Unit14FestivalsⅠ
TeachingAims:1
Talkaboutfestivals,customsandhabits
Usethemodalverbs“must”,“haveto”and“havegotto”
Practiseexpressingandsupportinganopinion
Writeaninvitation
TeachingTime:FiveperiodsⅢ
BackgroundInformation:1
HistoryofMother'sDayIntheU
,Mother'sDayisaholidaycelebratedonthesecondSundayinMay
Itisadaywhenchildrenhonortheirmotherswithcards,gifts,andflowers
FirstobservanceinPhiladelphia,in1907,itisbasedonsuggestionsbyJuliaWardHowein1872andbyAnnaJarvisin1907
Althoughitwasn'tcelebratedintheU
until1907,thereweredayshonoringmotherseveninthedaysofancientGreece
Inthosedays,however,itwasRhea,theMotherofthegodsthatwasgivenhonor
Later,inthe1600's,inEnglandtherewasanannualobservancecalled“MotheringSunday”
ItwascelebratedduringJune,onthefourthSunday
OnMotherin