Mother's day

                                         1.Read about Mother’s Day today and in the past.                                                                Choose words from the box to complete the text.

visit – from – mixture – girls – home – very – went – presents – used – marzipan – not – off – May – maids – holiday – sugar – home – hard – but - mixture

             Mother’s Day is in _______________ in many countries, but in Britain it is in March, three weeks before Easter. Children give cards and _______________ to their mothers. They say thank you for all the things their mothers do for them.

             In the 19^th century many young _______________ went away _______________ home. They _______________ to work as _______________ for rich people. They worked very _______________ . They did ________________ get _______________ much time _______________, _______________. Mothering Sunday was a _______________ . The maids were allowed to go _______________ to _______________ their mothers. They _______________ to make a special cake for their mothers. It was made of a _______________ of fruit, spices and _______________ and it was decorated with _______________.

2. Choose from the words in the box and fill in.

journey õ on õ quickly õ at õ mother õ flowers õ eleven õ look õ walk õ ate õ my õ up õ am õ first õ lots õ age õ out õ had õ hat õ so õ cake

__________ name is Janet. I __________ a maid. I __________ went to be a maid at the __________ of __________. Today I am going to visit my __________. This morning I __________ to get __________ at four o’clock. I put __________ my best dress and my best __________, then I __________ my breakfast __________ half past four. I am going __________ at five o’clock. It is a long __________ to my mother’s house __________ I will have to __________ very __________ I have got __________ of presents for my mother. I’ve got a __________ and some honey. On the way home I am going to __________ for some __________ to pick.