This document provides vocabulary and questions about Mother's Day. It introduces Mother's Day as a holiday celebrated differently in various countries to honor mothers. Key vocabulary defined includes "appreciate", "become", "celebrate", "fall", "honor", "hug", "national", "servant", "special", and "wish". It asks what Mother's Day means, what children usually do, when it's celebrated locally and abroad, and other holidays celebrated in various ways worldwide.

1. UNIT 2: MOTHER’S DAY
VOCABULARY

2. QUESTIONS
• What comes to mind when you think of Mother’s
Day?
• What do children usually do on Mother’s Day?
• When is Mother’s Day in your country? What about
in other countries?
• What other holidays are celebrated in different ways
around the world?

3. APPRECIATE: TO RECOGNIZE OR UNDERSTAND
THAT SOMETHING IS VALUABLE, IMPORTANT OR
AS DESCRIBED

4. BECOME: TO START TO BE

5. CELEBRATE: TO TAKE PART IN SPECIAL
ENJOYABLE ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO SHOW
THAT A PARTICULAR OCCASION IS
IMPORTANT

6. FALL: TO SUDDENLY GO DOWN ONTO THE
GROUND OR TOWARDS THE GROUND WITHOUT
INTENDING TO OR BY ACCIDENT

7. HONOR: TO GIVE SOMEONE PUBLIC PRAISE
OR A REWARD

8. HUG: TO HOLD SOMEONE OR SOMETHING
CLOSE TO YOUR BODY WITH YOUR ARMS,
USUALLY TO SHOW THAT YOU LIKE, LOVE OR
VALUE THEM

9. NATIONAL: RELATING TO OR TYPICAL OF A
WHOLE COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE, RATHER
THAN TO PART OF THAT COUNTRY OR TO
OTHER COUNTRIES
Costa Rican
National Flag

10. SERVANT: A PERSON WHO IS EMPLOYED IN
ANOTHER PERSON'S HOUSE, DOING JOBS SUCH
AS COOKING AND CLEANING, ESPECIALLY IN THE
PAST

11. SPECIAL: NOT ORDINARY OR USUAL

12. WISH: TO HOPE OR EXPRESS HOPE FOR
ANOTHER PERSON'S SUCCESS OR HAPPINESS
OR PLEASURE ON A PARTICULAR OCCASION

13. AROUND THE WORLD

14. FIRST OF ALL

15. USED TO