NATURE

Fill in the blanks the meaning of the poem. We do not have _____________, we do not have _____________, we do not have ___________. We do not have ___________. Even though we do not have the four seasons, we still have out bright ____________ days and the fertile land which is planted with __________________ and the best part is we have a lot ___________. The rain is so ______________ that you could not hear anything else except for the heavy _________ that fall heavily on the ___________. We could hear the sound of water follow through the _________________. We also have strong _____________. They also experience ______________ life during the __________ season as the leaves are falling and there is time when the plantation cannot be done after the ________________ season. They have to leave the land for a while as they wanted the land to be fertile again after harvesting the sugar cane. During the _______ season, everything is fading due to the little amount of water. ___________ season is a disaster especially to the __________ who depend so much on the plantation. Now imagine how a forest looks like during the rainy season? Imagine what happens to all the living things in the forest after rainy season. _________ brings a lot of wonders. After the rainy season, the ___________ will grow well and beautifully and of course in abundant flowers will definitely attract the ____________. All the green plants grow and the presence of rain will definitely give a new life to the forest and to all living things. after the rainy season, all the flowers will grow and flourish as rain has once again made the land fertile.

Match the meanings with the words from the poem Nature 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. An alternative/ substitute/ replacement - _________________ Green, abundant, fertile, blossoming - ___________________ Wonderfully, superbly, well - _______________ Hit, strike, pound, punch - _________________ To move quickly into the air - ______________ Channel, ditch - _______________ Move violently, great fight - _________________ Die away, become paler - ___________________ Harvest - __________________ ploughed land which is left unused - _______________ Mature, ready, ripen - _______________ Sugarcane - _____________ Stretch out - _____________

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Naked, exposed, uncovered - _________________ Soaring - ____________ Shrub, plant - ________________ Bend, wave, swing - ________________ Smell, odour, aroma, fragrance - ___________________ Smallest amount, least - ______________ A type of flower in Jamaica that is yellow in colour - ____________________ Cover, floor, tile - ______________ Timber, forest - ________________ A tree which has been cut into pieces to make fire, firewood - _____________ Flourish, grow healthy -