Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day 母亲节
Mothering Sunday – 26th March 母亲星期天
Read the text below and do the activity that follows.
巧克力的由来阅读下面的短文，然后完成练习：
Does your mother know how much you appreciate her? Well, Mother’s Day is the time to show her. It’s a chance to say ‘thank you’, or to tell your mum how much you love her.
In Britain, Mother’s Day, or Mothering Sunday, falls on a different day each year, becau it takes place a few weeks before the festival of Easter. But it is always in the early springtime, which ems appropriate, as the ason when new plants emerge, and bab
y birds and animals are born. In the USA, Mother’s Day takes place a little later, in May, and many other countries also celebrate their mothers on different days of the year.
It began many years ago, when children, especially girls, as young as 10 would live and work away from home as houmaids and other types of rvant. Mothering Sunday was a day when everyone was allowed to go to their home village or town, and visit their mothers.
So what do we do now to celebrate Mother’s Day? Well the easiest and cheapest option is to nd a greetings card. Small children might make their mother a hand-made card or draw a picture, which their mother will treasure even more.
Often people nd bouquets of flowers or pot-plants to their mothers – Mother’s Day is probably one of the most lucrative times of the year for florists. All the spring flowers are available, such as daffodils and tulips, or you can choo your mum’s favourite blooms.
Other prents such as boxes of chocolates or expensive toiletries are also popular. But what most mothers would enjoy most is a visit from their grown-up offspring, especially if you live a long way away.
Many people take their mothers out for lunch to celebrate, or if you are very generous, you might treat your mum to a special day out. This might be a visit to the theatre, a shopping trip, or perhaps a pampering spa day to rest and relax. Whatever you do, it should show your mother how much she means to you.
Glossary 词汇表
appreciate 珍视；感激 | appropriate 得体的;合适的 |
emerge 出现 | houmaids 家佣 |
rvant 佣人；仆人 | greetings cards 问候卡 |
hand-made 亲手制作的 | treasure 珍惜;珍视 |
bouquets 一簇（鲜花;花） | pot-plants 盆种植物 |
lucrative 最盈利的 | florists 花店;花商 |
daffodils 水仙花 | tulips 郁金香 |
blooms 花 | toiletries 化妆品 |
off-spring 孩子 | take their mothers out 一起出去款待母亲 |
treat 款待 | pampering spa day 豪华宾馆或旅游胜地享受一日 |
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1. Reading Quiz 阅读测验
Are the ntences true or fal? Circle the correct answer. 以下句子哪句是真?联合国的英文缩写怎么读哪句是假？请圈出正确答案。
1 1. Mother’s Day is the same date all over the world. True / Fal
2 2. It’s quite common to buy your mother flowers on Mother’s Day. True / Fal
3 3. Only young children celebrate Mother’s Day. True / Fal
4 4. Some people buy their mother a gift on Mother’s day. True / Fal
5 5. Daffodils and tulips are flowers which grow in the summer. True / Fal
2. Nouns and Verbs 名词和动词
All the words can be ud as a noun or a verb. Put the words into the correct ntences, and then decide if the word is being ud as a noun or a verb in each ntence.
下列所有单词都兼有动词和名词功能.选词填空, 然后确定被选词的词性.
treat flower visit prent treasure
| Noun/Verb? |
1. My favourite _____ is the daffodil. | |
2. I always _____ my mother on Mother’s Day. | |
3. I really _____ the gifts my children give me. | |
4. The cherry trees look so pretty when they _____. | |
5. It’s always a _____ to go to the theatre. | |
6. My birthday _____ from my parents was an mp3 player. | |
7. The children pretended to find buried _____ in the garden. | |
8. The mayor came to the ceremony to _____ the certificates. | |
9. It’s your birthday, I’ll _____ you to lunch. | |
10. The Queen saw schools and hospitals during her state _____. | |
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3. British and American Spellings 英式英语和美式英语的不同拼写
Each of the words has a different spelling in British and American English. Do you know which is which?
下面每对单词里一个是英式拼写,另一个是美式拼写, 辨别之后, 分别填入下表:
在线英语mom / mum | check / cheque | color / colour |
centre / center | licence / licen | dialog / dialogue |
programme / program | fulfill / fulfil | jewellery / jewelry |
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4. Wordarch 单词搜索
Try to find the words associated with Mother’s Day in the puzzle below.
林肯公园lolThere are ten words to find. Words can be written horizontally (→), vertically (↓) or diagonally (↘)
请在下面的字谜游戏中，找出与母亲节有关的英语单词来。syndicate
共有10个单词，其组成方式可能以水平的 (→) 垂直的(↓) 或对角的(↘) 形式出现。
s | c | m | o | f 一件令我难忘的事 | f | s | p | r | i | n | g |
m | p | a | p | l | q | u | k | b | w | n | m |
g | v | r | d | b | p | m | c | a | r | d | c |
g | i | s | i | r | o | u | o | e | z | g | e |
o | f | f | o | n | x | q | v | t | l | n | l |
b | l | s | i | a | g | o | u | i | h | w | e |
f | o | d | p | b | i | t | r | e | l | e | b |
h | w | u | j the power of love | r | f | u | i | n | q | r | r |
p | e | l | q | k | t | h | j | m | u | s | a |
d | r | q | w | 三年级上册英语直播课免费u | e | b | r | u | e | y | t |
t 关于包粽子的作文 | s | i | n | g | e | p | b | m | s | t | e |
g | h | i | o | s | d | t | r | e | a | t | x |
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mother mum bouquet flowers card gift treat offspring celebrate springtime
Answers 答案
