Lesson 1: Mother’s Day

A Look at the picture and discuss the questions.
1 What do you think the woman is to the
child?
2 Why is she holding the child on her
flank?
3 Can a mother be compared to anybody?
“She can be compared with no other;
This lovely lady is none but my mother.”
B Listen to the teacher/CD and answer the questions that follow.
C Choose the correct answer.
1 According to ancient Greek myths Rhea is the
a mother of gods.
b goddess of love.
c goddess of wealth.
d goddess of health.
2 The name of Jesus Christ’s mother was
a Rhea.
b Mary
c Anna
d Anna Junior
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3 Julia Ward Howe was
a Dutch
b English
c Australian
d American
4 Mother's Day was first announced as a formal holiday in the USA in
a 1872.
b 1905.
c 1910.
d 1914.
5 In 1914 the American president was
a Roosevelt.
b Ford.
c Nixon.
d Wilson.
6 Which country doesn’t celebrate Mother’s Day on the 2nd Sunday of
May?
a Denmark
b The UK
c Italy
d Turkey
D Listen to the text again and answer these questions.
1 What country first observed Mother’s Day as a national holiday?
2 When is Mother’s Day now celebrated by most of the countries in the
world?
3 How is Mother's Day usually observed?
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4 Why should we observe Mother's Day?
E Write a paragraph by answering each of the following questions.
1 Do you help your mother with her housework? How?
2 Do you celebrate Mother’s Day? If yes, when and how?