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Most young boys don't like growing
flowers and watering them. But for 16-year-old Angus, working in the garden isn't
just {#blank#}1{#/blank#} hobby - it has changed his life.
Angus has a special illness, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} IQ
is lower than a normal boy. Six months ago, he started learning how to grow
flowers. Now, he spends hours in the garden growing flowers, watering and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
(look) after them. "{#blank#}4{#/blank#} he worked in the garden, it was
difficult for Angus to concentrate in class and sometimes he didn't want to go
to school," said his mother Kim. "Now he can't wait {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
(go) to school and he is happy every day. We can see Angus is able to work in a
garden center in the future."
Research shows that working in the garden
improves mental and physics health. In the past, soldiers in Egypt {#blank#}6{#/blank#}
(treat) their mental problems after war by working in the garden. Even now,
some doctors advise people to work in the garden to treat their mental health
problems. And doctors also advise young people {#blank#}7{#/blank#}
Angus to work in the garden.
The lives of hundreds of {#blank#}8{#/blank#}
(child) in Britain with special needs, like Angus, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}
(change) by this special kind of education in the recent years. When working in
the garden, they have a chance to learn a lot of important skills, such as how
to work with other people and how to take care of plants. Besides, they become {#blank#}10{#/blank#}
(confidence) after working in the garden.