I found that the most enjoyable thing teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), was the use of realia, that is, you take an everyday object, a tin of tomatoes for example, and exploit the possibilities for all they are worth. Food and drink have their own vocabulary. As do seed packets. So here is a brief reflection. It is the season for autumn sowing and my kind family have just made a birthday gift to my husband. Let's start with the spinach.
This is no common or garden spinach. The luscious red-veined baby leaves in the photo on the front and the name itself F1 Reddy tell us that it is a type of hybrid. This would take rather a lot of space to explain, and if I were clever with blogs I would have a blue instant link to the RHS website. (You can find it listed on my page). If I were in the classroom I would have satisfy myself that I understood this before I taught others. Be that as it may, there was one sentence in the small print that caught my eye: F1 Hybrid seed is expensive to produce and should be handled with care.
Seed is precious. I believe this applies to all seed, hybrid or not. Let us be grateful for it and handle it with care. Here is a verse from the Psalms:
He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow.
Will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him.
Psalm126:6
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