واژگان

Listen to the meaning then say the vocabulary word.

in opposition to what has been stated

on the contrary

to make ready for use

set up

a hand implement consisting of a row of teeth

rake

a tool with a long handle use for lifting and throwing

shovel

a tool with a heavy metal blade used for digging

spade

a garden tool that has a flat blade on a longhand

hoe

have all the things prepared

base covered

a person who tries to show he is so smart

smarty-pants

prepare for growing plants

till

something used when something is being presented

voila

Let’s try that faster.

in opposition to a has been stated

on the contrary

a tool with a heavy metal blade used for digging

spade

a hand implement consisting of a row of teeth

rake

a tool with a long handle use for lifting and throwing

shovel

to make ready for use

set up

prepare for growing plants

till

a person who tries to show he is so smart

smarty-pants

a garden tool that has a flat blade on a longhand

hoe

have all the things prepared

base covered

something used when something is being presented

viola

Now say the word and hear it in a sentence.

on the contrary:

On the contrary many Canadians do not speak French especially in Western Canada.

on the contrary:

On the contrary watering your plants every day will often kill them.

on the contrary:

On the contrary I agree with you completely this time.

smarty-pants:

She think she’s such a smarty-pants just because she can remember all 50 states and the capitals.

smarty-pants:

For such a smarty-pants there was nine times 6.5÷1.8 subtract .57.

smarty-pants:

So tell us smarty-pants, what should we do next? Since none of our ideas seem good enough for you.

Hoe:

I grab my gardening hoe and started scraping the weeds out of my garden.

Hoe:

My neighbor always uses a scuffle hoe but I prefer the heart hoe.

Hoe:

My mom’s back problems went away as soon as we bought her a garden hoe because she didn’t have to keep bending over to take the weeds out of the garden.

base covered:

We covered all the bases in the first meeting. Now let’s get down to business.

base covered:

As for financial security, she had all her bases covered.

base covered:

Are you sure we covered all the bases? Or do we miss something?

Till:

The workers till the soil until sundown.

Till:

I grabbed my spade, garden fork and rake and went out to till my garden.

Till:

It’s not good to till your soil more than once or twice per year.