云鵬

IS GRASS ALIVE？

Yes. Grass is a living（活的） plant like a tree， a bush（灌木叢）， or a flower. It grows when it is healthy.

WHAT IS LAWN GRASS？

There are many kinds of grass. Some grass we eat， some we build with， some we feed（喂養(yǎng)） to animals. Lawn（草地） grass is a grass that people like to walk and play on.

Look at the lawn statues（雕像） and remember their names. Then try the listening challenge（挑戰(zhàn)）！

1.LISTENING

Listen to the descriptions（描述） of lawn statues and write the first letter of the statue’s name in each circle.

2.Designing a New Gnome

Now that you know a few common（普遍的） lawn statues that people like to put on their lawns， imagine what you would want to put on a lawn. Color your own lawn gnome（地精）.

Mowing the lawn

Grass lawns need to be mowed（割草） regularly（定期地） to keep the grass looking nice and neat. You can use an electric mower（電動割草機） or a simple push-mower（推式割草機） like the one in the picture.

With permission（允許） from their parents， some children earn extra money by helping to mow lawns for neighbors（鄰居）. It can be fun and good exercise too.

WATERINGIT

If you don’t water a grass lawn for a long time， it will turn brown and maybe even stop growing. It’s important to use a sprinkler（灑水器） like the one in the picture or to use a garden hose（管子） to spray（噴，灑） water over the lawn.

This will help your lawn stay healthy and green！

RAKING GRASS LEAVES

After you mow the lawn， or after leaves fall onto the grass， you need to rake（耙平） up the cut grass and leaves.

Usually you rake it all up， put it into a big bag and carry it to a spot（地點） where you dump（傾倒） it to make a pile（堆） of natural compost（天然肥料）. All those leaves and cut grass can be used to（被用來） grow vegetables and flowers.

SEARCHING FOR WEEDS

In a meadow（草地）， plants like dandelion（蒲公英） are common. But on a grass lawn， they are not！ Most people only want one kind of grass to grow evenly（均勻地） across their lawn so that it is easy to play games safely on the lawn and is easier to maintain（維持）.

So you will need to look for and then pull out weeds（雜草） from the lawn.

3.QUESTIONS

1. How do some children earn extra money？

2. Should you throw away dead leaves and cut grass？

3. Should you plant or pull out weeds on a grass lawn？

ANSWERS：

1. By helping to mow lawns for neighbours.

2. No. Keep it and use it in the garden later！

3. Yes. You should pull out weeds from the lawn.

4.PARENTS' GUIDE家長提南

Why not plan to give your child some sensory experiences（感觀體驗） on or around grass lawns？ Our cities usually have parks with grass lawns to enjoy. Take time to visit and enjoy some lawn games as a family at weekends.

2.WHAT TO HEAR

Listen to music all about the joy of grass lawns.

Grass Ain’t Greener Grazing in the Grass

Green， Green Grass of Home

As Long as the Grass Shall Grow

WHAT TO WATCH

When it comes to finding visually（視覺上） enriching content（豐富的內(nèi)容） to watch with your child， consider these titles below.