Bright, vibrant flowers seem to be popular with people today. More modern flowers such as lilies are now being combined with old favourites like the Irish and Chrysanthemum. The tulip is another very popular flower. In Australia the tulip is in season from April until September or October. Bright yellows, oranges and reds are often put together in baskets, bowls and bouquets. Green foliage such as Eucalyptus leaves is added to break up the color.
The most popular type of flower arrangement is the bouquet. They are hand-held and less expensive than arrangements in baskets and bowls. There can be a variety of flowers in a bouquet or just one type of flower.
Australians usually send flowers for special occasions, such as, the birth of a baby, weddings, birthdays, and funerals. Australia has a special day called “Daffodil Day” on the 1st of September. On this day it is a tradition to buy a bunch of daffodils as a sign of respect for cancer sufferers. All proceeds from sales that day go towards cancer research
1. Find in text English equivalents to the following words and word combinations:
зеленая листва, быть популярным, самый популярный вид аранжировки цветов, сделанный руками, в букете, посылать цветы по особому случаю, в этот день, букет нарциссов, доходы от продажи
2. Find in text synonyms to the following words and word combinations:to mix, for special event, a token of respect, all returns, to break up the tint
3. Find in the text antonyms to the following words and word combinations:pale flowers, cheap, to sell, to take away the leaves, a sign of insult
Oh, hello my dear british friend. I'm so glad you wrote me a letter. I'm truly understand your problems with modern fashoin, it's really fast changing and so hard to catch all actual trends. But we don't have that kind of problems here in Russia. All the people are wearing sportswear (mostly black color) and look alike — it's cheap and pragmatic. And we don't have "I prefer to wear this, I prefer to wear that", you must wear the same clothes as people around you. I usually buy clothes on a public market with my friends, there are not much to choose from so it's pretty easy. I recommend you immigrate to Russia to get rid of your problem.
Everyone has their own approach to the preparation of the birth. Usually, his birthday is celebrated at home with family and friends. My mother and grandmother and cook a lot of food, we have a lot of different drinks and dessert, a must-do. This year I decided to make myself a cake for guests. I took all the cookbooks and found a suitable recipe and then executed cooking. Fortunately, the cake vishil chic ... Everyone loved it. For friends I have prepared special contests, puzzles. Close to 10 pm we had a disco to loud music. That's how a lot of things I do to prepare for a birthday!