell true or false. 1.Nature is full of wonderful plants. 2.No plants can live in the desert. 3.Sometimes people get more excited by imaginary things by real ones. 4.It’s not difficult to find a real black tulip in nature. 5.The cultivator gave up their dream of growing truly dark flowers. Task 2 T F T F F

8. Scan the passage and finish B2 on P116 Task 3 Task 4 Find out useful phrases as much as you can.

9. Read Para 1 loudly and answer the questions 1.In which country does the imaginary flower called ‘black tulip’ grow?

10. Nature is filled with amazing plants. Nature is full of amazing plants.

11. Read the first sentence in Para 2 loudly 1.Who is the writer of the novel The Black Tulip? 2.Why does Cornelius try as hard as he can to create a black tulip? Answer the questions Alexandre Dumas In order to win a gardening competition

12. A young man called Cornelius tries as hard as he can to create a black tulip in order to win a gardening competition. A young man named Cornelius tries his best to create a black tulip so that he can win a gardening competition.

13. He is put in prison unfairly. He is behind bars unfairly.

14. The book sold faster than any of Dumas’s other works. The book sold fastest in all Dumas’s works.

15. Truly black flowers do not actually exist. People can’t find black flowers in the world. Truly black flowers can’t be found in the world.

16. The cultivators have tired their best to make this romantic dream come true. The cultivators have done their best to realize this romantic dream.

17. Homework 1.The box is full of books. 2.The man tries hard in order to win the competition. 3.The farmers did their best to grow grains. 4.The young man was behind bars. 5.It’s very uncommon for him to be so late. 6.Finally he made his dream come true.