CITIES AND TOWNS.

GARDENS AND YARDS

Most British people prefer to live in a house rather than a flat and one of the (1) ____ for this is that houses usually have gardens. The garden is (2) ____ by a fence or hedge and is a place where people can be outside and yet private. It is somewhere to sit when the weather is sunny, and somewhere for children to play.

If a house has a front and back garden, the front is likely to be formal and decorative, with a lawn or fancy paving and flower borders. In Britain people normally (3) ____ to sit in the back garden, out of (4) ____ of other people. The back garden usually also has a lawn and flower beds, and sometimes

a vegetable plot or fruit trees. There is often a bird table and a shed in which garden tools are (5) ____.

GARDENS AND YARDS

Most British people prefer to live in a house rather than a flat and one of the (1) ____ for this is that houses usually have gardens. The garden is (2) ____ by a fence or hedge and is a place where people can be outside and yet private. It is somewhere to sit when the weather is sunny, and somewhere for children to play.

If a house has a front and back garden, the front is likely to be formal and decorative, with a lawn or fancy paving and flower borders. In Britain people normally (3) ____ to sit in the back garden, out of (4) ____ of other people. The back garden usually also has a lawn and flower beds, and sometimes

a vegetable plot or fruit trees. There is often a bird table and a shed in which garden tools are (5) ____.

GARDENS AND YARDS

Most British people prefer to live in a house rather than a flat and one of the (1) ____ for this is that houses usually have gardens. The garden is (2) ____ by a fence or hedge and is a place where people can be outside and yet private. It is somewhere to sit when the weather is sunny, and somewhere for children to play.

If a house has a front and back garden, the front is likely to be formal and decorative, with a lawn or fancy paving and flower borders. In Britain people normally (3) ____ to sit in the back garden, out of (4) ____ of other people. The back garden usually also has a lawn and flower beds, and sometimes

a vegetable plot or fruit trees. There is often a bird table and a shed in which garden tools are (5) ____.

GARDENS AND YARDS

Most British people prefer to live in a house rather than a flat and one of the (1) ____ for this is that houses usually have gardens. The garden is (2) ____ by a fence or hedge and is a place where people can be outside and yet private. It is somewhere to sit when the weather is sunny, and somewhere for children to play.

If a house has a front and back garden, the front is likely to be formal and decorative, with a lawn or fancy paving and flower borders. In Britain people normally (3) ____ to sit in the back garden, out of (4) ____ of other people. The back garden usually also has a lawn and flower beds, and sometimes

a vegetable plot or fruit trees. There is often a bird table and a shed in which garden tools are (5) ____.

GARDENS AND YARDS

Most British people prefer to live in a house rather than a flat and one of the (1) ____ for this is that houses usually have gardens. The garden is (2) ____ by a fence or hedge and is a place where people can be outside and yet private. It is somewhere to sit when the weather is sunny, and somewhere for children to play.

If a house has a front and back garden, the front is likely to be formal and decorative, with a lawn or fancy paving and flower borders. In Britain people normally (3) ____ to sit in the back garden, out of (4) ____ of other people. The back garden usually also has a lawn and flower beds, and sometimes

a vegetable plot or fruit trees. There is often a bird table and a shed in which garden tools are (5) ____.

Some houses have only a very small back garden, (6) ____ of concrete, called a backyard or, in more fashionable areas, a patio. People often (7) ____ it with plants in tubs, or in pots or baskets (8) ____ to the wall. For British people a garden is an extension of their home. They buy garden furniture — chairs, tables and sun loungers — so that they can sit out side in summer and relax.

In the US the area of grass in front of and behind most houses is (9) ____ a yard. The word garden is used only for the areas where flowers and vegetables (10) ____. Yards usually consist of a lawn and trees, flowers and bushes. They may have fences around them and, at the front of the house, a path going from the door of the house to the street. Many backyards have swings, slides or climbing frames for children.

During warm weather, Americans spend a lot of time in their yards, especially the backyard. Children play there and often have small pools of water or sand boxes. All the children living in an area go (11) ____ into each other’s backyards. People like to eat outside, often (12) ____ meals on a barbecue.

Some houses have only a very small back garden, (6) ____ of concrete, called a backyard or, in more fashionable areas, a patio. People often (7) ____ it with plants in tubs, or in pots or baskets (8) ____ to the wall. For British people a garden is an extension of their home. They buy garden furniture — chairs, tables and sun loungers — so that they can sit out side in summer and relax.

In the US the area of grass in front of and behind most houses is (9) ____ a yard. The word garden is used only for the areas where flowers and vegetables (10) ____. Yards usually consist of a lawn and trees, flowers and bushes. They may have fences around them and, at the front of the house, a path going from the door of the house to the street. Many backyards have swings, slides or climbing frames for children.

