The Lily-of-the-Valley

1) Fill in the gaps 1-15

It’s pretty, it has a beautiful fragrance and it has healing properties.

There are a number of 1.____________(BEAUTY) plants and flowers that are native to Russia. One of 2.____________(PRETTY) is the lily-of-the-valley. You can find it not in 3.____________( VALLEY) but in shaded garden areas as well as in 4.___________(WOOD) areas. The plants often grow close together to make large dense patches. It has two broad glossy 5. ________(LEAF) at the base of the plant. It also has fragrant little white, bell-shaped flowers on a leafless stalk that hang downwards. The petals on the flowers curl backwards. In the autumn, it 6._________(PRODUCE) shiny red berries. The lily-of-the-valley 7.__________(BE) a wildflower and a herb and is used in herbal medicine. The stem with the flowers is 8.___________(ACTIVE) part. It is collected and dried and used as a remedy for a number of different conditions mostly 9. __________(RELATE) to the heart and kidneys. It is also a well-known cure for headaches and it is sometimes used as a painkiller. 10. _____(TRADITIONAL), Russian peasants have long used the lily-of-the-valley to treat heart conditions. 11. ________(PERSON) also used to pick them to decorate 12. __________(THEY) homes or to give to someone as a gift. These days people really care about this 13.___________(CHARM) symbol of the 14. __________(RUSSIA) woods and are happy to admire it in its 15._________(NATURE) surroundings.

2) Read the text again and mark the sentences T(true), F(false) or NS(not stated).

1. The lily-of-the-valley is the prettiest flower in Russia.

2.The leaves of the flower is the most active part in herbal medicine.

3.The lily-of-the-valley is sometimes used as painkiller.

4.The petals on the flowers are useless.

5.The lily-of-the-valley is symbol of the Russian woods.

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