A2 LEVEL

Topiary Garden

A2 Worksheet

Vocabulary

  1. Garden
    A piece of land where plants grow.

  2. Topiary
    The art of cutting trees or bushes into shapes.

  3. Cut
    To make something shorter or shape it by removing parts.

  4. Oldest
    The one that has existed the longest.

  5. Tradition
    A custom or habit passed down over time.

  6. Sculptures
    Shapes made by cutting or carving plants or materials.

  7. Shape
    The form or outline of something.

  8. Gardener
    A person who takes care of plants and gardens.

  9. Trim
    To cut a little to keep something neat and tidy.

  10. Skill
    The ability to do something well.

Grammar Points

  1. Present Simple Tense: 
    Used for facts and routines (e.g., "It takes skill.").

  2. Past Simple Tense: 
    Used for completed actions in the past (e.g., "This garden was first made in 1694.").

  3. Present Continuous Tense: 
    Used for ongoing or planned actions (e.g., "The gardeners will be working for six months.").

  4. Modal Verbs ‘will’ and ‘would’: 
    Used for future intentions and polite statements (e.g., "They will work." / "I would love to have a garden like this.").

  5. Comparatives and Superlatives: 
    Used to compare things (e.g., "It is the oldest topiary garden.").

  6. Prepositions of Place and Time: 
    Used to show location or time (e.g., "At Levens Hall." / "From the bottom to the top.").

Activities

Activity 1
Choose the Right Word

Instructions
Read the sentences. Choose the correct word from below: 

garden | topiary | trim | shape | skill

Sentences:

  1. The ______ at Levens Hall has many plant sculptures.

  2. It takes a lot of ______ to cut plants into animals or hats.

  3. A triangle is a kind of ______.

  4. The gardeners ______ the bushes to keep them neat.

  5. ______ is the art of cutting trees into fun shapes.

Activity 2
True or False

Instructions
Read the sentences about the garden at Levens Hall. Write True if the sentence is correct or False if it is not.

Sentences:

  1. The garden at Levens Hall is the oldest topiary garden in the world.

  2. Topiary means painting trees in bright colors.

  3. The garden takes six months to cut every year.

  4. There are more than 100 sculptures made from plants in the garden.

  5. Topiary was popular more than 300 years ago.

  6. The gardeners start working from the top to the bottom of the garden.

Activity 3
Discussion: Describing a Garden (Speaking/Writing)

Instructions
Work alone or with a partner. Describe a real or imaginary garden. Speak or write a short paragraph. Use words like: big, small, tall, round and verbs like grow, cut, trim, water, and plant.

Example:
“In my garden, there are tall trees and many colorful flowers. I like to water the plants every day.”

Questions

  1. How long does it take to cut the garden at Levens Hall?

  2. When was the garden first made?

  3. How many sculptures are in the garden?