GREETING CARDS

RECEIVE BOOK NOT BEGIN YEAR MESSAGE SEND LATE CENTURY USE OFTEN SERVICE 19 INDUSTRY

Imagine being ill and ___ millions of greetings cards ___ people all over the ___. This is what happened ___ nine-year-old Craig Shergold when ___ got cancer in 1989. ___ got into the Guinness ___ of World Records after ___ 19 million cards in ___ year – the largest number ___ greetings cards sent to ___ single person. The tradition ___ sending greetings cards is ___ new. Experts say it ___ in ancient China and ___. The Chinese sent New ___ cards and Egyptians wrote ___ on papyrus. Europeans didn’t ___ greetings cards until centuries ___. In the early 15th ___, for example, the Germans ___ to send special notes ___ each other on New ___’s Day. In addition, around ___ middle of the 15th ___, Europeans began making paper ___ to send on Valentine’s ___. In those days cards ___ individually made and were ___ brought by messenger because ___ wasn’t an organised postal ___. This process often took ___ long time and was ___ cheap. Then, in the ___th century, new machines and ___ organised postal service meant ___ people could produce and ___ cards more easily and ___ cheaply. This was the ___ of the greetings card ___.
   People still buy greetings cards in shops. There are many different types of greetings cards. They may have messages like “Merry Christmas”, “Happy Birthday” or “Congratulations”. Today, however, many people prefer choosing their greetings cards from Internet websites. These cards are usually free and don’t cost money to send. If you’re worried about the environment, an online card saves paper too!

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Have fun....and take care!