Sunflowers light up Pangasinan in Philippines

 
Pre-reading questions:

  1. Do you like flowers? Why or why not?
  2. Have you seen a sunflower?

 
Last February 15, Tayug farmers in Pangasinan partnered with Filipino seed company Allied Botanical Corporation, the government, and the Department of Tourism to build the “A-Maze-Ing Sunflowers”. It has different colorful flowers that surround a sunflower maze. The A-Maze-Ing Sunflowers suddenly became the center of attraction of the city. Photos and videos of the newest tourist attraction were all viral in the internet.
 
Vocabulary:
farmer [noun] – a person who owns or manages a farm
colorful [adjective] – having much or different colors; bright
maze [noun] – a network of paths designed as puzzle
tourist attraction [noun] – a place of interest where tourists visit
viral [noun] – an image, video or advertisement that is circulated rapidly on internet
 
True or False:

  1. The A-Maze-Ing Sunflowers is located in Cebu City.
  2. The A-Maze-Ing Sunflowers was built by architects.
  3. The city’s center of attraction has different colorful flowers that surround a sunflower maze.
  4. The farmers had a partnership with Allied Botanical Corporation, the government, and the Department of Tourism to build the “A-Maze-Ing Sunflowers”.
  5. Photos and videos of the newest tourist attraction went viral online.