Unit 8. Celebrations

CELEBRATIONS
Birthday
Easter
New Year
Christmas
Valentine’s Day
Father’s Day
Mother’s Day
You think it is necessary to have a day to celebrate for your mom and another for your dad. Write to a friend to share this idea.
OUTLINE
State you think your idea will be supported and you hope the day will be celebrated nationwide.
First paragraph :
Second paragraph :
Third paragraph :
Tell your friend the reason(s) for celebrating this day
Give more details
Choose the right options to tell the reasons for celebrating “Father’s Day” and “Mother’s Day”
It will be a day for us to express our feelings, memories and love for our fathers (or mothers)
It is a good time for families to clean and decorate their home and enjoy special food such as sticky rice
This will be a great chance to enhance family traditions
One of the reasons that we should celebrate “Father’s Day” and “Mother’s Day is that it brings family member closer
Christian believe that Jesus is the light of the world so the early Christians thought that this was the right time to celebrate the birth of Jesus
On this festival, people celebrate freedom from slavery. It’s a very important nationwide celebration of Jewish
It will be a day for us to express our feelings, memories and love for our fathers (or mothers)

3. This will be a great chance to enhance family traditions

4. One of the reasons that we should celebrate “Father’s Day” and “Mother’s Day is that it brings family member closer.
Choose the right options to tell the reasons for celebrating “Father’s Day” and “Mother’s Day”
SECOND PARAGRAPH
WHEN?
Day of the week
Why?
HOW?
Having parties
Sending cards
WHAT?
Special gifts
Special foods
Rearrange the following sentences
And we should cook the food that they like best.
It is a good idea to have lunch or dinner with all members of the family.
I think the first Sunday of August is suitable because Sunday is a day off, everyone is free.
We should give our fathers greeting cards and special gifts.
Rearrange the following sentences
I think the first Sunday of August is suitable because Sunday is a day off, everyone is free.
It is a good idea to have lunch or dinner with all members of the family.
We should give our fathers greeting cards and special gifts.
And we should cook the food that they like best.

OUTLINE
First paragraph :
Second paragraph :
Third paragraph :
Tell your friend the reason(s) for celebrating this day
Give details about :
When to celebrate : what day of the week…(why?)
How to celebrate : having parties, sending cards…
What special gifts to give to dads and moms.
What special food to offer.
State you think your idea will be supported and you hope the day will be celebrated nationwide.
(1) In my opinion I think it’s important for us to have a day to celebrate for our parents because ………………..
(2) We should celebrate it on ……………. because ……………………………… It’s a good idea to ...........…………… (3) Our parents should be given …………………………………………….. And we should cook………………………………………….
(4) I hope that my idea will be supported and the day will be celebrated nationwide because………………….
Learn new words
Write a letter to an American friend to tell what you should do to express your feelings on Women’s Day