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In this edition of People and Places we hear about a new film, called Grow Your Own, that takes us to a very English place - an allotment. An allotment is a small plot of land rented to someone for growing vegetables or flowers.

Film critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh describes the film - so we hear plenty of descriptive language - as well as a lot of word play using the language of gardening!

And you can find out more about the language of this week's programme below.

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Vocabulary from the programme

word play
when you joke about the meanings of words

mild
gentle

Absolutely!
this is a very common way of emphasising that you agree with someone

home-grown
if something is home-grown, you grew it yourself in your garden or allotment

cringe-y
if something makes you cringe, it makes you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable

wishy washy
without strength or colour

a marrow
a large, long green vegetable

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