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What kind of gifts do you like to receive for

Saint Valentine’s Day? Are they important to you?

cute accessories

owers

jewelry
romantic dinner

2. If you were to choose the owers for yourself, what kind

of owers would you choose? Why?

Look at the pictures and match owers with their names.

5. ___

2. ___ 3. ___

1. ___

A. Long-stemmed roses 4. ___

B. Orchids
C. Sun owers
D. Pink tulips 6. ___
E. White carnations
F. Daisies
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3. Why do you like these owers? Choose the
reasons from the list below or use your own ideas

1) … represent poetic love and admiration.

2) … are delicate and have subtle scent.
3) … remind me that spring is around the corner.
4) … are bright and eye-catching.
5) I just have a weakness for …
6) … are simply drop-dead gorgeous.

4. Is it eco-friendly to buy owers? Why (not)?

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 5. Quickly look through the article and say if buying
owers is sustainable. Why (not)?
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6. Read the article once again. What do these numbers represent?
2$ billion - _____________________________________________________________
4 billion - ______________________________________________________________
30 - ___________________________________________________________________
15,000 - _______________________________________________________________
28 - ___________________________________________________________________

7. Complete the sentences

1) The most popular owers on Valentine’s day are _________________________
2) Flowers are shipped to the USA from ___________________________________
3) The reason why owers are not sustainable especially on Valentine’s Day is
_____________________________________________________________________
4) Trucks that deliver owers produce greater carbon emissions because
____________________________________________________________________
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8. Match the sentences 1-5 with their equivalents A-E
1. It all comes down to shipping. - ___
2. You can pick up a less-nice-but-still-very- ne arrangement from the
grocery store. - ___
3. The environmental costs add up along the way. - ___
4. Valentine’s Day makes up more than one- fth of the country’s rose
growers’ annual revenue. - ___
5. It amounts to more than 15,000 tons of owers. - ___

A. You can buy a nice bouquet from the grocery store.

B. The most important aspect of this situation is shipping.
C. It is the same as 15,000 tons of owers.
D. Valentine’s Day is equal to more than one- fth of what the country’s
rose growers’ earn in a year.
E. The environmental damages will be increasing along the way.

9. Discuss the following questions

1) Have you changed your opinion about owers as gifts for Valentine’s Day?
2) What are more sustainable gifts one can give instead of owers? Discuss
the ideas below and brainstorm your own!

Flowers made of money

Flowers made of paper

Flowers made of chocolate

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 HOMEWORK

Watch the video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02xIPqA5Bjs]

and complete the exercises.

1. List the traditions Mary and her ancé have.

2. What did they do on their rst Valentine’s day?
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