Mother ’ s Day , sometimes known as Mothering Sunday , is held on the fourth Sunday of Lent . It is exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday and usually falls in the second half of March or early April . People usually buy a card and flowers . It is common to treat your mum with a meal out . Mothering Sunday was originally a time when people returned to the church , in which they were baptized or where they attended services when they were children . This meant that families were reunited as adults returned to the towns and villages where they grew up . In time , it became customary for young people who were working as servants in large houses , to be given a holiday on Mothering Sunday . They could use this day to visit their own mother and often took a gift of food or hand-me-down clothing from their employers to her . In turn , this moved towards the modern holiday , on which people still visit and take gifts to their mothers .
Lesson Plan
Stage 1 Ask the students to think of a word to describe their mum . Write down the words on the board and ask some of your pupils to tell you why they have chosen this word .
Stage 2 If possible , bring a picture in which you and your mum are doing something special , for example , she is teaching you how to cook or knit .
Students love to hear our stories so why don ´ t you tell them a story about a precious moment that you shared with your mum .
Stage 3
Put the students in groups of four and show them the pictures . Ask them to imagine they are one of the children in the photos . They have to imagine they are old now and tell you a story about the time this photo was taken . Where were they ? What were they doing ? Why is it a special moment for them ?
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Mother ’ s Day
To practise Speaking and Listening skills . Talking about past events teenagers / adults
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Spice Girls ’ song “ Mama ” The lyrics to the song
Before the lesson ask the students to bring a photo of their mum and themselves
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Image credit : Picture 1 : James Goodman , Flickr . com , Creative Commons
Picture 2 : Lou Bueno , Flickr . com , Creative Commons Picture 3 : AJ . Mat , Flickr . com , Creative Commons Picture 4 : es1123 , Flickr . com , Creative Commons
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