Cherry blossom                    2 – Ash tree

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LAND HABITATS

Some deciduous trees:

1 – Cherry blossom                    2 – Ash tree

3 – Elm tree                                                               4 – Red Maple

Make necessary changes to the words in brackets:

Ash trees form a common part of the British landscape. Bushy and beautiful in full leaf, they provide strong hardwood when coppiced. While thorn trees provide the most common tree-related place name in England, ash trees come 1) ____ (TWO). People on the Isle of Man believed ash trees maintained 2) ____ (THEY) sacred springs, keeping them pure. The links between 3) ____ (THIS) trees and folklore stretch back to ancient Ireland. Three of Ireland’s five guardian trees were ash. It’s also the second most common tree found beside holy wells in Ireland. The link between the ash and water 4) _____ (NOT/BE) so surprising—the tree was sacred to Poseidon, Greek god of the sea. Ash is a strong wood. It’s handy for tools and handles because the wood 5) ____ (TAKE) shocks without splintering. The Welsh god Gwyddion used ash to make his staff.

Answers:

1 – SECOND, 2 – THEIR, 3 – THESE, 4 – ISN’T, 5 – TAKES

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