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A green surprise above the library
Most people visit Northgate Library to borrow books. But two years ago, the library started something new: a vegetable garden on its flat roof.
The idea came from Lena Novak, one of the librarians. "We had a large, empty roof and lots of visitors who wanted to learn about gardening," she explained. "So we asked for help, and the community answered."
Today, about forty volunteers look after the garden. They are students, retired people and families with small children. They grow tomatoes, beans, salad leaves, herbs and strawberries in large wooden boxes. Last summer, they also put two beehives on the roof, and the bees now help the plants to grow.
Every Saturday morning, the garden is open to the public. Visitors can join a free gardening class or simply sit and enjoy the view. Much of the food goes to a community kitchen nearby, which makes hot meals for people in the area.
The project is not always easy. The roof gets very hot in summer, so volunteers have to water the plants twice a day. "It's hard work," said Kofi Mensah, 68, "but I've made so many new friends here."
Next year, the library plans to build a small greenhouse so the garden can produce food in winter too.
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- Where is the garden?
- Whose idea was the garden?
- About how many volunteers look after the garden?
- There are bees in the garden.
- When can the public visit the garden?
- What happens to much of the food?
- Why do volunteers water the plants twice a day in summer?
- What does the library plan to do next year?
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- Most people visit the library to borrow books. Borrow means ...
- The volunteers grow plants in large wooden ___.
- When the garden is open to the ___, visitors can join a free gardening class.
- Visitors can simply sit and enjoy the view. Simply means ...
- Kofi Mensah is ___ years old.
- Kofi says the project is hard work. What is good about it for him?
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- b) On the roof of the libraryPerpustakaan memulai kebun sayur di atap datarnya.
- a) A librarian'sIdenya datang dari Lena Novak, salah satu pustakawan.
- c) FortyArtikel itu menyebutkan sekitar empat puluh sukarelawan merawat kebun tersebut.
- a) TrueMusim panas lalu, para sukarelawan menaruh dua sarang lebah di atap.
- b) On Saturday morningsSetiap Sabtu pagi, kebun dibuka untuk umum.
- c) It goes to a community kitchen.Sebagian besar hasilnya diberikan ke dapur komunitas di dekat sana, yang membuat makanan hangat.
- a) The roof gets very hot.Atapnya sangat panas di musim panas, jadi tanaman membutuhkan banyak air.
- c) Build a greenhousePerpustakaan berencana membangun rumah kaca kecil agar kebun bisa menghasilkan makanan di musim dingin.
Kata dan detail
- a) take something and give it back laterKetika kamu meminjam buku perpustakaan, kamu membawanya pulang dan mengembalikannya nanti.
- boxesMereka menanam tomat, kacang, dan tanaman lain di kotak kayu besar.
- publicOpen to the public berarti siapa pun boleh berkunjung. Pada hari-hari itu, pengunjung bisa mengikuti kelas berkebun gratis.
- b) justDi sini, simply berarti hanya: pengunjung tidak perlu melakukan hal lain.
- 68 / sixty-eight / sixty eightArtikel menyebutkan usianya setelah namanya: Kofi Mensah, 68.
- c) His new friendsKofi berkata: I've made so many new friends here.