Chapter 20 – Plants

I.  Complete these idioms with a word related to plant.

1.  He's crazy about Hong Kong so he tends to see everything in Hong Kong through ______-tinted glasses.

2.  Raising two children on one salary is no bed of ______.

3.  After taking a long, hot shower, he felt fresh as a ______.

4.  What? 20,000 yen for a shirt? Money doesn't grow on ______, you know. Be more economical!

5.  I saw her just before her talk and she was shaking like a ______.

6.  He has turned over a new ______and he's not drinking any more.

II.  Match each idiom with one of the definitions below. Write the sentence number next to each definition.

a.  to start behaving in a better way ______

b.  to shake a lot because of fright or nervousness ______

c.  to see only the pleasant parts of something ______

d.  a situation that is difficult or unpleasant ______

e.  to be full of energy and enthusiasm ______

f.  money is not easy to get ______

III.  Complete the sentences with a word related to plant.

1.  Holland is famous for its ______.

2.  The ______is the upper branches and leaves of a tree.

3.  A ______is the symbol of Scotland.

4.  ______a tree means to cut it down.

5.  French Canadians love putting ______syrup on their crepes.

6.  Traditionally, if you are with someone under that flower, you have to kiss him / her: ______

7.  The stages in the life of a flower are:

1) ______2) ______3) ______4) ______

IV.  Find 15 words related to trees in this word puzzle

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V.  Name the flowers.

______ / ______ / ______ / ______
______ / ______ / ______ / ______

VI.  Complete this poem using words related to trees or flowers. Use the French words in the box to help you. They can appear more than once and be in plural or singular form.

arbre écorce feuille fleur fleurir fougère pétale porter (des fruits) racine

Leaves Compared With Flowers by Robert Frost

A tree's ______may be ever so good,
So may its bar, so may its wood;
But unless you put the right thing to its ______
It never will show much ______or fruit.

But I may be one who does not care
Ever to have tree ______or ______.
Leaves for smooth and ______for rough,
Leaves and bark may be ______enough.

Some giant trees have bloom so small
They might as well have none at all.
Late in life I have come on ______.
Now lichens are due to have their turn.

I bade men tell me which in brief,
Which is fairer, flower or ______.
They did not have the wit to say,
Leaves by night and flowers by day.

Leaves and bar, leaves and ______,
To lean against and hear in the dark.
______I may have once pursued.
Leaves are all my darker mood.


Chapter 20 – Plants – Answer Key

I.  Complete these idioms with a word related to plant.

1.  He's crazy about Hong Kong so he tends to see everything in Hong Kong through rose-tinted glasses.

2.  Raising two children on one salary is no bed of roses.

3.  After taking a long, hot shower, he felt fresh as a daisy.

4.  What? 20,000 yen for a shirt? Money doesn't grow on trees you know. Be more economical!

5.  I saw her just before her talk and she was shaking like a leaf.

6.  He has turned over a new leaf and he's not drinking any more.

II.  Match each idiom with one of the definitions below. Write the sentence number next to each definition.

a.  to start behaving in a better way __6___

b.  to shake a lot because of fright or nervousness __5___

c.  to see only the pleasant parts of something __1___

d.  a situation that is difficult or unpleasant __2___

e.  to be full of energy and enthusiasm __3___

f.  money is not easy to get __4___

III.  Complete the sentences with a word related to plant.

1.  Holland is famous for its tulips.

2.  The treetop is the upper branches and leaves of a tree.

3.  A thistle is the symbol of Scotland.

4.  to fell a tree means to cut it down.

5.  French Canadians love putting maple syrup on their crepes.

6.  Traditionally, if you are with someone under that flower, you have to kiss him / her: holly

7.  The stages in the life of a flower are:

1) to grow 2) to flower 3) to droop 4) to wither

IV.  Find 15 words related to trees in this word puzzle

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HSUBREKIRCSAJ

MJFZMINEIEWNG

HCEEBILIFDHRP

RALPOPWOPAIEP

CHESTNUTTREEX

SRENURPOTDIXC

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KFXRROJKMZIAM

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Horizontally: plane / bush / beech / poplar / chestnut tree / prune / willow / foliage / birch

Vertically: oak / fir / cedar

Diagonally: redwood / shrub / pine

V.  Name the flowers.

_____ivy______ / _____orchid____ / _____rose______ / ____waterlily______
__buttercup___ / ___daisy______ / ___poppy_____ / ______reed______

VI.  Complete this poem using words related to trees or flowers. Use the French words in the box to help you. They can appear more than once and be in plural or singular form.

arbre écorce feuille fleur fleurir fougère pétale porter (des fruits) racine

Leaves Compared With Flowers by Robert Frost

A tree's leaves may be ever so good,
So may its bar, so may its wood;
But unless you put the right thing to its root
It never will show much flower or fruit.

But I may be one who does not care
Ever to have tree blossom or bear.
Leaves for smooth and bark for rough,
Leaves and bark may be tree enough.

Some giant trees have bloom so small
They might as well have none at all.
Late in life I have come on fern.
Now lichens are due to have their turn.

I bade men tell me which in brief,
Which is fairer, flower or leaf.
They did not have the wit to say,
Leaves by night and flowers by day.

Leaves and bar, leaves and bark,
To lean against and hear in the dark.
Petals I may have once pursued.
Leaves are all my darker mood.