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Beginner (Level 3-4)

Beautiful flowers
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Which of these are flowers?

Rose

Maple

Gladiolus

Peony

Birch

Hyacinth

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What is your favorite flower?

• … is my favorite flower.

• I like … because …

• My favorite flower is …

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Ana and Mary are talking about the meaning of flowers.

Ana: Do you know that flowers have meanings?

Mary: Yes. I know that carnation means beauty. Sunflower
means pure thoughts.
Ana: You’re right. I learned earlier that tulip means perfect love
and that gardenia means sweetness.
Mary: Flowers are not only lovely. They are also very interesting.

What does tulip mean? 3

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Fill in the blanks using the words inside the Word Bank.
Act out the conversation with your teacher.
Ana: Do you know that flowers have meanings?
Mary: Yes. I know that carnation means _____. Sunflower
means pure _____.
Ana: You’re right. I learned earlier that _____ means perfect
love and that gardenia means _____.
Mary: Flowers are not only _____. They are also very _____.

Word Bank
lovely thoughts beauty
tulip interesting sweetness
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Ana and Mary are now talking about the importance of flowers.

Ana: Flowers also have an important role in our life.

They can make us happy and cheerful.
Mary: We can also show how we feel for others by giving them
flowers.
Ana: Right. That is why men usually give their girlfriends or
wives flowers.
Mary: During Mother’s Day, we give out mothers flowers, too.
The flowers tell our mothers how much we love them.
Ana: I agree.

Why are flowers important? 5

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Put the responses inside the right box. Act out the conversation with your teacher.

I agree.
Ana
Right. That is why men usually give their
girlfriends and wives flowers.

Flowers also have an important role in our

life. They can make us happy and cheerful.

During Mother’s Day, we give our

mothers flowers, too. The flowers tell our Mary
mothers how much we love them.

We can also show how we feel to others by

giving them flowers. 6
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Ana and Mary are discussing their favorite flowers.

Mary: What is your favorite flower?

Ana: I love daffodils. That is because I like the color yellow.

Mary: What does daffodil mean?

Ana: Daffodil means a new beginning. What is your favorite?

Mary: Peonies are my favorite. I like them because they mean a

happy life.

What is Ana’s favorite flower? 7

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Arrange the responses in order, and act out the conversation.

Mary:
A. Daffodil means a new beginning. What is
your favorite?
Ana:
B. I love daffodils. That is because I like the
color yellow.
Mary:
C. Peonies are my favorite. I like them because
they mean a happy life.
Ana:
D. What is your favorite flower?

Mary: E. What does daffodil mean?

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Here are some sentences you can use to talk about flowers.

• Carnation means beauty.

• Sunflower means pure thoughts.
• Flowers can make us happy and cheerful.
• We can also show how we feel for others by
giving them flowers.
• I adore daffodils because I like the color yellow.
• Peonies are my favorite because they mean a
happy life.

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Choose a scenario, and act it out with your teacher.

A friend is asking about A classmate is asking about One of your friends wants to
your favorite flower. the importance of flowers in know some flowers and
our life. their meanings.

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Choose the right set of sentences that you can use in the scenes on the previous page.

A B C
1. Tulip has the meaning 1. My favorite flower is 1. Flowers are important
perfect love. carnation. because they make us
2. Carnation means beauty. 2. Carnations can be red, happy.
3. Sunflower means pure white, pink, and purple. 2. Flowers help us show our
thoughts. 3. I like carnations because feelings for others.
they mean beauty. 3. They can be gifts.

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