During warm weather, Americans spend a lot of time in their yards, especially the backyard. Children play there and often have small pools of water or sand boxes. All the children living in an area go (11) ____ into each other’s backyards. People like to eat outside, often (12) ____ meals on a barbecue.

Some houses have only a very small back garden, (6) ____ of concrete, called a backyard or, in more fashionable areas, a patio. People often (7) ____ it with plants in tubs, or in pots or baskets (8) ____ to the wall. For British people a garden is an extension of their home. They buy garden furniture — chairs, tables and sun loungers — so that they can sit out side in summer and relax.

In the US the area of grass in front of and behind most houses is (9) ____ a yard. The word garden is used only for the areas where flowers and vegetables (10) ____. Yards usually consist of a lawn and trees, flowers and bushes. They may have fences around them and, at the front of the house, a path going from the door of the house to the street. Many backyards have swings, slides or climbing frames for children.

During warm weather, Americans spend a lot of time in their yards, especially the backyard. Children play there and often have small pools of water or sand boxes. All the children living in an area go (11) ____ into each other’s backyards. People like to eat outside, often (12) ____ meals on a barbecue.

Some houses have only a very small back garden, (6) ____ of concrete, called a backyard or, in more fashionable areas, a patio. People often (7) ____ it with plants in tubs, or in pots or baskets (8) ____ to the wall. For British people a garden is an extension of their home. They buy garden furniture — chairs, tables and sun loungers — so that they can sit out side in summer and relax.

In the US the area of grass in front of and behind most houses is (9) ____ a yard. The word garden is used only for the areas where flowers and vegetables (10) ____. Yards usually consist of a lawn and trees, flowers and bushes. They may have fences around them and, at the front of the house, a path going from the door of the house to the street. Many backyards have swings, slides or climbing frames for children.

During warm weather, Americans spend a lot of time in their yards, especially the backyard. Children play there and often have small pools of water or sand boxes. All the children living in an area go (11) ____ into each other’s backyards. People like to eat outside, often (12) ____ meals on a barbecue.

Some houses have only a very small back garden, (6) ____ of concrete, called a backyard or, in more fashionable areas, a patio. People often (7) ____ it with plants in tubs, or in pots or baskets (8) ____ to the wall. For British people a garden is an extension of their home. They buy garden furniture — chairs, tables and sun loungers — so that they can sit out side in summer and relax.

In the US the area of grass in front of and behind most houses is (9) ____ a yard. The word garden is used only for the areas where flowers and vegetables (10) ____. Yards usually consist of a lawn and trees, flowers and bushes. They may have fences around them and, at the front of the house, a path going from the door of the house to the street. Many backyards have swings, slides or climbing frames for children.

During warm weather, Americans spend a lot of time in their yards, especially the backyard. Children play there and often have small pools of water or sand boxes. All the children living in an area go (11) ____ into each other’s backyards. People like to eat outside, often (12) ____ meals on a barbecue.

Some houses have only a very small back garden, (6) ____ of concrete, called a backyard or, in more fashionable areas, a patio. People often (7) ____ it with plants in tubs, or in pots or baskets (8) ____ to the wall. For British people a garden is an extension of their home. They buy garden furniture — chairs, tables and sun loungers — so that they can sit out side in summer and relax.

In the US the area of grass in front of and behind most houses is (9) ____ a yard. The word garden is used only for the areas where flowers and vegetables (10) ____. Yards usually consist of a lawn and trees, flowers and bushes. They may have fences around them and, at the front of the house, a path going from the door of the house to the street. Many backyards have swings, slides or climbing frames for children.

During warm weather, Americans spend a lot of time in their yards, especially the backyard. Children play there and often have small pools of water or sand boxes. All the children living in an area go (11) ____ into each other’s backyards. People like to eat outside, often (12) ____ meals on a barbecue.

Some houses have only a very small back garden, (6) ____ of concrete, called a backyard or, in more fashionable areas, a patio. People often (7) ____ it with plants in tubs, or in pots or baskets (8) ____ to the wall. For British people a garden is an extension of their home. They buy garden furniture — chairs, tables and sun loungers — so that they can sit out side in summer and relax.

In the US the area of grass in front of and behind most houses is (9) ____ a yard. The word garden is used only for the areas where flowers and vegetables (10) ____. Yards usually consist of a lawn and trees, flowers and bushes. They may have fences around them and, at the front of the house, a path going from the door of the house to the street. Many backyards have swings, slides or climbing frames for children.

During warm weather, Americans spend a lot of time in their yards, especially the backyard. Children play there and often have small pools of water or sand boxes. All the children living in an area go (11) ____ into each other’s backyards. People like to eat outside, often (12) ____ meals on a barbecue.