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GW/PW. Read the Fact File and search for more symbols of countries.

Fact File
Red poppy is the national flower of Albania.
Lotus is the national flower of India.
Jasmine is the national flower of Pakistan.
Calanit is the national flower of Israel.
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CA. Look and match the pictures to the facts.

A) is a symbol of England.
B) is the symbol of Scotland.
C) is the symbol of Wales.
D) is the symbol of Northern Ireland.
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PW. Listen and complete the dialogue giving comments. Act it out.

Aysel: Samir, darling, don’t you think to make a flowerbed in the corner!
Samir: We have far too many flowerbeds. What is a garden for, if it isn’t for planting fruit trees, vegetables and useful things like that?
Aysel: Oh Samir, you know that a garden is a place for flowers.
Samir: Rubbish! I think of digging up the roses and planting a few cabbages or some onions and potatoes there.
Aysel: You’ll plant them in my flowerbeds?! I have never heard of anything like that ... .
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PW. Make up a conversation answering the questions.

1. What is your favourite flower? Why?
2. Do you like to give flowers to your teacher/mother/sister/granny/ anyone?
3. Do you know the meaning of flowers?
4. Whom do you give flowers on holidays/birthdays?
5. What flowers have you got in your garden/home?
6. Do flowers give us positive energy? How?