Pre-reading questions:
- How many flowers can you name in your language and what are they?
- Do you have what a green thumb means?
- Have you visited a flower garden?
The sunflower maze, located in Pangasinan, is now the talk of the town. With the support of Allied Botanical Corporation, the local government, and the Department of Tourism, Tayug farmers were able to build the Sunflower maze. With its dazzling landscape view, photos, videos and posts about the Sunflower maze have been regularly posted and shared on social media.
Since there is an average of 1,500 visitors per day, the exhibit of sunflowers brought extra profit to local farmers, workers, and tricycle drivers roaming in the area. According to Aida Molina, a native of Tayug and one of the workers in the exhibit of Sunflower maze, she is delighted to send all her children to school with her job. This exhibition of sunflowers in Pangasinan were able to boost the tourism.
Vocabulary:
talk of the town – something or someone people talk about in an interested or excited way
dazzling – extremely impressive, beautiful
exhibit – public display of work of art
profit – money earned from work or through investments
tourism – the commercial organization and operation of vacations and visits to places of interest
Comprehension Questions:
- What tourist attraction in Pangasinan suddenly became the talk of the town?
- Who supported the Tayug farmers in building the sunflower maze?
- How did the sunflower maze become viral on social media?
- How many tourists visit the exhibit in one day?
- What is the advantage of having the Sunflower maze to the local farmers, workers and tricycle drivers?
Express Your Opinion:
- Would you prefer to have a flower garden or a vegetable garden? Why?
- Which do you prefer for your garden, organic or chemical fertilizers? Explain.
- Do you think gardening is a hobby for old people only? Discuss.
- Why are flowers important?
- Are gardens good for the environment? Explain.