ENGLISH CLASSROOM 33英文教室三十三

ENGLISH CLASSROOM 33英文教室三十三

Learning English is easy, so please follow me every day.

MOTHER’S DAY

Mother's Day is an important day all around the world, even though it started in North America and Europe. Not all countries celebrate it on the same day, but the most popular day is the second Sunday in May. It is, of course, a day to honour our mothers and make them feel extra special. A punctuation point about the day is that most countries choose the singular possessive “Mother’s Day”, with the apostrophe before the ‘s’ to show that each family honours their mother, rather than all of the world’s mothers. Young children get especially excited about Mother’s Day and put a lot of effort into making cards and presents for their Mums, or Moms in America. For mothers, it is like having a second birthday.

Mother’s Day in the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, etc. means mothers usually get the day off from housework. It is common for children to cook for their mother so she can have breakfast in bed. She also receives presents, flowers and cards. In America, Mother's Day is the busiest day of the year for restaurants, as children take their Mums to lunch and/or dinner. Americans spend a lot on this day - over $2.5 billion on flowers and $70 million on Mother’s Day cards. In Sweden, people buy small plastic flowers and the money raised goes to help needy mothers and their children. Many people are against the idea of Mother’s Day as it is upsetting for children (and adults) who have lost their mother. Spare a thought for them this Mother’s Day.

PHRASE MATCH

Match the following phrases from the article.

Paragraph 1

1. Not all countries celebrate it  a. the ‘s’

2 honour our mothers and make  b. into making cards

3. the apostrophe before  c. a second birthday

4. Young children get especially  d. on the same day

5. put a lot of effort  e. excited

6. it is like having  f. them feel extra special

Paragraph 2

1. mothers usually get the day  a. a lot on this day

2 she can have breakfast  b. thought for them

3. the busiest day  c. needy mothers

4. Americans spend  d. off from housework

5. money raised goes to help  e. in bed

6. Spare a  f. of the year

Song of the day: Spice Girls-Mama

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsNbhwSXDB8

*The answers are coming on 5/11.

Ans= paragraph 1:

Q1.=D

Q2.=F

Q3.=A

Q4= E
Q5.=B

Q6.=C

paragraph 2:

Q1.= D

Q2= E

Q3= F

Q4= A

Q5= C

Q6= B