Unit 8. Celebrations

1. It is celebrated on the third Sunday in June
2. It is celebrated in Australia and USA
3. It is celebrated for fathers
GUESSING GAME
Answer questions
Do you know Mother’s Day?
(It’s on the second Sunday in May in USA/ in the middle of March in UK )
2. Do we have Mother’s Day or Father’s Day?
3. Is it necessary to have a day to celebrate for our parents ?
4. What for ?


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UNIT 8

CELEBRATIONS

WRITE
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3 Le Duan street, BMT city
Dak Lak province
March 13th, 2008

Dear Hoa,
I’m writing to you to share my idea about (1)…………….. a day for our parents . As you know , many countries in the world such as Australia and USA , (2)……………………….….. celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day . I think it’s necessary to have a day to celebrate for our mothers and another for our fathers . These are (3)……………………..… for us to express our feelings , ( 4) ……………….….. and gratitude to our parents. They are also opportunities to enhance family tradition and bring family member close .

Love occasion children celebrating
3 Le Duan street, BMT city
Dak Lak province
March 13th, 2008




I’m writing to you to share my idea about (1)……………..…….. a day for our parents . As you know , many countries in the world such as Australia and USA , (2)……………………….….. celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day . I think it’s necessary to have a day to celebrate for our mothers and another for our fathers . These are (3)……………………..… for us to express our feelings , ( 4) ……………….….. and gratitude to our parents. They are also opportunities to enhance family tradition and bring family member close .

Love
occasions
children
celebrating
Dear Hoa,
Outline
* The reasons for celebrating this day:
- children express their feelings , memories, and love for their parents
- enhance family traditions and bring family member close


* When to celebrate :
(I think / I suggest/ In my opinion )we should choose .........
the (first / second/ third / fourth ) Sunday in (January / March/June/.) for our dad / for our mom. ( Sunday is a day off , everyone is free).
* How to celebrate :
I suggest that we should...
- have a party / a meal with all members of the family /go on a picnic / send cards to them
* What special gifts:
We should give our parents ...........
-flowers/ presents/ cakes/cards
* What special food:
I suggest we should ....................
-serve our parents the food they like best / make special cakes
* believe that the idea will be supported
- hope the day will be celebrated nationwide



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Goodbye see you soon
Have a good day!